Was Donald Trump Super-Savvy With His Ad Dollars?
According to the head of TVB, the President-Elect was extremely savvy in how local spot TV was used to help seal victory
PA Pair Lose Retransmission Case Involving DirecTV
At issue is whether or not a subdistributor really served in such a role, or was simply an authorized sales agent
Kill Bill, Vol. 3: House Neuters FCC, Other Agencies
The "Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016," has pretty much ended FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's not-so-Cinderella-like run
Are Local TV Political Ads No Longer Effective?
According to a new Morning Consult poll conducted for TVB, winning campaigns benefit from broadcast spot TV efforts
OTT Summit Set For Capital Spotlight
A January 23 “OTT Summit” has been scheduled by the NAB’s PILOT initiative and the LMA
Broadcasters Need To Send This To The FCC
Attention TV Broadcasters: Your reports on ancillary and supplementary services (and required fees) are due by Dec. 1
This Owner Got Three Boise Licenses Bounced
The broadcaster has a near-monopoly on Spanish-language TV viewing in the growing DMA.
NABOB, MMTC Sue FCC
FCC inaction on the extension 1992 Cable Procurement Rule to all communications and high tech industries is going to court
Why Did Univision Just Shed 6% Of Its Workforce?
Between 200 and 250 people are being let go as part of a restructuring tied to the company's poor Q3 earnings performance.
NAB Pours Water On FCC’s Proposed Repack Schedule
The NAB has filed responses to the FCC’s proposed scheduling plan for repacking broadcast television stations
GOP Tells Wheeler to Back Off
Already besieged FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is really copping it from the GOP, in the wake of Donald Trump’s shock victory
A Big Bond Offering For 21st Century Fox
The news, which came late Tuesday, sees the bond offering come in two tranches
Who Wants To Keep The Spectrum Transition Timeframe?
A Capitol Hill battle could be heating up over what can transpire, and what cannot, at the FCC
Che, Viacom! Telefónica Taken For $345M
In a deal valued at $345 million, Viacom is buying Televisión Federal S.A. (Telefe), one of the main free-to-air channels in Argentina.
How Many Viewers Tuned In To Election Coverage?
Nielsen crunched the numbers and has a total viewer count for election night coverage across 13 networks airing live prime-time programming.