Time Warner Q1 up 9%; up 10% excluding Time Inc.
Revenues increased 9% to $7.5 billion in Q1. Adjusted Operating Income grew 7% to $1.5 billion
Preserving public safety as a core ‘first principle’ in US communications policy
Public safety is a core “first principle” for federal and state decision-makers when setting public policy
Univision: Comcast + TWC bad for Hispanic audiences
Univision President Randy Falco said that Comcast’s plan to buy rival Time Warner Cable could be
Top US TV shows kicked off Chinese streaming sites
Chinese authorities have ordered video streaming websites in the country to stop showing four
Journal Q1 up 3.7%
For the first quarter, Journal Communications’ revenue was $96.6 million, up 3.7% over Q1 2013. Digital revenue of $4.6 million
Media General announces secondary public offering
Media General announced 4/28 that certain of its stockholders intend to offer for sale 9,000,000 shares of the company’s voting common stock in a registered underwritten secondary public offering. The selling stockholders also expect to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,350,000 shares of voting common stock from the selling stockholders.
Media General Q1 up 16%
Media General’s Q1 revenue increased 16% to $144 million, compared to combined net operating revenue of $124 million in the first
Hearst TV’s Kathleen Keefe to retire
Kathleen Keefe, Hearst Television Vice President, Sales, is retiring at the end of the year, concluding
Aereo streaming NYC stations outside of DMA
A TV broadcaster in NY State tells us he was able to view all of the NYC channels Aereo streams on his
Hollywood studios may beat piracy in China streaming deal
Hollywood film studios have pretty much failed to overcome piracy in China, missing out on hundreds of millions in sales as pirates sell copies of brand new films on DVD or online. Some of the bigger studios are now working with Tencent, one of China’s largest internet groups, on a Netflix-style streaming service that aims to beat piracy by delivering new films to homes across China just two weeks after their US release in theaters.
LIN Media Q1 revenue was up 18%
Q1 revenues increased 18% to $166.2 million compared to $141 million in the first quarter of
Comcast, Charter strike divestiture, spinoff deal
Comcast announced 4/28 a series of transactions that will lower its debt and help clear the way for
Wash Post: Net neutrality rules will kill Aereo if SCOTUS doesn’t
The Washington Post’s Brian Fung had an interesting take on all that
Still on top: Wheel and Jeopardy!
For the second week in a row (April 7 - April 13) CBS Television Distribution’s Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! ranked #1 and #2 in total viewership. Judge Judy, also distributed by CBSTVD, came in 3rd among viewers but number one among households.
Nexstar declares quarterly dividend
Nexstar Broadcasting’s board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share of its Class A common stock. The dividend is payable on Friday, May 30, 2014, to shareholders of record on Friday, May 16, 2014.












