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.
Ensuring a fair and competitive incentive auction
Next year the FCC will conduct the first-ever “Incentive Auction,” which will harness market forces to
Meredith Q3 TV station revenue up 14%
Meredith reported fiscal Q3 2014 revenues of $98 million in its Local Media Group, up 14% from
Netflix makes deals with TiVo, MSOs for set-top box integration
Netflix's streaming video subscription service will be integrated into TiVo set-top boxes for customers of
Tribune Broadcasting names Katherine Green SVP/News
Tribune Broadcasting announced the appointment of Katherine Green to Senior Vice President of News
Local TV revenues to hit $20 billion this year
BIA/Kelsey forecasts the local television advertising market will grow by nearly 8% this year, after
Details from broadcasters’ meeting with Wheeler; Gravino comments
Here’s a run-down of FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s meeting
Tribune stations win 14 Edward R. Murrow awards (video)
Tribune Broadcasting announced eight of its television stations were awarded 14 Edward R. Murrow Awards by the Radio Television Digital News Association