And if there's any way to kind of, I don't know, directionally size the impact of LIV Golf, just so we have a sense of what these kind of deals could be helpful. Its important that we never lose sight of that, he says. 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. Thomas Carter, the CFO, did the same. Perry Sook has a really good story to tell. At the Nexstar level, we see the CW as instrumental to our ability to unlock the national advertising opportunity I discussed just a moment ago. Emily Barratt, Renee Cassis, Meghan Buonocore, James Gwynn, Janice Garjian, Dolores Nolan 5. Nexstar Media Group's purchase of Tribune Media Co's 42 TV stations makes Nexstar the nation . The CW generates revenue primarily from national television and digital advertising, distribution fees from affiliates and virtual MVPDs as well as some short-term continuing revenue from licensing content to an SVOD player. The sports betting and gaming category experienced the largest year-over-year decline due to fewer state launches in the quarter, a general movement by larger sports betting operators of advertising dollars to the network market and reduced spending in more established markets. May Washington, They reside in Flower Mound, TX. I didnt have his journalistic chops or the talent, so I decided to go to the business side. I think that is absolutely necessary to advancement here. We've returned $1.02 billion or 68% of our attributable free cash flow to shareholders in 2022 and recently increased our 2023 dividend by 50% to $5.40 per share per year, representing a 2.8% yield. What were your direct operating expenses, excluding that, the CW, how are you seeing that tracking this new year? Also down the road may be a streaming version of NewsNation. Obviously, the simulcast requirement needs to sunset at some point and there needs to be a sunset of 1.0 and an endorsement of 3.0 as the new transmission standard. Ladies and gentlemen, since there are no further questions, I would like to turn the call back to Perry Sook for the closing remarks. It will premiere on September 1, CEO Perry Sook said during a conference call with analysts. But I don't expect that anyone would sign on to a big contract until they had the chance to administer their tests. Weve made three dozen separate acquisitionssome small, some very large, he begins. a serious, hands-on leader who earned executive-level platinum points last year in just five months while still managing to maintain a golf handicap of 15. At the time, Nexstar CEO Perry Sook assured employees in a town hall meeting that the network would be "centrist." Some staffers griped to the New York Times that a NewsNation anchor gave. Sook is also credited for helping Nexstar rise from its founding to earning $4.6 billion in net revenue in 2021 alone. He grew up in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Their attempt was scuttled by regulators, but Sinclair already owns a huge swath of local television stations, 191 by their count. Perry Sook currently serves as Nexstar's chairman and CEO. We've also taken into consideration the forward curve we are in, which will impact our expected interest expense given our significant floating rate debt load. Listen Bloomberg. CapEx for the full year, excluding CW, was $155 million, slightly higher than our expectation of $150 million due primarily to anticipated reimbursement and rebates that have not yet been booked. Yes, we are not back to 2019 levels yet. In 2014, they contributed $263,587 and in 2016 they contributed $429,504 before dipping back down to $186,648 in 2018. Although it is a small part of our overall financial results, we've announced by analysts and investors to break out the impact of the CW. Excluding onetime expenses included in this item, corporate expenses were effectively flat. We shared back-office functions and engineering, business, and traffic. Upton represents Michigans sixth congressional district in the Southeast of the state. 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. Together, fourth quarter direct operating and SG&A expenses increased $72.5 million, primarily due to the inclusion of the CW, including the onetime restructuring expenses of approximately $30 million I just mentioned. Sook also serves on the Board of Directors of Broadcast Music, Inc. So I think that sports, I think adding another hour on Sunday night to the prime time schedule, are all things you can expect in the future. So did Timothy Busch, the president of the company's broadcasting subsidy. And then what was your retrans revenue if you just exclude the CW, what was that percent change including the hit, unfortunately, for the blackouts? Nexstar is creating a state-of-the-art studio in Chicago and expanding teams both in front of and behind the camera. There are 2 topics I just wanted to ask a little bit about the -- first on this national feed. They gave another $17,600 to John Boehner and $7,900 to Paul Ryan. If Sook can pull that off, he will have one hell of a story to tell. Looking ahead, we project corporate overhead exclusive of stock comp and transaction cost to be approximately $36 million in the first quarter, and we expect overhead around $144 million for the year. And so we are very pleased with our ability to continue to earn more for the CW. So were launching this year, a three-hour, live, primetime newscast, seven nights a week, on WGN America. Since NewsNation brands itself as being one that reports the facts in an unbiased manner, many viewers were hopeful when the network launched in 2020. Ray Cole, Charles Ryan, Ernest Liebre, Phillip Lombardo 4. But all of the behind-the-scenes pieces were consolidated into a single, fixed-cost structure., In retrospect, Sook admits there was, perhaps, some chance Nexstar might have raised enough money to buy WBRE. Operator, please open the line for questions. [53] The sale was completed on January 31, 2017. 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. Nexstar was 1 of only 4 stocks that was up in all of media and entertainment in 2022, which we believe is a testament to our ability to create shareholder value through free cash flow generation, return of capital to our shareholders and our ability to continue to grow our revenue streams. Lee Ann? No spam, ever. Operationally, in the fourth quarter, we renewed and extended our network affiliation agreement with ABC on terms favorable to the company, and we successfully renewed and extended distribution agreements with our largest MVPD partners on terms that will enable Nexstar to enjoy continued annual growth in distribution revenue for the foreseeable future. Democratic SenatorChris Van Hollen (Md.) and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in 2018. Everyone get out to vote!. Consistent with our capital allocation priorities and focus on enhancing shareholder value, in January, the Board of Directors increased Nexstar's quarterly cash dividend by 50% to $1.35 per share per quarter, substantially exceeding our historical compound annual dividend growth rate of 25%. Copyright 2023 Market Realist. Whether youre reading about 2022 midterm fundraising, conflicts of interest or dark money influence, we produce this content with a small, but dedicated team. The station had just one camera guy, and he was responsible for filming all commercials. Brings new meaning to the phrase Sunday Funday. Next steps for us, obviously, Elizabeth Vargas joins the network in April. The company says that you can watch for free on the NewsNation Now app. Fourth quarter distribution of approximately $616 million was flat to the prior year. Our next question comes from Barton Crockett with Rosenblatt Securities. To that end, we have recently appointed experienced sales and advertising executive, Michael Strober to the newly created position of EVP and Chief Revenue Officer responsible for leading the execution of a new advertising sales and go-to-market strategy for the company, which is designed to accelerate the monetization of our platform with a focus on the national advertising opportunity which is roughly double the size of the local advertising market that Nexstar has predominantly served historically. As the PAC distributed its funds, stations owned by Nexstar were covering politics and political races across the country. It sounds like your reverse is going to be up about mid-single digit, and you just kind of went through what's going on, on the growth side. As the largest local broadcaster, Nexstar is important to both our network partners and our MVPD partners, which provides us with a very strong negotiating position. . In addition, for purposes of our credit agreement and indentures, we have designated the CW as an unrestricted subsidiary, and it is not included for purposes of calculating our covenants. But at the time, Nexstar couldnt own outright two television stations in the marketplace due to Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission regulations. The report also contains disclosures for Nexstar as suggested for companies in the media and entertainment industry by Sustainability Accounting Standard Board, or SASB. Sure. On a net basis, we expect reverse comp to increase but at a mid-single-digit rate, slightly improving our distribution or retrans margin. Our next question comes from Steven Cahall with Wells Fargo. All right. We think the CW was undervalued for any number of reasons, mostly related to predecessor owners and parent company priorities and agendas. He studies journalism at George Washington Universitys School of Media and Public Affairs. Sources tell FTVLive that CBS will decline running the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Tour on the CW stations that CBS owns. There will be a show called The Hill on NewsNation at 5:00 Monday through Friday that we'll launch in April. In addition, the CW was responsible for $30 million of onetime expenses comprised of restructuring charges and retention bonuses. Okay. Perry Sook, Nexstar's CEO, gave $5,000 to the company's PAC in the 2014, 2016 and 2018 election cycles. And then Because that's a lot. According to Open Secrets, Nexstar Media group gave more money to Republicans in the 2018 election cycle (45% to Democrats, 55% to Republicans). Sook did his undergraduate work at Ohio University in Athens, OH and was an adjunct professor at Edinboro State University of Pennsylvania.He and his wife Sandra have three children: Laura, Victoria and Perry, Jr. Or any difference in rates that you're achieving or anything else we need to think about? I want my commission salespeople to be the, Nexstars $7.1 billion purchase of Tribune Media changed everything. Is there any leverage around the ability to see local games that somehow rights constructed by the agreement with you or not? Perry Sook currently serves as Nexstar's chairman and CEO. 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. Copyright 2023, D Magazine Partners, Inc. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. We have 1,800 salespeople that call on small and midsize businesses in 63 percent of the country, he says. Starting with core advertising with our portfolio of strong national and unparalleled local broadcast, we believe that Nexstar has the ability to improve our core advertising by uniting our go-to-market strategies under the 1 united Nexstar platform using data-driven strategies to achieve our clients' objectives. (Animals) informal NZ a calf [perhaps from Old English scan to suck, influenced by Welsh swci swead tame] sook (suk) or souk vb to suck n 1. the act or an instance of sucking 2. a sycophant; toady [Old English scan] Collins English Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged . Please refresh the page and try again. 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. After flirting with bankruptcy in 2009, Sinclair was saved in part thanks to Citizens United and the ensuing influx of political ad spending. But, aside from their reporting, these organizations dabble directly in politics and elections more than one might expect. 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. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Please go ahead. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming. Sook was named the 2009 Broadcaster of the Year by Broadcasting and Cable (B&C) and was among the honorees inducted into the B&C Hall of Fame in 2014. Okay. Our next question comes from Jim Goss with Barrington Research. Why? Seasonally attributable metric is a good proxy for the cash flow available to be reinvested to be used to repay debt or return to shareholders. But we're very bullish on the prospects and think these things are in the queue and on the way. Hubbard Broadcastings political contributions peaked in 2016 when they gave over $1 million to Republicans. We have a strong balance sheet with low leverage and excellent short-term visibility with multiple long-term material growth initiatives. Perry, maybe just to follow up on that a little bit. But the leverage we expect to fall again in 2024, which will be a political year. Well, I think we gave that. 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. And given the weighting of those numbers, we see, again, kind of a low single-digit decline year-over-year is what we're forecasting currently. Thank you very much for your participation, and have a good day. We are seeing some sustained healthy increases off of that lower base. 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. Perry Sook, Nexstars CEO, gave $5,000 to the companys PAC in the 2014, 2016 and 2018 election cycles. 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. Some of my most fun days, my best days, are when I go visit one of our local TV stations. The format had just changed from big-band to country. ABC 5, a Hubbard-owned station, reported on 2009 Facebook comments made by Housley in which she likened Michelle Obama to a chimpanzee. It was interesting Sinclair was talking a little bit about their feeling about the importance of getting the FCC to move so that you can shut down the legacy stations, the ATSC 1.0 to get really enough kind of capacity to generate meaningful revenues off of this. WGN-TV quoted Uptons criticisms of the Affordable Care Act and its rollout in 2013. and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), all of whom received $15,000 or more. KTSM, an El Paso, Texas station owned by Nexstar, re-ran an article from the Texas Tribune exploring the effect of Hispanic identity on the Senatorial race that pitted Beto ORourke against Cruz. Thats job one.. And while we're executing well on our business, ESG also remains a priority for Nexstar, and we continue to take actions to evolve our practices and disclosures to improve our already strong profile. And so we know we have value. Another $2,000 went to Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and $1000 went to Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.). Fourth quarter political advertising revenue of $265.9 million . For all the factors are enumerated by Perry and Tom, we are excited about the prospects for 2023 and remain confident in our ability to enhance shareholder value and deliver on our new pro forma annual -- average annual attributable free cash flow guidance for 2023, 2024 cycle of approximately $1.25 billion, including $90 million of attributable losses and associated tax benefit in connection with our ownership interest in CW.Comparing this to our original 2022, 2024 guidance of $1.4 billion, for the 2023, 2024 average, we have about $110 million more interest expense given the movement in interest rates and a $90 million attributable loss for the investment in the CW. In addition to posting another blockbuster year of financial results, Nexstar achieved a number of strategic and operational accomplishments that are positioning our company for future growth while enabling us to continue delivering the financial performance, cash flows and shareholder returns that investors have come to expect from Nexstar. . But -- so there is revenue flowing from ancillary uses of our spectrum today. Nexstar's stock has been one of the best short- and long-term performing stocks in media, one of the highest percentage returns of free cash flow to shareholders in media along with solid long-term growth prospects and a low valuation. Politico pioneered the fast-paced coverage of Capitol Hill and campaigns that now thrives on Twitter and cable news. Thank you. In summary, we remain confident in our strategy, the quality of our assets and the strength of our financial position. In addition, Nexstar's digital properties provide innovative digital marketing solutions and services to local and national media companies, advertisers, agencies, and brands. He just want to know what the amount to CW. And they see the customer at the checkout counter or at the cash register, and they know that local consumers are spending and have factored in 7% mortgages and $3 and $4 gasoline into their daily lives. Perry Sook - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tom Carter - President and Chief Operating Officer Lee Ann Gliha - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call. Well, I would say, first of all, that embedded in the guidance that we issued this morning is a record political number for 2024, and it is up not inconsequentially from what you saw in both 2022 and in 2020. '23 and '24 will benefit from new distribution agreements and as we've discussed, 2024 as the presidential election and big political year. Moving back to Nexstar expenses. Political Advertising Revenue 265.9 18.9 . Sure. Except for the Revolving Door section, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License by OpenSecrets.org. He founded Nexstar in 1996 with one local television station in Scranton, PA and began building the foundation of what is. Composed mostly of reporting from Nexstar stations, NewsNation was billed as offering straight-down-the-middle stories at a time when cable news is politically polarized. Excluding the CW, digital revenue declined 6.5%. When the president of the National Association of Broadcasters introduced Sook to banqueters as, more than just a broadcaster with a handsome face and a great tan, it was an inside joke. 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. Jamie McCarthy, Getty Images Tyler Perry, who's stayed largely apolitical throughout his career, is breaking the tradition to endorse a candidate in the 2020 presidential election. NewsNation launched officially in September 2020 with high hopes of securing solid viewership in a time of deep mistrust of the media. And again, we want to make the CW a -- I mean, it has a distribution on par with the big 4. The same banner rotates between the endorsement of Obama, a banner advertising Decision 2008 coverage and links to other stories. But yes, that is what people want us for is the local content. Our ability to execute on these renewals just reinforces what we already know that broadcast matters. That year they gave $18,500 to Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) and $16,300 to Ted Cruz. With that, it's my pleasure to turn the call over to Lee Ann for the remainder of the financial review and update process. The company reported net income of $226.5 million, a rise of 13.4%, in the period ended June 30. Got you. 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. Their political giving has since plummeted to $13,034 by 2018, all but $500 of which went to Democrats. It will be done from the heartland for the heartland, which is where WGN is primarily distributed. Sook is so serious about delivering straight news, hes hiring journalism professors and rhetoricians to review scripts. 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. Before handing the call over to Tom, I want to briefly touch on a few updates on our organic growth prospects. No matter how talented an athlete is, seeking advice from those who have gone before you is part of the journey to success. Increased expenses were offset by a reversal of an accrual due to a settlement in connection with our distribution agreement renewals. Suite 2100 Our programming continues to be recognized by watchdog group for its independence, and we believe this is the type of content that journalists want to report and audiences want to watch. Sook believes in the notion that if a national story breaks in one of Nexstars locales, his gang of reporters will be first on the scene and report it through an impartial lensand America will love it. Fourth quarter total interest expense increased to $103.4 million from $70.2 million in the prior quarter due to the impact of increasing LIBOR and SOFR rates applicable to our floating rate debt. ANDERSON, Sandra J. BA '73 Vice Chair I wonder if you could talk about that a little bit, too. And people are enthusiastic about engaging in those conversations. Q4 2022 total corporate expense was approximately $49.2 million, including noncash compensation expense of $18.2 million compared to $43.6 million, including noncash compensation expense of $12.4 million in 2021. Some of my most fun days, my best days, are when I go visit one of our local TV stations. The linear television business is a fairly mature industry, and we wanted to be one of the leading consolidators, he explains. In March 2021, The New York Times reported that NewsNation hadn't lived up to expectations and was seeing low viewership. We exceeded the $5 billion annual revenue milestone for the first time in the company's history, and we delivered record adjusted EBITDA, attributable free cash flow of $2.2 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively. The company is now the nations biggest player in local television. So you'll see our net retrans margin increase. Nexstar took control of The CW and signed a . That concludes the financial review for the call. Open Secrets following the money in politics, OpenSecrets Following the money in politics. Third, we are already making progress with the CW, not only to bring the network to profitability but to create value for the entire Nexstar enterprise as a result of the acquisition. And then switching to ATSC. Since NewsNations launch, several incidents of conservative and/or pro-Trump bias have occurred. He is past Chairman of the CBS Affiliate Board.Mr. In most cases,it is difficult to say whether these companies political activities cross-pollinate with their journalism and business dealings, but future controversies akin to the Sinclair must-run scandal could continue to increase the visibility of the companies behind these local stations and erode Americans faith in yet another source of news. (Bredeson was Blackburns opponent in the 2018 Tennessee Senate race.) 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. With all of that said, let me now turn the call over to Tom Carter for the operational review. Before reviewing our other revenue segments, I'd like to provide some color on how we think investors should think about our distribution revenue outlook and evolving relationships with the virtual MVPDs. Nexstar CEO Perry Sook (Image credit: Nexstar) "When we launched NewsNation, 10% of the country knew what NewsNation was," Sook told analysts and investors. Do we know enough yet to know if it's a buyer's market? In 2003, Sook took Nexstar public after aquiring Quorum Broadcasting. Its a good tale of battles, bargains, and bold strategies. Have you ever wondered about the number of sacrifices a winning athlete has to make? And what kind of incremental opportunities or channels do you see heading into next year? 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. So it's not an inconsequential number. Some of his other commitments include working on the board of directors for the following non-profits: the Broadcasters Foundation of America, the Television Bureau of Advertising, and as the television chairman for the National Association of Broadcasters, according to his Nexstar bio. In 2008, Tribune gave $11,450 to then-Senator Barack Obama. The Chief Technology Officer, Brett Jenkins, gave $5,000 to the PAC, but only in 2018. Political ad revenue of $266 million, up 1,307%. It's a gradual process, but I think you'll see just generally less of a reliance on scripted, although we're not going to totally abandon the genre. Ratings for NewsNations news programming have been dropping all year. The grade was part of a segment called Truth Test in which political ads are rated on their factual accuracy. As Perry mentioned, we're extremely pleased with the outcome of our recent affiliation agreement negotiations and that will have a nice impact on our overall net retransmission revenue. Pack and political advertising accounted for 50% of our political revenue. New York, At the CW level, on the programming front, while we are locked into most programming for the '22, '23 broadcast season, we've already taken action to improve and diversify our content to better align with audiences through our exclusive multiyear broadcast rights agreement with LIV Golf. When you refer to Bay, who are you talking about? Nexstar generated an adjusted 46.5% EBITDA margin and converted approximately 69% of adjusted EBITDA to free cash flow. For the '23, '24 cycle, we expect to generate pro forma average annual attributable free cash flow of approximately $1.25 billion, inclusive of our approximate $90 million attributable to the investment losses associated and tax benefits related to our turnaround of the CW. Okay. So, who owns NewsNation? Full year net revenue, adjusted EBITDA and attributable free cash flow reached new all-time highs. For those with a cable subscription package, NewsNation might be included in the subscription offerings, and NewsNations channel finder can locate the correct channel. Well, again, I've said for the full year, we expect high single to low double-digit growth. I think you'll see some higher profile programming there, certainly in the unscripted than you have seen historically. Presently, the CBS affiliate Board has recommended that CBS affiliates not opt into the agreement with FuboTV, a small virtual MVPD, and we have followed their recommendation. There was a time when Nexstar CEO Perry Sook said that his company was all about being local and that was the most important thing. Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world. In the 24 ensuing years, the founder and CEO of. I knew the quickest road to management, and management to ownership, was through sales.. 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. But we have a receptive audience, certainly among NBA owners and NHL owners that see the value of broadcast TV and exposing and distributing their product to a much larger audience spend is available in the pay-TV universe. Our country is very important. 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