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Mach Electronics will work with Dielectric to expand visibility and market share throughout the country, with an eye toward addressing current and future TV and FM initiatives.

It's being billed by a Los Angeles-based TV software maker as "a major software update" that gives advertisers some of the most advanced tools in what's called "Performance TV," just in time for the 2023 holiday shopping season.

AudienceXpress, a Comcast Advertising company, has partnered with Epsilon, a global advertising and marketing technology company, to introduce a new capability for enhancing audience-based, convergent television buying.

The third retransmission consent dispute between the privately held broadcast TV station owner and the DBS provider in less than 10 years quietly ended on Friday. Hearst declined to comment, while Dish offered a statement via an email ahead of official word of its new CEO.

In Canada, much like in the U.S., radio station ownership groups have been challenged by core advertising slowdowns. How did the third quarter of 2023 fare for North America's most dominant multimedia ownership group? Rogers Communications blew past analysts' forecasts.

The owner of more broadcast TV stations than any other U.S. company did not meet analysts' estimates on revenue. That said, 2024 looks to be robust for Nexstar, as company founder and CEO Perry Sook spoke positively of how "recently negotiated distribution contracts" will benefit Nexstar starting with Q4, along with big political dollars.

Just how much of a dip Radio and TV broadcasting companies would see has now emerged as the bigger question. For TEGNA, the third quarter saw revenue that came in under the consensus estimates of Wall Street analysts.

The sordid tales surrounding Franklin, Tenn., mayoral candidate Gabrielle Hanson gained national attention and a lengthy story on "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver." The TV reporter who uncovered much of the facts surrounding Hanson, Phil Williams, joins RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson on the latest InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

Digital Networks LLC has been actively lighting up low-power television stations across the U.S. The latest station to see the arrival of all five digital multicast channels from Digital Networks' parent Get After It Media is a property serving a dual-city metropolitan area hugging the Red River.

There are plenty of positive takeaways from The E.W. Scripps Co., as its third quarter EPS and revenue each surpassed the consensus estimate provided by Wall Street analysts. Investors responded positively, with Scripps shares soaring in Friday's trading. Yet, Q4 projections remain shaky — even as key ad categories including Auto are on the rise.

FOX Corporation on Thursday released its financial results for the first quarter of its 2024 fiscal year. On first glance, the big takeaway is that a soft advertising market is impacting its revenue. However, a closer look at the company's fiscal health report indicates that higher expenses are the culprit for a quarter that could have been better, and perhaps worse.

For Comcast Corp., which owns NBCUniversal, the Peacock OTT losses are subsiding. Theme park business is bustling. But its Xfinity home internet service is showing signs of a slowdown, with a Q3 2023 decline many didn't foresee. That news sent Comcast shares down sharply in Thursday's trading. 

Stoner was 88 years old and passed away of pulmonary fibrosis on October 19. In addition to his ownership of radio stations, Mr. Stoner played a key role in the creation of American Radio Systems and, later, American Tower Corp. 

Brian Donlon brings a wealth of experience that includes time at A+E, CNBC and ESPN, among other locales. What's his vision for Scripps News, as it seeks to carve itself a place in an ever-competitive national broadcast news environment? We learn more in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.fm. LISTEN HERE

For the last several years, MVPDs have waged a war against broadcast TV companies wanting higher retrans fees, arguing that it would lead to higher bills to consumers. Absent from those conversations has been the suggestion of a la carte pricing. A newly released report supports that idea, given what's consumed.