Sinclair Yet To Pull Plug On Stations
The 5 p.m. Friday, September 27, deadline has come and gone but Sinclair stations have remained on AT&T's U-Verse and DirecTV distribution platforms. It is not presently clear how long this extension will last.
Auto Dominates TV Spot Ten
The Spot Ten chart for the week ending September 29 finds Chevrolet holding at number one, Ford again at number five, Nissan up a place to number sixth, Toyota at ninth (down from eighth), and Honda moving up to 10th from 12th position.
No Change In Top 3 Cable Advertisers
For the week ending September 29, the Media Monitors Spot Ten Cable report saw Taco Bell, GEICO, and Liberty Mutual return as one, two, and three respectively.
Lucrative Potential From Characters With Disabilities
A new study from the Ruderman Family Foundation — a Boston-based organization advocating for the rights of people with disabilities — has found that viewers prefer to see characters portrayed with disabilities played by actors who have those disabilities.
FOX Sticks With Sunbeam For Multi-Year WSVN Deal
In May 2018, there was much chatter in South Florida that Ed Ansin-owned Sunbeam Television would lose its 30-year FOX affiliation. This was fueled by proposed spinoffs tied to a merger that never happened. As such, FOX isn't getting a Miami O&O. And WSVN-7 isn't following WHDH-7's lead.
ATSC 3.0: Just Call It ‘NEXTGEN TV’
Wondering what to call ATSC 3.0, the "next-gen" broadcast TV service that is being voluntarily adopted by UHF and VHF stations across the U.S.? There's now an industry-approved name for it -- and a snazzy logo which will distinguish forthcoming devices capable of receiving the new digital broadcast signals.
High Bills, Retrans ‘Blackouts’: Top MVPD Consumer Woes
Don't think retrans "blackouts" or tough new agreements matter for MVPDs? When disruptions in service or high bill problems occur without proactive communication, service satisfaction declines among residential wireline customers, a new J.D. Power study finds.
New Study Shows Share of Streaming Eclipses TV Among Adults
After exponential growth in adoption of streaming between 2010 to 2016, the share of adult TV viewers who stream at least some of their TV content has plateaued for the past three years at around 65%. That's according to a just-released report from Horowitz Research.
Ten Weeks Later, FCC Follows DOJ In Approving Gray Duopoly
On Tuesday, some 10 weeks after DOJ gave its blessing to a duopoly's creation, the FCC's Media Bureau moved forward with a similar decision. As such, Gray Television has been cleared to grab an NBC affiliate. The deal, brokered by Kalil & Co., closed Wednesday afternoon.
Graham Joins In On Impressions Transition
NBCUniversal on Sept. 11 announced it is on board. One week ago, Hearst Television followed suit, with CBS and ABC each signaling their OKs on making the move. Now, Graham Media Group says it will transact all future advertising business utilizing impressions-based currency.
Netflix Shares Slide On Piercing Pivotal Adjustment
At one point, Netflix shares were forecast to be more than $500 per share. Now, a still-impressive $350 target price for the end of 2020 is being predicted by one big Wall Street watchman. Investors were less than thrilled, sending the OTT giant's stock down by more than 4% in afternoon trading.
Open-Source APIs For Data Arrive At Videa
The move on Tuesday by Videa comes as President Shereta Williams renewed Videa's commitment to a platform-agnostic future, and how it wants to help lead the industry by delivering an open source option for other solution providers. The goal: making it easier for dollars to flow through to local TV.
QSRs Rev Up Their Spot Cable Efforts
Five of the top brands using Spot Cable the most during the week of September 22 just happen to be quick-service restaurant chains. One fast food brand was more active than any other during the week, and it's the one known for its chalupas and Crunchwrap Supreme.
A Bay State Shift Away From Cable TV Services
A provider of high-speed internet and "hometown service," instead of promoting a MVPD service bundle, is now plugging Roku streaming and applications such as Amazon Fire TV along with special internet packages. That's because Braintree Electric Light Department's BELD "is breaking free from cable TV."
NBCUniversal Goes ‘Local’ With New Digital Multicast/OTT Network
Many NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations offer, in addition to NBC programming on the main over-the-air channel, COZI TV on a digital multicast channel. Get ready for a third digital multicast network -- one targeting millennials and Gen Xers that's also very much a streaming offering.