What’s The Setting For The Sinclair-Tribune Spin Cycle?
Fresh details were revealed Wednesday regarding Sinclair Broadcast Group's blockbuster merger plans with Tribune Media, thanks to the official filing of a flurry of Form 315 applications with the FCC. While the deal could only be made possible with the pending reinstatement of the FCC's "UHF discount," Sinclair revealed that it could divest stations in no less than 10 different markets.
Is TEGNA Immune From Stock’s June Swoon?
On May 31, TEGNA shares were trading at or near $23.75. One day later, they tumbled to $15.30 ... and haven't recovered since. Should investors be concerned? No, they shouldn't. Zacks Equity Research explains why they believe there's no trouble on the way for the company formerly known as Gannett.
Here’s The MFM’s New Slate Of Officers
The Media Financial Management Association (MFM) has affirmed its officers and newly elected board members for 2017-2018 officers and for its BCCA subsidiary, the media industry’s credit association.
Does Traditional Media Have A ‘Gut Advantage’?
Gordon Borrell thinks so. The noted local media industry analyst has released another "Chart of the Week" tied to Borrell Associates' 2017 Local Advertiser Survey, and it suggests that nearly 2,300 local advertisers go with their gut when it comes to making radio a part of their media mix.
Empire State Sputter For Local Radio Ad Spending?
Local advertising spending in the state of New York will reach $13.7 billion in 2017 across the Empire State's 10 local media markets. That said, radio is laggard when it comes to ad spend in the top 5 vertical market categories, and is behind all other forms of local media. That nugget comes courtesy of BIA/Kelsey's updated 2017 U.S. Local Advertising Forecast.
Lotame Lassoes A Partnership With iQ Media
A top independent data management platform (DMP) and data exchange has been selected as a partner by a company that's best known for providing TV companies with solutions for ad detection, sponsorship measurement and media monitoring.
A $900 Million Debt Swap And Payoff From CBS
After Monday's Closing Bell on Wall Street, CBS went looking for some cash—in a nearly billion-dollar way—to engage in a debt swap that, when all the calculations are made, gives the company a more favorable consolidated rate of interest.
Walmart’s Cable Comeback
One of America's top retailers is once again a heavy user of cable spots, according to the latest Cable Spot Ten report from Media Monitors. Who else is actively using local TV spots on cable channels? Click here for all of the details!
Honda Drives Up Its TV Spots
It's the end of a big month for auto retailers, and it's the end of the fiscal year for many businesses. This could explain why the Honda Dealer Association greatly accelerated its activity at broadcast TV for the seven-day period ending June 25.
FOX Sports Puts It Faith In Out-of-Home Nielsen Numbers
FOX Sports has given the green light to Nielsen's national out-of-home reporting service. A multi-year agreement between the dominant audience measurement services firm and one of the nation's biggest sports programming brands has been forged.
One WTC Broadcast Tower Is Now Operational
In a historic event that comes nearly 16 years after the destruction of the original World Trade Center broadcast tower in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the official start of relocation of live broadcasting to One World Trade Center in lower Manhattan has commenced.
Broadcasters Foundation Welcomes Three As Directors
The Broadcasters Foundation of America has elected three broadcast media industry executives to its Board of Directors. One leads Cox Media Group, while another founded the only African American-owned company to include a FOX affiliate in its stable. The third new member leads Premiere Networks.
Affirmed: A Chicago Class A Can’t Move To Channel 41
The licensee of a Class A television station in Chicago that challenged a FCC Media Bureau dismissal of a Displacement Application to change the station's digital dial position from Channel 4 to Channel 41 has been thwarted in its efforts to get the Commission to change its mind.
The ACA Has Its Own FCC Fee Fight
Are broadcast radio and TV station owners the only ones who may complain about the FCC's fees? Think again. Small-sized and rural multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) aren't too pleased with the FCC's assessment and collection of regulatory fees for fiscal 2017, and the American Cable Association (ACA) has let the Commission know just what it thinks about the situation.
Pay-TV Satisfaction Still High, Despite Long-Term Dip
For all of the chatter regarding dissatisfaction with MVPDs, the percentage of consumers who are "very satisfied" with their pay-TV service is still much higher than those who are fed up with cable.