WBD Moves Forward With Pricing To the MAX
Subscribers to the HBO Max streaming platform on Wednesday morning received an email notifying them of an "upcoming price change." What does this mean for bill watchers in an environment when discretionary spending is increasing under the microscope, given continued economic uncertainty?
The Heat Is On For Warren Buffett’s Miami TV Station
Two months ago, a station that had been the main ABC affiliate across South Florida, for nearly 70 years went off on its own, doubling down on its "LOCAL10" branding. Now, the BH Media-owned station is poised to lure in some NBA fans, thanks to a "multifaceted partnership" with the Miami Heat.
Run3TV Gets A Lifeline From Comcast Unit
Comcast Corp.'s NBCUniversal unit has joined as an investor in the ATSC 3.0 Framework Authority. That's the developer of the app-like Run3TV platform that is available for TV stations offering a NEXTGEN TV opportunity introduced at the 2022 NAB Show.
Imagine That: R&S Sells Pixel Power to U.S.-Based Firm
With a development team based in Cambridge, England, Pixel Power has become known in the broadcast technology community for its graphics and playout workflows and advanced multiviewer and monitoring systems.
A Big Auto Insurance Brand Conquers Spot Cable
The latest look at the most-aired spots appearing on both cable TV networks (as drop-ins) and on national TV, as detected by Media Monitors, is here. For the week ending October 19, one auto insurance specialist dominated the Cable report.
U.S. Homes With Internet Access Are Swiftly Embracing FAST Channels
Nearly half of U.S. internet households are consumers of free ad-supported streaming television channels, new data released by Parks Associates show. The finding comes ahead of the eighth annual Future of Video: Business of Streaming conference in Marina del Rey, Calif., scheduled for November 18-20.
A TV Advertising Offering Built on Universal Ads API Arrives
A Canadian digital marketing partner to service-based businesses has introduced a new TV advertising tool it believes "democratizes" TV advertising for small and mid-sized businesses. It's the latest product designed to encourage SMBs to use video advertising in the streaming and digital delivery realm.
KTVT Unveils AR/VR Studio For Its North Texas Newscasts
The CBS News & Stations property in the Dallas-Fort Worth market branded as "CBS News Texas" on Tuesday morning brought to viewers for the first time its first local newscast that uses the virtual reality and augmented reality technology already put to the test in other markets, including San Francisco.
A ‘One-to-All’ 5G Broadcast Opportunity Comes To ‘VoDoS’ Service
By-invite demos from one Woodinville, Wash.-based tech company during the NAB Show New York next week could offer a glimpse of the stateside possibilities of a technology already moving forward in Europe. It comes thanks to the latest endeavor from Vern Fotheringham.
HVS Brings AI Language Translation To ATSC 3.0 Universe
A key ATSC 3.0 implementation firm has completed the configuration of the encoding system for New Mexico PBS powered by Ateme technology with live AI-fueled language translation for its NEXTGEN TV broadcast signal.
Stephen Colbert Among ‘Stand With Public Media’ Gala Honorees
The host of CBS's soon-to-conclude late-night talk program at 11:35pm Eastern/Pacific and producer and arts advocate Evelyn McGee Colbert are among those set to be saluted at a "Stand with Public Media" Gala scheduled for November 18 at The Glasshouse in the City of New York.
Coming to Netflix: Spotify Studios and The Ringer Video Podcasts
One of the biggest on-demand video platforms in the world has teamed up with the largest streaming audio entity to bring visual podcasts to its subscribers. Indeed, Spotify and Netflix are teaming up. Here's what this means, and why linear media companies may wish to take note.
National, Digital Sales Leaders Added To Nexstar Group
Nexstar Media Group has attracted two well-known seasoned sales executives to its National Sales Group. They are being added to the team as part of a goal to strengthen the organization's commitment to expanding multi-platform advertising and partnership opportunities across Nexstar’s broadcast and digital portfolio.
Accident Attorneys and Psoriasis: Key Brand Topics On Spot TV
The latest play count report indicating what the most active brands are using Spot TV and Spot Cable are out, and for the week ending October 12, a fast-growing accident attorney specialty law firm and a pharmaceutical brand are the biggest users of Spot TV.
FCC Sets Pleading Cycle on Gray’s Post ‘Top Four’ Buys
Gray Television is moving ahead with a trio of station acquisition deals in the wake of a federal appeals court striking down the FCC’s “Top Four” ownership ban, as the Commission’s Media Bureau has the pleading cycle for public comment with petitions to deny due next week — assuming the federal government reopens.