Headlines
Dominion, Fox Settle Massive Defamation Suit For $787.5M
Dominion Voting Systems has settled its high-profile defamation case with Fox Corp. for $787.5 million -- a result that had been expected over the past two days.
Monetizing NextGen TV: What OTA’s C-Suite Says
Just how over-the-air broadcast television can monetize broadcast internet was the focal point of an executive leadership roundtable discussion held Tuesday morning at the 2023 NAB Show in Las Vegas.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Station Trading Roundup: 2 Deals, $900,000
The purchase of WBXZ-LD Buffalo, N.Y., by Bridge News LLC tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Advisory Services.
Television
How Radio Can Give Away Experiences - Not Prizes
In radio, we throw station events, festivals, and other gatherings, but all too often, personality appearances are tethered to a media buy, a sponsor promotion, or some other pay-for-play opportunity that is far from “fans first.”
NAB Releases New Spots In Its Campaign To Help Save AM In Cars
The radio spots, part of the NAB's “Depend on AM” campaign, include a direct call to action for consumers to contact Congress, further enhancing its advocacy efforts to keep AM radio in automobiles.
How Does Gen Z Listen To In-Car Audio? The Answers May Surprise You.
Everyone knows you need a crowbar to separate young adults from their smartphones. But a funny thing happens when under-35s put down their phones and hit the open road.
Media
House Tries Again To Force Digital Platforms To Follow Same Political Ad Rules As Radio.
The effort to make online companies live by the same political advertising rules that radio and television stations face has cleared another hurdle in Washington.
Fox News-Dominion settlement doesn't end crisis for Rupert Murdoch's empire
Beyond the $787.5-million payout to end the Dominion case, Fox now must contend with a second defamation suit filed by a rival voting machine company, Smartmatic USA, which has demanded $2.7 billion.
Cable TV Makes Gains, Streaming Still Dominant, But Broadcast Down: Nielsen
Although cable TV viewership in March was the only TV category to show gains versus the previous month, it was still down 14% in viewing versus a year ago -- losing nearly 1.6 share percentage points, according to Nielsen’s The Gauge measure.
CTV/OTT
Three Mysteries of the Television Industry Explained
- Streaming Viewing Is Way Up, But Streaming Ad Spend Has Not Kept Pace.
- Streaming Does Not Seem To Be As Profitable As Linear.
- Digital Style Targeted Advertising On TV Still Hasn't Taken Off
Busting The “FAST Channels” Myth
There is, it seems, an oddly mistaken assumption out there that the key to wealth and riches these days is to grab some previously ungrabbed library content and the “stand up a FAST channel”, at which point dozens of aggregator platforms will pay you handsomely for said channel and the ad revenue will come flowing in.
