Sinclair Tops Annual Ad Revenue Ranking
Its pending acquisition of Tribune Media boosts Sinclair from fourth to No. 1 in TVNewsCheck‘s annual station group ranking by spot revenue. Other groups that advanced multiple slots from a year ago include Univision, Gray, Ion Media Networks, Berkshire Hathaway and News-Press & Gazette.
2016 Spot Revenue: $2.9 billion (includes revenue of stations owned by Sinclair sidecar groups Cunningham Broadcasting, Dreamcatcher and Stephen Mumblow) Stations: 233 in 108 markets Coverage: 72% Ownership: Sinclair Broadcasting Group Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) […]
2016 Spot Revenue: $1.725 billion Stations: 30 in 18 markets Coverage: 37.7% Ownership: CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) Key Executives: Leslie Moonves, chairman-CEO, CBS Corp.; Peter Dunn, president, CBS Television Stations; Jim […]
2016 Revenue: $1.718 billion Stations: 29 in 17 markets Coverage: 36.8% Ownership: 21st Century Fox (Nasdaq: FOXA) Key Executives: Rupert Murdoch, executive chairman, 21st Century Fox; Lachlan K. Murdoch, executive chairman, 21st Century Fox; James Murdoch, CEO, […]
2016 Spot Revenue: $1.480 billion Stations: 28 in 20 markets (includes Telemundo stations) Coverage: 36.1% Ownership: Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA) Key Executives: Brian Roberts, chairman-CEO, Comcast Corp.; Steve Burke, CEO, NBCUniversal, and EVP, Comcast Corp.; Mark Lazarus, chairman, NBC Broadcasting […]
2016 Spot Revenue: $1.429 billion Stations: 171 in 100 markets Coverage: 39.2% Ownership: Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) Key Executives: Perry A. Sook, chairman-president-CEO; Timothy Busch, president, Nexstar Broadcasting; Brian […]
Exclusives
2016 Revenue: $1.407 billion Stations: 55 in 39 markets Coverage: 31.3% Ownership: Tegna Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) Key Executives: David Lougee, president-CEO; Lynn Beall, EVP-COO of media operations; Ed Busby, SVP of strategy. What’s Up: On June 1, the company […]
2016 Spot Revenue: $1.190 billion Stations: 8 stations in 8 markets Coverage: 22.5% Ownership: The Walt Disney Co. (Public: NYSE: DIS) Key Executives: Robert Iger, chairman-CEO, Disney; Ben Sherwood, co-chair, Disney Media Networks and president, Disney/ABC Television Group; […]
2016 Spot Revenue: $853.4 million Stations: 34 in 27 markets Coverage: 18.7% Ownership: Hearst Corp. (private) Key Executives: Steven Swartz, president-CEO, Hearst Corp.; Jordan Wertlieb, president, Hearst Television; Frank Biancuzzo, EVP; Michael J. […]
2016 Spot Revenue: $810.0 million Stations: 59 in 25 markets Coverage: 44.1% Ownership: Univision Holdings Inc., an investor group including Madison Dearborn Partners, Providence Equity Partners, TPG Capital, Thomas H. […]
2016 Spot Revenue: $730.8 million Stations: 73 in 43 markets Coverage: 15.5% Ownership: Employee owned Key Executives: Pat LaPlatney, president-CEO; Susana Schuler, EVP content & operations; Sandy Breland, VP television; Don […]
2016 Spot Revenue: $708.2 million Stations: 131 in 56 markets Coverage: 10.3% Ownership: Gray Television Inc. (NYSE: GTN) Key Executives: Hilton Howell Jr., president-CEO; Kevin Latek, EVP-chief legal and development officer; James […]
2016 Spot Revenue: $692.8 million Stations: 36 in 24 markets Coverage: 18.1% Ownership: E.W. Scripps Co. (NYSE: SSP) Key Executives: Richard A. Boehne, chairman-president-CEO; Adam Symson, COO; Brian Lawlor, SVP, broadcast. What’s Up: Last […]
2016 Spot Revenue: $588.9 million Stations: 15 in 11 markets Coverage: 11.1% Ownership: Cox Enterprises (private) Key Executives: John M. Dyer, president-CEO, Cox Enterprises; Kim Guthrie, president, Cox Media Group; Jane Williams, EVP television; Michael […]
2016 Spot Revenue: $505.9 million Stations: 28 in 12 markets Coverage:10.8% Ownership: Meredith Corp. (NYSE: MDP) Key Executives: Stephen M. Lacy, chairman-CEO; Tom Harty, president-CEO; Paul Karpowicz, president, Meredith Local Media Group. What’s Up: […]
2016 Revenue: $312.5 million Stations: 7 in 6 markets Coverage: 6.6% Ownership: Graham Holdings Co. (NYSE: GHC) Key Executives: Timothy J. O’Shaughnessy, president-CEO, Graham Holdings Co.; Emily L. Barr, president-CEO, Graham Media Group; Michael Englehaupt, VP-CTO; […]
2016 Revenue: $236.0 million Stations: 3 in 2 markets Coverage: 3.5% Ownership: Ed Ansin Key Executives: Ed Ansin, president; Robert Leider, EVP-GM. What’s Up: As of Jan. 1, Sunbeam’s WHDH Boston became an independent station […]
2016 Spot Revenue: $150.4 million Stations: 58 in 24 markets Coverage: 13.9% Ownership: Entravision Communications Corp. (NYSE: EVC) Key Executives: Walter F. Ulloa, chairman-CEO; Christopher T. Young, EVP-CFO-treasurer; Jeffery A. Liberman, president-COO; Mario […]
2016 Revenue: $147.9 million Stations: 62 stations in 56 markets Coverage: 64.82% Ownership: Private Key Executives: Brandon Burgess, chairman-CEO; David Glenn, co-head of TV stations operations; Terri Santisi, co-head of TV stations operations. What’s Up: […]
2016 Spot Revenue: $129.5 million Stations: 22 in 12 markets Coverage: 2.1% Ownership: Evening Post Industries (private) Key Executives: John Barnwell, president-CEO, Evening Post Industries; Terry Hurley, president; Cordillera; Sean Franklin, VP of engineering & […]
2016 Spot Revenue: $125.2 million Stations: 18 in 14 markets Coverage: 2.6% Ownership: Private Key Executives: Ralph M. Oakley, president-CEO; Dennis Kendall, director of broadcast news; Dan Batchelor, director of broadcast and interactive sales; Mary Oakley […]
2016 Spot Revenue: $115.6 million Stations: 13 in 6 markets Coverage: 3.3% Ownership: Hubbard family Key Executives: Stanley S. Hubbard, chairman; Rob Hubbard, president, Hubbard Television Group.
2016 Revenue: $100.7 million Stations: 3 stations in 2 markets Coverage: 1.8% Ownership: Private Key Executives: Michael J. Fiorile, vice chairman-CEO, Dispatch Printing Co.; Larry Delia, president, Dispatch Broadcast Group. What’s Up: Last October, the […]
2016 Spot Revenue: $97.2 million Stations: 11 in 4 markets Coverage: 3.8% Ownership: Private Key Executives: Norman Shapiro, chairman; Neal Sabin, vice chairman; Steven Farber, SVP of broadcast operations; Jim Hall, VP of business development; […]
2016 Revenue: $82.5 million Stations: 1 Coverage: 1.4% Ownership: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A) Key Executives: Warren Buffett, chairman-president-CEO; Charlie Munger, vice chairman.
2016 Spot Revenue: $78.7 million Stations: 36 in 10 markets Coverage: 0.9% Ownership: Private (Bradley family) Key Executives: David Bradley, chairman-CEO; Brian Bradley, president; Mike Meara, president, NPG Broadcast; Tony Courtwright, director of digital media.
2016 Spot Revenue: $76.0 million Stations: 4 in 2 markets Coverage: 0.56% Ownership: Private (David, Kristen and John Griffin) Key Executives: David Griffin, president-CEO; Ted Strickland, VP-CFO; Rob Krier, VP-COO; Todd Spessard, VP of content; Trevor Wiseman, VP of […]
2016 Revenue: $71.7 million Stations: 4 in 2 markets Coverage: 0.51% Ownership: Private Key Executives: James F. Goodmon, president-CEO; Daniel P. McGrath, VP-treasurer; James F. Goodmon Jr., VP-GM of new media group. What’s Up: This […]
2016 Revenue: $59.2 million Stations: 6 in 5 markets Coverage: 1.9% Ownership: Private Key Executives: Beverly Bahakel-Poston, president-CEO; Jim Babb, COO.
2016 Spot Revenue: $58.7 million Stations: 7 in 7 markets Coverage: 1.13% Ownership: Family-owned Key Executives: Elizabeth Murphy Burns, president-CEO; Brian R. Burns, VP-COO; Neal J. Oberg, VP of new media. […]
2016 Spot Revenue: $54.3 million Stations: 10 in 10 markets Coverage: 5.7% Ownership: Employee owned Key Executives: Lenard Liberman, CEO/co-founder; Jose Liberman, president/co-founder; Winter Horton, COO.
