TelevisaUnivision Q1 2024 Earnings Date Affirmed
The world's largest producer of Spanish-language audio and video content, which ended 2023 by pushing more than $1 billion in debt repayments from 2025 to 2028 at a higher interest rate, is coming off of a tough end to last year.
ATSC 3.0 Security Automation Service Arrives
With the 2024 NAB Show starting on Saturday in Las Vegas, DigiCAP is sharing the news that the first installation of a new system to automate ATSC 3.0 security certificate management is now complete.
Gray’s No. 4 Institutional Investor Trims Share Total
As of the end of 2023, Gray Television's biggest institutional investors were Blackrock Inc., with 8.11% interest; Morgan Stanley, with 5.86% interest; and Darsana Capital Partners, with 5.8% interest. Then came Gray's No. 4 investor, which has decreased its holdings in the company.
PBS Member Settles Public File Violations With Consent Decree
In June 2022, the FCC issued Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture to the owner of four PBS Member stations for public file rule violations. Now, more than 18 months later, the Commission has entered into a Consent Decree with the licensee, resolving the matter.
Sinclair Joins Entertainment ID Registry Board
EIDR is a public registry that provides a unique identifier for audio-visual content, designed to provide a standard way of identifying and tracking works across the media supply chain.
Hearst TV Honored for Military/Veteran Recruitment
“The extraordinary efforts of Hearst Television to hire, retain and support veterans and the military-connected community have earned the organization one of our highest awards,” said George Altman, president of VETS Indexes.
Gray Television’s Q1 Report Release Date Is Confirmed
Broadcast TV station owner Gray Television has announced when it will release its first quarter 2024 earnings report. What can holders of "GTN" expect to hear from Pat LaPlatney, Hilton Howell Jr. and the rest of the executive leadership team?
CBS News Re-Envisions National Stream, Changes Name
CBS News 24/7 is the new name for CBS News' national stream, which is expanding its live coverage starting April 22. With the rebrand to "CBS News 24/7" comes an eponymous live newscast offering world news across an hour, starting in June.
Crackdowns on Password Sharing Impacting SVOD Churn
Some 52% of TV content viewers have cancelled or lost access to at least one of their subscription video-on-demand services within the past year, Horowitz Research shares in a new study. For those who cancelled or lost access within the past 12 months, cost is a big reason.
Pinal County Gets FCC OK For Tucson TV
Aside from the cities of Apache Junction and San Tan Valley, the majority of Pinal County, Ariz. sees itself more closely aligned to Tucson than Phoenix. That's why the county, with community support, petitioned the FCC to modify the local satellite markets of four Tucson TV stations.
‘One Television Year in the World,’ At A Glance
In 2023, on average and based on the aggregation of the consumption in 86 countries in the world, viewers devoted an average of 2 hours 21 minutes per day to television. That's according to France's "Glance" Global Audience & Content Evolution Report courtesy of Médiamétrie.
CBS News & Stations Names A ‘Weather Strategy’ Leader
She has a Master's Degree in French Studies from New York University and has been in the U.S. broadcast news industry for 35 years. Now, this former ABC News VP of Newsgathering is taking a key weather leadership role at CBS News & Stations.
A Tax Day Blitz At Spot Cable and Spot TV
In most weeks, there's a disparity between the use of Spot Cable and Spot Television when reviewing who the top advertisers are at each form of media, based on play count. For the week ending April 8, that was far from the case. And, that's thanks to a key product tied to Tax Day in the U.S.
Morgan Murphy Media Pacts With Sinclair For Local News
Morgan Murphy is poised to "greatly expand its local news coverage" at a Michigan TV station it recently purchased from The Marks Media Group by entering a partnership with Sinclair Inc.'s two stations in Traverse City.
A ‘5G Broadcast Collective’ Eyes NAB Show Debut
XGen Network (XGN) and Milachi Media, as the founding members along with the LPTVBA, are gearing up for the April 13 launch at the 2024 NAB Show of a new broadcast industry non-profit whose aim is to promote and help deploy 5G Broadcasting worldwide.