www.spotsndots.com Subscriptions: $350 per year. This publication cannot be distributed beyond the office of the actual subscriber. Need us? 888-884-2630 or [email protected] The Daily News of TV Sales Wednesday, May 30, 2018 Copyright 2018. OTT SATISFACTION OUTPACES MVPDs BUT ISP SATISFACTION DROPS ADVERTISER NEWS Customer satisfaction with video streaming services far Nissan is slashing vehicle production by as much as 20 eclipses that of subscription TV service, according to the percent in North America to cope with falling profitability American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) 2018 in the U.S., its biggest sales market. Cuts are in progress Telecommunications Report. Video streaming services at two assembly plants in the and three make their debut in this year’s telecom report with an ACSI in Mexico. Employees will not be let go, and production score of 75, far and above subscription TV’s score of 62—a lines will not be halted, with the cutbacks expected to wrap 3.1% decline over last year. By nearly every measure, up this year. U.S. production of Nissan vehicles fell 9.2 customers are more satisfied with streaming options, but percent in the year ended March, company figures show, some brands stand out more than others. following a period of increased sales in 2016.... “Video streaming services significantly The hedge fund of Sears CEO Eddie Lampert outperformed subscription TV,” said David has received “numerous inquiries” from potential VanAmburg, Managing Director at the ACSI. third-party partners on the retailer’s asset sale. “Streaming services don’t have the hidden fees That’s according to CNBC, citing Lampert. His and six-month rates that subscription TV does, ESL Investments wants to acquire some of not to mention they’re cheaper and simpler. But the beleaguered chain’s assets and last month because consumers don’t have many options offered to buy Kenmore and other Sears brands. when choosing a subscription TV provider, those Lampert, in a letter written to a special committee businesses don’t see a lot of risk in customer dissatisfaction, of the board and filed with theSEC , is asking for permission and we’re unlikely to see dramatic changes any time soon.” to “engage” with interested parties… British sandwich and With an ACSI score of 75, video streaming services are coffee shop chain Pret A Manger has been sold for $2 the highest-performing telecom industry measured. Netflix, billion to Germany’s deal-hungry Reimann family. Reuters Sony PlayStation Vue and Twitch all lead the pack, tying says it’s part of a global acquisition spree that’s aimed at at a score of 78. Apple iTunes and the Microsoft Store challenging Nestle in the coffee sector. Pret, known for its take second place at 77, with YouTube Red at 76. organic coffee and upmarket sandwiches, grew from a single Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, Hulu and Vudu all shop in London to a 530-strong global chain.… Fortune sit at the industry average of 75, followed by the network reports that the owner of a Chick-fil-A in Sacramento, channel subscriptions: CBS All Access at 74, and HBO , is giving his employees a big raise. Eric Mason Now and Starz at 72. will begin paying their “hospitality professionals” as much Bringing up the rear are Sling TV (71), DirecTV Now as $17 to $18 per hour—up from $12.50 to $13. In addition, (70), Showtime Anytime (70) and Sony Crackle (68). supervisors will get paid time off, and all employees will It’s worth noting that even Sony Crackle in last place rates receive paid sick leave. Mason told a local TV station higher than nearly all cable/satellite/telco services. he’s raising wages to attract people looking for long-term Customer satisfaction with subscription TV falls 3.1% to opportunities, as well as people with families… Sonic 62, an 11-year low for the industry. AT&T’s U-verse tops the Drive-In is following the fast-food industry trend of allowing list with a 70, one of only two scores that stayed the same customers to get what they want even faster—thanks to instead of dropping. Verizon FiOS falls to a 68 for second smartphones. The Associated Press says the chain has place, with Dish Network at 67, DirecTV 64, Optimum been testing an app that lets consumers order food and 62, Cox 60, Spectrum and Suddenlink both 58, Comcast drinks—and choose a location and pickup time—before they Xfinity 57, Frontier 56 and Medicom last at 55. arrive. Sonic hopes to have the service available nationally While video streaming services receive much better by the end of this year. McDonald’s has already rolled out a customer satisfaction scores than subscription TV, viewers similar app. Sonic’s chief brand officer,Jose Duenas, says still need Internet access to get it. Unfortunately, Internet Sonic studied Starbucks, Panera and Domino’s because service providers (ISPs), along with subscription TV, have they use similar technology… The Wall Street Journal says the lowest customer satisfaction of all industries tracked America’s food giants (Campbell Soup, General Mills, by the ACSI. ISPs are down 3.1% to 62—and every major Mondelez, Kellogg, Nestle, Hershey, J.M. Smucker and ISP deteriorates this year except Xfinity, which remains Twinkie-maker Hostess). are shedding a generation of unchanged. CEOs at a remarkable rate. The trend is the culmination of Verizon FiOS stays in first place at 70 after a 1% dip. AT&T years of bleak sales that until recently had gone unshaken falls 1% to 68, followed by Optimum at 64. Suddenlink and for half a century. Over the past two years at least 16 Spectrum both plummet 8% to 61 and 60, respectively, major packaged-food and beverage chief executives have followed by Xfinity, unchanged at 60. Mediacom places last stepped down. The outgoing executives have faced a new with a 53 after a 9% free fall year over year. era of American eating and grocery shopping habits, driven by millennials and the Internet.

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The Daily News of TV Sales @ www.spotsndots.com PAGE 2 ACCOUNT ACTIONS STREAMING DEVICE FOR OTA TV Macy’s has selected Publicis Groupe to handle the retail A company called AirTV is selling a device that it claims giant’s media account. A new dedicated team made up of “brings together the value of free local broadcast television Digitas and Spark Foundry will handle the account. In with the power of live Internet streaming.” The $119.99 2017, Macy’s spent $415.4 million on measured media in device, when connected to an OTA antenna and a home the U.S., according to Kantar Media. The retailer has been Wi-Fi network, wirelessly streams local channels to Internet- working with Dentsu Aegis Network’s Carat, since 2012.... connected TVs and mobile devices, in and out of the home. KFC has moved its media account to Wieden+Kennedy, “Our new AirTV solution solves two problems: first, it Portland, OR, from Publicis Groupe’s Spark Foundry. blends free local channels with OTT television, something Creative for the $235 million account was already at customers have demanded since the advent of streaming,” W+K……MediaPost reports that Darden Restaurants has said Mitch Weinraub of AirTV. “And, because it’s a Wi- named Brunner, Pittsburgh, as AOR Fi-enabled device, you can power your for Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen after entire home with one OTA antenna, buying the 158-unit chain for $780 million simplifying the installation process.” last year. Moroch, Dallas, previously Up to two streams are available inside serviced the account. This cheap wine tastes like a the home; one of these streams can be fine full bodied Capri Sun. viewed while outside of the home. THIS AND THAT Existing Sling TV users can integrate Home prices are still moving higher. The AirTV directly into their accounts. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National device maker says customers can also Home Price Index increased 6.5 percent set up a free Sling TV account to access FunnyTweeter.com in March. The index measures average their local channels via AirTV, or create home prices in major metros across a free account with the stand-alone the U.S. … Just as trucks and SUVs are dominating new AirTV app. The device is being sold online. vehicle sales, GfK’s nationwide point-of-sale (POS) panel shows the Light Truck category is leading a sluggish tire SCRIPPS RENEWS WITH NETWORKS retail market in the U.S. Unit volume for Light Truck tires The E.W. Scripps Company announced a new multi- has fallen only 3.1 percent compared to a year ago, roughly year affiliation agreement for all 15 of its ABC affiliates half the overall decline (-5.7%) in the tire retail market.... A serving Bakersfield, CA; Baltimore; Boise, ID; Buffalo, NY; survey by Epicor finds just 23 percent of businesses agree Cincinnati; Cleveland; Denver; Detroit; Indianapolis; Las they find it easy to attract the right talent with key industry Vegas; Phoenix; San Diego; Tampa, FL; Tucson, AZ; knowledge. In addition, according to the Labor Department, and Twin Falls, ID. Scripps said it had also renewed its the country’s unemployment rate has fallen to the lowest CBS affiliation for WTVF Nashville, TN. rate in 17 years (3.9 percent), contributing to a widening skills gap… An online survey by CarGurus finds that 79 4A’S CLAIM CONFLICT IN ACCENTURE DEAL percent of car owners aren’t excited about self-driving The 4A’s is slamming Accenture’s entry into the ad cars. 84 percent of car owners say they definitely will not or buying business, saying the move raises conflict of interest probably will not own a self-driving car in the next five years, concerns because the consultancy also audits client- with 59 percent saying the same for a 10-year window. agency relationships and runs agency reviews for clients, says AdAge.com MORE ON ROSEANNE ... “We find this unacceptable and are concerned about According to a tweet, estimated revenue for this season whether Accenture will be transparent in ensuring that of Roseanne was roughly $45 million. Potential ad the massive amount of information it has collected from revenue from next season’s original episodes (of which agencies—both as auditor as well as via the agency there were supposed to be 13) would have been $60 review process—is not leveraged for the benefit of its new million.... (Daniel Fienberg) practice,” the ad agency trade group said Tuesday. noted..’Barr’s Twitter feed has been abhorrent, repugnant MONDAY NIELSEN RATINGS - LIVE + SAME DAY and inconsistent with what should have been ABC and Disney’s values since long before the show was picked up, and also subsequently. Barr’s Twitter feed has trafficked in vile and disproved conspiracy theories and ample content that walked lines many considered racist or xenophobic or prejudiced or judgment-clouded in a number of ways. She has engaged in hostile and insulting fights with Twitter followers high and low. She has shown no interest in controlling herself. This is not new, and no one at ABC can pretend they didn’t know.... And Scott Dworkin, co-founder of the Democratic Coalition, tweeted, ‘ABC didn’t cancel Roseanne’s show because she made racist comments. They canceled her show because they saw a tidal wave coming from #TheResistance.’ 5/30/2018

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