Sunday, September 29, 2024

‘Skinny Bundles’: A Lure, Or Cannibalization Tool?

Seven in 10 adults aged 18-24 who don’t subscribe to cable TV would if they had “more affordable” lineups that fit their tastes.

Gray TV Completes Tender Offer, Closes Notes Offering

Gray's offer to buy all of its outstanding 7.5% senior notes due 2020 ended on Sept. 13

Telestream Launches Live Production, Streaming System

Telestream has unveiled a portable computer workstation that is fully configured for live event production and streaming.

NBC Broadcasting Loses Its Chair

Ted Harbert, President of NBC Broadcasting since 2011, has announced his exit - confirmed in a memo from NBCUniversal CEO
Meredith

Meredith Courts Clients With ‘BrandFront’ Show

Meredith Corporation wooed more than 250 key advertisers yesterday at its inaugural BrandFront presentation.

Analyst: Survey Shows $30 Max Price For OTT

A proprietary survey for research house MoffettNathanson by Survata shows limited interest in a $40+ OTT monthly bill.

Nielsen Says Goodbye To Diaries For TV Ratings

Nielsen will provide electronic measurement in all of its local TV ratings, retiring paper TV diaries in some 140 local TV markets
Comcast and NBCU

Comcast Q3 Call Set As NBCU Sees Rio Windfall

Comcast's Q3 conference call on October 26 will likely discuss NBCU's 20% ad sales increase with Rio 2016, compared to London 2012.
Gavel

FCC Reverse Auction Breezes Into Stage 2

Stage 2 opened yesterday after $23.11 billion was raised in Stage 1 of the Forward Auction
Tribune Broadcasting

Tribune, Fox Ink New Multi-Year Deal

The new deal means that FOX will not be shifting its programming anytime soon from six O&Os owned by Tribune

Clinton Still Dominant With TV Spots

Hillary beats Trump – in the number of TV spots seen between Sept. 2-11 in the top DMAs measured by Media Monitors.
TVB / Television Bureau of Advertising

TVB: Traditional TV ‘Still The Biggest Player In Town’

Chief Research Officer Hadassa Gerber shares insights into recent report confirming television’s continued strong reach.
SBG / Sinclair Broadcast Group

Progira Pacts With Acrodyne On Distribution

The Sinclair-owned broadcast transmitter service and support company is now the sole North American distributor of Progira plan.

Applause For ATSC 3.0 OK Of Physical Layer Standard

Representing a major milestone for ATSC 3.0, final approval of the A/322 Physical Layer standard reflects the momentum behind next-gen TV.
Tom Wheeler

Grumbles & Gripes Over Set Top Box Order

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's revised set-top box plan has raised concerns from a high-profile member of Congress - and a