Friday, October 4, 2024

Mobile Ads Mired in Old Look

Does mobile video advertising have enough zip?

Broadcast M&A Up in Q3

The volume of broadcast station mergers in Q3 hit $3.04 billion.
U.S. Congress

Schumer Asks Wheeler to Resist Killing Exclusivity Rules

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) asked the FCC not to kill the exclusivity rules.

Tegna Sells HQ, Extends Dish Talks

Tegna has sold its Northern Virginia headquarters.

DirecTV, Media General Make Peace

DirecTV and Media General reached a retrans agreement.
Gray Television

Four More TV Markets to See Changes

Four more TV markets to see changes related to Gray's acquisition of Schurz.

Gray Makes More Moves Related to Schurz Deal

Gray Television plans to sell TV stations in three markets.

NAB Goes Nuclear on FCC’s White Spaces Proposal

NAB goes nuclear on FCC’s white spaces proposal
CBS

CBS Television Goes Big With Nielsen Digital Ratings

Nielsen is expanding its digital audience measurement with CBS Television Network.
Rentrak

ComScore to Acquire Rentrak

ComScore will acquire Rentrak in an all-stock deal.
Michael O'Rielly

Online Public Files Should Help Station Security

FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly has station security on his mind.
Nexstar Broadcasting Group

Support so Far for Surprise Nexstar Bid

Experts seem to like Nextstar’s $4B bid for Media General.
Gavel

Varied Reaction to Sprint Skipping Auction

Reaction was swift to the news that Sprint will skip next year’s incentive auction.
Nexstar Broadcasting Group

Nexstar Makes $4B Bid to Buy Media General

Nexstar Broadcasting offered to buy Media General for $4 billion.
Preston Padden

Padden Believes Auction Will Be “Success”

Preston Padden says the incentive auction will be "an enormous success."