Nexstar beats Q3 expectations
One way to increase revenue in a political off year is to increase the number of stations you own and/or operate, and that has definitely been the modus operandi for Nexstar Broadcasting Group. On top of that, it was able to beat expectations.
Stakeholders: Eschew auction restrictions or loss cash
Two organizations, The Expanding Opportunities for Broadcasters Coalition and the Consumer
Football rules Sunday once again
The baseball World Series is over, putting NFL Football - and NBC - firmly in control of the Sunday night Nielsens. Football also helped...
Charter talks for Time Warner Cable resuming
Charter Communications is working on submitting formal a bid for Time Warner Cable before 2014, "trying to devise a deal structure that would lure...
Clyburn takes on TV sports blackouts
The FCC has been telling interested legislators that it was close to issuing a recommendation on
Wheel rolls to another syndie win
Pat Sajak and Vanna White pulled in over 10M viewers during the week of 10/14, giving their show more eyeballs than any other syndicated...
ABC takes Halloween
An 8% chunk of the 18-49 audience was missing Thursday due to Halloween-related activities, and ABC had Charlie Brown on hand to help capture...
WaPo joins list of TV companies in odd-year crunch
The newly-newspaperless Washington Post still owns a television group, where the lack of political and Olympic income caused the red ink to flow freely in Q3 2013. Results for its cable division weren’t nearly as gruesome.
Turner, Starcom strike brand integration deal
The deal will feature brand integrations for Starcom USA (Publicis Groupe) clients within
NBC: “Revolution” maintains in spite of World Series
Wednesday Primetime Results: TIME-SHIFTING: Note that last week in L+3, both “Revolution” and “SVU” added 57% to their 18-49 ratings.
Despite facing the deciding sixth...
Blackouts fuel disgruntlement among NFL fans
Support is lining up to bring an end to the non-profit tax-exempt status of the National Football League. One question: Why should citizens pick up the taxation slack for an organization that scorns those same citizens by blacking out access to its games?
Fox homers with final Series game
No other network even came close to Fox Wednesday night as the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the contest's 6th...
Belo saw a tough Q3 on political comps
Belo reported total revenue of $166 million in Q3, which was $10 million or 5.7% lower than Q3 2012 as the company fought tough...
Media General comps sink on lack of political
The odd-year comparables for television groups are always challenging, and it was far too big of a hole for Media General to dig out of after last year’s epic political spending. But it did show growth in its core advertising categories.
Congressional Republican leaders getting hit on TV
Politico reports that a political action committee has purchased a rather large advertising flight running in selected Kentucky and Ohio media markets. The ads take aim at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Speaker John Boehner (R-OH).
The ads are coming from Patriot Majority, described by Politico as a Democratic-leaning organization.