Headlines
Broadcast M&A Prospects Chilly In ’24
The FCC’s recent Top Four Duopoly rule decision, the agency’s kibosh of the Standard General-Tegna deal and private equity’s uncertainty about bellying back up to the bar all point toward a 2024 that will be relatively short on TV station mergers and acquisitions.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Apollo Is Among Private Equity Firms Considering a Redstone Buyout
Apollo Global Management Inc. is considering making an offer for National Amusements Inc., the Redstone family company that controls film and TV giant Paramount Global.
FCC
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: January 15 to January 19, 2024
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.
FCC Threatens To Revoke Radio Licenses Over Unpaid Fees
The owner of two radio stations in the Midwest is so far behind on payment of federal regulatory fees that he is in jeopardy of losing both licenses.
Timber! FCC Erases Oregon FM For Tree-as-Tower Fail
A noncommercial FM licensed to serve the communities due northwest of Klamath Falls, Ore., has lost its license. Its call letters have been deleted by the FCC.
Radio
Audacy Plans for Subscription Streaming Service in Response to the Growing Digital Trend
From building a more robust streaming app to investing tens of millions of dollars in podcasting, Audacy has put digital at the forefront of its business in recent years.
Report Finds Major Oversight In Selling One Of Radio's Strengths
The latest edition of MediaVillage’s Myers Report, which has studied advertising and media sales trends for more than four decades, found 2023’s top “weak spots” for sellers, and radio sellers could get the upper hand by knowing how to sell one of the biggest blind spots.
Digital
Facebook Users Are Monitored By Thousands Of Companies To Target Ads
LiveRamp, Acxiom, Experian Marketing Services, Hearts & Science, ODC CA, Epsilon Audience Data Provider, The Home Depot, OMD USA, 4C and Amazon were the companies that most frequently appeared in panelist data in a new study that exposes the extensive monitoring of Facebook users across its platform.
Verticals
How The Political Mix Is Changing, Or Not
MediaPost's Marketing Politics conference got off on a media-mix note here Thursday, with emcee Steve Smith presenting new data from PQ Media showing some remarkable growth for all media -- but especially streaming -- in terms of political ad spending between 2022 and 2024.
