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

DirecTV Acquires Dish, Unifying Struggling Satellite Business
By Jon Lafayette published
AT&T sells stake in DirecTV to private equity firm TPG

E.W. Scripps Folding Scripps News, Eliminating 200 Jobs; Stock Jumps 15%
By Jon Lafayette published
Scripps News president Kate O’Brian leaving company

Horizon Sports & Experiences Signs Shark Beauty as Title Sponsor of College Basketball Women’s Champions Classic
By Jon Lafayette published
Caitlin Clark’s alma mater among top teams to compete in games to be broadcast by Fox in primetime

Inscape Working With Locality to Provide Viewing Data Across National and Local Linear TV and Streaming
By Jon Lafayette published
Brands will be able to determine incremental reach of campaigns

IAS Expands Media Quality Product to Identify Misinformation on YouTube
By Jon Lafayette published
Global advertisers can determine brand safety and suitability

‘Agatha All Along’ Levitates to Top of TVision Power Score Rankings
By Jon Lafayette published
Emmys boost 'Shogun,' 'Hacks'

Anthem Sports & Entertainment To Buy Hollywood Suite, Canadian Channel Operator
By Jon Lafayette published
Acquisition would double Anthem's networks in Canada

Pixability, Ad Fontes Team Up for Ad Safety in News Content on YouTube
By Jon Lafayette published
System will highlight reputable sources and screen out sensitive stories

Fox Uses Vizio Ad Tools to Promote Action Series ‘Rescue: HI-Surf’
By Jon Lafayette published
Animated message appears on home screen

Discover Sponsoring Revry’s 8th Annual ‘QueerX Awards’
By Jon Lafayette published
Telecast streams October 11

WXMI Grand Rapids Names Jace Larson Senior Director of News
By Jon Lafayette published
Journalist had been director of newsgathering at Scripps News

ESPN Set to Televise ‘Pickleball Slam 3’ Live with Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf
By Jon Lafayette published
Event takes place February 16 at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas

MGM Plus Orders New ‘Robin Hood’ Series From Lionsgate Television
By Jon Lafayette published
Program comes from showrunner John Glenn and producer/director Jonathan English

VideoAmp Dials Up Outcome Measurement
By Jon Lafayette published
Data from Affinity Solutions, Circana, Polk Automotive Solutions from S&P Global Mobility, PlaceIQ and PurpleLab to be integrated into VALID platform

Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement Combines With The Attention Council
By Jon Lafayette published
Group will continue to study attention in media and advertising business

Olympics Power NBCU to Top of Podium Among Media Distributors in August
By Jon Lafayette published
Comcast unit had 13.4% of TV usage, according to Nielsen

Paramount Starts New Round of U.S. Staff Reductions
By Jon Lafayette published
‘In order to set Paramount up for continued success, we are taking these actions, and after today, 90% of these reductions will be complete,’ company’s three CEOs say in a memo

Family Entertainment Television Gains Carriage on DirecTV Stream
By Jon Lafayette published
Available to 2 million more subscribers

Free TV Networks Names Suzanne Satterfield General Counsel
By Jon Lafayette published
Joe Cantrell Athanasios Tsiris promoted

WLS Chicago Names Nneka Nwosu VP of Marketing
By Jon Lafayette published
Executive had been assistant news director

Analyst Raises Profit Outlook as Sinclair Boosts Political Revenue Forecast
By Jon Lafayette published
Broadcaster sees election spending of between $442 million to $469 million
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