Janet Stilson

5 days ago | tvnewscheck.com | Janet Stilson

What would happen if the FCC were to stymie the broadcast networks’ ability to garner as much reverse compensation from affiliates as they do currently? That was a question posed to Paramount’s George Cheeks — a member of the company’s office of the CEO, and president-CEO of CBS — during the company’s first quarter earnings call with analysts. The analyst who asked the question noted that reverse comp is about a $1 billion source of revenue for the company.

5 days ago | tvnewscheck.com | Janet Stilson

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6 days ago | tvnewscheck.com | Janet Stilson

This may be an off year for political advertising among TV broadcasters, but Gray Media is seeing much more action on that front than it had expected. At the same time, the company is contemplating potential asset transactions as deregulation becomes more likely. And it’s “actively pursuing” different types of deals. Those were but two takeaways from Gray’s discussion with analysts Thursday about its first quarter earnings report.

6 days ago | tvnewscheck.com | Janet Stilson

Tegna does not seem inclined to wade into the M&A waters until a Republican controlled FCC deregulates broadcast ownership rules. And the company expects continued softness in advertising revenue during the second quarter now in progress, which is partially tied to economic headwinds. Those were two messages delivered during Tegna’s first quarter earnings call with analysts Thursday morning.

1 week ago | tvnewscheck.com | Janet Stilson

While Sinclair expects to lead its publicly traded peers with core advertising results in the quarter recently ended, its experiencing uncertainty in some of the top ad categories. President Trump’s stiff tariffs are a big reason for that lack of visibility. But the likely confirmation of a third Republican FCC commissioner in the near term could lead to ownership regulatory changes that may grease the wheels on the company’s dealmaking deeper into 2025.