ComScore Grows 4Q Subscription Sales
Tegna 4Q TV Revenue Down 7%
The drop is due to political advertising comparisons. Core was up 7% to almost $300 million and retrans climbed 27% to $120 million.
Strong Scatter A Good Omen For Local TV
As the TV networks report their 4Q and full-year results, their execs are saying TV advertising is holding up well under the onslaught from …
CBS Stations Revenue Down 11% In 4Q
The decline is due to lower political ad money. On the positive side, “Retransmission consent and reverse compensation are set to hit …
Nielsen’s 4Q Sales Satisfy Wall Street
The TV ratings currency company renewed its contract with Hearst a day before releasing earnings. Nielsen’s fourth-quarter 2015 …
Disney’s Broadcasting Revenue Up 7%
Disney’s broadcasting business revenue — its ABC Television Network and its stations — climbed to $1.6 billion in the …
21st Century Fox TV Revenue Up 6% To $1.7B
The increase in the company's fiscal second quarter is tied to higher retransmission consent and ad revenue but would have been higher …
GoPro’s Earnings Go From Bad To Worse
NBC Broadcast TV Revenue Up 7% In 4Q
The fourth quarter increase to $2.5 billion was driven by higher retransmission consent fees, ad revenue as well as money from content …
For 1st Time In 2 Years, Facebook Grows Ads
Mobile ads grew 82% year over year to generate 80% of the company's $5.6 billion in ad revenue in the fourth quarter.
Meredith Fiscal 2Q Local Media Rev Down 10%
The decrease is due to lower political ad revenue. Non-political ad revenue increased 9%, led by growth in auto and the addition of WALA …
Electronics Giant Philips Falls To 4Q Loss
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch electronics giant Philips says it fell to a fourth-quarter net loss of 39 million euros ($42 million) as it …
Netflix Impresses Wall St. With 4Q Intl. Growth
Netflix added 1.56 million U.S. subscribers from October through December, slightly below what management had predicted. It marked the …
GoPro Cutting About 100 Jobs After Weak 4Q Sales
NEW YORK (AP) — Wearable camera maker GoPro says it will eliminate about 100 jobs after its fourth-quarter sales fell far short of its …
Tribune 3Q TV-Entertainment Rev Up 3%
Core advertising grew by $12.1 million, or 4.3%. Retrans money increased 20%, to $70 million.
Sling TV Buoys Dish Subscriber Losses
Scripps 3Q TV Revenue Dips 3%
The drop to $157 million is a result of flat local advertising and lower national and political dollars and higher expenses that …
Disney Posts Strong ABC, ESPN Revenue
Disney’s broadcasting business — its ABC Television Network and its stations — rose 10% in revenues to $1.6 billion in the …
Entravision TV Revenue Rises 5% In 3Q
Higher national advertising and retransmission consent revenue help power the increase.
Fiat Chrysler US 3Q Profit Falls 89%
The automaker says its net profit was $70 million from July through September compared with $611 million a year ago. Fiat Chrysler US posted …
Media General Pro Forma 3Q Rev Dips 2%
Net revenues are $322 million, with local (including retrans) up 11%, national down 1% and digital up 3%, according to accounting that …
How Pay TV Performed In 3Q
How did pay TV distributors including cable MSOs, IPTV operators and satellite providers, as well as relevant programmers, online video …
Graham 3Q TV Revenue Grows 3%
The gain to $89.7 million is pegged to higher retransmission consent revenue plus increased ad sales, including automotive.
21st Century Fox TV Revenue Finishes Flat
Higher retransmission consent revenue couldn’t quite counterbalance lower advertising and political money.
Sinclair 3Q Revenue Grows 11%
The increase to $497.4 million is driven by strong advertising and a 34% increase in digital revenue.
CBS Stations Revenue Dips 7% In 3rd Quarter
The decline is due to lower political ad money and fewer sporting events. On the positive side, retransmission consent and reverse …
Discovery Surpasses Earnings Expectations
Nexstar 3Q Rev Sets Record With 43% Gain
It rises 42.6% to $224.9 million and drives operating income of $48.3 million, up 16%; adjusted EBITDA of $73.1 million, up 27%; and free …
Media Earnings Awaited, A Bit Warily
This week, as media giants including Disney, 21st Century Fox and Time Warner are scheduled to report quarterly earnings, the short-term …
Gray Reports 3Q Record Revenue, Retrans
Revenue tops $151 million, driven by increased local and national sales, retrans and station acquisitions. Net income is $6.6 million. …
Samsung Profit Rises On Record Semiconductor Earnings
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. reported its first earnings growth in more than a year on Thursday as a record …
Meredith Fiscal 1Q Local Media Rev Up 1%
Growth to $126 million was driven primarily by the addition of WALA Mobile, Ala.-Pensacola, Fla., and WGGB Springfield, Mass., and higher …
GoPro Sees Shares Tumble Out Of Focus
Scandal Hurts Volkswagen 3Q, But Sales OK
Market analysts expected a quarterly loss, the company's first in over a decade. The €1.67 billion ($1.83 billion) loss was, in fact, …
Fiat Chrysler Falls To 3Q Loss Over Recalls
Fiat Chrysler increased by €761 million the estimated cost of future recalls in the United States and Canada after revising its …
Univision’s 3Q Revenue Climbs 10%
Spanish-language media giant Univision Communications reported improved financials in its fiscal third quarter, including 10% higher revenue …
Truck Sales Drive Up Ford’s 3Q Earnings
Ford earned $2.7 billion in North America, up 89% from a year ago, largely on higher sales of its new F-150 pickup truck. Ford introduced …
NBC Broadcast TV Revenue Up 11% In 3Q
The increase to $2 billion was generated by higher retransmission consent fees, ad revenue as well as money from content licensing.
Nielsen Nails 3Q Profit Forecasts, Just Shy On Rev
Tegna 3Q Broadcast Revenue Dips 2.4%
The decrease at the former Gannett station group to $416.5 million comes from lower political revenue that strong retrans and digital …
Samsung 3Q Operating Profit Surges
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics announced a forecast-beating profit for the third quarter Wednesday, sending its share …
Evertz Fiscal 1Q Revenue Down 16%
Tribune TV-Entertainment 2Q Rev Up 4.4%
Core advertising grew by $7.1 million, or 2.3%. Retrans money grew 23%, to $57.1 million.
Scripps 2Q TV Revenue Up 2.7%
The gain to $167 million is aided by higher retransmission revenue and offset somewhat by an increase in network compensation tied to the …
Entravision TV Revenue Down 16% In 2Q
The drop to $36.4 million is due to a lack of political and World Cup advertising that help boost the quarter in 2014.
Media General Pro Forma 2Q Rev Up 1%
Net revenues rise to $321 million, with local up 9%, national down 2% and digital down 13%.
Nexstar Posts Record 2Q Net Revenue
It rises 50.6% to $221.3 million and drives record 2Q operating income of $52.5 million, up 50.4%; adjusted EBITDA of $74.9 million, up 51%; …
Pay TV Industry Shows Cracks In Earnings
Media companies and distributors indicated that more people are cutting the cord and ditching pricey channel packages. Meanwhile, media …
21st Century Fox TV Revenue Falls 4.3%
Higher retransmission consent revenue couldn’t counterbalance lower advertising revenues and higher sports programming costs …