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FOX Sports & AEG Launch the College Basketball Crown: A Reimagined Postseason College Hoops Tournament

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Today, FOX Sports and AEG launch the College Basketball Crown, a new addition to the college hoops postseason landscape beginning in 2025.

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Today, FOX Sports and AEG launch the College Basketball Crown, a new addition to the college hoops postseason landscape beginning in 2025.
View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240403578744/en/
The inaugural College Basketball Crown is set to feature schools from the Big Ten, Big 12 and BIG EAST, with additional at-large participants.
"We are honored to participate in the inaugural College Basketball Crown, which will be an exciting and innovative addition to the college basketball calendar," said BIG EAST Commissioner Val Ackerman.
Click HERE for the College Basketball Crown assets, including tournament and conference logos, and imagery of the arenas.

Sinclair and ONE Media Technologies to Participate in NAB Show, Las Vegas April 13-16

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

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Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) and its subsidiary, ONE Media Technologies, will be participating in the 2024 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show next week in Las Vegas.

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Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) and its subsidiary, ONE Media Technologies, will be participating in the 2024 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show next week in Las Vegas.
Sinclair and ONE Media also be participating in ATSC’s NAB booth in the West Hall (W3056) and conducting private demonstrations while at the show.
Sinclair’s press conference will take place on Sunday, April 14 from 10-11am PT in the NAB Press Briefing Room, N249.
Mark Aitken, President, ONE Media Technologies & SVP, Sinclair
Niakam Kazemi Principal Product Architect, Technology, Sinclair
and Sangsu Kim, Advanced Technology / Senior Director, ONE Media Technologies

Shareholders Vote to Elect Disney’s Full Slate of 12 Directors

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

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The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced that, based on the tabulation of its proxy solicitor, it appears that Disney’s full slate of 12 directors has been elected by a substantial margin over the nominees of Trian and Blackwells at Disney’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders today.

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The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced that, based on the tabulation of its proxy solicitor, it appears that Disney’s full slate of 12 directors has been elected by a substantial margin over the nominees of Trian and Blackwells at Disney’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders today.
Shareholders voted to elect all 12 nominees recommended by the Disney Board: Mary T. Barra, Safra A. Catz, Amy L. Chang, D. Jeremy Darroch, Carolyn N. Everson, Michael B.G.
Froman, James P. Gorman, Robert A. Iger, Maria Elena Lagomasino, Calvin R. McDonald, Mark G. Parker, and Derica W. Rice.
“I want to thank our shareholders for their trust and confidence in our Board and management.

FOX Nation to Release All New “COPS: Spring Break” Collection Beginning This Friday

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

FOX Nation will debut a new and exclusive collection of “COPS: Spring Break” episodes beginning on Friday, April 5th.

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FOX Nation will debut a new and exclusive collection of “COPS: Spring Break” episodes beginning on Friday, April 5th.
Notably, FOX Nation continues to offer all first responders, including police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and paramedics (EMS personnel), a one-year free subscription to the service.
In this Spring Break special edition, a Pinellas County Deputy learns to play a new game from a group of sun-kissed coeds.
FOX Nation is a direct-to-consumer on-demand streaming service designed to complement the FOX News Channel experience with a members-only destination for its most passionate and loyal super fans.

Dr. Phil’s Merit Street Media™ Premiers to an Unprecedented 80+ Million Homes

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

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Merit Street Media will begin in 20 million homes on Samsung Smart TVs – the first FAST platform to offer Dr. Phil content – and will continue to roll out to millions of additional user homes and devices over the coming months.

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Merit Street Media will begin in 20 million homes on Samsung Smart TVs – the first FAST platform to offer Dr. Phil content – and will continue to roll out to millions of additional user homes and devices over the coming months.
Merit+ can be downloaded on iPhone and Android mobile devices, Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, and Roku.
With its expansive reach and diverse distribution channels, Merit Street Media will bring its rich tapestry of original and acquired programming to viewers nationwide.
“The News on Merit Street” (Live, Weeknights 7-8 PM ET): Takes a comprehensive approach to the day's top headlines.

U.S. Sports Fan Analytics & Trends Study 2024: The Single Largest Online Catalogue of Sports Marketing and Business Data - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

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The consumer survey was conducted online in January 2024 among a representative panel of U.S. consumers age 13 or older.

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The consumer survey was conducted online in January 2024 among a representative panel of U.S. consumers age 13 or older.
Each respondent reported on their attendance and viewership along with 65 other categories of fandom-related data for Professional, College and Minor League sports during the previous 12 months.
The next tab in this workbook features a comprehensive list of all categories measured.
The data is also projected to the U.S. population of 282.5 million for persons age 13 or older.

Recurly Data Signals Sustained Growth in Digital Media Subscriptions Since 2020

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

After streaming media subscriptions skyrocketed in 2020 as consumer behavior shifted dramatically during a global pandemic, the industry is normalizing with sustained and steady growth, according to new benchmarking data from Recurly .

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After streaming media subscriptions skyrocketed in 2020 as consumer behavior shifted dramatically during a global pandemic, the industry is normalizing with sustained and steady growth, according to new benchmarking data from Recurly .
The median acquisition rate for digital media and entertainment subscriptions declined since 2020 as growth stabilized–with digital media and entertainment’s median acquisition rate at 5.8%—however, the overall number of subscribers continued to grow significantly.
Digital publishing subscriptions’ 536% growth brings hope for the media industry, demonstrating the success of sophisticated subscription models that prioritize subscriber experience and value for the digital news consumer.
For additional benchmarking data, predictions and best practices within digital media, entertainment and publishing, view the Recurly State of Subscriptions: Media and Entertainment report.

Leostream Joins AWS Demo at NAB 2024

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Leostream Corporation , creator of the world-leading Leostream® Remote Desktop Access Platform, will join Amazon Web Services (AWS) to show how leading broadcast, media, and entertainment companies can use high-powered virtual desktops with the AWS cloud in a demonstration at the 2024 NAB Show, held April 13-17 in Las Vegas.

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Leostream Corporation , creator of the world-leading Leostream® Remote Desktop Access Platform, will join Amazon Web Services (AWS) to show how leading broadcast, media, and entertainment companies can use high-powered virtual desktops with the AWS cloud in a demonstration at the 2024 NAB Show, held April 13-17 in Las Vegas.
If you want to see Leostream in action, visit the AWS Content Production booth in the West Hall, booth 1701.
Leostream joins AWS in the Content Production solution area, featuring a ‘studio in the cloud’ that also showcases generative AI-assisted virtual production, VFX and rendering, editing in the cloud with real-time video preview, production asset management, and cloud studio management.
“Cloud compute and storage by AWS has become a necessary component of today’s media companies and NAB is the ideal venue to join AWS and show how the Leostream Platform ensures secure remote access to the cloud-based content and applications entertainment professionals use,” said Randy Foster, VP Sales and Marketing for Leostream Corporation.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Broadcast Media Has a Measurement Issue; Can AI Solve It?

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

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(NASDAQ: VERI), a leader in designing human-centered AI solutions, and The Center for Sales Strategy , a sales performance consulting company, are producing a new webinar, “An Exclusive Debrief: Using AI to Solve Broadcast Media’s Measurement Issue.” The webinar will feature a thought-provoking discussion where advertising industry experts Paul Cramer and Stephanie Callihan explore the issues facing radio and television broadcast media, specifically around measuring advertising campaign success.

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(NASDAQ: VERI), a leader in designing human-centered AI solutions, and The Center for Sales Strategy , a sales performance consulting company, are producing a new webinar, “An Exclusive Debrief: Using AI to Solve Broadcast Media’s Measurement Issue.” The webinar will feature a thought-provoking discussion where advertising industry experts Paul Cramer and Stephanie Callihan explore the issues facing radio and television broadcast media, specifically around measuring advertising campaign success.
Attendees will learn how AI is being used to demonstrate proof of performance and measure ad lift while also creating revenue opportunities for broadcast media across three areas:
While performance data is critical for both digital and broadcast media advertising campaigns, the playing field is uneven, with digital advertising more apt to garner these data insights.
But with AI, broadcast media now have a pathway toward helping them better demonstrate metrics of success including added value, over-delivery and web-lift that is directly attributable to ad spending on broadcast media.
These metrics are helping broadcasters achieve demonstrable revenue gains from obtaining a larger share of spend to reduced advertiser churn.

FOX News Channel Crushes CNN and MSNBC Combined in Total Day and Primetime Viewers for First Quarter of 2024

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

FNC notched its highest-rated quarter since 1Q’23 among all categories and beat CNN and MSNBC combined with total day and primetime.

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FNC notched its highest-rated quarter since 1Q’23 among all categories and beat CNN and MSNBC combined with total day and primetime.
During the first quarter of 2024, FNC delivered 95 of the top 100 telecasts in cable news for the entire quarter.
Additionally, CNN which saw quarter over quarter declines in total day and primetime averaged just 85,000 in total day 25-54 demo, which is an all-time low in the network’s recorded history.
FNC also continued to excel against the competition throughout the weekend for the quarter, outpacing CNN and MSNBC across both total day and primetime with viewers and winning every hour with total viewers.