Paramount Re-Ups With Nielsen For Audience Measurement
So much for an impasse: Paramount has licensed new Nielsen services including Advanced Audiences, Big Data + Panel, Ad-Supported Streaming Platform Ratings, Nielsen ONE Ads for Connected Television, and National OOH expansion to inform advertising, programming and licensing strategies.
Video Streaming In 2025: More Growth For Netflix, Tubi
A new report from MX8 Labs offers a guide on where growth for over-the-top and free ad-supported TV services, or "FAST" channels, is heading in 2025. The quick answer? Netflix "still has room to grow in terms of consumer coverage and subscriptions," while Tubi is fast becoming a top cable TV replacement service.
Connecticut Senator, N.Y. House Member Seek ‘Sports Blackout’ Stop
What's prompted Chris Murphy and Pat Ryan to team up on legislation designed to reimburse MVPD customers who can't access a channel they are paying for during a "blackout"? Look no further than Altice USA's Optimum MVPD and the regional sports network home to four New York-area pro sports teams.
Should NBCU’s Parent Consider A Merger With Spectrum Owner?
Could Comcast Corp.'s Spectrum merge with Comcast's Xfinity MVPD offering? While that's a question for regulators in the second Trump Administration, one Wall Street watchdog wonders if it is time for a tie-up, given the Comcast Corp. fourth quarter results released on Thursday.
Free TV Networks To Launch Fourth Diginet
The Atlanta-based company offering the 365BLK, Outlaw and Defy digital multicast broadcast TV networks to partners across the U.S. has added a fourth diginet to its lineup — and it is one geared toward men who like "high-adrenaline, crime-focused programming."
Nexstar, Griffin Media Properties To Air Select Texas Rangers Games
The 2023 Major League Baseball World Champions shared Tuesday that they've created the Rangers Sports Network (RSN), which will produce and distribute the Texas Rangers’ games and other select content. The nation's largest owner of broadcast TV stations will air at least a dozen of those games on free-to-air TV across the team's territory.
TEGNA’s Premion Enters Growing Brazilian TV Market
Premion, the TEGNA-owned Connected TV/OTT advertising platform designed for regional and local advertisers, is partnering with GDB Brazil to bring its Octillion Demand Side Platform to the largest Portuguese-language market in the world.
How Much Did The Lanes Pay For Imagicomm Spins?
The TV broadcasting company led by Patricia and Brian Lane has struck a deal to purchase stations in two small West Coast markets from Imagicomm. How much Marquee Broadcasting is paying Imagicomm for the stations once owned by Brian Brady's Northwest Broadcasting will remain a public mystery.
A Big Viewing Finish To 2024 For Disney
Nielsen’s December 2024 Media Distributor Gauge results are driven by "a dynamic month for TV that included the seasonal uptick in demand for holiday movies, a large appetite for football with more games moving exclusively to streaming, and a post-election downturn in news viewing."
LiMu Waddles Ahead With Spot Cable Push
An emu can't fly, but Liberty Mutual Insurance is soaring ahead in the ever-competitive auto insurance specialist category when it comes to advertising activity at Spot Cable. That's the latest takeaway from the Media Monitors Spot Ten Cable report for the week ending January 26, 2025.
S&P Global Ratings’ Sobering U.S. Linear TV Outlook
"We believe that linear TV's decline in the U.S. is irreversible," Naveen Sarma, U.S. Media and Entertainment Managing Director for S&P Global Ratings. Here's the good news: "There is no immediate cliff," Sarma said.
Sinclair To Start The Q4 Earnings Showcase
How will the final three months of 2024 fare for Sinclair Inc., the broadcast TV station licensee that is shepherding the transition to ATSC 3.0 and is also the parent of companies ranging from Dielectric to Main Street Sports Group, parent of the FanDuel-branded regional sports network operation? All will find out on February 26.
Gray Joins Q4 Earnings Parade On February’s Final Thursday
The company led by Hilton Howell Jr. and Pat LaPlatney will share its results with analysts and investors during an 11am Eastern earnings call on that Thursday, following calls from Nexstar (at 10am Eastern) and TEGNA (at 9am Eastern). What can investors expect to hear from the Gray C-Suite?
Soledad O’Brien To Conclude ‘Matter of Fact’
As a matter of fact, she's staying on with Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG) for forthcoming new projects. That said, "Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien" will conclude its tenth and final season in national syndication in August.
Five Charlotte Hornets Games Get Greater Simulcast
The NBA's Charlotte Hornets will benefit from added availability of five of its upcoming games, thanks to an agreement that will see a simulcast of FanDuel Sports Southeast games on stations owned by Gray Media and Capitol Broadcasting across the team's territory.