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
![Netflix Upfront](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yvR7NmmaAJrSPKGAZruqhN-320-80.png)
Netflix Says It Closed Upfront With 150% Increase in Sales
By Jon Lafayette published
Season 3 of ‘Bridgerton’ draws sponsors including L’Oreal, Pure Leaf, Amazon Audible, Puig, Booking.com, Stella Artois, Hilton
![Hand holding a connected TV remote](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EyYuD6m27WS9TqiBnWdzdZ-320-80.jpeg)
tvScientific Gets Patent for CTV Outcome Optimization
By Jon Lafayette published
Artificial intelligence shifts spending to most productive media
![Paramount Global](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ux5WGAiSAEe9i7b9QvH6gL-320-80.jpg)
Edgar Bronfman Makes $4.3 Billion Bid For Paramount
By Jon Lafayette published
Shari Redstone’s National Amusements gets $2.4 billion
![Olympic Champions](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZDUkknVLa77vLF5XEyz9KV-320-80.jpg)
Paris Olympics Boost TV Viewing In July, Nielsen Says
By Jon Lafayette published
Led by Peacock, streaming’s share grows to 41.4%
![GSTV](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zVkgyrFMs5aLy7KUoWzLDZ-320-80.jpg)
GSTV Brings Student Road Safety Films to Gas Pumps
By Jon Lafayette published
Winners of high-school competition to be featured
![Joseph Holloway](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HVbARTdRKjuQnhi3BScab-320-80.png)
Joseph Holloway Joins WOI Des Moines as ‘Good Morning Iowa’ Anchor and EP
By Jon Lafayette published
Previous stop was Tulsa, Okla.
!['CBS Mornings' co-anchors Tony Dokoupil, Gayle King and Nate Burleson](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ChH25g4Fz57eHHKBNpkzjC-320-80.jpg)
CBS News Sees Third Hour of ‘CBS Mornings’ Arriving in September
By Jon Lafayette published
Anne-Marie Green named full-time correspondent for ‘48 Hours’
![Warner Bros. Discovery U.S. networks chief Kathleen Finch at the 2024 upfront](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/42aDnhxE6kmvrDiYzhuu9D-320-80.jpg)
Warner Bros. Discovery Cable Nets Chief Kathleen Finch Is Leaving
By Jon Lafayette published
Channing Dungey, Warner Bros. TV group CEO, to run U.S. networks
![Nexstar logo on phone](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YAdQqqEStFeqNw4XEWXQ8c-320-80.jpeg)
Nexstar Fraudulently Collected $10.5 Million in Fees from DirecTV, Appeals Court Rules
By Jon Lafayette published
Broadcaster concealed loss of NBC affiliation at WHAG
![Francisco Lindor of the New York Mets](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o6wKCksxkobZounDPDpZPC-320-80.jpg)
TelevisaUnivision To Air MLB Games Starting This Season
By Jon Lafayette published
Deal includes Game 1 of World Series
![WFLD Pluto TV](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HhaXMEVPa7pR3zzQwgf3pW-320-80.png)
Pluto TV Adds Local News From Fox Stations
By Jon Lafayette published
Streamers will get reports from battleground states leading up to the presidential election
![Stephen Curry in 'Mr. Throwback'](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eSfiUjxTr6cu3yCZBRhjEA-320-80.png)
NBC Eyes 3-Pointer by Airing Pilot of Peacock’s ‘Mr. Throwback’ with Steph Curry
By Jon Lafayette published
Show got golden bounce during Olympics
![Nielsen logo on a website](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dTqEbs9QiNnonAoYdRRAP6-320-80.jpeg)
Nielsen Set To Add Big Data to Local Ratings in All Markets Starting in January
By Jon Lafayette published
Panel-only data will be available solely for research and analysis
![ESPN Genius Sports](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r7iaBBUZKxSNq2YxbEVMdm-320-80.png)
ESPN Makes Deal with Genius Sport To Add Data to Hoops Telecasts
By Jon Lafayette published
Data helps break down team and player performance
![Cineverse](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NydokW8U25Tv4zGAYKBBUR-320-80.png)
Cineverse Posts $3.2 Million Loss in Fiscal First Quarter
By Jon Lafayette published
Revenues fall 30%
![Happy Kids Future Today](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w3n6WqKh5hJJeYUHZwJhUH-320-80.jpg)
Consumers Put Trust in Family-Friendly Streamers, Says Future Today Report
By Jon Lafayette published
Co-viewing boosts discussion of brands
![couple watching addressable advertising](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j4Eb6APaVoff2c37GXMH2Q-320-80.jpg)
Viewers Still Watch Linear TV and Addressable Ads Help Marketers Reach Them, Go Addressable Study Asserts
By Jon Lafayette published
AMC Networks joins trade group
![Erin Moriarty 48 Hours](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TVSnURPY2GJG9DYcABfYMY-320-80.jpg)
CBS News’ ‘48 Hours’ Gets 24-Hour Free Streaming Channel
By Jon Lafayette published
Nearly 600 episodes are available
![IDVx](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qJ8S5Jh3sDCSkUbehvwWsC-320-80.png)
Infillion Launches IDVx Interactive Video-Ad Capabilities
By Jon Lafayette published
Beta test achieved 6% lift in product consideration
![A Good Girl's Guide to Murder](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wReMEbSbLWbgE5tNSbpTEJ-320-80.png)
Two New Netflix Shows Top TVision Power Score Rankings
By Jon Lafayette published
Amazon Prime Video’s animated 'Batman' opens as No. 4
![Jeff Mulligan](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qW7bZFkx3M658PJKdjtYqG-320-80.jpg)
Scripps Names Jeff Mulligan Station Manager at KSHB Kansas City
By Jon Lafayette published
Returns to station after stint at WSIL
![Melrose gate at Paramount in Los Angeles](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bE8WZH2jufFayvM3Mj8MDm-320-80.jpg)
Paramount Begins First Wave of Employee Layoffs
By Jon Lafayette published
15% staff cutback expected to be 90% done by the end of September
![Tom Cruise leaves the Paris Summer Olympics closing ceremony with the Olympic flag](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ps9U6EaanTNZXALsnYPJpJ-320-80.jpg)
NBCU Says Olympics Delivered 36.6 Million Viewers in Primetime
By Jon Lafayette published
Peacock streams 23.5 billion minutes, up 40%
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