Confirmed: DOJ Clears Gray To Purchase Dakotas NBC Affiliate
According to an internal email distributed to station staff on Thursday, an NBC affiliate serving Eastern South Dakota, Southwestern Minnesota, Northwestern Iowa and parts of Nebraska has been given the DOJ's OK to be sold to one of the nation's largest TV broadcasters.
Scripps Prices Senior Notes Offering
The notes are due in 2027 and priced at 100% in a private offering. The amount represents an upsizing of the initial offering by $100 million, due to strong demand and favorable pricing for the company.
Sinclair’s Preliminary Q2 Results? Above Expectations
Sinclair Broadcast Group on Thursday released a preliminary look at its second quarter 2019 results. The official numbers arrive August 7. However, investors should be pleased with what Sinclair believes it will report in under a month's time.
‘Traditional TV’ Very Strong, But Millennials Are Killing It
A wide-ranging study released Thursday at VidCon 2019 in Anaheim, Calif., offers a deep dive analysis into ever-evolving consumer media trends ranging from the connected TV's growing use to the rise of mobile and streaming.
Another Hispanic Media Company Seeks More Foreign Ownership
The FCC's Media Bureau has turned its attention to the owner of Puerto Rico's WAPA Television and a host of cable TV networks, which wants foreign investors to take on 100% ownership and voting interest. The entity involved is tied to MVS Comunicaciones of Mexico.
Nielsen Inks Another Multi-Year Deal With TV Broadcaster
Stations in Watertown, N.Y., and the Columbus, Ga., market are the latest to ensure access to Nielsen Local TV measurement services. It's thanks to a freshly inked agreement between Nielsen and the owner of the broadcast TV properties, which are NBC affiliates.
Gray Shares Rebound As TV Broadcaster Sets Q2 Reveal Date
After climbing to an all-time high on April 10, Gray Television stock appeared to be closing in on the $25 mark. Not so, as the stock began to dip, erasing all gains since February. Now, GTN is on the rise, and the date its second quarter results will be made public is now known.
Green Updates Set For Cable, Sat TV Provider Notifications
The FCC on Wednesday took another step toward becoming greener and more carbon neutral by taking steps to update to its notification rules for cable and satellite TV providers. Specifically, the Commission is asking to transition required notices to broadcast TV stations from paper to electronic delivery.
TV Broadcaster Notification Rules Get Green Nod
In an unanimous vote, the FCC on Wednesday continued to take steps to update its notification rules for cable and satellite TV providers by proposing to transition required notices to broadcast TV stations from paper to electronic delivery.
The Reasons Behind Netflix’s ‘Latinx’ Consumption Craze
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.
E.W. Scripps Launches Fundraising Effort For Nexstar Spins
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.
Nexstar Closes On $1.12B Senior Notes Offering
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.
Borrell: Advertisers View Digital No Better Than TV Spots
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.
A Second beIN Program Carriage Complaint Is Dismissed
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.
Summertime Video Trends, Courtesy Of VAB
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.