ACA asks Congress to keep cable compulsory copyright license
ACA CEO Matthew Polka urged Congress to retain cable’s compulsory copyright license, saying the law still tracks with current market conditions
NAB challenges FCC in US Court of Appeals
The National Association of Broadcasters filed a petition 5/12 at the U.S. Court of Appeals for
Cable’s gilded age: No fanfare for the common person
According to a recent consumer survey, America's consumers ranked four of the largest pay-TV providers
PTC releases top sponsors of TV’s worst shows
As the TV upfronts get underway, The Parents Television Council released its new “Top Sponsors
Liberty Media to spin off Charter stake in new company
Liberty Media said it will spin off some of its assets in a new company called Liberty Broadband. Shareholders
Broadcast networks cut numerous shows, pre-upfront
In preparations for the fall programming presentations and the upfronts in NYC, the big four have announced numerous cancellations--including a few
NAB files comments on auction repacking, translators
Here are comments NAB filed with the FCC regarding the methodology used to calculate TV station coverage areas following the broadcast spectrum
Nielsen, NBCU team for Olympics 3-screen pilot
Digital video viewing saw double-digit growth in 2013, making cross-platform insights critical for
CBS reports mixed results
CBS revenues of $3.86B came in a tad light of our expectations of $3.93B (consensus of $3.92B), but the rest results looked solid. The miss was mostly related to tough yoy comps vs. Super Bowl and more NCAA games. However, CBS reported record Q1 EPS of $0.78 vs. our forecast of $0.73 (consensus of $0.75). OIBDA was $930M, above our $912M estimate and consensus of $911M. The results were driven by higher margin content licensing (+6%) as well as strong affiliate/retrans fees (+9%). Heading into the Upfront,
Scripps Networks Interactive Q1 saw 8.3% boost
Revenues for the quarter increased 8.3% to $644 million from the prior-year period. Results reflect strong
Liberty Interactive/QVC Q1 up 1%
Liberty Interactive grew QVC US revenue by 1% and adjusted OIBDA by 3% in Q1. QVC's revenue
DISH Q1 up 6%
DISH Network reported Q1 revenue totaling $3.59 billion for the quarter, compared to $3.38 billion for Q1 2013—up 6%. Net income
ACA: Comcast-TWC-Charter deal threatens consumers, competition
ACA CEO Matthew Polka told a House panel 5/8 that Comcast’s merger with Time Warner Cable and parallel transactions with Charter Communications will result in significant competitive harm to independent cable operators and their customers and should be blocked if conditions won’t adequately address the severe anti-consumer impact.
ATBA to FCC: Don’t dismantle LPTV, translators
The Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance has filed ex parte comments with FCC in GN Docket 12-268, the Spectrum Incentive Auction. These comments
Gray gets 13% boost in Q1
Total revenue at Gray Television increased $13.1 million, or 17%, to $91.3 million for Q1 compared to Q1 2013 primarily due to the increases in local ad revenue and retrans consent revenue, as well as an expected increase in political ad revenue.