Is Allan Block Heading Back To CEO Role At BCI?
A family feud involving an ousted Chief Executive Officer and his twin brother who he is at odds with over the future of their parents' media business has taken an intriguing twist, as a judge has opened the door to reinstatement. This could put Allan Block back in the CEO chair.
A DMA Shift Request To Get A Reworking
A Texas county that has petitioned the FCC to modify its cable and satellite television markets to permit the carriage of "Big Four" network affiliates within the Tyler-Longview market has asked the Media Bureau to dismiss it. Why? So it may correct errors.
QSRs Power Up Their Spot Cable Presence
The heat of summer is here across the U.S., and that typically sees quick-service restaurant chains increase their spot activity across cable television. For the week ending July 7, which includes the Independence Day holiday, that Fourth "bump" was seen once again for the ad category.
Exact Ad Measurement The Focus Of iSpot.TV Study
TV measurement company iSpot.tv has released a report designed to illustrate a need "for more precise ad buying" during live sports programming. The study, authored by iSpot VP of Sports Insights and Strategy Dave Coletti, sends the message that "Every Second Counts."
Nexstar, Mission Grab TV Translators In Oklahoma
Steven G. Smith has decided to part ways with two TV translator stations he owns through his Guymon TV Translator Inc. Who's buying the Oklahoma facilities? Look no further than the nation's No. 1 licensee of broadcast TV stations — and its favored shared services partner, led by Dennis Thatcher.
NBCU Shifts Its San Diego Sales Leader To North Texas
A veteran broadcast TV sales executive who has spent the last decade heading a team of account executives for NBCUniversal's broadcast properties in San Diego is packing up and heading to Dallas for a similar role that begins in one month.
MoffettNathanson Trims Disney Price Target On Theme Park Wariness
But don't think for a minute that direct-to-consumer content is underperforming for the owner of ABC, ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+. Rather, it is The Walt Disney Company's theme parks unit that has MoffettNathanson Senior Analyst Robert Fishman wary of the company's coming fiscal quarters.
Gray Joins Nexstar With August 8 Q2 Results Reveal
At 10am Eastern on August 8, leaders from the nation's biggest broadcast television station ownership group will share details regarding their second quarter earnings results. Immediately following that conference call from Nexstar Media Group, Gray Television will do the same.
Jonathan Katz Flips The Switch With ‘DEFY’ Launch
The founder and President/CEO of what was known as Katz Networks, which Scripps acquired in 2017, is celebrating the launch of a new broadcast "diginet" under his Free TV Networks banner.
Crackle Parent Chicken Soup for the Soul To Reorganize
Its mission is to provide stories to consumers that are "positive, uplifting and real." For Chicken Soup for the Soul, that's come with severe financial strains. Now, the company has filed for bankruptcy protection — a move that sent its shares down nearly 50% to just under 10 cents on Monday morning.
An Auto Insurance Specialist Stays Strong With TV Spots
When it comes to the brands topping the latest Spot Ten TV and Spot Ten Cable reports, there's little commonality in terms of how brands use either one form of media or the other. That's not the case for Progressive, which is the strongest brand to use both broadcast and MVPD-distributed channels.
ION Plus: A FAST Move To OTA Distribution
An advertising-supported television (FAST) streaming channel owned by The E.W. Scripps Company is days away from becoming available as an over-the-air broadcast television channel.
House GOP Again Seeks Zero Funding For Public Media
The quest by Republicans on Capitol Hill to "zero out" public media funding continues, as the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies today recommended just that in its FY 2025 appropriations bill.
TEGNA ‘FAST’ Channels, Hubbard Local Content Head To Zeam
It was formerly known as "VuIT." Today, it is known as Zeam, and seeks to become a key digital destination for video content. To help attract more consumers, it has just added new free ad-supported streaming television channels from TEGNA and local content for stations owned by Hubbard Broadcasting.
Nexstar Reveals Its Q2 2024 Results Release Date
The nation's No. 1 broadcast television ownership group, which is also the parent of WGN Radio, NewsNation and the controlling interest holder in The CW Network, has announced when it will share its second quarter results and host its earnings call for shareholders and financial analysts.