Headlines
Reverse Comp Regime Threatens Small Stations’ Existence (subscription required)
Broadcast networks asking for higher reverse comp payments even as retrans fees shrink along with pay TV. This story is available to TVNewsCheck Plus subscribers only.
OTA Wireless Readies ATSC 3.0 Datacasting For Commercial Deployment (Part 1)
The Nexstar-Scripps joint venture has the pieces in place to create a new revenue stream from NextGen TV
BIA
What Does a Top-Billing Station Sound Like?
One of the most attention-getting things about Hubbard’s WTOP Washington, D.C., yesterday was a promo that ran near the end of the hour. It was a testimonial from a listener who declared “WTOP is better than WAZE when it comes to traffic.”
Top Billing Radio Owner Groups in 2023
We recently released our annual list of the Top 10 Radio Stations by over-the-air revenue. Now, let’s examine the top billing list for 2023 through the lens of radio station ownership.
Television
Everyone Offers Tomorrow’s Advertising Today (Upfronts)
Along with big stars, programmers promise that data and tech will deliver big results
Radio
NAB Cheers Arrival Of A Revised ‘AM Radio For Every Vehicle Act'
On May 17, 2023, a House Member from New Jersey introduced legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Transportation to issue a rule that requires all new motor vehicles to include AM radio accessibility, by law, as a standard in-dash entertainment system option.
Reno Market May Be Long And Narrow, But FCC Says That’s No Reason To Waive Rules.
The shape and size of Nielsen’s Reno, NV market may be somewhat unusual, but that is not enough for the Federal Communications Commission to allow an FM translator to get six times the power.
Pay TV
Comcast May Kill Bally Sports Bankruptcy Deal Says MLB, NBA, & NHL
For a year now Bally Sport’s parent company Diamond Sports has been in bankruptcy to try and find a way to get its debt in order control and keep operating. Recently a deal was reached that if approved would have let Bally Sports exit bankruptcy and keep operating.
Will Legacy Cable TV Start Bigger Dollar Promotions For Streaming Bundles?
Cable TV-focused communications companies -- those that sell mobile, broadband, and video TV network packages -- just upped the ante for pursuing consumers.
Verticals
It’s Nearly Memorial Day, But Political Ad Focus Already Looking Past Labor Day.
Predicting the future is hard, but what the airwaves may sound like later this year in terms of political ad spending is as close as it gets for broadcasters.