New Neilson Nos. Mixed Blessings for Stations
Finally making good on a promise it made a decade ago, Nielsen will replace its long-reviled diaries in the 140 smallest markets next month with a new paperless system that […]
Gray: At Liberty To Expand In Virginia
There are definitely no grey skies in Roanoke, Va., today: It’s sunny and 73, and Tuesday’s high temperature will reach the mid-80s. Concurrently, it is highly likely that all in […]
ATSC Announces ‘Road To 3.0’ Conference Agenda
WASHINGTON—NAB CTO Sam Matheny will deliver the opening keynote of the Advanced Television Systems Committee 2018 Next-Gen TV Conference, May 23-24 in Washington, D.C., at the Ronald Reagan Building. Following […]
Moody’s Says Broadcast TV Outlook is Stable
The mid-term outlook for the broadcast industry in the U.S. is stable, although it faces “serious headwinds,” according to Moody’s Investors Service. “We expect US broadcast television companies’ EBITDA growth […]
In the Consumer-Driven Society, Direct-Brand Economy and OTT Lead to Innovation
It started for me with a new television. When I set up my new smart TV, I noticed that there, right next to the traditional networks, were upstart new publishers—sharing […]
Traditional TV Cord-Cutting Is Global Trend
Cord-cutting isn’t just restricted to traditional U.S. pay TV providers — total pay TV subscribers are down in 13 other countries/territories. IHS Markit, a consumer researcher, says declines in […]
MeTV FM goes from low-power TV station to top-10 Chicago radio station
The fastest-growing radio station in Chicago has no DJs, plays way too many songs, targets aging baby boomers and is so far down the FM dial it can’t be picked […]
NTA Convention Kicks Off Friday in Salt Lake
The 2018 National Translator Association Annual Meeting and Convention is set to open this weekend in Salt Lake City, UT and runs through Sunday at the Sheraton, Salt Lake City. Scheduled […]
Cable TV’s Cord-Cutting Woes Grow, Highlighting Divergence With Netflix
More customers are dropping cable TV as they turn toward streaming services like Netflix Inc., a fundamental shift in consumer behavior that was on display this week in painful earnings […]
ATSC 3.0 OTA TV Tracks What You Watch & That Is a Good Thing For Cord Cutting
Recently there has been a lot of worry around the fact that the new ATSC 3.0 over-the-air TV standard includes the ability to track what people watch. Many have pushed […]