Headlines
Local CTV and FAST Services Sales 2024 Outlook: Podcast with Premion’s John Vilade
The local media landscape is adjusting to the meteoric rise of Connected TV (CTV) with an increasing inventory of impressions available to advertisers with more providers adding ad-supported service tiers to the 85 percent of US homes with at least one streaming service.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Gray Trades With Marquee Broadcasting for Permit To Build Salt Lake Station
Gray Television said it agreed to a swap that gives it Marquee Broadcasting’s FCC permit to build KCBU-TV, Salt Lake City, Utah, a new station.
A Treasure Coast AM Trades Hands
It is one of three signals serving regional Mexican listeners across the agricultural communities of Okeechobee County, Fla., and the fast-growing Treasure Coast cities of Fort Pierce, Stuart and Port. St. Lucie.
Television
Nielsen Expands Panel Measuring Out-of-Home Television Viewing
Nielsen said it is expanding the panel it uses to measure out-of-home TV viewing, which will mean bigger ratings for sports programming.
Congress Examines ‘Chaotic’ State of Sports TV
The current state of live sports on TV has never been more fluid, with professional sports leagues from the NFL to the NHL experimenting with streaming, pay-TV and even good old fashioned broadcast.
Talking TV: Putting An End To Drive-By Reporting At NY1
Annika Pergament’s new weekday newscast on NY1, The Rush Hour, wants to offer an epilogue to newsworthy stories viewers have invested in “to see how they pan out.”
Radio
Survey: Devoted Fanbase Of Black Listeners Are Invested In Their Favorite Stations
With Black History Month underway, a new Katz Radio Group survey shows the deep, long-term bonds Black Americans have with their favorite radio station. Just under 7 in 10 Black American listeners (69%) have a favorite radio station.
Audacy Seeks Bankruptcy Court OK To Redeem Its Ownership Stake In BMI
Audacy stands to receive roughly $25 million in proceeds from its equity stake in BMI following the acquisition of the performance rights organization from a shareholder group led by New Mountain Capital.
FCC
FCC Gives Next Steps For 1,336 Low Power FM Applications
Would-be Low Power FM operators made the most of the FCC’s first LPFM filing window in a decade, with more than 1,300 applications submitted in December. Now the Media Bureau has released a Public Notice detailing its process for handling the applications.
