TV/Cable News

S&P Global Ratings has published a Credit FAQ that addresses investor questions about its expectations for retransmission revenue growth and its outlook for U.S. local TV broadcasters. What's the conclusion from S&P?

With a Writers Guild of America strike already impacting late-night television programs and Upfront Week just 13 days away, NBCUniversal put a shrug to the ongoing labor dispute between the labor union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers by putting its focus on "new ad innovations" and "scaled premium content" available on its OTT platform at a 2023 IAB NewFront presentation held on Tuesday.

He's been a morning news anchor at Audacy Corp.-owned "1010 WINS," now on FM at 92.3 MHz across the New York Tri-State Region, since 1995. He's earned a coveted Edward R. Murrow Award recipient. Soon, he'll be taking on the role of Director of Integrated Operations at the cable news network owned by the No. 1 owner of broadcast television stations in the U.S.

To avoid litigation, Fox Corp. in April settled its defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems Corp.. The settlement removes the prospect of a trial that could have resulted in significant monetary damages and increased operating uncertainty at Fox News. And, S&P says, the settlement leaves Fox Corp.'s credit quality intact.

What do the weeks ahead on Wall Street look like for Dish Network Corp.? The prognostications from S&P Global Ratings are less than positive, as it expresses concerns over the DBS provider's cash flow.

Fubo’s first partnership with a Major League Baseball team has been cemented. And, it means Fubo branding and hospitality opportunities at the MLB club's fabled stadium, in addition to fan engagement opportunities at the stadium and in virtual platforms, is on the way in the Back Bay.

The 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance report for the broadcast media company that owns stations including flagship FOX affiliate WBFF-45 in Baltimore has been released. And, it details the publicly traded company’s ESG achievements in 2022 and progress toward its longstanding ESG goals and commitments.

There's a new spot leader by play count at Cable, according to Media Monitors. And, it is a financial institution with few, if any, category competitors actively seeking to grow its consumer base through MVPD-based commercials.

The Liberal government-introduced Bill C-11 — the Online Streaming Act — has passed the Canadian parliament's Senate. It's now law, and applies Canadian content regulations to previously unregulated audio and video streaming platforms.

Opportunities, challenges and DEI initiatives — including how women can further their quest for broadcast leadership roles — was the focus of a "TVB NEXT Women" coffee talk between Scripps VP/Sales for Local Media Missy Evenson and the TVB's Abby Auerbach.

In late January, Nexstar shares soared above the $200 mark on word that the company's Board of Directors hiked its quarterly cash dividend from $0.675 per share to $1.35 per share. Will the declaration of its latest quarterly dividend give a new boost to NXST?

In autumn 2022, the company brought its digital multicast networks to the Tulsa market. Now, it is officially inviting viewers in Oklahoma City to tune to a low-power television station to enjoy programming from offerings once part of Luken Communications' diginet stable.

Lower domestic advertising revenue and domestic distribution revenue, on tough comps to the Beijing Olympics and the NFL's Super Bowl in 2022, were the key contributing factors to a media segment loss in the first quarter of 2023 for NBCUniversal.

VideoAmp will be offered as a new currency in the 2023-24 Upfront season for Allen Media Group, beginning with The Weather Channel. The agreement will allow AMG and VideoAmp "to more accurately showcase the impact of audiences and innovation" across AMG’s platforms.

Fox Corporation has created a new division that will house its standalone digital businesses and digital platforms and teams "that underpin FOX's wider digital business in News, Sports and Entertainment." Introducing the Tubi Media Group, which will be led by a newly appointed CEO.