Sunday, September 29, 2024

Pay-TV Set To Combat Competition, Increase Innovation

Innovation is becoming more important and more urgent for the pay-TV industry, pay-TV
FCC

FCC Reverse Auction Set To Acclerate

The FCC on Tuesday will shift from a pair of daily two-hour trading sessions seen through Rounds 1 through 19, to three hour-long

Nielsen Clients Excited Over Paper Diary Demise

A source close to the matter says Nielsen clients have had “a very positive reaction” to the end of paper diaries for local TV ratings.

FCC Confirms Sept. 29 STB Vote

The FCC Open Meeting will also include considerations on foreign-ownership rule amendments and advancements in 911 technology.

Viacom: ‘If It Could Have Gone Wrong, It Did’

The Nov. 15 exit of interim CEO Tom Dooley, and the news that Viacom is cutting its quarterly dividend in half, don't sit well with this analyst
Tablets

Mobile Video: Now On Center Stage

According to a recently released Ooyola report, mobile video is now a "second screen" for a large group of consumers
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB: Broadcasters Well-Positioned To Compete

The NAB believes that, despite outdated rules, broadcasters are well-positioned to compete in a growingly diverse
NBC

Does NBCUniversal Have Big Plans In Beantown?

A low-power TV station has been sold by ZGS Communications to an entity directly tied to NBCUniversal.
Charter Communications

Could The FCC End Cable Modem Bundling?

The Chief of Staff to an FCC commissioner on Sept. 14 met with a Charter Communications SVP to discuss the MSO’s practice of
Netflix

Netflix Sub Count Close To DirecTV, Comcast

Netflix's U.S. subscriber count is approaching the 47 million mark.
Dollar Sign

Gray, SBGI Tumble On Poor Political Visibility

Political advertising isn’t shaping up to be as rosy as they thought for Gray Television and Sinclair. Investors punished them on Tuesday

TSL Products Ramps Up U.S. Expansion Effort

A broadcast equipment manufacturer based some 20 miles west of Heathrow Airport seeks to expand its U.S. market reach.
Viacom

Analysts Downgrade Viacom From ‘Buy’ To ‘Hold’

Stifel Nicolaus analysts on Monday also slashed their target price on the company's stock from $49 to $38.
USA Flag

Trump TV: One Fourth As Many

In the last ten days on TV, Hillary Clinton’s campaign aired 14,197 spots. By comparison, Donald Trump’s campaign ran 3,571 spots.

Capitol Hill Heats Up Over Set-Top Boxes

A showdown between FCC Tom Wheeler and key member of Congress is building steam, as concern over his set-top box