Headlines
NAB Says Car Industry Is Inflating The Cost Of Keeping AM Radio In Dashboards.
The National Association of Broadcasters is pushing back against a new report from the Center for Automotive Research that suggests it could cost billions of dollars for automakers to keep AM radio in their cars by the end of the decade.
Carmakers Say Solving Analog AM Interference in EVs Could Cost Billions
The Center for Automotive Research lists shielding cables, interference filters and active noise cancellation as viable, but costly, options
Mergers & Acquisitions
Vic Michael Gets A Phoenix FM Translator
It has all of 10 watts of broadcast power, but enjoys a transmitter atop Shaw Butte in north central Phoenix, giving it coverage of the city and neighboring Glendale.
Television
Fox Television Stations Starting Political Advertising Unit
Fox Television Stations is starting up a new political advertising unit to address the growing dependence on political advertising revenue for local TV station groups.
Nexstar And Cox Reach Multi-Year Distribution Deal
The contract covers Nexstar’s television stations, NewsNation cable network and diginets Antenna TV and Rewind TV.
Radio
Christmas In November: Half Of Advertisers Spending Most Of Holiday Budget This Month
If there was ever a time to remind advertisers about the power of radio, this would be it.
Where Did All Those P4s And P5s Go?
So far this week in our JacoBLOG, the theme has been “radio reality checks.” I've gone back to data from this year's Techsurveys to make the point that the radio “givens” many still accept as the norm are, in fact, a thing of the past.
CTV/OTT
42% Of Buyers To Spend $25M+ On FASTs In 2023, Most Will Up Spend In 2024
New research among ad buyers from Comcast Advertising and Xumo finds 42% of those currently using free, ad-supported streaming services/FASTs expecting to spend more than $25 million on FASTs this year, and 84% of current users expecting to increase FAST spend next year.
Media
Bally Sports May Lose All NBA Teams if It Fails To Reach a Deal With Spectrum
Earlier this week, Bally Sports and the NBA announced a deal that will keep NBA games on the RSNs. This deal will avoid what could have resulted in multiple NBA teams leaving Bally Sports midseason. One part of this deal that was not widely reported at the time is that each of the 15 NBA teams that renewed their contract with Bally Sports will also get to offer up to 10 games this season on free over-the-air TV.
