Headlines
Could NextGen TV Make Money As Soon As 2025?
Revenue streams from NextGen TV have been vexingly elusive to the station groups that have made the biggest investments in it. Tech leaders told TVNewsCheck’s Local TV Strategies last week that may change next year.
How Well Is Broadcast Really Doing? Real-Time Political Ad Trend
Is traditional legacy TV -- national and local broadcast and cable -- really feeling better about its advertising performance this political advertising season?
BIA
2025 Local TV Strategies Playbook with AI, Data, Video
BIA had the opportunity to share thoughts about devising a 2025 Local TV Strategies Playbook at TV NewsCheck’s conference held as part of NAB New York. For a copy of the presentation deck, click here.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Digest: EMF Buys FMs In California And New Mexico.
John Brown University has filed a $450,000 deal to buy KURM-FM (100.3) from James Kermit Womack.
Television
Local TV Strategies: AI & Local TV’s Future (Video)
Leaders and futurists from AI technology providers specializing in the media offer brief takes on how artificial intelligence can streamline workflows in content creation, sales, operations and management.
Local TV Strategies: Turning Your Station’s Website Into A Local Social Hub (Video)
Chord’s Paul Wagner shares how to reimagine local digital news that delivers users their news the way they want it: as part of a social feed.
Radio
BMI Rates To Be Impacted By Court Ruling On Royalty Rates.
It has already been nearly two years since the radio industry’s music licensing deal with Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) expired.
Verticals
Top House GOP super PAC puts another $12M into ads
The top House GOP super PAC is dropping another $12 million on TV ads to help Republican candidates from getting swamped by their Democratic opponents.
