Ex-Media General Research Head Dances To Verance
The former research chief of Media General has followed that company's former COO to Verance Corporation to take on the brand-new position of VP/Head of Research.
Auto Dealers Dominate With TV Spots
The late Q1 push to bring car buyers into auto dealers is on, and broadcast TV is proving to be a major venue for automotive brand dealer associations. Four of the top 10 advertisers in last week’s Media Monitors TV Spot Ten report are in the automotive category.
Raycom Stations Return To AT&T U-Verse
In a message appearing on its TV station websites Sunday morning (3/26), Raycom Media has reached an agreement that ends its retransmission fee impasse...
Why FilmOn X’s Claim That It Is A Cable System Was Nixed
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit this week ruled that FilmOn X, a service providing paying subscribers with access to retransmitted broadcast signals over the internet, did not qualify for the cable statutory license in Section 111 of the Copyright Act. Lucy Holmes Plovnick, an intellectual property attorney at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, breaks down the court's decision in this exclusive report.
Consent Decree Yields Short-Term ‘Impact’ In Detroit
The only African-American founded and operated national Christian TV network will be in no danger of losing its low-power broadcast home in the Motor City for the next two years, thanks to a Order adopted March 22 by the FCC that codifies a Consent Decree with the LPTV's owner.
This NAB Show Retreat Is Focused On Your Competition
If you're planning on attending the 2017 NAB Show in Las Vegas in late April and have a keen interest in discussing "the latest trends disrupting the traditional video and audio marketplace putting more than $300 billion in advertising up for grabs," you better make plans to spend some time at the Encore Hotel on April 24-25.
American Tower Preps For Repack With Big Order
To ensure that the spectrum repack process goes smoothly for its customers, American Tower wanted its own inventory of broadband antennas on hand for its broadcast tower tenants. That's why it just placed a nearly $5 million order with Dielectric.
‘Eyes On Screen’ Study Spotlights Short-Attention Teens
TVision Insights has created a business out of measuring what it calls "eyes on screen attention" to every second of programming and advertising on television. The attention measurement firm this week released its inaugural Quarterly Attention Report, reflecting data for commercials and programming viewed during the fourth quarter of 2016. What did TVision Insights find?
Gray Shareholders Get A Non-Binding Vote On Exec Pay
Gray revealed their 2016 executive compensation, and will allow stock owners to voice their non-binding opinion on 2017 salaries at the broadcast TV company's annual shareholders meeting in May. Also up for a vote is the continuance on the company's board of directors of a leading female radio executive.
Does TV Presently Have A Problem With Its Core Audience?
Total TV use as Brian Wieser defines it was down. But, it was far more pronounced among adults 18-49 than among all households. There's a clear reason why this is happening, based on his analysis.
Investors Express Confidence In Meredith Pacings Boost
The multimedia company raised its earnings-per-share outlook for its fiscal 2017 third quarter and full year. Digital dollars are the key reason for the bump.
FOX Finalizes A Long-Term Deal With Nielsen
This new pact encompasses all of FOX Television Stations' 28 stations across 17 DMAs. Most importantly, the new deal includes FOX's Charlotte O&Os.
A Comet Arrives At Apple TV and Roku
Comet TV, the digital multicast science fiction and horror network launched in late 2015 through a joint partnership between Sinclair Television Group and MGM, can now be viewed by way of a brand-new app for Apple TV and Roku.
WSJ Addresses The ‘Death’ Of Niche Cable Channels
A report in the business publication highlights the high cost per viewer of niche cable TV networks, and how this is spurring the death of some channels.
This MVPD Player Just Bought An Online Video Ad Giant
You know those auto-play advertisements that are becoming more and more prevalent on TV station websites, among other places one would travel with a web browser? The owner of Optimum just bought the No. 1 player in the space.