Nielsen, CBS Settle Their Differences With Deal Renewal
After all of the noise and back-and-forth statements, along with suggestions that Comscore was about score a big new partner in lieu of the nation's dominant audience measurement data services provider, Nielsen and CBS Corp. have a new deal.
FCC Call Center Launched For TV Rescan Assistance
The ongoing transition of local TV channels thanks to the post-FCC Incentive Auction repacking process, coupled with the rise of "cord cutting" and over-the-air broadcast TV consumption, has led the FCC to open a dedicated consumer help center expressly created to assist them with any queries and associated needs.
Here’s The Number Of Households That Own A Smart TV
Whether you like it or not, broadcast media C-Suiters, the "smart TV" is capturing more homes than ever. Just how many homes are acquiring these internet-connected devices, allowing viewers to seamlessly view Netflix, Amazon Prime and other OTT services just as easy as a cable or over-the-air channel?
Two Bay Area TV Stations Ready For ‘Stacked Array’
TV and FM radio broadcast antenna manufacturer Dielectric has completed the design of what it considers to be "a technically complex, stacked antenna array" for two big TV stations in one of the nation's biggest markets.
TiVo Launches CubiTV for Android TV
TiVo Corporation has formally unveiled its CubiTV for Android TV. It's a pre-integrated platform giving operators the opportunity "to seamlessly begin their journey with Android TV Operator Tier and leverage the ecosystem benefits."
TEGNA OKs Diversity, Professional Development Grants
The TEGNA Foundation has given its nod to a slate of grants to support training for the next generation of diverse journalists and education and development opportunities for journalists and other professionals in the media field.
Gray To FCC: Sack Top-Four Restrictions In Small Markets
On January 2, Gray Television completed it multi-billion dollar merger with Raycom Media. Today, Gray is the No. 2 broadcast company in the U.S., pending Nexstar’s merger with Tribune Broadcasting. It still has gripes about a FCC rule impacting the smallest of DMAs.
OpenVault Reports Video-Internet Bundle Decline
Overall broadband usage continued to grow rapidly in Q1 2019, which fueled a decline in video-Internet bundles. This is the finding of the quarterly OpenVault Broadband Industry (OVBI) report, a quarterly report that reflects broadband usage based on the aggregate consumption of millions of subscribers.
Frontier Communications: The Latest ATVA Member
One of the largest voices on Capitol Hill representing MVPDs who detest the rapidly rising retransmission fees benefiting broadcast TV station owners across the U.S. has just signed on a major rural telecom company as a member.
Nexstar Closes On $1.12B Senior Notes Offering
Indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Nexstar Escrow on Wednesday closed the previously announced offering of billions of dollars in aggregate principal amount of 5.625% new senior notes due 2027, which priced at 100% in a private offering.
Netflix Originals Demand: A Domestic Dip?
Each year Parrot Analytics analyzes the global market share of the leading SVOD services, based on how much demand exists in each market for their original content offering, over the last 24 months. Included is a look at Netflix market share in the U.S., compared to the world. Lots of domestic competition is a factor.
Study: Black Viewers Crave More TV Content Diversity
Despite strides made around diversity in media in recent years, representation of Blacks in media has a long way to go on television. That's the key takeaway from the just-released FOCUS Black media landscape report from Horowitz Research.
Moody’s Affirms Meredith Corp. Ratings
It's been a bumpy two weeks for Meredith Corp. shareholders thanks to a sour fiscal 2020 outlook announcement. Now, Meredith shares are climbing back, and Moody's Investors Service has affirmed the company's ratings following the very guidance many disliked.
ACA Connects Salutes New Cable TV, DOCSIS Pioneers
ACA Connects-affiliated leaders on Oct. 2 were inducted into the 53rd Cable TV Pioneers at the group’s annual dinner, held at the Ritz Carlton in New Orleans. Joining the Cable TV Pioneers are individuals from Schurz Communications and Patriot Media, among others.
Full Spectrum Of Channels Secured With Fox/Charter Deal
If you're a Spectrum subscriber in a market where Fox Corporation owns a local broadcast station, there's no worry over whether or not access to that station -- or any of Fox's cable TV networks -- will be blocked in the near future.