Headlines
Writers Strike WGA AMPTP Talks Wednesday
The writers and the studios are set to sit down to resume negotiations on Wednesday.
Brace For Impact: Auto Strike’s Looming Threat Casts Shadow On Auto Inventories, Ad Spending.
Just when car advertising was starting to normalize after three years of a pandemic-driven pullback, there is a new risk to one of the biggest ad categories. The United Auto Workers’ strike against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis could lead to reduced ad spending in the coming weeks as automakers face smaller inventories.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Station Owner Kirby Confer Makes Deals In Kentucky And West Virginia.
In Bowling Green, Confer’s Seven Mountains Media is acquiring Forever Communications’ four-station cluster – classic country WLYE (94.1), country WBVR (96.7), hot AC WUHU (107.1), oldies WBGN (1340), and its corresponding FM translator W233CZ at 94.5.
FCC
FCC Regulatory Fee Deadline Is One Day Away
The Federal Communications Commission has issued a final call for the Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for the 2023 Fiscal Year. The deadline is fast approaching: fees must be paid by tomorrow, September 20, at 11:59p ET.
FCC To Open Ownership Report Filing Period Oct. 2; Data Deadline Is Dec. 1.
With stations required to pay their annual fee to by 11:59pm ET on Wednesday, Sept. 20, the Federal Communications Commission is already looking ahead to the next big deadline facing broadcasters.
Television
Linear TV Viewership Sees Boost In August But Still Down Year-Over-Year
Linear TV viewership made somewhat of a comeback in August after dropping to an all-time low in July, Nielsen reported in its latest monthly state of TV report.
Digital
Elon Musk May Put X Behind A Paywall
During a live-streamed conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, X owner Elon Musk mentioned that his social media platform is “moving to a small monthly payment” for all users in order to combat bots.
5 charts that explain the new era for social media
The old form of social networking may be dying. But our forecast shows people spend more time on social platforms, so marketers need to be aware of what the new era of social media looks like.
Media
New Bill ‘Attacks’ Big Tech Over Targeted Advertising
House and Senate Democrats have introduced a bill that could take a bite out of Big Tech’s online advertising marketplace by banning co-called surveillance advertising.
Verticals
Media’s political divide plays out in Maine
Local media in the state of Maine has emerged as an unlikely and asymmetric battlefield for big American political money.