WBA Finalizes Hall Of Fame Inductees, Local Legend List
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation will be saluting four individuals who have actively served the broadcast industry in the state by inducting them into the WBA Hall of Fame. This year's class includes a top executive at one of the nation's biggest broadcast TV companies, an owner of locally focused radio stations, an EAS champion who was an engineer for Journal Communications' flagship stations, and an innovative training specialist who has influenced hundreds of sales executives across the Midwest.
A Buy, And A Sell, For Castelli In Florida
Vincent Castelli has been an active buyer and seller of low-power television stations in recent years. Now, he's agreed to acquire a property serving the capital of the Sunshine State. At the same time, he's spinning another LPTV property in this city to John Kyle II.
Fox Jazzes Up Its Ad Avails
In what is being hailed as "a major initiative to transform the commercial experience on its networks," Fox Networks Group President of Advertising Revenue Joe Marchese unveiled what are being billed as "JAZ" pods: two-ad pods that give advertisers adjacency to all of FOX's sports and entertainment programming.
In Connected TV Move, Locality Expands Partnership with FreeWheel
Locality, a local television solutions provider, is widening its business relationship with Comcast-owned TV industry tech platform FreeWheel. What does this mean for its clients?
Polka Talks Transparency In AT&T/Time Warner Proceedings
This morning, American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew M. Polka issued a statement regarding the opposition of Disney, Fox, Univision, and Viacom to ACA/RCN’s proposed commercial arbitration remedy, particularly its discovery process fix.
Wade Oosterman Is Retiring From Bell Media. His Successor Is Selected
The individual who has served as Bell Group President since 2015 is retiring, and he'll be completely gone from BCE Inc. as of November 1. That means Bell Media, the owner of radio and TV stations in Canada will have a new leader. And, it is a 15-year veteran of A+E Networks who most recently was at Nielsen.
CBS Shares Climb Again As Redstone Seeks Stay
Tuesday proved to be another winning day on Wall Street for CBS Corp. At the Closing Bell, the company's stock was up another 16 cents, to $56.47 — its highest closing price since late January. The gains came despite an effort made yesterday by National Amusements Inc. and controller Shari Redstone for a stay in the CBS shareholder suit.
More Reach For NewsNation Comes FAST For Nexstar
A free ad-supported streaming television network distributed to a half-million hotels and more than 2,500 airport screens across North America has partnered with the nation's No. 1 owner of broadcast TV stations to extend the distribution of its all-news MVPD-distributed network.
An Automated Way For TV To Capture Digital Dollars
FreeWheel and Operative on Monday announced a partnership that makes NBCUniversal the first media company to participate in a platform designed to empower TV media businesses to sell advanced TV along with digital at scale in an automated way— to compete against Facebook and Google.
FCC Now Accepting NextGen TV License Applications For Multicast Streams
With an official Public Notice distributed Thursday, the FCC's Media Bureau says all ATSC 3.0 multicast licensing rules adopted in the Third Next Gen TV Report and Order are now in effect. As such, the Bureau is now ready to accept NextGen TV license applications that involve simulcast multicast streams and/or non-simulcast 1.0 multicast streams.
Another Gray Move Forward For Broadcast TV
On July 16, Gray Television broke ground on a new 30,000 square foot facility that will house the CBS, NBC, MyNetworkTV, The CW Network and Antenna TV stations serving the Augusta, Ga., market. While that facility is expected to be completed in late 2019, Gray has just celebrated the opening of a brand-new facility housing its two stations in a South Dakota market.
Retail and Pharma: The Spot TV Pacers
The latest Spot Ten reports for broadcast TV and cable television have been released by iHeartMedia-owned Media Monitors. What's the story for Spot Television? Retailers are as active as ever across the holiday shopping season, while two big pharmaceutical brands continue to spend.
Another Day, Another HC2 Buy
On Tuesday, Philip Falcone's HC2 Station Group made headlines by grabbing a Class A TV station serving a growing part of South Florida. Now, HC2 is adding a Class A in one of the nation's hippest cities in a deal that could further build a group of owned-and-operated stations for Azteca América.
The ‘Re-Bundling’ Of Streaming TV: A 2024 Story?
As 2024 begins, discussions ranging from the high cost of OTT services, to the churn factor, have gained much attention. Now, Wall Street financial house MoffettNathanson is examining the concept of "re-bundling" – specifically, the possibility of breaking the biggest video-on-demand services out of their silos.
ACA Comments On Raycom And Gray
On Monday, the American Cable Association filed comments regarding Gray Television’s proposed purchase of Raycom Media. Upon closing of the deal (and after divestitures), Gray would own 124 television stations, 62 of which are ranked first in all-day Nielsen ratings in their local markets, which would be the highest number of top-ranked television stations owned by any broadcaster.