‘A Bit Confused’: SCOTUS Offers A Cloudy FCC Forecast
What's the key takeaway from the 82-minute Supreme Court hearing of oral arguments in "FCC v. Prometheus," the cross-ownership rule remand appeal? Several justices seemed confused by what they are being asked to judge, and the Justice Department's Deputy Solicitor General serving as the FCC's counsel was definitely on the hot seat.
The InFOCUS Podcast: Davina Sashkin
The U.S. Supreme Court for exactly 82 minutes on Tuesday morning heard a consolidated oral argument in "FCC v. Prometheus Radio Project," the Commission's appeal of a lower court's remand of its cross-ownership media rule rewrite. Fletcher Heald & Hildreth attorney Davina Sashkin provides an exclusive analysis of what transpired in this podcast, presented by DOT.FM. LISTEN HERE
Scripps Clarifies Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Commitment
Over the long MLK Day holiday weekend, a report from one Wall Street observer that claimed noted investor Warren Buffet had snagged "a 24.9% passive stake" in The E.W. Scripps Co. attracted much attention, including that of RBR+TVBR. Scripps now says that's not what's happening. Rather, Buffett is helping Scripps out with its ION Media purchase.
NATPE Virtual Miami 2021 Starts For a Global Audience
This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NATPE Miami conference is a virtual affair. And, it kicks off Tuesday (1/19) with four days of sessions that very much includes production -- in addition to content, research and investment.
Localism vs. Diversity: The FCC’s TV News Dilemma
What is the relationship between the number of independent local television news operations in a market and the size of the market, as measured by number of television households? That's a question two members of the FCC's Office of Economics and Analytics have addressed in a "Working Paper" that points to further DMA-level consolidation of news operations.
Entercom Shares Soar On Wells Fargo’s Upgrade
When Marci Ryvicker was Managing Director of Wells Fargo Securities, a role she had for 16 years before exiting in August 2018, she was a champion of Entercom Communications. Some 2 1/2 years later, her successor at Wells Fargo is equally enamored with the audio media company, as he's just given its stock an important vote of confidence.
Beasley Commences Notes Offering
A wholly owned subsidiary of Beasley Media Group said Tuesday that it intends to offer millions of dollars in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes, subject to market and other conditions. Why? It is a "new debt for old debt" move from the Southwest Florida-based media company.
A Broadband Antenna, RF System Finally Arrive In Puerto Rico
For a generation of Puerto Ricans, "Alfa Rock 106" was the home for rock and roll music. Times change, and just after midnight on March 3, 2018, WCAD-FM concluded its broadcast era. Just before Christmas 2018, the station was reborn, later taking new call letters that better reflect its current programming. Now, it's installed a listener-funded Dielectric DCR-M.
A Radio App For A Smartwatch Arrives … But Not In the USA?
The first radio app to be compatible with one of the world's more popular brands of smart watches has been released for international consumption. But, radio broadcasters in the U.S. shouldn't get too excited about it. The smart watch manufacturer has been branded by Washington Republicans as an agent of the People's Republic of China.
Cogeco Sees Radio Revenue Improvements In Fiscal Q1
The revenue decline remains in the double digits. But, the results point to a good, if not great, quarter-by-quarter recovery from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic's economic carnage on broadcast radio in Canada. That's the story Montréal-based Cogeco is sharing with respect to its just-released fiscal Q1 2021 results.
Radio Drags Corus In Fiscal Q1 ’21
It's a nation where political dollars weren't a factor in quarterly earnings growth. Yet, television segment income was up despite a dip in revenue for Canadian media company Corus.
This helped Corus achieve flat earnings per share in the fiscal first quarter of 2021, as net income only slightly decreased. The bigger issue for the company is Radio.
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Tutt Puts N.C. LPTV Into New Hands
Travel between Rocky Mount and Wilmington, N.C., along U.S. 258, and you'll come across the picturesque city of Kinston, in Lenoir County. Here, a low-powered TV station is being sold by Tutt Media Group.
Netflix Sputters In Q4 As Net Income Dips
The modern era's biggest competitor to broadcast media content consumption, Netflix, on Tuesday afternoon released its Q4 2020 results. How did it do? Perhaps the Q1 2021 forecast is a better topic of discussion. While 21.5% year-over-year revenue growth was seen for Netflix, net income was down. Why?
Frontier’s Chapter 11 Approved By FCC
It remains in a battle with Gray Television over the carriage on one of its legacy TV services of a ABC affiliate within the vast Tampa-St. Petersburg DMA. Now, that fight could be taking perhaps a positive spin -- if good vibes from the C-Suite find their way into retrans negotiation. Frontier has emerged from federal bankruptcy protection.
A Sinclair ABC Affiliate Adds Local News
As of today, the ABC affiliate serving the Triad region of North Carolina is getting its own newscasts at 6pm and 11pm. It brings Greensboro and Winston Salem "a fresh perspective on local news," the News Director for the Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned station says.
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