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On April 4, "Cincinnati Bell Extended Territories LLC" — known to customers as altafiber, filed a retransmission consent complaint against the licensee of the Miami Valley's biggest broadcast TV station. The licensee of that facility, Cox Media Group, responded to the FCC's Media Division. The Policy Division Senior Deputy Chief was ready to rule on the matter. But, he won't have to.

It's being hyped as "latest major milestone in NBCUniversal’s efforts to shape the future of measurement." The media company's Executive VP for Measurement and Impact, former longtime Nielsen figure Kelly Abcarian, shared details on Tuesday of a new certification for emotion and ad quality within the NBCU measurement framework.

On July 13, the Commission released a Sixth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment in two Media Bureau dockets on proposals to update rules pertaining to low-power TV and TV translator stations. To rule on the matter, it seeks public comments. The dates for comment and reply comment submissions are now official.

Its revenue of late is largely fueled by its global advertising platforms in the digital space, with its legacy radio and television properties superserving U.S. Hispanics somewhat ancillary to the key dollar driver. How will broadcast media compare to Entravision Communications' digital ad networks with respect to profit performance in Q2 '22?

Though September brought a new season of television series premieres and the much- anticipated National Football League season kick-off, investment in National Linear TV remained flat. Why? Standard Media Index says the tepid 0.3% year-over-year shift upward is due to two things.

From a greater sense of localism across his two stations to adopting "an OTT culture," Erik Schrader has had a busy year since transferring from Cleveland to Atlanta to serve as VP/GM of what are today Gray Television's flagship stations. He shares how things have transpired and what lies ahead for "Peachtree TV" and "CBS46" in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

In 2021, he became VP/Business Development of Univision Communications. As of today, he's the new SVP of Non-Traditional Revenue for CBS Stations, reporting to President of Sales Julio Marenghi. 

Across 2022, Gray Television has snapped up LPTVs and FM translators as it seeks to ensure full-market availability of its broadcast TV stations in an era full of cord-cutting while gearing up for the riches associated with ATSC 3.0 on the broadcast internet and data services side of the coin. Now, it is adding a TV translator in the Lone Star State.

Until now, the Triangle region of North Carolina was not represented on Sinclair Broadcast Group's streaming service for local news content, NewsOn. As of today, the Raleigh-Durham market is now present and accounted for, thanks to an agreement with the station led by Jimmy Goodmon Jr.

The Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas, DMA has just become the latest to bring NEXTGEN TV signals to those consumers that have a television capable of receiving the new digital broadcast TV standard powered by ATSC 3.0.

The 2024 Olympics may still be more than a year away, but NBCUniversal has already started their first multi-platform campaign for the Paris games. "Save the Date" aims to use the brand's full range of promotional channels to boost the event, coming next July.

The woes surrounding home fitness brand Peloton appear to be in its rearview mirror. Peloton Interactive shares improved strongly on Monday after Adobe Analytics data show a particularly beneficial Black Friday performance for the company. Maybe a significant Spot Cable campaign had something to do with it?

After a posted Q1 loss attributed largely to operating expenses tied to its OTT platform ViX, Spanish-language multimedia company TelevisaUnivision's investment appears to have already paid off, especially in Mexico.

It's official: The two markets where Sunbeam Television owns and operates over-the-air stations are on target for bringing ATSC 3.0-powered NEXTGEN TV signals to viewers who have sets capable of receiving the "improved" digital broadcasts. But, are those stations participating in the widespread launch of NEXTGEN TV in these respective locales?

A cybersecurity company dedicated to protecting businesses by disrupting bot attacks and preventing digital fraud has entered into a strategic partnership with local video marketplace advertising provider Locality.