- NBC, CBS Still Tops In Traditional TV Prime-Time Metrics
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 30, 2019
NBC is posting a Nielsen 1.4 rating/7 share for the key 18-49 TV viewership category that many advertisers still desire. CBS sits in second place for 18-49 viewers with ...
- TV Group Tegna Confirms Apollo Buyout Interest
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Apollo wants to combine Tegna with broadcasting assets the company is in the process of buying. Apollo has already struck deals with Cox Media Group and Northwest Broadcasting. ...
- Continued Consolidation Of TV Industry Means More Focus On Ad Tech
Media Insider, Dave Morgan - Thursday, August 15, 2019
The ViacomCBS reunion is likely to follow a game plan well known to industry followers, and not unlike what happened when Comcast bought and integrated NBCUniversal almost 10 years ...
- Organic Valley Puts Fitbits On Cows
The MediaPost Cases, Nina Lentini - Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Organic Valley was finally hitting a point of breakthrough in awareness. It was time to "get the brand out there, to establish the brand." ...
- Time Connected To Media Continues To Climb, TV Loses Share
Research Intelligencer, Joe Mandese - Monday, July 1, 2019
Television's share of time spent connected to media fell to 39% in Q1 2019, according to the latest installment of an ongoing tracking study from Nielsen. That's down 14 poin ...
- Agencies Notify Stations They Will Switch To New Startup For Processing TV Buys, Effective July 1
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Several of the biggest media-buying agencies are notifying local broadcasters that they need to begin using a new platform to process TV ad buys, effective next month. In letters se ...
- Newspapers, Broadcasters And Cable Industry Blast Maryland Electioneering Law
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, June 10, 2019
"Local and regional newspapers will likely be especially hard hit if forced to choose between forgoing accepting online political advertisements or taking on the financial burdens of compliance," the Ne ...
- Twitch's Squad Stream Encourages Video Partnerships With Broadcasters
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, March 28, 2019
The new feature allows several broadcasters to stream live video in a single window. With Squad Stream, desktop viewers can stream up to four live videos at once, while mobi ...
- 'Big Bang Theory,' 'The Masked Singer' Top TV Season
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 22, 2019
"Big Bang Theory" is posting 12.9 million viewers through March 21, 2019 season-to-date for Nielsen's live program-plus-same day time-shifted viewing -- the best of all TV network shows. ...
- Sinclair Posts Strong Political Revenues, Digital Ads Rise
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Political revenues totaled $149.6 million in Q4 versus $15.5 million in Q4 2017, a non-election year. Sinclair says digital revenues climbed 22.5%. ...
- iHeartMedia Acquires Cloud-Based Audio Platform Radiojar, Enhances Radio Options
MediaDailyNews, Sara Guaglione - Tuesday, February 26, 2019
iHeartMedia and other RCS clients will now have access to Radiojar's technology, which allows broadcasters to add individual audio elements like DJ voice tracks, music and broadcast spots to creat ...
- O'Keeffe's Creates Weather-triggered Media Plan
The MediaPost Cases, Nina Lentini - Thursday, March 14, 2019
With a slashed media budget for the key season - 22% smaller than the previous year - every dollar needed to work harder and smarter. But first, the brand need ...
- Comscore Inks Multi-Year Deal With NBC-Owned Stations
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Tuesday, January 22, 2019
The new multi-year deal will see all 40 stations use Comscore's linear TV currency, as well as the company's automotive, political and consumer targeting segments. ...
- Season-To-Date: Fox Improves, But NBC Retains 18-49 Lead
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 16, 2019
With two recent high-rated NFL playoff games in prime time last week, Fox is almost tied with NBC among key 18-49 viewers. ...
- Sinclair In Deal To Push TV Broadcasting In Cars
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 10, 2019
Using ATSC 3.0, the next-gen broadcasting technology standard, the effort will allow drivers to get in-vehicle HD terrestrial TV broadcasting. ...
- Is Broadcast TV's Future Over-The-Top?
Video Insider, Alex Weprin - Tuesday, October 23, 2018
While the technology is there, and the consumer sentiment appears to be strong, if there is one thing holding back broadcast's shift to OTT it is the business model. Streami ...
- Sinclair's STIRR Streaming Service Expected To Launch Soon
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Thursday, October 18, 2018
STIRR will be similar to existing streaming video services, like Xumo and Pluto TV. It will include both linear content and on-demand offerings, but will differ by including local ne ...
- 5 Major TV Station Groups To Sign On For ATSC 3.0 By 2020
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 17, 2018
The new next-gen TV standard, ATSC 3.0, has promised more digital media-like interactive engagement and mobile TV access for consumers, including more localized programming content. For TV station owners, ...
- Media Stocks Lose Big Amid Steep Market Sell-Off
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 11, 2018
CBS, Discovery, and Viacom saw substantial declines, with CBS losing 3.1% to $53.82, Discovery off 3.2% to $31.02, and Viacom sinking 2.4% to $31.19. Netflix took on more losses ...
- Is It Really Fair To Treat US Tech Giants As Broadcasters?
London Blog, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Regulators are moving closer to treating the tech giants like broadcasters. The fines could be huge. But would it be fair? ...
- BBC 'Overdid It' On Sir Cliff Raid, Tony Hall Concedes
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Wednesday, September 12, 2018
It is probably the understatement of the year, but BBC Director-General Tony Hall has admitted the corporation "overdid it" when it broadcast a raid on Sir Cliff Richard's home, "Pre ...
- Eye On CBS: Without Moonves, The Future Is In Flux
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, September 12, 2018
CBS today is primarily in the broadcast television business -- operating a network, owning stations and selling syndicated shows. ...
- BBC Will Concentrate On Core Pillars Of Content
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, September 11, 2018
"The Drum" reveals that the latest revision to the BBC's website strategy was designed with a younger audience in mind, and will see content focussed around six main pillars ...
- Reddit Forms Partnership With Local Media Consortium
Digital News Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Reddit has partnered with the Local Media Consortium to educate journalists and media companies on how to build out their digital presence and engage with readers. ...
- TV Cord-Cutting Is Mixed Bag
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 17, 2018
U.S adults who have cancelled a pay TV service will rise to 33 million in 2018, eMarketer says -- 32.8% higher than its July 2017 projection of 22%. By t ...
- Locast Streaming Service Set To Expand
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Monday, August 6, 2018
The Locast streaming service, operated by the nonprofit Sports Fans Coalition, will expand to Dallas, Texas, and other top 10 markets in the coming weeks. ...
- CBS Points To OTT As The Future
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Friday, August 3, 2018
CBS said its CBS All Access and Showtime streaming services would reach a combined eight million subscribers in 2019, a year earlier than expected. The company now projects to ha ...
- Broadcasters Still Score With Digital Pre-Roll Ads
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, July 10, 2018
In the first quarter, pre-roll advertising for programming content from broadcasters on digital media witnessed completion rates at around 80% to 90% levels. ...
- Judge Allows AT&T To Purchase Time Warner
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, June 12, 2018
In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal judge has refused to block AT&T's $85 billion proposed acquisition of Time Warner. ...
- iHeartMedia Develops Digital-Like Analytics Suite For Broadcast Radio
MediaDailyNews, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, May 17, 2018
The suite will provide a set of tools that support broadcast radio, which the company hopes will transform the way advertisers plan, buy and measure their audio campaigns. ...
