Meredith Selects A Trio Of New Station Managers
Among the biggest markets in which Meredith Corp.'s Local Media arm owns and operates broadcast TV stations are Las Vegas; Portland, Ore.; and Phoenix. Now, new Station Managers have been tapped in each of these three markets.
A Standard TV Deal Transpires For A Nashville Veteran
A Form 314 filing made with the FCC on Friday confirms the sale of the ABC affiliates serving Providence, R.I., and Lincoln, Neb., respectively, to an entity led by Nashville-based Deborah McDermott -- the former GM of WKRN-2.
MFM-BCCA Announce Member Awards For NoLa Show
Media Financial Management Association (MFM) and its BCCA subsidiary, the media industry’s credit association, have revealed the recipients of the association’s 2019 membership awards. The awards will be presented during the group’s 59th Annual Conference.
OTA TV Viewing: Found In Nearly 1 in 4 Broadband Homes
If you think we're in the midst of an "audio renaissance," could broadcast TV's big comeback be unfolding, too?New research from Parks Associates suggests that may be the case, given the percentage of U.S. broadband households that use a digital antenna to watch over-the-air broadcasts.
Nielsen’s Local NMI Adds 19 More Markets To Mix
Nielsen's local media planning platform for broadcast media is adding 19 markets to its roster, bringing Local Nielsen Media Impact (Local NMI) to a total of 44 DMAs — and every market where the PPM is used to create monthly ratings reports based on one's radio and TV exposure.
Univision Powers Up ‘Noticias’ For Altice USA
For cable TV subscribers in Westchester County and across Long Island, Altice USA is a main provider. The MVPD serves more Hispanics than ever before, and it's responding by adding Spanish-language newscasts for its subscribers. It's thanks to "America's Hispanic Superbrand."
‘Thousands Of New Advertisers’ Are Using TV
Ad intelligence and sales enablement platform MediaRadar has a report that every broadcast TV C-Suiter will want to review. According to its 2018 TV Trends Report (Q1 2018 - Q1 2019), more than 2,000 new advertisers entered the television advertising market.
Who’s Giving Detroit Its First Next-Gen TV Station?
At the 2019 NAB Show, it became known that TV broadcasters across the nation's top DMAs would be launching next-gen TV services within the next 18 months. We now know that The E.W. Scripps Co. will be the company bringing the first station to the Motor City.
How Far Will Multichannel Subscriptions Fall In Four Years?
That's a question asked in a new report from Kagan, and the numbers aren't too surprising for those who believe MVPD dominance is ending. Total traditional multichannel subscriptions are forecast to fall in the tens of millions by the end of 2023.
Discovery’s Hole In One: GOLFTV To Wed Golf Digest
When one thinks of Discovery Inc., they’d likely think of its array of cable TV networks in both Spanish and English. Who knew the company would have an interest in a magazine devoted to the game of fairways, links and sandtraps.
ATVA Assails TV Owners On Strong Retrans Revenue
One of the more vocal groups against rapidly rising retransmission fees bemoans the strong increases seen in the last fiscal quarter by four of the nation's biggest broadcast TV station owners. Here's the reaction from The American Television Alliance (ATVA).
Meredith’s Local Media Group Looks Strong In Fiscal Q3
Meredith Corp. just released its fiscal Q3 2019 results, and for the local media arm overseen by Pat McCreery, a strong performance was recorded. Non-political spot drove the gain in part, with consumer-related revenue surging in the quarter.
Digital Multicast Offering NewsNet Expands Studios
With strong growth in the markets where it is already present, the 24-hour Michigan-based NewsNet digital multicast network has broken ground on a studio expansion.
Retrans Dollars Save Nexstar In Q1
Nexstar Media Group has been the shining star on Wall Street during Q1. Its earnings report is equally impressive ... but only because of one key fact: retransmission fee revenue saved it from seeing a revenue decline.
Newsy Programming Added To fuboTV’s Slate
As part of its rapid expansion across over-the-top and cable television platforms, The E.W. Scripps Co.'s Newsy has added its full slate of news programming to fuboTV, the live TV streaming service.