Headlines
Headwinds Are Buffeting TV Stations. What Can They Do to Survive the Storm?
BIA Advisory Services’ Rick Ducey: “You have to look more than quarter by quarter” to navigate a difficult year ahead.
Hurricane Milton Knocks Out 3 TV, 14 Radio Stations in Florida
1.27 million subs are without phone, pay TV or internet services; 12% of cell sites are down
Mergers & Acquisitions
Station Sales Week of 10/11
Family Stations is completing its restructuring with the transfer of its assets from its California based holding company to the newly created Tennessee based Loam Media Inc.
Television
Political TV Ad Spending Spikes in Swing States
TV outlays in seven battleground states topped $1 billion between July 22 and Oct. 8, AdImpact reports
Radio
Format Counts: Country And Religion Have The Most Stations, Are They’re Adding More.
Aside from ranking their usual first and second in Inside Radio/PrecisionTrak’s monthly format counts, what else do country and religion — the latter including religious teaching, hymns, and other related content — have in common? Both have added more stations in the U.S. every month since May.
Media
Broadcasters Should Evaluate Attack Ads for Liability Concerns in the Final Weeks Before the November Election
With less than a month to go before the November election, we can expect more and more attack ads, some of which may lead to cease and desist letters from the candidate being attacked.
Americans’ Views of 2024 Election News
Most Americans are following the election closely, though roughly half say it’s hard to know what’s true
