Headlines
Local Broadcasting's Over-the-Air Blind Spot
There is no mistaking the impact that internet connectivity has had on how audiences watch TV. According to Nielsen's latest National TV Panel, the number of US households that get their TV content from an internet connection has increased by more than 200% in just the past five years.
Vantage Points: Broadcast TV Sales is Broken
I love TV. Always have. I’m still convinced it’s the single most effective branding medium ever created. I worked in (or for) local broadcast TV for 35 years. Briefly in news, but almost entirely in sales.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Station Sales Week of 4/12
A pair of staffers are purchasing Beacon Broadcasting Company Country 105.7 KVAY Lamar CO from Bob DeLancey. General Sales Manager Jose Ramos and Office Manager/Traffic Director Frankie Carrillo’s Beacon Broadcast Co. will acquire the station for $100,000. An LMA took effect in February.
Conservative Talk Station Buys Out St. Louis Signal From EMF
Educational Media Foundation is selling a St. Louis area signal to Conservative talker NewsTalkSTL and its parent company EpicSTL. The purchase includes K270BW, the translator broadcasting on the 101.9 frequency.
Radio
Scott Shannon: Authentic, Simple Radio Can Still Succeed
Legendary radio personality and programmer Scott Shannon sat down for what he said was his first-ever webinar on Thursday to share his lessons learned and insights on modern radio with Benztown‘s Andreas Sannemann and P1 Media Group‘s Ken Benson.
When Did Radio Stop Advertising?
I wish I could remember where I first saw this quote. It may have been tacked up on a sales cubicle or in an ad agency. But I remembered thinking at the time, it was a smart quote no matter what was going on – a new product launch, a recession, even a global pandemic.
FCC
Network Affiliates Urge FCC to Reclassify vMVPDs
The ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC affiliate groups told the FCC that vMVPDs should be subject to the same rules as traditional pay TV operators
FCC Upholds Penalty Against Shelby’s Ala. Translator Violations
The licensee claimed it did not have the operating income to pay proposed forfeiture
DirecTV Says FCC Doesn't Have the Authority to Execute New 'All-In' Pricing Order
DirecTV says the Federal Communications Commission is relying on a faulty interpretation of the Communications Act in its quest to ban pay TV ‘junk fees’
CTV/OTT
What I Learned Searching For $25B In 2023 U.S. CTV Ad Spend
Last week I wrote about my perplexity in trying to understand where all of the claimed $25 billion spent on connected TV (CTV) advertising in the U.S. in 2023 actually ended up. See here.
