Headlines
Are The Broadcast Networks Killing Their Affiliates?
A large percentage of television stations in America are facing an existential threat from their own networks that could lead to destruction of the network/affiliate system.
Survey: Pay TV Penetration Falls to 40% in U.S. Hispanic Homes
Horowitz Research has released a new study on the viewing and media habits of U.S. Hispanic/Latine audiences that shows a dramatic decline in pay TV penetration and rising usage levels of SVOD and other streaming services.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Owner of WADL Detroit Urges Mission To Close Station Purchase
The owner of Detroit station WADL is urging Mission Broadcasting to close its $75 million acquisition of WADL before a June 30 deadline.
Paramount To Talk With Sony, Apollo, But Skydance Still In Mix
A special committee of the Paramount Global board decided at a meeting yesterday to begin talking with Sony and Apollo following the expiration of a month-long negotiating window with Skydance on Friday night.
Television
RSN Flexibility, Sports TV Desires: New Legacy Pay TV Life?
Charter Communications isn’t the only pay TV provider finding new life by pushing legacy media owners to allow them to add and sell streaming options to the traditional live, linear pay TV package.
Video: How Station Groups Are Thinking About A Post-Network Future
Programming leaders from Sinclair, Fox Television Stations, NBCUniversal Local and Hearst Television discuss the problems of a barter-only syndication market, how they’re casting their view widely — including social platforms — as they seek fresh content and how some are preparing for the likelihood of a post network-affiliate future in this panel at TVNewsCheck’s Programming Everywhere conference.
Radio
"Americans REALLY Love Classic Rock"
Every Friday, Van Dam's team tackles another of those big, hairy questions, and this week it was this: “What your favorite music says about you – and your politics.”
Study: Radio Advertising’s True Effect Underestimated By 92%
Recent research conducted by Radiocentre and Colourtext has revealed significant shortcomings in the typical short-term attribution models used to assess the impact of radio advertising on performance campaigns in a study titled “Radio: The Performance Multiplier.”
FCC
FCC Report 5/5: Boston Area AM Cancelled After Unauthorized Operation
Langer Broadcast Group’s 1410 WZBR Dedham/Boston and translator 98.1 W251CR Medford MA were cancelled as both were silent or operating with unauthorized facilities for more than a year.
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: April 29, 2024 to May 3, 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.