Entravision raises $1.4 million for Children’s Miracle Network
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a charity that raises funds for 170 children’s hospitals, and Entravision
Chicago Public Media staff to join SAG-AFTRA
Employees at Chicago Public Media (CPM) voted to join SAG-AFTRA as their union. The new bargaining unit will cover 49 public media professionals who...
Nielsen: Marketing opportunities found in VOD menus
It’s no secret: consumers like choices. These days, consumers have options to view content in a variety of ways, from streaming on a mobile phone to watching Video-On-Demand (VOD). And as VOD continues to take an increasing slice of the TV pie, a new Nielsen study found that marketers can take advantage of viewers’ growing taste for this menu-driven content. In fact, the study found that distributing popular entertainment programs as on-demand choices can have a positive impact on ratings contribution, and possibly even recapture certain demographic groups that were trending in other directions.
Kantar: US ad spend down in Q3
Total ad spend in Q3 declined 1.9% from a year ago and finished the period at $34.0 billion, according to new Kantar Media data....
MiTu Network signs with Univision’s digital properties
The leading multi-channel network exclusively dedicated to Latino content, has closed a short-form content syndication deal
NRF: Holiday sales on target with forecast
The shortened holiday shopping season spurred consumer spending in November, as Americans took advantage of Black Friday and Cyber Monday
PwC: Digital to be 87% of E&M growth
PricewaterhouseCoopers’ new report, “Game Changer: A New Kind of Value Chain,” finds that with digital content projected to account for 87%
New TV execs join CRE
The Council for Research Excellence (CRE) has approved as members Judy Vogel, VP/Research at Gannett; Michael Nathanson, Senior Research Analyst at MoffettNathanson, LLC; and...
Ryvicker on Disney at UBS
Disney CFO Jay Rasulo spoke at the annual UBS Global and Media Communications Conference in NYC 12/10. Wells Fargo Securities Senior Analyst Marci Ryvicker noted these takeaways from his presentation:
FCC Process Reform, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act approved
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has advanced (12/11) two pieces of legislation from the Communications and Technology Subcommittee that aim to improve FCC processes and improve federal spectrum use. The news follows Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden’s (R-OR) announcement on Monday that bipartisan agreements had been reached on both pieces of legislation.
House Republicans to FCC: Stay out of news content
On 12/10, numerous Republican leaders in Fred Upton’s Commerce Committee and
Broadcasters honored at VAB event
The Vermont Association of Broadcasters (VAB) says a record crowd showed up for its Hall of Fame Banquet in Burlington, VT 12/7. Burlington radio...
Simulmedia closes on $25 Million D round
Simulmedia, a New York City-based television ad targeting company which operates the Simulmedia Audience Network, has closed a $25 million Series D round of...
OTT device shipments to reach 1.7 billion this year
In a sign of how much Internet-based media is revolutionizing the way consumers access video entertainment content, more than 1.7 billion devices capable of...
FCC Chair Wheeler sets new incentive auction timeline
On 12/6, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler released commentary in a blog on the FCC website