Diverse Content: A Driver of TV Antenna Use
Who knew that a $24 accessory available through Amazon.com or Walmart could add so much diversity to the small screen? A just-released Horowitz Research study finds that, as cable TV "cord-cutters" look for ways to stay connected to live and local programming, multicultural audiences are embracing over-the-air (OTA) antennas.
The InFOCUS Podcast: Blair Harrison
Every day we get pitched stories about FAST Channels, AVOD and connected TV and, in nearly every instance, we reply with the same statement — how is this important to the broadcast television industry and how can they benefit? That's just one of several questions RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson asks Blair Harrison, CEO of OTT linear streaming platform Frequency, in this fresh InFOCUS Podcast. LISTEN HERE
Byron & Gordon: Fireside, at the NAB Show
He has had a "unique" path to success. Now, 2022 NAB Show attendees will get to hear all about it, as Byron Allen has agreed to appear in a flame-free "fireside chat" scheduled for Wednesday, April 27 at the Las Vegas event — the NAB's first since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Weigel Paints A New Diginet ‘Story’ With Upcoming Launch
It's known for nationally distributed digital multicast television networks such as the popular MeTV and siblings DECADES, Start TV, Heroes & Icons and MOVIES! Now, the family of Weigel Broadcasting's national broadcast networks is set to expand.
A Planet Full of Spots, Thanks To Lindsay Lohan
Among the fresh commercials getting a Super Bowl LVI airing on February 13 was a fun spot from a fitness center featuring Lindsay Lohan, playing at her past with a focus on the future. The spot is the signature component of a campaign that has increased its use of Spot TV in the last week.
A Palm Beach TV News Veteran Ready To Retire
On February 10, 1986, she began her career at The E.W. Scripps Co.-owned NBC affiliate that's long dominated the ratings across the Treasure Coast and the Palm Beaches. Now, 36 years later, she's preparing to conclude a career that has involved just one television station.
ATSC 3.0 Gets a Big NAB Show Spotlight
First, it was CES 2022 where attendees of a major Las Vegas-based conference and expo learned the latest about NEXTGEN TV and all of its ATSC 3.0 features. Now, 2022 NAB Show attendees are in line to explore the ongoing deployment of broadcast television's new transmission standard.
A Fiscal Q1 ‘Massive Surprise’ From Disney Lauded By Top Analyst
The leadership of The Walt Disney Company by Bob Chapek is getting praise from one of the top financial analysts on Wall Street. Only, it's not so much for Disney+ and Hulu growth, along with international OTT consumption that excites Michael Nathanson. Rather, it's theme park revenue that's eye-popping.
NATPE Unveils a ‘Station Group Summit.’ Where are the Groups?
With the cancellation of NATPE Miami, originally scheduled for January 18-20 in Miami Beach, the National Association of Television Program Executives has moved forward with a slate of in-person and virtual events across the next several months. Among them: a virtual February 17 "Station Group Summit" that, based on the agenda, is curiously devoid of the nation's largest broadcast TV station ownership groups.
The InFOCUS Podcast: Hadassa Gerber
In this fresh episode, Hadassa Gerber joins RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson to talk about some very intriguing new info from the just-released GfK 2022 Media Comparisons Study. In short, it’s great intelligence for broadcast and cable TV. LISTEN HERE
A TV Measurement Alternative Is Born With Innovid Deal
Connected TV advertising and measurement platform Innovid has struck a deal to acquire television measurement company TVSquared. The acquisition creates what Innovid calls "an end-to-end, independent TV measurement alternative that brings together streaming and linear television."
A Diverse Media Equity Program Comes From Nielsen
It is designed "to elevate the visibility of diverse-owned media companies with advertisers and agencies." Introducing the Diverse Media Equity program, courtesy of the nation's dominant audience measurement and consumer psychographics data provider.
Retailers Ignite Their Spot TV Efforts as Olympics Begin
Could department store retailers be ramping up their spot TV efforts because of the Olympic Games? Or, are other forces at work? Whatever the case, Target and Macy's are highly active users of Spot TV, according to the latest Media Monitors report.
ACA Connects To FCC: Retrans Consent Market Still Harms Consumers
The advocacy and lobbying group acting on behalf of the nation's small and independently-owned MVPDs has filed comments with the FCC that present the argument that broadcast television station owners' fast-rising retransmission consent revenue needs to be tempered. If not, consumers, and cable television service providers, will continue to be harmed.
Veteran Wall Street Analyst Named fuboTV CFO
Most recently, he filled the shoes of Marci Ryvicker, also known for her past experience as a media sector analyst, at Wolfe Research. Now, John Janedis is taking a cue from Ryvicker by going corporate.