'14 Reasons to Be Bullish On the Local Broadcast Biz

摘要

The story of 2013 was mergers and acquisitions, highlighted by Belo-to-Gannett, local-TV-to-Tribune and almost everyone else to Sinclair, and 2014 may follow a similar, if slightly subdued, story line. Scale matters more than ever when carving up re-trans cash with the networks and MSOs. As a result, longtime broadcasters are increasingly asking some tough existential questions. Chief among them: Should I stay or should I go?