TV/Cable News

Bipartisan legislation that updates how Americans receive emergency alerts through wireless and broadcast emergency alert systems has been approved by the House of Representatives.

FOX Corporation wants its second TV station in New York to also be covered by a permanent waiver -- even as the Supreme Court considers the FCC's appeal of the Third Circuit remand of its cross-ownership rules that would have permitted such a situation, no questions asked.

Thousands of hours of classic TV shows are now available for viewing, at no cost. It's thanks to the launch of the latest AVOD platform, courtesy of a division of Hearst Television.

As long time believers in the magical qualities of Disney’s brands, content and execution, the launch of Disney+ exceeded MoffettNathanson's wildest imaginations. Even today, when the Wall Street financial house looks at Disney, its analysts are unwilling to "take the leap of faith" on DTC valuation traders are willing to make because of unfair comps to Netflix.

As viewers have shifted away from traditional, linear pay TV, one group of viewers seems immune to the siren call of streaming: sports fans. While total hours spent watching entertainment on linear pay TV fell by more than a third since 2010, time spent watching sports dropped by only about 10%, Bain & Company finds. But fan loyalty only goes so far.

One week ago, Nexstar Media Group shares were moving in reverse, dipping to a price last seen in late July. Then came the release of positive third-quarter earnings results. With Wednesday's close on the Nasdaq GlobalSelect exchange, NXST is up nearly $14 per share since Nov. 4. It erases a six-week slowdown and suggests a $100+ price is just days away.

Connected TV ad units are effective. That's the key takeaway from a new study conducted by MediaScience and VDX. Dr. Amy Rask offers an abstract on the findings, which could provide additional intelligence for broadcast TV station owners concerned about "CTV," or ready to jump further into the fast-growing ad revenue generator.

How big is "SVOD," as services such as Hulu, Amazon Video and Netflix continue to dominate among households and its programs earn more and more awards? That might not be the question to ask, given new data from Leichtman Research Group. The percentage of homes that have MVPD services but don't subscribe to an SVOD is downright puny.

ViacomCBS appears to be given little credit for their digital transformation assets, notes MoffettNathanson Senior Analyst Michael Nathanson. "While it might feel like cognitive dissonance, we think there are three reasons for this seemingly inconsistent approach," he shares.

Its shares have rebounded to where they were a month ago, following a better than expected Q3 result -- its first with T-Mobile assets. That led Pivotal Research Group Principal and Entertainment/Interactive Subscription Services Analyst Jeffrey Wlodarczak to update his valuation model on Dish. The result? Pivotal is raising its target price for the company's stock.

“Univision delivered solid operating and continuing financial improvement." That's according to CEO Vince Sadusky, who shared Q3 financial results for the Hispanic-targeted multimedia company punctuated by an 8% year-over-year revenue decline. Considering Univision's non-television assets, that's not so bad.

With the transition in command from Vince Sadusky to Wade Davis edging ever closer,  Univision Communications has shed its minority position in a MVPD-distributed offering created in partnership with a cult Mexican-American film producer, largely to satisfy regulators charged with approving Comcast's merger with NBCUniversal.

Minutes before RBR+TVBR's Thursday deadlines, Entravision Communications released its Q3 2020 fiscal report. The bottom line? "Entravision had a strong third quarter compared to the second quarter with revenues improving across all three of our operating segments," Chairman/CEO Walter Ulloa said.

When the rollout on Amazon Fire TV is complete, TEGNA stations’ local news and other programming will be available to consumers on the two dominant OTT streaming media players, which comprise 70% of the U.S. market.

It's a gorilla-sized move that brings ATSC 3.0-powered over-the-air TV broadcasts to one of America's most technology-savvy markets. NEXTGEN TV is coming to Seattle in early December, and it is thanks to a newly forged partnership between GatesAir and TEGNA.