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.
Major Moves Ahead Of Upfronts From ‘America’s Hispanic Superbrand’
Univision Communications has turned the page under CEO Vince Sadusky. Prime-time ratings are up. It's focus for marketers ahead of next week's Upfront presentations is about "more" live and local content, as well as tech and fútbol. That said, two big changes are on the way.
Sinclair Shares Soar On News Of RSN Pluck
On December 17, SBGI closed at $25.89 as chatter of the company's future following its failed merger with Tribune Media persisted. Now, it has a group of RSNs locked up. ACA Connects may be bitter, but investors are excited -- sending shares up 35% on Monday.
TEGNA’s Cooper Union Ends Quest For Justice
In November 2017, a multicast TV network specialist forged closer ties with a big broadcast TV station owner by launching a channel together. Now, that specialist is selling its stake in two networks to its partner of 2 1/2 years — the company formerly known as Gannett.
HC2 Closing Brings Music City To Falcone
In September 2018, HC2 Holdings — the owner of the Azteca América broadcast TV network — revealed that its picking up a full-powered UHF facility in a Southern metropolis with a growing Hispanic population. The entity headed by Philip Falcone has just closed on the property.