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Survey: Share of Homes With TV Antennas Falls to 19%

By George Winslow Published 10 April 25

Homes with access to live TV channels via antennas declined from 32% in 2020, according to a major new survey from Horowitz Research

Insights

Legislation Proposed to Require Refunds During TV Blackouts

By Tom Butts Last updated 3 February 25

‘Stop Sports Blackouts Act’ proposed by Rep. Ryan and Sen. Murphy

Legislation

NAB Pushes for New Regs on vMVPDs in FCC Visit

By George Winslow Published 9 October 24

NAB’s Curtis LeGeyt and Rick Kaplan pushed for reclassification of YouTube TV and other vMVPDs as pay TV operators during a meeting with Commissioner Anna Gomez and staff

FCC

Customer Satisfaction with vMVPDs Like YouTube TV Is Higher Than Cable

By George Winslow Published 26 September 24

YouTube TV ranked the highest in customer satisfaction among video service providers according to J.D. Power

Satellite

BIA Sees Retrans Revenue Flattening

By George Winslow Published 31 July 24

After hitting $15.1B in 2023, growth in retransmission fees for local stations will be sluggish between 2024 and 2028, the BIA reported

Business

Survey: Consumers Are Reaching `Peak TV’

By George Winslow Published 10 July 23

Many consumers are either at or near their maximum number of TV services and do not plan to spend any more money on subscriptions, according to the Hub

Insights

Viamedia Launches Parity ADS Platform

By George Winslow Published 19 May 22

The new transitional platform for simultaneous linear and CTV advertising is designed to help buyers and sellers migrate to a full dynamic advertising market

Broadcast

ACA Praises FCC’s Video Description Services Improvements

By Michael Balderston Published 28 June 16

Significant strides have been made with video description services that are available to the blind and visually impaired says the American Cable Association in a filing with the FCC.

Business