Two-Thirds Of OTT Free Trials Don’t Pay To Subscribe
More than two-thirds of "Over-the-Top" free trials will not fork over the dollars to pay for a subscription. That's a key takeaway from a "connected entertainment research" study from Parks Associates that sought to put a positive spin on OTT—a big buzz topic and exhibit hall draw at the 2017 NAB Show.
Sinclair Seeks Extension Of STG Credit Facilities
Sinclair Television Group has confirmed that it intends to enter into an amendment to its credit agreement to provide for, among other things, the incurrence of new term loans. There's a reason for this, the Sinclair Broadcast Group subsidiary explains.
CPB Thanks Congress For Keeping Its Funding
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has officially thanked the U.S. House of Representatives and Senators for ensuring that their funding remains intact for 2017.
Shawn Makhjiani: Broadcasters Have a ‘FAST’ Cash Opportunity
He's made a name for himself across the industry for his role as SVP of Business Development and Strategy for NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, focusing on the NBC Spot On offering. Why would broadcasters want to hear what Shawn Makhjiani has to say? There are dollars in "FAST" channels, he said at the NAB Show.
Meredith Corp. Sets NYC Investor Day
What's the road ahead look like for Meredith Corp., the publisher of a variety of women's lifestyle brands in addition to its collection of local TV stations across the U.S.? Investors will find out on June 6 during a 90-minute presentation devoted expressly for them.
QSR Dominance At Spot Cable
It's no secret that quick-service restaurants prefer to use spot cable more than other linear media channels to connect with consumers. For the week ending May 15, three "fast food" brands could be found in the Top 5 for the latest Spot Ten Cable report from Media Monitors.
NAB To FCC: Allow Temporary Alternatives For LPTVs, TV Translators
The NAB has asked the FCC to give displaced low-power TV stations and television translator facilities the ability to operate on an alternative channel until the FCC processes its displacement applications. Not doing so could jeopardize the continuity of service to viewers, the NAB argues.
Gray Television Adds A Class A Construction Permit
Gray Television has been an active buyer of "fill-in" facilities. The company is at it again. This time, it's buying a Class A TV construction permit in an Alabama municipality.
Zenith Signs Off On New Nielsen Local TV Deal
Publicis Media's Zenith has inked a new agreement for Nielsen's Local Television Measurement. The renewal will provide Zenith with continued access to Nielsen's local current TV ratings across all 210 Nielsen DMAs.
Sinclair Chooses Croteau To Lead N.Y. Capital District Duo
One is the nation's first television station and a color TV pioneer, too. The other is its younger sibling that serves as The CW Network affiliate for New York's Capital District. Both have a new VP/GM and it is an individual who rises from Director of Sales.
ACA Wants FCC To Remove “Regulatory Underbrush”
The American Cable Association is asking the FCC to abolish or modify a host of cable regulations that it believes are no longer necessary or are unduly burdensome, particularly for smaller operators. The ACA filed comments Wednesday in response to an FCC Public Notice initiating a review of federal rules applicable to media entities, including cable operators, in a bid to identify those rules that are outdated, unnecessary, or unduly burdensome. The ACA urged the FCC to focus on four areas.
Are Ads The ‘Answer’ To Stumbling Streaming Service Providers?
A new study finds that "close to 75% of U.S. users have either canceled a subscription or are likely to cancel a subscription in the next 12 months." But, nearly 75% of respondents would reconsider if their subscription fee was lower — even if that means including advertising.
Is this a new concern for broadcast TV?
Top House Democrat Seeks $1B More For Repack
With TV broadcasters already requesting "significantly more" than the $1.75 billion set aside to cover all costs related to the post-FCC Incentive Auction repack process, the top Democrat on the House Energy & Commerce Committee has introduced legislation that would create a $1 billion emergency fund. Not only would these additional funds boost the reimbursement purse, but House E&C Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-New Jersey) says his bill will keep viewers' TVs from going dark.
Danielson’s California Successor Selected
In late May, Mark Danielson was selected to lead Nexstar’s ABC affiliate and home for The CW Network in Salt Lake City. This left an opening at the three TV stations in California's Central Coast he'd been in charge of — a position that placed Danielson on the Radio + Television Business Report Top Local TV Leaders list for 2021. The Santa Barbara-based position has just been filled.
Former Univision Exec Takes Top Digital Role At CBS
Univision's President of Advertising Sales & Marketing from 2007-2012 has just been named EVP/Digital Sales and Sales Strategy. He reports to a 15-year CBS Corp. veteran who is concurrently rising to the role of President and Chief Advertising Revenue Officer.