Thursday, October 3, 2024

DOJ / Department of Justice

Christmas Comes Early for Gray, Schurz

DOJ clears the way for the Gray acquisition of Schurz stations to proceed.
FCC

FCC’s Actions So Far So Good Says LPTV Coalition

LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition takes a look at the FCC's recent actions.
U.S. Congress

Budget Bill Passes With JSA Protections

Congress passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill that includes TV JSA protections.

LPTV Repack Help Adopted

The FCC adopted ways to help LPTVs and TV translators after repack.
Tribune Broadcasting

Tribune to Divest More Chicago Real Estate

Tribune to sell real estate for Chicago's WGN-Channel 9.

TV Drops, Radio Rises in Q3 Ad Spend

Television advertising spending showed a dramatic drop in the third quarter.
U.S. Congress

TV Owners Close to Victory on Budget Bill

NAB may have a big win this week on an issue that affects TV owners.

Glenfiddich Testing DISH Programmatic Exchange for TV Ads

The DISH programmatic ad exchange enables real-time bidding.
Cable / Satellite

Appeal Filed of Cable Competition Presumption

NAB files federal appeal of cable competition presumption
Gavel

Howard May Gamble on Spectrum Auction

Howard Univ. thinking of taking part in incentive auction & giving up WHUT.

Non-Eligible Class A’s Want In On Auction

Non-eligible Class A’s want to take part in the broadcast incentive auction.

Powell Challenges Cable Customer Service

NCTA President/CEO Michael Powell challenges cable industry to improve customer service.
Democrat

Dems Will Debate Without WMUR

Dems will debate without WMUR.

Many Will Try OTT, But Not for Long

Many consumers will try OTT TV this holiday season, but cancel their subscriptions within 6 months.

Certain Bundles Make Cord-Cutting Easier

eMarketer looks at cord-cutting for the first time.