Headlines
Byron Allen Says $10B Disney TV Asset Offer Is Fully Financed
Media entrepreneur Byron Allen, one of many parties interested in acquiring ABC and other linear TV assets from Disney, said he has “access to plenty of capital,” and Disney’s internal deliberations are the main factor preventing a formal sale process from starting.
Linear TV and Streaming Viewing Shares in 2025
In conversations about the future of TV it’s certainly widely understood that streaming content should grow in share of consumption over time. Perhaps the only question is: by how much?
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Digest: Four Deals In, And Equity Sells All Its Atlantic City Stations.
Bobby Caldwell’s East Arkansas Broadcasters continues to expand as it has filed a $1.1 million deal to buy KAMJ, Gosnell, AR (93.9); KQXF, Osceola, AR (107.3); KOKR, Newport, AR (96.7); KNBY, Newport, AR (1280); and KOSE, Wilson, AR (860) from Sudbury Services.
Radio
Where Will Radio Fit As FCC Puts Focus On Net Neutrality?
The move this week by FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel to revive net neutrality regulations shows a lot has been bubbling under the surface at the Federal Communications Commissions. Just a day after getting a third Democrat on the Commission, she put the proposal on the desks of her colleagues Tuesday when she proposed a set of net neutrality rules that look a lot like what was struck down in December 2017.
Pay TV
‘Cord Cutting,’ AVOD Key Factors In Cable Network Ad Decline
Domestic cable networks have been under pressure from declining subscribers for the past decade. This, S&P Global Market Intelligence analyst Scott Robson says, has lead to lower ratings and less advertising revenue.
CTV/OTT
Advertisers Admit Falling Short On Optimizing Converged TV
Despite heavy time commitments to trying to optimize performance of converged TV campaigns, many advertising professionals admit that they’re not fully achieving this objective.
Digital
X will be profitable in 2024, CEO claims in tense interview
According to X CEO Linda Yaccarino, the company formerly known as Twitter will be profitable by early 2024.
FCC
October Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Nationwide EAS Test, Annual EEO Public File Reports, Retransmission Consent Elections, Biennial Ownership Reports, and More (If the Government is Open)
On paper, this October appears to be a busy month for regulatory deadlines. But the lack of congressional action to fund the federal government for the coming year (or “continuing resolutions” adopted to allow government agencies to function at their current levels) is making a federal government shutdown appear inevitable.
No Lights? Paint Job Needed? That’s A Potential FCC Tower Foul
A veteran broadcast radio station licensee has received a formal warning from the FCC that the single tower housing the transmitter of a Class B AM radio station that once served the Delmarva Peninsula east of Washington, D.C., is not up to snuff with Commission rules.
Verticals
Insurance TV Ad Impressions Decrease 17% Year-Over-Year
iSpot’s new insurance industry report includes this major takeaway: Insurance brand TV ad impressions declined by 17% YoY from Jan. 1-Aug. 31. The report also uncovered these major findings:
