Nexstar Broadcasting is transitioning its advertising sales to a cost-per-impression (CPM) model, working with measurement partner Comscore. Impressions more accurately reflect the total number of people watching a program or commercial and are more comparable to metrics currently used on non-broadcast platforms.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.45 per share of its Class A common stock.
Following a nearly $3 million renovation, Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. has launched a new state-of-the-art local broadcast facility in Panama City, FL (DMA #149) that will serve as the home of WMBB-TV (ABC) and mypanhandle.com.
Nexstar Broadcasting is expanding local news at its recently acquired Portland (DMA #22) television station, KRCW-TV, “Portland’s CW.” Nexstar will expand the station’s 10 PM newscast to a full hour beginning Oct. 21, and will also add “Game On!”, a sports highlights show on Sunday nights, beginning Oct. 27.
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. named J.R. Jackson Vice President and General Manager of KSEE-TV (NBC), KGPE-TV (CBS) and associated mobile / digital operations, including YourCentralValley.com, serving Fresno, CA (DMA #55).
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. will report its 2019 third quarter financial results before the market opens on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 10:00 a.m. ET that morning to review the results.
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. promoted Mark A. Higgins to Vice President and General Manager of its Tampa, FL (DMA #11) duopoly WFLA-TV (NBC) and WTTA-TV (MyNetworkTV), as well as associated digital / mobile operations under wfla.com.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. has promoted Patrick Cusick to Senior Vice President and Controller and Randy Bradford to Senior Vice President of Financial Operations.
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., has named Robert “Bobby” Totsch Vice President and General Manager of WHO-TV (NBC) and its associated mobile and digital operations, including whotv.com, serving the Des Moines, IA, market (DMA #75).
Nexstar Media Group launched of the “Border Tour,” a new television and digital news series documenting real stories at the southern barrier. The series spotlights Nexstar’s new ongoing local content initiative BorderReport.com, a multi-media digital news platform covering the US-Mexico border.