TV/Cable News

On Wednesday, the Parents Television Council made waves by adding their name to the growing list of entities that are against Sinclair Broadcast Group's merger with Tribune Media. Now, the American Cable Association and Newsmax have spoke up, with the ACA reiterating its continued belief that the two broadcast TV companies have failed to meet their public interest obligations as required by statute.

In the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City market, there's a full-power UHF station that as of late has been airing This TV programming for viewers in this eastern Iowa area. The station is owned by the Bae family, and was the market's affiliate for The CW Network from 2006-2016. It's now being sold to the rapidly growing company led by Philip Falcone.

Picture this: You're a CMO charged with assuaging brand performance against a multi-million dollar media campaign. But, the media buy includes both broadcast and cable TV and digital entities such as YouTube, or Facebook. Where's the metric to give others in the C-Suite? Nielsen Catalina Solutions believes it has the numbers to deliver.

In a letter sent Tuesday to the FCC, the Parents Television Council officially voiced its opinion on the proposed merger of Sinclair Broadcast Group and Tribune Media. In short, PTC wants the Commission to reject such a proposal. Here's why it is against the combination of the media companies.

It's been an incredible June for a broadcast TV station company with its roots in the Scranton-Wilkes Barre market. Nexstar Media Group's shares have soared by more than $10 a share since June 5. If the growth continues, a new all-time high could be seen in a matter of days.

Brace yourselves, TV industry C-Suiters: Americans are spending less time with most major media, new research from eMarketer indicates. There's one major exception, however, and this could be a plus for broadcast TV stations already savvy with streaming.

Tuesday proved to be another winning day on Wall Street for CBS Corp. At the Closing Bell, the company's stock was up another 16 cents, to $56.47 — its highest closing price since late January. The gains came despite an effort made yesterday by National Amusements Inc. and controller Shari Redstone for a stay in the CBS shareholder suit.

The expansion of over-the-top and set-top box VOD inventory has led to many calls from marketers to bring solid metrics to those charged with plotting a media buying and planning strategy. Now, those calls are being heeded by the dominant audience measurement company in the U.S., and a unit of Comcast.

How much impact can one financial analyst have on a company's stock performance just hours after issuing an investor note that pans or applauds said business? Just ask executives in the C-Suite at The Walt Disney Co. The company's shares took a hit on Monday after Pivotal Research Group's Brian Wieser gave the owner of ABC and ESPN a drubbing.

The Broadcasters Foundation of America has elected the President of the ABC Owned Television Stations Group and the Publisher of New Bay Media’s TV Sector Brands to its Board of Directors. At the same time, the President/CEO of the Illinois Broadcasters Association has been named an Officer and VP. 

CBS Corp. has announced that it will report results for the Q2 2018 after the Closing Bell on Wall Street on the first Thursday in August. The news comes as talk of its fight against National Amusements Inc. and lead shareholder Shari Redstone has simmered in recent days.

When it comes to M&A activity for the nation's broadcast TV station owners, there's a lot of chatter — but does it matter? Yes, say two TV station owners appearing on a Thursday panel focused on mergers and acquisitions at the 35th Annual TV & Radio Finance Summit in New York.

Some 78% of video production and marketing professionals are seeing brands invest more in online and digital video ads compared to traditional TV spots. That sobering data for broadcast and cable TV executives comes courtesy of the just-released 2018 Pulse of Video Industry survey published by Nashville-based video content producer StudioNow. But, just who participated in this survey? And, is StudioNow a company steeped in digital solutions?

Don't think MVPD-delivered cable channels are important to TV viewers anymore? You better not tell that to Charlie Nooney, Chairman/CEO of Emeryville, Calif.-based MOBITV, the company behind an application-based Pay TV video delivery platform. The East Bay IPTV pioneer has become the "first multi-tenant video delivery solutions provider to secure hosted streaming delivery rights for more than 210 major networks."

With Tuesday’s formal announcement of Comcast’s $35 per share bid for the Fox assets Disney previously agreed to buy, the "Wordsmith of Wall Street" — Pivotal Research Group Senior Research Analyst for Advertising Brian Wieser — reviewed its valuation on Fox's Class A shares. Does it have a positive valuation impact? Here's what Wieser says.