PBS’s 50th Anniversary Was Sunday. The CPB is Celebrating
“In the 50 years since CPB established PBS, the organizations have worked together to provide a valuable service to the American people and to ensure that public television maintains the highest standards of quality, accessible to all,” said CPB head Pat Harrison, who congratulated PBS on its anniversary.
An Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation for Urban One
The media company superserving Black consumers has commenced a private offer to "certain eligible noteholders" that will see it replace old debt with new debt -- at a higher interest rate.
TVB ALT FORWARD: Key Client Success With OTA Television
We've heard it time and time again: the brands that don't cut the budget during times of economic crisis will come out ahead at the conclusion of an economic downturn. Perhaps there are no better examples of companies that have followed this wisdom than Rocket Mortgage and Ford -- each of which expressed their love of TV at Thursday's TVB ALT FORWARD conference.
NBCLX Lands On Roku
The recently launched youth-focused digital multicast network from NBCUniversal is now widely available on one of the biggest OTT platforms in the U.S., greatly widening its potential audience.
FCC ‘Modernizes’ MVPD Retrans Yank Notice Rules
These changes, the Pai Commission, declared, "will make consumer notices more meaningful and accurate, reduce consumer confusion, better ensure that subscribers receive the information they need to make informed choices about their service options, and reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens." Translation: It's a rule directly tied to retrans negotiations gone sour.
With Hedge Funds Stalled, TEGNA Sets Q3 Results Date
What does Smart Money think about TEGNA? That's a question posed by Wall Street blog Insider Monkey, and it specifically looks at hedge funds to determine its answer. What's the conclusion?
President Carter: Nexstar Ups CFO To Bigger Role
Effective Friday, Tom Carter will no longer serve as just the CFO of Nexstar Media Group, a role he has held since August 2009. That is because he has just been promoted, and is adding additional duties as part of his signing of a new three-year employment agreement.
Stretching Political Dollars: Why OTA TV Is Still King
The much anticipated first presidential debate is taking place this evening in Cleveland. That makes a newly released political advertising white paper, Stretching Political Dollars, jointly offered by Nielsen and Advertising Analytics, ever-so timely. Among the key findings: local TV is still tops when it comes to reaching voters.
LTN Global Acquires Remote Production, 4K Innovator
Media technology and video transport network solutions specialist LTN Global has acquired a company known for its work in remote production and in the development of 4K television technologies.
A Veteran GM Chosen To Lead Morgan Murphy’s Flagship Property
The man who until recently served as VP/GM of the CBS affiliate in Atlanta owned by Meredith Corp. has been selected to serve in a similar role for the flagship television property operated by family-owned Morgan Murphy Media.
Sinclair Sports Subsidiary Gets a AR Securitization Facility
The facility has a term of three years and enables the Sinclair Broadcast Group-controlled Diamond Sports Group indirect subsidiary to raise "incremental, low cost funding" by selling certain receivables on a revolving basis to Diamond SPV.
Are Kids Really Engaging with Your TV Content?
New research shows that nearly 60% of children are multi-tasking while watching TV - an increase of just over half when compared to the same survey conducted six months prior. While the results indicate that TV is still the dominant platform for TV and video viewing, it raises questions around current engagement levels in a multi-platform world.
Wall Street Responds To ION/Scripps Nuptuals
With Thursday's announcement that The E.W. Scripps Co. is merging with ION Media, investors responded with tempered celebration. Shares in SSP were up in pre-market trading, but down across the day. Still, Wall Street observers are hailing the marriage -- including a Kagan senior analyst.
Channel Shifts, Station Sales, Await For Katz
Since late 2017, Katz Networks has been wholly owned by The E.W. Scripps Co., and now it will be matrimonially paired with ION Networks, thanks to a blockbuster merger announced early Thursday. What this means for many other companies, including Univision in Miami, is the underreported side of this $2.65 billion transaction.
An Unlikely Trade Marriage Is Consummated
In 2006, Radio & Records officially became a part of the Billboard family, as its then-owner VNU acquired the venerable trade publication from investor Richard Perry. It was an unlikely deal that many saw coming three years earlier. Now, another unlikely marriage has taken place and it's perhaps even more striking, considering its impact on the TV and film industries.