Where does this leave broadcast television? It depends. The advantage right now for broadcasters is that the streaming landscape is a confusing mess (to put it mildly). Sports fans must piece together different apps to find the event or league they enjoy watching. For example, MLB airs on the Fox Sports app, Apple+, and even has its own MLB app for the hardcore baseball fan. Are you a fan of the NFL? If you want to watch Thursday Night Football, you need an Amazon Prime subscription to do so.

In the past week, I’ve heard from numerous stations detailing a troubling trend: significant cancellations from an advertiser who initially committed substantial business for Q2. These cancellations have left stations reeling, not just financially but also operationally, as they had structured their rate cards and inventory projections around the anticipated revenue from this client.

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In our continuous journey to enhance ShareBuilder CRM and deliver unparalleled value to our clients, we are excited to introduce new features designed to streamline workflows, enhance security, and foster a culture of transparency and collaboration between managers and account executives (AEs). Our latest update to ShareBuilder CRM marks a significant milestone in our quest to provide our users with a comprehensive, secure, and efficient CRM platform.

Greetings, fellow TV station moguls and advertising aficionados! Have you ever found yourself staring at a wall of Nielsen and Comscore data, scratching your head and muttering, "Ratings or impressions? Impressions or ratings? What's the deal with these things, anyway?" Fear not, my perplexed friends, for you are not alone in this comedic saga of advertising metrics.

One of the biggest trends we see at ShareBuilders is the strong demand for local news in the early morning and early news. On the flipside, there has been a lack of demand in late news over the past several quarters. Some of it is understandable, given how primetime viewing habits have evolved. More streaming and less primetime viewing means the lead-in for local news isn’t as strong as they were five or ten years ago.

Activity is starting to ramp up for Q2 business. While Q1 doesn’t give us any solid indicators of how Q2 will materialize, it provides ample data points with which to give our most accurate forecast of demand. Most of the following is common sense, but frequency sells, so getting a refresher is always a great idea.

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Current polling suggests American voters are not excited about a presidential election rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, except maybe for broadcast television stations and cable news outlets.