Well, I think it was all part of the thinking. Its important to stay active and connected to the folks who do the work in the business, representing Nexstar in their local communities every day. And obviously, with things like LIV Golf and other programming expansions, we're hoping to create more value so that we can ultimately extract more value as we go. And I now would like to turn the conference over to Joe Jaffoni, Investor Relations. I'll first read the safe harbor language, and then we'll get right into the call. Got you. Now moving back to the rest of our revenue line items in the quarter. In the days before the 2016 election, Van Hollen appeared on a Fox 45 news segment called Your Voice where he talked about the ease of early voting and pitched his plans to accelerate job growth in Maryland. The Nexstar CEO is proud to say, I want my commission salespeople to be the highest-paid people in town. Hed like to be paid more, too. Beginning with the LIV Golf season, which kicked off last Friday, the CW will air 14 global events and stream the events live on our CW app. Have you ever wondered about the number of sacrifices a winning athlete has to make? Lazarus is a former chief of staff to the chairman of the FCC. To request permission for commercial use, please contactus. Political spending at Tribune peaked around 2000 when they gave $123,280, the majority of that to Republicans. We required modesty from women. So were launching this year, a three-hour, live, primetime newscast, seven nights a week, on WGN America. LIV Golf's 2-day average linear viewership was 24% higher than the average. The current simulcast requirement does constrain our capacity as to what we can do. 2022 Foundation Trustees. Given the lack of regulation in the digital world, it's important that we remain united as an industry. The weakness we see is in national where national advertisers that obviously aren't as close to the end user and customer have paused or reduced spending due to a potential weakness in consumers going forward. I appreciate that. Great. Tom Hanks Started a Veteran-Focused Coffee Brand Where to Buy It, Drug Prices Are Increasing in 2023, Won't Impact Most Consumers. We have developed these audiences over decades by consistently providing top-rated local news, sports and entertainment content. Excluding the CW, fourth quarter direct operating and SG&A expenses increased only $5.9 million as a result of higher variable costs related to higher revenues, increased programming and other costs related in part to the move of NewsNation from syndicated programming to news programming, which is offset in our adjusted EBITDA calculation from reduced programming payments related to syndicated content. I'm sorry, how our direct operating expenses tracking in Well, I mean is there anything out of the ordinary we should know about your direct operating expenses this year, putting aside the CW, anything out of the ordinary. Both Blackburn and Arpaio have received lavish praise from President Trump. I wondered what the next steps are. This is an important fact as there is no regulatory limit on pricing for these advertisers and these dollars can quickly shift from race to race as political season progresses and benefits a scale player like Nexstar since we have stations in a substantial majority of the competitive markets. But in terms of the things I'm talking about, in 2024, there could be a very modest amount. And between our stations and our paid media, it's approximately $100 million investment through the balance of the year that will attempt to raise our profile, raise our awareness level and continue to expose what I feel is the top-tier level of talent that we have on the network. We attribute our success during the record midterm cycle to the benefits of Nexstar scale and meticulous analysis and planning on a state-by-state and race-by-race basis, which has enabled us to nicely exceed the midpoint of our initial full year net political revenue guidance range between pro forma 2018 and 2020 levels. * To subscribe, you must consent to Futures privacy policy. We're not in the business of disenfranchising customers, viewers and advertisers. Thomas Carter, the CFO, did the same. And I think the only differentiating factor in that is how long the blackouts continue. Well, again, I've said for the full year, we expect high single to low double-digit growth. Political ideologies are concepts that have become more visible with the rise of social media. Our next question comes from Jim Goss with Barrington Research. I think, again, if we had a sunset for 1.0, even if it was several years, hence, that would cause the set manufacturers to begin to build to that standard, lessen the backward compatibility problem with those that don't have sets -- compatible sets that need dongles or receivers and all of that has to be dealt with and the consumer issues have to come first and foremost. I know you said core was -- for local was holding up pretty well, maybe down about 2% somewhat. A 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, charitable organization, 1100 13th Street, NW, Suite 800 Before I dive into my usual financial discussion, I wanted to take a minute to step back and discuss a few changes in our financial presentation that we've been foreshadowing. This is extremely dangerous to a democracy.. And 2022, we did 50 debates across our company, 3 of which we put on the national cable network to offer to all of America outside of the states in which they were being contested. Are your MVPDs kind of happy to pay you a higher affiliate fee for the CW now that you're pairing it with broadcast stations or any other kind of context you could put around that statement and whether or not that's been an incremental surprise or that was always part of the thinking when you bought the CW? Another WATE story featured anti-Blackburn protestors demonstrating during a moment of silence for the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting victims at a campaign event. NewsNation is also available across a wide range of streaming services including Sling, Hulu, YouTube TV, Vidgo, fubu TV, and DirecTV Stream. Revenue growth was driven by the inclusion of the CW and year-over-year increases in Nexstar's local digital advertising and agency services businesses, offset in part by softness in national advertising and e-commerce. We have 5,400 journalists around the country who produce local newsmore than any other organization. ANDERSON, Sandra J. BA '73 Vice Chair They also own a station in San Francisco where Nancy Pelosi is the congressperson for the 12th district and where Dianne Feinstein was mayor in the 80s. It all got Sook to thinking. Sook said the rebrand of WGN America as NewsNation will take effect on Monday and he said the cable network "far exceeded budgeted expectations" in 2020. Nexstar took control of The CW and signed a . Nexstar Media Group subsidiary Nexstar Media Inc. has acquired political news outlet The Hill in a $130 million deal, the company announced Friday. I'll start with a summary of recent highlights and developments. The proposed terms were below market, and as a result, CBS-affiliated stations, including Nexstar, remain off the air on that platform. In 2018, their top four recipients were all Minnesota politicians: Republican Senate candidate Karin Housley, Rep. Erik Paulsen, Emmer and Rep. Jason Lewis. That will be followed by Tom's operations review and Lee Ann's financial review, and then we'll open the call for questions from you. Your comments about (inaudible) drawing attention to the CW. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. And I would tell you, without it, wed be in worse shape than the newspaper business.. NEW YORK - TVB, a not-for-profit trade association of America's local broadcast television industry, announced today that Perry A. Sook, founder, chairman president and CEO of Nexstar Broadcasting Group, was elected to serve as TVB chairman for a two-year term (2017-18). Yes. And then if you get some of the current blackout renewals done, then accelerates into that new guidance. That will become a problem for Nexstar CEO Perry Sook, who recently signed a deal with LIV Golf to air the tournaments on The CW. By June, that time period was down to 28,000 viewers and 5,000 in the demo. As such, Nexstar shares represent a solid investment opportunity for existing and potential shareholders as we are the largest broadcast company with top-tier operational performance in the sector but we trade at a very modest '23, '24 free cash flow yield. Overall, in the quarter, we saw an increase in the rate of decline in our subscribers to the mid-single-digit range, which was impacted by higher rate of MVPD declines offset by continued growth at virtual MVPD and DTC subscribers. The Texas Association of Broadcasters' 2006 Broadcaster of the Year has been an industry innovator since he began his career more than 25 years ago. by: Perry Sook Posted: Feb 4, 2023 / 10:58 PM EST Updated: Feb 4, 2023 / 10:58 PM EST MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) The Columbia women's basketball team has the best record in program history at this point in the season, but this weekend, they hosted a duo of second-place Ivy League teams in Penn and Princeton. And they say, the locals. So, heres a glance at the owner of NewsNation. Well, no, I think I mentioned it in my comments that the growth in network affiliation is much more modest than our growth in retrans revenue. It's great to hear auto continue to come back, obviously, a huge vertical for you guys. New York, Undeterred, in his first week on the job, he made the biggest sale in station history. Local television broadcasting generated $2.4 billion in gross political ad dollars, a record amount for midterm election, capturing more than 50% of the total spend in 2022, representing a 38% growth over 2018. Nexstar Media Group's purchase of Tribune Media Co's 42 TV stations makes Nexstar the nation . Okay. Dennis Miller and Brad Schwartz and their teams are hard at work putting that together. El Paso is ORourkes hometown. They also gave $5,700 to Rep. Greg Gianforte, who became well known nationally after physically assaulting a reporter. We doubled the size of the company and then doubled it again in the space of about two years. The last double-down made Nexstar worth $13.8 billion. Soon after they met,. We recorded $14.8 million in distributions from equity investments related to our 31% ownership in the TV Food network in the fourth quarter, which represents a 13.5% decrease over prior year quarter. I know that was also, I think, mid-teens at that point. In 2014, the Hubbard Broadcasting gave the Super PAC $450,000, $300,000 from the company and $150,000 from individuals. Thank you, Joe, and good morning, everyone. In January 2021, the WGN America network rebranded as NewsNation and there were several programming changes. In turn, our portfolio of local and national media assets now provides nationwide reach on par with other broadcast networks, combined with local activation at a greater scale than any other broadcast network owner creating a differentiated and highly attractive value proposition for advertisers, brands, content owners in an increasingly fragmented marketplace. Contribution Totals: Download all contribution records for this person from 1999 to present To a Spreadsheet or Other File Type: 2020 Transaction Count/Amount: 4/$20,000: 2018 Transaction Count/Amount: 7/$26,900: 2016 Transaction Count/Amount: Nexstar is looking to raise the profile of NewsNation, its little-watched cable news channel. Nexstar Media Group owns NewsNation. Democratic SenatorChris Van Hollen (Md.) IRVING, Texas After a 36-year career in broadcasting, including the last 20 with Nexstar, Timothy C. Busch, Nexstar's president of Broadcasting, will retire as of June 1. He just want to know what the amount to CW. And again, I tell people, I don't care what the ratings are 3 months from now. We have a strong balance sheet with low leverage and excellent short-term visibility with multiple long-term material growth initiatives. And the one other one with NewsNation. Using the Wayback Machine to return to October 2008, one can see Tribunes official endorsement of Obama for president on the WGN-TV website. All statements and comments made by management during today's conference call, other than statements of historical fact may be deemed forward-looking statements for purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Hes. That led to a classic fight of the local station David versus a Fortune 500 cable Goliath. '23 and '24 will benefit from new distribution agreements and as we've discussed, 2024 as the presidential election and big political year. So, Sook began by figuring out how to benefit financially by operating or managing stations. Today's call is being recorded. This past year, we expanded weekday news programming to 17 hours per day, made key journalists and editorial additions and are completing production facility expansions in both New York City and in Washington, D.C. 20005. Van Hollen appeared on another Your Voice segment in April 2018. Second, we continue to make significant progress building out NewsNation, America's fastest-growing cable news network. I guess if they felt they wanted to vote with their feet, they wouldnt own the shares. Blackburn got $5,700 and Arizona Senate candidate Joe Arpaio got $2,000. Okay. On the other hand, ABC 5 gave a D- to an ad run by Paulsen that attempted to tie his opponent to a sexual assault. I'm very proud of the folks we have on the air and the job that they do, and we look to add to that as we continue to fill out these other hours and other dayparts. Please go ahead, sir. We anticipate being active in the debate business as we were in 2020. Sure. Turning to the balance sheet. [53] The sale was completed on January 31, 2017. Now you probably want to raise your sights in terms of the margins and the profitability you can generate with that station or the network. Perry A. Sook; Founder, Chairman & CEO; Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Thomas E. Carter; President & COO; Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Barton Evans Crockett; MD & Senior Internet Media Analyst;. We went from that penny a day to now in 2020 what will mean approximately $2 billion of revenue to our company and about $18 billion in revenue to local television stations across the country, Sook says. It will originate from WGN in Chicago and. I'm wondering how auto is performing when you look back relative to those pre-COVID levels, are we bearing full normalization here? Well, I can tell you that the number of inbound inquiries as well as discussions that are going on with team owners, the activity is frenetic around here. But not all of his travel is to major metros. Excluding the CW, fourth quarter adjusted net income increased of 32.5% to $662 million, and free cash flow increased from 38.7% to $458.1 million. How should we think about your willingness to trade off in kind of prime time sort of programming, like how are we thinking about either from a CPM or a viewership perspective, if you wanted to put stuff on CW sort of that trade-off between sort of traditional programming and sports? Understood. Discussions with potential technology and business partners for this service are ongoing, and we continue to believe the revenue opportunity for applications using our spectrum could rival our retransmission revenues by the end of this decade. I would say, things that will exist by 2024 that don't exist today. Not bad for a guy who first got into the television business as a small-town anchorman. Certainly, when you look at the power of The Hill, which is a national brand in concert with NewsNation, which is a national brand; and the strength of our local stations, which is the backbone of everything we do, I think you'll see all of that come together in a unified sales effort to highlight the opportunity available to us in 2024 and beyond. So if it were all at risk, that's the number that you're talking about. He told employees during a long session that included about 40 minutes of Q&A that. I didn't give a specific, but it will be higher than the revenue growth. And are we talking about the affiliates effectively drawing the line in the sand here, which could see and could create spillover and impact these relationships with other vMVPDs as well? Were going to represent those who are underrepresented.. He was inducted to The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation's 2016 Giants of Broadcasting and Electronic Arts and received The Media Institute's 2016 American Horizon Award, recognizing his leadership, promoting the vitality and independence of American media.Mr. As a reminder, we typically spend less in CapEx in odd number nonpolitical years than political years. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Based in Irving, TX, Nexstar trades on NASDAQ under the symbol "NXST".Following the $7.1 billion accretive acquisition of Tribune Media and the $4.6 billion accretive acquisition of Media General, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. is the largest local broadcast television operator in the United States, with 199 stations reaching 116 markets, or more than 68% of all television households, and annual revenue in excess of $4.5 billion. Nexstar hired ABC News exec Michael Corn as president of news in May. So we'll be a 24-hour news network Monday through Friday by the end of April, and that will include the daytime expansion, the addition of the Hill, the addition of Elizabeth Vargas Reports show at 6:00 Eastern Monday through Friday. Mr. Sook was previously a member of the Board of Directors of the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB), where he also served as Chairman. Okay. Core television advertising decreased 3.3% year-over-year. Good day, and welcome to Nexstar Media Group Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Conference Call. And I think you'll see, again, in 2023, some test cases and use cases that will be developed that again is -- we'll be seeing this forward progress in the development of ancillary revenues from NextGen TV spectrum. The rebrand hinges on a down-the-middle. And people are enthusiastic about engaging in those conversations. Before Superior, Mr. Sook was President/CEO of Seaway Communication, Inc., owner of network affiliated stations in Bangor, ME and Wausau, WI. He's been putting the finishing touches on an acquisition that'll bring Nexstar Broadcasting's holdings. I realized that there were 10,000 guys like me for every Walter Cronkite, Sook says. Gregory Raifman, president of Nexstar Digital, gave $2,500 that year. As a percentage of net revenues, our total expenses declined given our focus on controlling expense growth and significant political revenue growth. What's your feeling about that? All right. I just want to understand kind of one logistical thing. We want to necessarily put our playbook out there, but I think you'll see as we move toward the upfront level and the programming schedule that gets -- that will be displayed and deployed for the fall. The cable company put Sooks home phone number on ads pushing its side of the argument. There was a problem. Its a good tale of battles, bargains, and bold strategies. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. today reported financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022 as summarized below:. Do we know enough yet to know if it's a buyer's market? It will be based in Chicago and run out of Chicago, drawing on the backbone of those 5,400 journalists sprinkled around the country. And it will be absent of bias. That's helpful. After its merger with Tribune, Nexstar will be the largest owner of local broadcast stations in the U.S. Nexstar and the Illinois-based media company already have political activism in common. It used to be that women were held to a little bit of a higher standard, Lewis said on the show according to CNN. Listen Bloomberg. Pack and political advertising accounted for 50% of our political revenue. With that, it's my pleasure to turn the call over to Lee Ann for the remainder of the financial review and update process. Our next question comes from Nick Zangler with Stephens. Ladies and gentlemen, since there are no further questions, I would like to turn the call back to Perry Sook for the closing remarks. Sook graduated from Ohio University and currently serves as chairman of The Ohio University Foundation Board of Trustees. 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