Daystar Buys Again As Another Sovryn Deal Non-Consummation Surfaces
One day ago, Word of God Fellowship revealed that it was acquiring a low-power TV station with a transmitter high atop the Empire State Building. Now, it is snagging a low-power TV station serving "America's Finest City." It's a station Sovryn Holdings, led by Philip Falcone, originally agreed to purchase in September 2021.
NewsNation Captures Chris Cuomo For A New Show
A son of the late, highly respected Governor of New York, Mario Cuomo, Chris Cuomo gained fame as a FOX News analyst before jumping to ABC News and, most recently, CNN. Now, Chris Cuomo will be a colleague of Dan Abrams at the cable news organization owned by NewsNation and overseen by media industry veteran Sean Compton.
WISH Granted For Colts Fans: Two In-Season ‘MNF’ Telecasts
For some National Football League fans with no access to ESPN, being shut out of game-day coverage of the home team can be a letdown. In Indianapolis, DuJuan McCoy just made many Colts fans happy for a second straight season.
Graham Media Group’s Houston Head Says Farewell
After more than 40 years of dedicated service in broadcasting and media, the Vice President and General Manager of Graham Media Group-owned NBC affiliate KPRC-2 in Houston will no longer be clicking on any e-mails — or anything else associated with a station branded as "Click 2 Houston."
Daystar Grabs A Big Apple TV Property
A low-power TV station operating on digital channel 23, with a PSIP of channel 32, will soon be shifting its programming from CGTN America fare to offerings with a decidedly more evangelical flair. That's because, pending FCC approval, the entity behind Daystar is entering the New York City market.
Entravision’s Q2 Earnings: Will Growth Trigger A Stock Jump?
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?
Are Ads The ‘Answer’ To Stumbling Streaming Service Providers?
A new study finds that "close to 75% of U.S. users have either canceled a subscription or are likely to cancel a subscription in the next 12 months." But, nearly 75% of respondents would reconsider if their subscription fee was lower — even if that means including advertising.
Is this a new concern for broadcast TV?
Entravision Expands Its LatAm Digital Partnership with Meta
It has its roots in Hispanic broadcast media in the U.S. but today is a global digital advertising solutions provider that generates more revenue than ever from its interactive-focused business unit. Now, Entravision is poised to attract some Lempiras and U.S. dollars that serve as the official country of another Central American nation.
Streaming Accounts For More Than One-Third of June’s ‘TV’ Viewing
What is "television" viewing these days? It very much includes streaming, Nielsen data show. In fact, streaming captured some 33.7% of total television consumption during the month of June.
Four-Screen Ad Deduplication Comes To Nielsen’s YouTube Measurement
It's being lauded as "a landmark move" that will allow media buyers to compare YouTube reach to linear TV. Nielsen is expanding its cross-platform measurement of the world's most popular video viewing platform across computer, mobile and connected TV devices.
OTT Advertising Is Growing Fast. BIA’s Latest Data Illustrates It Clearly
A new research report from BIA Advisory Services reveals that, to the surprise of few in the television industry, over-the-top (OTT) is one of the fastest growing channels for local media. But, what is OTT's ad-dollar growth rate? It's phenomenal.
Nexstar Appoints A Local Leader In The Badger State
In May, Judson Beck was named VP/General Manager of Nexstar Media Group’s operations in the Green Bay, Wisc.-Marquette, Mich., market. As such, Nexstar needed to fill the slot at Beck's former home. The nation's No. 1 owner of broadcast TV stations has just completed that task.
An Express Train To Spot Cable’s Top Slot
The all-new Subway Series Menu is here, and it doesn't involve the use of a new OMNY or MetroCard. What it does involve is a Spot Cable campaign that has put a popular sandwich-focused QSR at the top of the latest rankers from Media Monitors.
A New CRO Arrives at FreeWheel
FreeWheel has a new U.S. Chief Revenue Officer, and is also welcoming a Chief Operations and Service Officer and Head of Human Resources. All three executives will be based in New York.
Connected TV, OTT Ad Spend Surge Predictions Stand
While Wells Fargo Securities' analyst Steven Cahall is warning of an "ad recession" due to inflationary trends and continued economic uncertainty and slashed his target prices for both iHeartMedia and Audacy Corp., advertiser demand for "over-the-top" television doesn't seem to be slowing down. But, that's a finding being shared by the TEGNA-owned Connected TV and OTT ad platform for regional and local advertisers.