Sunday, September 29, 2024

Univision Communications, Inc.

Why Did Univision Just Shed 6% Of Its Workforce?

Between 200 and 250 people are being let go as part of a restructuring tied to the company's poor Q3 earnings performance.
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB Pours Water On FCC’s Proposed Repack Schedule

The NAB has filed responses to the FCC’s proposed scheduling plan for repacking broadcast television stations
FCC

GOP Tells Wheeler to Back Off

Already besieged FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is really copping it from the GOP, in the wake of Donald Trump’s shock victory
FOX

A Big Bond Offering For 21st Century Fox

The news, which came late Tuesday, sees the bond offering come in two tranches
FCC

Who Wants To Keep The Spectrum Transition Timeframe?

A Capitol Hill battle could be heating up over what can transpire, and what cannot, at the FCC

Che, Viacom! Telefónica Taken For $345M

In a deal valued at $345 million, Viacom is buying Televisión Federal S.A. (Telefe), one of the main free-to-air channels in Argentina.

How Many Viewers Tuned In To Election Coverage?

Nielsen crunched the numbers and has a total viewer count for election night coverage across 13 networks airing live prime-time programming.

A Happy Holiday Ahead For 4K UHD Vendors

U.S. sales of 4K Ultra High-Definition televisions are expected to reach 4.5 million units.

Here’s The Newest Broadcast Media Transport Solution

Artel's ILC103A integrates seamlessly within the InfinityLink platform, creating the backbone of a video transmission network

ATSC 3.0 Unveiled: Triveni Digital, DS Broadcast

The two companies unveiled key ATSC 3.0 tools at the recent NAB Show New York, which saw record attendance

How Mega TV Drives SBS’s Net Revenue

Mega TV saw a nice revenue gain in Q3 and year-to-date, but the dollars are a fraction of SBS's challenged radio division
Newspaper

Here’s Another Challenge To FCC Cross-Ownership Rules

The News Media Alliance, as did the NAB, sued the FCC for its decision to uphold its media cross-ownership rules
Craig Moffett

Why Did An Analyst Bring Charter Back To Buy?

One month after a downgrade to “neutral,” Moffett Nathanson restored the “buy” rating for Moffett Nathanson.

Harsh Words For Nielsen’s November Cable UEs

Analyst Bruce Leichtman can't figure out why Nielsen affirmed its November cable UEs, as the numbers "don't add up"
SBG / Sinclair Broadcast Group

Who’s Being Upped With Sinclair C-Suite Reset?

Steven Marks to assume direct oversight for all TV station operations, as the C-Suite gets shuffled on Jan. 1