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Charter Communications' Spectrum Community Investment Loan Fund has invested $1 million in the Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CSBDF). The nonprofit certified community development financial institution (CDFI) will provide low-interest loans to small businesses in Charter’s North Carolina service area.

Connected TV adoption has exploded. But how are advertisers fairing amid the transition from linear to what in the U.S. is called "CTV"? That's a question Innovid and Digiday believe they have the answer to, as it has released the results of a survey of 100+ brand marketers and agency execs’ thoughts on the state of Connected TV advertising.

"There is no small irony in the observation that the deal to combine WarnerMedia and Discovery will, at least initially, have a far greater impact on linear TV than it will on streaming," note MoffettNathanson's top analysts. In their view, perhaps its most significant impact early on will be "that it slows rather than hastens the pace of the transition."

Newly released research finds that the total market value of digital content will grow by 105% over the next five years. This value, says Juniper Research, takes into account pay-per-download revenue, in-app content spend, subscription revenue and ad spend over digital content.

There's a new platform available now to athletes and celebrities who wish to build their personal brands on the stage -- and on camera, too. It comes from television production and strategic marketing firm BrandStar.

Global pay TV revenues for 138 countries have been placed under the microscope by Research and Markets, a British market intelligence shop. What does their findings show, with respect to growth trends? On a worldwide level, revenue increases stopped five years ago. While that's distressing enough, the dip comes as the number of pay TV subscribers rose.

During his years as General Counsel, Mr. Faber guided the company through a multitude of acquisitions, including more than 150 broadcast stations and Tennis Channel. He has served as Sinclair’s President of Distribution and Network Relations since April 2019.

In March 2021, a transaction was consummated that saw the sale of 20 unbuilt LPTV construction permits from Landover Wireless, a 30-year veteran of the global wireless telecommunications industry. Now, a second deal has been struck. It involves the same buyer.

The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association's 2021 Summer Conference agenda is a dynamic one, and WBA President/CEO Michelle Vetterkind spoke with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson to share what's on tap for attendees this year in this podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

Discovery Inc., which is acquiring WarnerMedia's assets in a Reverse Morris Trust-fueled tax free deal, saw its stock slip by 19 cents to $31.28 on Monday. Could a further slice of its share price be on the way, following a downgrade from an influential Wall Street watcher?

Esteemed GroupM Global President of Business Intelligence Brian Wieser has singled out three key areas that have been transformed the most for his firms clients over the past months. While e-commerce and "responsible investing" are two of these areas, it is the third — linear and Connected TV — that deserve the industry's attention.

Thanks to Nexstar Media Group's merger with Tribune Broadcasting, it became the owner of one of the nation's biggest affiliates of The CW Network. That relationship will now stay in place for a while, as the company has inked a new blanket agreement for each of Nexstar's CW stations.

There's new activity in Juneau and nearby Sitka involving a CBS affiliate that in 2020 lost its Ketchikan, Alaska satellite partner to Gray Television's Anchorage-based operation. It involves the Colorado-based David and Penny Drucker, who are set to commit to Alaskan TV ownership.

For the last several years, U.S. Hispanics who have opted to watch the National Football League's championship telecast en Español could turn to a cable TV channel. For Super Bowl LVI, a big change is in the works for NFL fans, thanks to NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. El gran juego will air on broadcast TV for the first time.

In a move the company says will "further accelerate its leadership" in the over-the-top (OTT) space, The E.W. Scripps Co. is collaborating with a digital Goliath to bring its OTT ad offerings to local businesses. At the same time, Scripps has selected its preferred sell-side platform for Connected TV.