What Was The OTT Ad Spend in 2021?
While some believe the OTT story is overblown and a bubble could pop in just months, the ad spend for OTT seen in 2021 as determined by MediaRadar is something everyone in broadcast media should take note of.
A Hefty Cable TV Entry For Hyundai
Hyundai is huge on cable TV. In last week’s Media Monitors Cable Spot Ten report, ads for the all-electric Hyundai Ioniq appeared out of nowhere, to take advantage of the spring car buying season.
MRC Update: No Accredited Services Heading Into Upfronts
The Media Rating Council on Thursday provided an update on the current statuses of the Linear and Connected TV measurement services that are currently engaged in the MRC’s accreditation process. It arrives two days after NBCU effectively snubbed Nielsen data as Upfront currency in 2022.
Top House Democrat Pans Pai On Tanking Title II
House Energy & Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), along with other House E&C committee members and Democratic Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, gathered Thursday afternoon at the House Triangle to voice their disapproval of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's plan to take away Title II, thus ending net neutrality. To Pallone, Pai's efforts "undercut" net neutrality protections.
Ahead of May 4 Q1 ’22 Call, Sinclair Shares Sneak Peek
The owner of Bally Sports RSNs, over-the-air television stations and broadcast transmitter maker Dielectric will reveal its first quarter 2022 financial results on May 4. Ahead of that full look of the company's performance in the first three months of the year, Sinclair Broadcast Group released preliminary media revenue results for its broadcast segment.
Is Tribune Media’s Sale To Sinclair Fair To Shareholders?
A trio of law firms say they are commencing an investigation into the fairness of the sale of Tribune Media Co. to Sinclair Broadcast Group. Is this a case of "ambulance chasing," or does a dissent group of Tribune shareholders truly want to put a stop to the biggest TV industry deal in recent memory?
Sales Success Stories From TV’s Mid-Sized and Small Markets
How's life for the account executive working at a Big Four affiliate in Hawaii, or perhaps at a NBC affiliate in Bowling Green, Ky.? A host of local sales and marketing pros shared some of the latest insights in a Tuesday NAB Show session that put the focus on community connectivity and trust.
Rogers Recruited By Nexstar For Music City Role
Tracey Rogers is trucking east from Memphis for a new position in Music City. Effective immediately, Rogers has taken the VP/GM role at Nexstar Media Group's ABC affiliate in Nashville, WKRN-2.
KQED Makes its Moves Toward NEXTGEN TV Service
A technology infrastructure company has been retained by one of the nation's leading noncommercial secular broadcasting operations to perform a "turnkey project" replacing its existing high-power TV transmitter atop San Francisco's famed Sutro Tower. It's the latest move that brings ATSC 3.0-powered NEXTGEN TV and such things as Broadcast Internet to the Bay Area.
Four New GMs At Four Gray Stations
Gray today promoted a quartet of veteran broadcasters to lead its television stations in Burlington, Vt.; Bangor, Me.; Gainesville, Fla.; and Charlottesville, Va.
A Public Comment Draft On MRC Outcomes, Data Quality Standards Arrives
The Media Rating Council (MRC) announced today it has issued a draft version of its Outcomes and Data Quality Standards. The announcement opens a 60-day public comment period on the Standards. The draft standards are the next phase of an ongoing project to standardize the measurement of Outcomes resulting from advertising exposure.
Clarke Exits Cox For Sinclair’s Toledo Chair
A veteran radio industry sales executive who started his career at a pair of Birmingham, Ala., FM stations in 1991 has been selected to serve as Station Manager and Director of Sales for Sinclair Broadcast Group's NBC affiliate in Toledo, Ohio.
A ‘Good Faith’ Complaint Is Erased As Retrans Deal Is Reached
On April 4, "Cincinnati Bell Extended Territories LLC" — known to customers as altafiber, filed a retransmission consent complaint against the licensee of the Miami Valley's biggest broadcast TV station. The licensee of that facility, Cox Media Group, responded to the FCC's Media Division. The Policy Division Senior Deputy Chief was ready to rule on the matter. But, he won't have to.
Consumer Electronics Show Features Hi-Rez A/V
The annual CE Week is set for July 12-13 and among the consumer electronics on display will be the latest in high-resolution audio and video. Westinghouse Electronics will be showcasing the Smart 4K Ultra HDTV - Amazon Fire TV Edition with 4K UHD picture quality and the Fire TV experience built in.
NewsNation Captures Chris Cuomo For A New Show
A son of the late, highly respected Governor of New York, Mario Cuomo, Chris Cuomo gained fame as a FOX News analyst before jumping to ABC News and, most recently, CNN. Now, Chris Cuomo will be a colleague of Dan Abrams at the cable news organization owned by NewsNation and overseen by media industry veteran Sean Compton.