TV/Cable News

Of all the sources for television content available today, Netflix commands the greatest share of streamed TV viewing among Latin millennials, defined as Hispanic adults between the ages of 22 and 37.

A wholly owned subsidiary of The E.W. Scripps Company has launched an offering of $400 million of new senior unsecured notes. The notes are expected to mature in 2027. 

Indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Nexstar Escrow on Wednesday closed the previously announced offering of billions of dollars in aggregate principal amount of 5.625% new senior notes due 2027, which priced at 100% in a private offering.

Media research firm Borrell has kicked off its summer 2019 "Chart of the Week" series. In its first at-a-glance chart of interest to broadcast media is a peek at how digital video advertising compares with TV. The big takeaway? Brief, no-clutter video ads work as well as traditional spots.

One day after a MVPD-delivered sports programming brand with English-language and Spanish-language feeds scored a new long-term agreement with Nielsen, it is putting a brave face on a repeat defeat in its quest to have the FCC affirm a carriage complaint against Comcast.

Broadcast television's ad-focused industry association, the VAB, recently released an analysis of how people stay connected to ad-supported video across devices and in cinemas throughout the summer months. We reviewed the report and took note of some of its key takeaways.

The beIN SPORTS network has ensured that it will continue to receive ratings and associated "market intelligence" for its two U.S. MVPD-distributed networks from the nation's dominant audience measurement firm.

IP-based video delivery player MOBITV has closed more than $50 million in funding from Oak Investment Partners, Ally Financial and Cedar Grove Partners. The funding will be used to accelerate the growth of company’s international footprint, while it continues to strengthen its domestic set-top-box free platform for MVPDs.

It's no surprise that the company led by COO Les Levi and controlled by President/CEO Philip Falcone would want to own and operate a station airing its Spanish-language TV network in Miami. On June 6, HC2 Station Group moved forward with making it happen.

Prime Time Partners isn't just selling its Azteca América affiliate in Miami to the network's parent, HC2. A deal is in place that will give the growing TV company run by Les Levi and controlled by Philip Falcone a low-power TV station serving the Tampa Bay region.

Miami's local news anchors and behind-the-scenes producers are pausing to remember a legendary local broadcast TV executive who played a large part in how TV news would be presented for a generation of viewers not only in South Florida, but across the U.S.

China International Television Corporation (CITVC), the international business division of China Media Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation with the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) U.S.-based global content association and professional membership organization.

It was a one-person party on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as the U.S. Copyright Office Director was the lone witness to testify at a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing. At the hearing, Temple answered questions regarding a touchy subject that impacts many TV station owners.

When you're the founder and Chairman/CEO of what's poised to become the nation's biggest owner of broadcast TV stations, there should be no squabble among shareholders with respect to the top dog's compensation package ... right? Wrong. 

While many of us postulate the wide-ranging effect ATSC 3.0 and 5G will have on the broadcast media industry, we rarely actively plan for it until that change is upon us. A group led by Magid; FOX; and 20th Television; in tandem with the Council for Research Excellence; aims to do just that.