Report Shows Netflix Has The Competition Whipped
ComScore is reporting that Netflix logs more viewing time in the US than its rivals Amazon, Hulu, and YouTube combined. Netflix holds a mighty 40 per cent share of total viewing hours. YouTube is a distant second with 18 percent, with Hulu third (14 percent), and then Amazon Video (7 percent).
Daystar Buys Again As Another Sovryn Deal Non-Consummation Surfaces
One day ago, Word of God Fellowship revealed that it was acquiring a low-power TV station with a transmitter high atop the Empire State Building. Now, it is snagging a low-power TV station serving "America's Finest City." It's a station Sovryn Holdings, led by Philip Falcone, originally agreed to purchase in September 2021.
How Many U.S. Households Have An ‘SVOD’?
New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) finds that some 64% of all U.S. households have a subscription video on-Demand (SVOD) service from either Netflix, Amazon Prime, and/or Hulu. That's up in a big way from 2014.
Manship Puts Schmaltz In WBRZ’s Top Slot
In Bayou Country, the Manship Family has become well-known for its ownership of ABC affiliate WBRZ-2 in Baton Rouge. Ralph Bender, its Chief Financial Officer, is nationally recognized for his active role with the annual Media Finance Focus conference staged by MFM and BCCA. Now, WBRZ's General Manager is retiring. His successor has just been revealed by the Manships.
DirecTV Now Gets CBS Corp.’s Networks
Ahead of the release of its Q2 2017 earnings Monday, CBS Corp. revealed that it has reached a carriage agreement with AT&T that brings select CBS and The CW O&Os and affiliates; the Showtime premium pay-TV network; the Pop basic cable TV network; and the CBS Sports Network to the streaming "skinny bundle" package.
NEXTGEN TV Expands to Android TV Marketplace
The coalition of U.S. broadcast companies transitioning to NEXTGEN TV known as Pearl TV is teaming up with a software solutions provider for connected TV devices to launch a "fast track program" that adds new ATSC 3.0 A/344 interactive features.
Sinclair Says Yes To YouTube TV Deal
The company that intends to merge with Tribune Media on Thursday announced an agreement for all of its ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC affiliates, and the Tennis Channel, to be carried in their respective markets once YouTube TV debuts in those respective locales.
Gray Buys ‘WKRP’ In Cincinnati: The TV Station
Yes, there is a "WKRP", but you won't find those call letters in any FCC database. Rather, it is the brand of a low-power TV station that is on its way to becoming the latest LPTV property to be acquired by Gray Television.
Could Nexstar Stock Be Overvalued?
That's a question investors may not like the answer to, but Capital Cube offers the query after noting that Nexstar Media Group's stock has breached its 50-day moving average in a bullish manner. Capital Cube looked at five technical indicators in its review of NXST shares, and its prognosis isn't so swell.
A ‘Prime’ Black Friday NFL Game Coming In 2023
It's a gamble that Amazon believes will give its National Football League contract a little more oomph in the coming years. A new "Black Friday" matchup is being added to the NFL schedule, starting next season. And, Prime Video will be the only place fans across the U.S. will be able to view the game.
RBR+TVBR INFOCUS: vCreative Revs Up Expansion To TV
After more than a decade of providing cloud-based ad management technology to radio broadcasting companies, vCreative is nearing the launch of a similar platform for broadcast TV stations. The company's founder, Jinny Laderer, shared her thoughts on ad scheduling and how it can still get fouled up. It's why she's convinced TV can benefit from the tool she developed with her husband in the early 2000s, and we're pleased to offer this post-Irma encore for the benefit of all RBR+TVBR readers.
Fox Corporation Expands VIZIO Distribution Partnership
The big takeaway — the addition of FOX Sports app and FOX Weather free streaming channel, which build on the FOX programing line-up on VIZIO.
Alexander Steps Aside At NAB, Will Continue With NABEF
This industry advocate will be stepping aside at year's end as the EVP of the NAB Television Department. But, he won't be any less active at the NAB Education Foundation (NABEF).
Gray Keeps ‘Big Four’ Network Affiliation In Place
There will be no fear of a "great affiliation shift" for viewers of Gray Television-owned stations across 25 markets, thanks to a short-term agreement signed by the broadcast television station group and one of the "Big Four" networks.
Initial $1 Billion Of Repack Dollars Released
The Incentive Auction Task Force and the Media Bureau on Monday (10/16) affirmed the initial allocation of $1 billion in the TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund. The funds are the first designed to reimburse eligible full power and Class A broadcasters and multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) for expenses related to the construction of station facilities on reassigned channels.