So much for an impasse: Paramount has licensed new Nielsen services including Advanced Audiences, Big Data + Panel, Ad-Supported Streaming Platform Ratings, Nielsen ONE Ads for Connected Television, and National OOH expansion to inform advertising, programming and licensing strategies.
A new report from MX8 Labs offers a guide on where growth for over-the-top and free ad-supported TV services, or "FAST" channels, is heading in 2025. The quick answer? Netflix "still has room to grow in terms of consumer coverage and subscriptions," while Tubi is fast becoming a top cable TV replacement service.
In May 1976, an Ashland University graduate took at job at WUAB-TV in Cleveland, focusing his efforts on television production, promotions and programming. In 1994, he would join Sinclair Inc. to lead its TV programming needs. Now, after nearly 50 years in the industry and 30-plus years with Sinclair Inc., he's retiring.
What's prompted Chris Murphy and Pat Ryan to team up on legislation designed to reimburse MVPD customers who can't access a channel they are paying for during a "blackout"? Look no further than Altice USA's Optimum MVPD and the regional sports network home to four New York-area pro sports teams.
In honor of Black History Month, the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC) will celebrate past and present African Americans FCC Chairs and Commissioners across February. It is doing so via online honors of seven individuals who have made their respective marks inside the Beltway.
In the RSN world, branded channel names are now in vogue, as the FanDuel Sports Network is the current name of what was previously Bally Sports via a licensing deal with Sinclair Inc. subsidiary Main Street Sports. Now, a radio company has struck a naming rights agreement of its own, and it sees the rebranding of its sports wagering audio entity.
Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, the non-profit group dedicated to advancing female leadership in radio broadcasting, has unveiled the MIW Erica Farber Mentorship in Management Class of 2025.
The junior Democrat serving as a FCC Commissioner has criticized the newly installed Republican leadership under the Trump Administration for its decision to fully pursue a complaint brought against one of the "Big Four" networks for apparent manipulation of a pre-election interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.
The ABC affiliate serving Columbus, Ga., has a new VP/General Manager, effective February 3. And, it happens to be the Director of Sales at the Gray Media-owned property.
"I shared some career news on my podcast today. Enjoy!" That's how Chuck Todd confirmed on X that he's leaving NBC News and will no longer serve as the organization's Chief Political Analyst. Details were shared in a podcast featuring former Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron.
With the change in leadership at the FCC, Chairman Brendan Carr selected Erin Boone to serve as Acting Media Bureau Chief. Boone had been Chief of Staff to the junior Republican on the Commission, Nate Simington. Who's succeeding Boone in that role?
Curtis Media Group President/COO Trip Savery is welcoming a radio industry veteran who has joined the privately held North Carolina broadcasting company to lead its four FMs in Raleigh-Durham, as well as its digital sales enterprise and vehicular traffic network.
"I am 78 and it is time to smell the roses." With that, Dan Viles is selling his low-power TV station serving New York's Capital Region and the Catskills. Who's the buyer and what is he earning from the sale of the facility licensed to Cobleskill, N.Y.?
The opening and closing are the riskiest parts of any speech or presentation. For public speaking coach and veteran public relations executive Rosemary Ravinal, the "sandwich model" may be the best method for getting the "big idea" across successfully.
The new head of the Federal Communications Communications is spending the last day of January in Western North Carolina, as his first official trip as the agency's leader takes him to several of the hardest-hit communities recovering from Hurricane Helene, which lashed the region exactly four months ago.
Educational Media Foundation (EMF), the parent organization of omnipresent noncommercial Christian radio networks K-LOVE and Air1, has a new General Counsel for the Ministry.
Could Comcast Corp.'s Spectrum merge with Comcast's Xfinity MVPD offering? While that's a question for regulators in the second Trump Administration, one Wall Street watchdog wonders if it is time for a tie-up, given the Comcast Corp. fourth quarter results released on Thursday.
Add PQ Media to the group of global advertising data analysis firms that has crunched the numbers, reviewed key trends, and has concluded that 2025 will be softer than 2024. As PQ Media sees it, recessionary fears persist. Then, there is the uncertainty tied to a second Trump Administration as it pertains to potential tariffs and other international trade matters.
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The Atlanta-based company offering the 365BLK, Outlaw and Defy digital multicast broadcast TV networks to partners across the U.S. has added a fourth diginet to its lineup — and it is one geared toward men who like "high-adrenaline, crime-focused programming."
