Jon Lafayette
Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.
Latest articles by Jon Lafayette
Infillion Makes Upfront Interactive Ad Buy With Crackle Connex
By Jon Lafayette published
Commercials will stream on Redbox, Crackle, Chicken Soup networks
AdImpact Names Laia Pescetto VP of Marketing
By Jon Lafayette published
Client base grew 400% in 2023
FETV Adds ‘Highway Patrol’ To Classic Morning Lineup
By Jon Lafayette published
Network will launch Watch and Win Trivia Contest
Jeffrey Wright To Be First Guest For Season 4 of theGrio’s ‘Masters of the Game’
By Jon Lafayette published
Season premieres March 29; future guests include Lenny Kravitz, Erica Campbell
Jeff Lucas Joins Tubi as Chief Revenue Officer
By Jon Lafayette published
Mark Rotblat to focus on Fox’s AdRise unit
Telemundo Launches Election Year Initiative ‘Decisión 2024’
By Jon Lafayette published
FAST channel launches in May
ShowSeeker Names Joni Claerbout as VP of Sales and Client Engagement
By Jon Lafayette published
Executive was one of company’s first customers
Cleveland Cavalier Games To Air on Nexstar, Tegna, CMG Stations
By Jon Lafayette published
Gray Television distributes hoops contests to additional Ohio markets
Rick and Michonne Generate Scary Good Numbers for AMC’s Latest ‘Walking Dead’ Series
By Jon Lafayette published
‘The Ones Who Live’ draws 3 million viewers, record sign-ups for AMC Plus
Paramount Names Lee Sears President of International Ad Sales
By Jon Lafayette published
Executive adds over-the-air properties to portfolio
Fubo Adds 173,000 Subs, Cuts Loss in Q4
By Jon Lafayette published
Shares in sports-centric vMVPD drop 8%
Tegna Extends Local Ratings Deal With Comscore To All Markets
By Jon Lafayette published
Previous deal covered 21 of 51 markets
Affiliates Seek To Change How They Pay Networks for Programming
By Jon Lafayette published
With pay TV subcribers falling, there’s a shift to a variable model from fixed fees for reverse compensation
EchoStar Posts $2.03 Billion Loss as Dish Network Loses 314,000 Pay TV Subs
By Jon Lafayette published
Revenue for newly combined company falls 8%
Tegna Earnings Down 65% Amid Absence of Political Ads
By Jon Lafayette published
DirecTV blackout cuts into distribution revenue
Codeblack Films Signs Up For Pixability’s Inclusive Media Initiative
By Jon Lafayette published
Pixabilty aims to grow the ad dollars flowing to entertainment company’s YouTube channel
VideoAmp Launches VALID To Push Advanced Currency Adoption
By Jon Lafayette published
Product includes audience data, identity graph and clean room
Addressable Ads Increase Reach of Campaigns of All Sizes, Study Finds
By Jon Lafayette published
Report from Go Addressable, CIMM outlines best practices
FreeWheel Introduces Way To Manage Upfront Buys–Even Programmatic Deals
By Jon Lafayette published
AMC, NBCU, Warner Bros. Discovery sign up for Allocation Module
Scripps Names Kate O'Brian Head of National and Local News
By Jon Lafayette published
Senior VP of local news Sean McLaughlin leaving
Sinclair Reports Q4 Loss on Diamond Sports Settlement
By Jon Lafayette published
Core ad revenues up 2%
Paramount Global Cuts Streaming Losses, Posts Higher 4Q Profit
By Jon Lafayette published
Paramount Plus gains subscribers, expects domestic profit in 2025
Nexstar President Questions If Sports Streaming Venture Will Launch
By Jon Lafayette published
Venture would provide ‘incremental revenue,’ says Mike Biard