Joe Biden’s campaign debuted a last-minute campaign spot in Minneapolis on Super Tuesday, one that featured Amy Klobuchar endorsing Biden just after dropping out of the race. The last-minute ad speaks to the stakes involved in the 2020 presidential race.
Michael Bloomberg’s injection of hundreds of millions of dollars, coupled with the buys of another self-funder, Tom Steyer, who dropped out on Saturday, has changed the dynamics and shattered records for presidential primary spending, and has given TV stations a greater-than-expected boost in the early months of the year.
Last week, some of the largest station groups, including Nexstar Media Group, Gray Television and Sinclair Broadcast Group, reported their earnings and all highlighted political ad spending as bright spots, in some cases raising their revenue projections for the rest of the year.
Chris Ripley, the CEO of Sinclair, told analysts that “we expect 2020 to be our highest political revenue on record.
Michael Bloomberg’s injection of hundreds of millions of dollars, coupled with the buys of another self-funder, Tom Steyer, who dropped out on Saturday, has changed the dynamics and shattered records for presidential primary spending, and has given TV stations a greater-than-expected boost in the early months of the year.
Last week, some of the largest station groups, including Nexstar Media Group, Gray Television and Sinclair Broadcast Group, reported their earnings and all highlighted political ad spending as bright spots, in some cases raising their revenue projections for the rest of the year.
Chris Ripley, the CEO of Sinclair, told analysts that “we expect 2020 to be our highest political revenue on record.
- 3/3/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Kris Long, an anchor for the CBS affiliate in Palm Springs, California resigned from the station on Friday, a few weeks after posting a lengthy Facebook post defending Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh, an employee at the news channel told TheWrap.
In a written statement on Oct. 5 obtained by USA Today, Gulf California Broadcast Company General Manager Jerry Upham wrote that the Palm Springs-based CBS affiliate had accepted Long’s resignation “effective immediately.”
“Kris Long has been an integral part of this company’s news organization and we’d like to thank him for his many years of service,” wrote Upham.
Also Read: Hollywood Slams Susan Collins' Yes on Kavanaugh: 'I Can't Watch This Anymore'
Long published a lengthy Facebook post on Sept. 17, which you can see here, via USA Today, where after saying he was a supporter of the #MeToo movement, he then appeared to defend Kavanaugh...
In a written statement on Oct. 5 obtained by USA Today, Gulf California Broadcast Company General Manager Jerry Upham wrote that the Palm Springs-based CBS affiliate had accepted Long’s resignation “effective immediately.”
“Kris Long has been an integral part of this company’s news organization and we’d like to thank him for his many years of service,” wrote Upham.
Also Read: Hollywood Slams Susan Collins' Yes on Kavanaugh: 'I Can't Watch This Anymore'
Long published a lengthy Facebook post on Sept. 17, which you can see here, via USA Today, where after saying he was a supporter of the #MeToo movement, he then appeared to defend Kavanaugh...
- 10/6/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
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