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
Nexstar Dropping Scripps-Owned The CW Affiliates in 7 Markets
By Jon Lafayette published
Nexstar stations will add The CW in Norfolk, Va., and Lafayette, La.
Fremantle Hires Jeff Boone as VP, Scripted Development
By Jon Lafayette published
Exec had been at Bad Wolf
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Got 27% Raise to $49.7 Million in 2023
By Jon Lafayette published
Other top WBD execs also saw their compensation increase
DAZN Weighs in With Content Ahead of Haney-Garcia Fight
By Jon Lafayette published
‘Run It Up’ is hosted by Rachel DeMita, Demetrious Johnson, Master Tesfatsion
Fox Sports Hires Veteran Ad Sales Executives
By Jon Lafayette published
Jen Durda, Kathy Lydon named VPs
With Bears on the Clock, NBCU Local Chicago Plans Extensive NFL Draft Coverage
By Jon Lafayette published
Specials will air on NBC Chicago Sports, stream on NBC Chicago News
DirecTV Stream To Carry Eight More The CW Affiliates
By Jon Lafayette published
More local stations in streaming lineup
MediaCo Acquires Estrella Media’s Spanish-Language Network, Content Assets
By Jon Lafayette published
Jacqueline Hernández named interim CEO
Frndly Launches Channel Store, Adding 4 Subscription Services to Lineup
By Jon Lafayette published
Lifetime Movie Club, History Vault, A&E Crime Central and Great American Pure Flix available on platform
Lionsgate Signs Exec VP Lee Hollin To Long-Term Deal
By Jon Lafayette published
Exec joined Lionsgate in 2018
Warner Bros. Discovery Names David Porter Head of Ad Research
By Jon Lafayette published
Exec was CEO of Canoe
BET, Tyler Perry Extend Content Agreement Through 2028
By Jon Lafayette published
‘Sistas,’ other series renewed
TV Usage Takes March Dip While College Hoops Help Cable
By Jon Lafayette published
YouTube takes biggest-ever share
Horizon Sports & Experiences Names Kerry Bradley Senior VP of Strategy
By Jon Lafayette published
Exec had been with Sports Innovation Lab
NBCU Using NextGen TV To Provide Personalized Broadcasts at 6 Stations
By Jon Lafayette published
New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Miami get first look at start over, other features
NextGen Broadcasting Takes on TikTok With Interactive Fast Stream Technology
By Jon Lafayette published
Pearl group stations join Sinclair in launching local and national channels
Sinclair Launches Broadspan Datacasting Platform
By Jon Lafayette published
Datacasting expected to relieve traffic as video clogs the internet
Broadcasters Invest in Run3TV To Bolster Over–the-Air Audience Measurement
By Jon Lafayette published
Nielsen, Comscore explore ways to use data from NextGen sets
Great American Family Tells Growth Story in Upfront Pitch
By Jon Lafayette published
Family-friendly content is brand-safe for advertisers (Upfront 2024)
Smart TV Maker TCL Using AI To Create Original Content for TCLtvPlus Streaming Platform
By Jon Lafayette published
Special romance story ‘Next Stop Paris’ to debut this summer
27% of Advertisers To Spend More in Upfronts: iSpot Survey
By Jon Lafayette published
Shift of ad dollars to streaming slows
It’s Time for Reinvention of Media Business, Says Accenture
By Jon Lafayette published
‘Media Thrive Index’ accesses strategic options