Headlines
There’s A $1.8 Billion Political Ad Blitz Coming After Labor Day.
Nearly $1.8 billion in political advertising has been reserved to run nationally after Labor Day and through Election Day, according to AdImpact.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Station Sales Week of 8/30
Costa-Eagle Radio Ventures transferes 1490 WCCM/103.7 W279DH Haverhill MA to Jose Villafane’s Costa Media Boston for $1.25 million.
Television
US fans still think traditional TV is more reliable for live sports than streaming
Fans in the US believe that streaming platforms can effectively broadcast sport, but still feel that traditional TV services do a better job than their digital counterparts, according to a report from Hub Entertainment Research.
Media
Local news covers a lot of crime, yet people can’t find the crime news they need
Gaps in news coverage cited in new Pew Research study are opportunities to grow local audiences
FCC
Broadcasters Seek Oral Arguments In Challenge To FCC’s Employee Data Collection Plan
National Religious Broadcasters, American Family Association, and Texas Association of Broadcasters are seeking oral arguments in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals as they challenge a decision by the Federal Communications Commission to restart data collection about station employees.
Backers Of Proposed Network Of 105 LPFMs Asks FCC To Reconsider Tossing Applications.
The Weather Alert Radio Network has seen its efforts to license 105 low-power FMs to offer a network of local weather and emergency preparedness information rebuffed by the Federal Communications Commission.
CTV/OTT
Scoop: The Trade Desk is building its own TV OS
Digital advertising giant The Trade Desk is getting ready to more directly compete with Roku, Google and Amazon: The company has been secretly building its own smart TV operating system, and aims to license it to device makers that don’t want to run Google TV, Amazon’s Fire TV OS or Roku’s OS, I have been able to confirm with five sources with knowledge of the company’s plans.