Jon Lafayette
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Gray Breaks Ground on New Station in Georgia
By Jon Lafayette published
Facility will house Augusta’s WRDW and WAGT

Disney to Move Operations in N.Y. to Hudson Square
By Jon Lafayette published
Disney got the rights to develop the site for 99 years from Trinity Church Wall Street in a transaction the company valued at $650 million.

Broadcast Station Deals Total $5.11B in 2Q, says Kagan
By Jon Lafayette published
Broadcast station merger and acquisition activity totaled $5.11 billion in the second quarter of 2018, the biggest quarter since second quarter 2007, according to Kagan.

NBCU Using New Canvs AI Technology in Pilot Testing
By Jon Lafayette published
Research company offers free preview of analysis of open-ended responses

NBCU to Livestream Olympic Opening Ceremonies
By Jon Lafayette published
Broadcasting the Super Bowl on Feb. 4 and the Olympics starting Feb. 8, NBCUniversal is calling next month The Best Feb Ever, according to NBC Sports Group chair Mark Lazarus.

Streaming NBC News Signal Launching Full-Time in 2019
By Jon Lafayette published
Simone Boyce evening show going daily this quarter.

ABC Owned Stations Hiring Community Journalists
By Jon Lafayette published
More than 20 reporters to provide local content.

Cable Subs Would Cut Cord if They Could Get Live TV: Report
By Jon Lafayette published
About 20 percent of survey respondents unaware of free over-the-air broadcasts.

VAB Study: Millennial Viewers Attached to TV Programming
By Jon Lafayette published
TV shows drive product purchases

LiveRamp Adds Inscape Smart-TV Viewing Data
By Jon Lafayette published
Inscape said it made a deal to provide LiveRamp with the viewing data it collects from nearly nine million smart TVs.

21st Century Fox Plans To Sell Stake in Sky
By Jon Lafayette published
Comcast to pay £17.28 per share

NBCUniversal Breaks Ground on New ‘Boston Media Center’
By Jon Lafayette published
Stations, sports and news channels to share facility.

Sinclair Countersues Tribune Over Failed Merger Attempt
By Jon Lafayette published
Sinclair Broadcast Group has answered Tribune’s lawsuit over their failed merger with a countersuit.

ABC Stations Launch 'Localish' for Mobile Millennials
By Jon Lafayette published
Original shows to appear on multiple platforms
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