Headlines
FCC Cracks Down on Pay TV ‘Junk Fees’: New ‘All-In Pricing’ Order Forces Cable and Satellite Operators To Advertise One All-Inclusive Price for Linear Video Service
By a 3-2 party-line vote, the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved a report and order that would require cable and satellite pay TV operators to publish in their advertising and on customer bills the actual total price of their video service, so-called junk fees included.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Station Sales Week of 3/15
Aaron Ishmael and Karl Lieber’s Mid-Century Radio will acquire Northeast Digital & Wireless’ Bad Lands Broadcasting Company and its three signals in Rapid City SD.
In Kentucky Coal Country, Four FMs Find New Ownership
An eastern Kentucky FM covering the area south of Lickburg and west of Mashfork, along with three sister stations, is headed for new ownership, according to sale documents filed with the FCC.
Television
To Improve TV Reporting, Start With Station Priorities
TV stations throw many impediments in the way of reporters trying to produce quality work. Clearing the way for their success starts with asking hard questions about where station resources are allocated and considering options like shared field resources
Radio
Court Converts Stolz Bankruptcy To Chapter 7 After ‘Egregious Conduct’
As previously reported by RBR+TVBR, Larry Patrick, the pre-petition receiver for the radio stations once licensed to Ed Stolz’s Royce International Broadcasting, had urged the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Nevada to convert Stolz’s bankruptcy from Chapter 13 to Chapter 7.
Here’s How One Radio Company Is Cashing In During A Breakout Year For OTTcom
Given advertisers’ seemingly insatiable appetite for OTT video advertising – and radio’s desire to be one-stop media shopping for local businesses – radio may someday sell more streaming video advertising than streaming audio.
Media
Young Streamers Believe They Are Overspending On TV, Video
TV consumers in the United States are now spending on average $120 every month on total legacy pay TV and streaming services fees, according to research from Fox Corp.’s streamer Tubi.
CTV/OTT
Free Ad-Supported TV Attracts Devoted Subscribers
With prices of nearly everything imaginable skyrocketing right now, U.S. consumers are looking to cut costs wherever they can.
NBCUniversal Working With Google, LiveRamp To Use First Party-Data for Personalized CTV Ads
NBCUniversal said it is working with Google and LiveRamp to deliver more effective personalized commercials on connected TV.
Verticals
Jacobs Media Releases Radio’s Road Map for Political Marketers
On the heels of the release of Nielsen’s new report, “Optimizing Political Campaigns To Win In November,” Jacobs Media has released initial results from its 2024 Techsurvey report, providing radio broadcasters with a road map to utilize when generating political advertising dollars.
