This past year continued a difficult trend for traditional linear television, cable and satellite TV providers. Declines in viewing have accelerated as streaming and FAST channel viewing has continued to grow. Broadcast networks have continued to reduce expenses in response to these trends and focused their capital spending on purchases that will reduce expenseRead more about Broadcasting Trends in the USA – March 2025[…]
LWA was pleased to participate last week in CPHI Japan, a leading trade exhibition for the pharmaceutical industry held every year in Tokyo. LWA Partner Kenji Nishiwada and Senior Advisor Seigo Kashi represented our long-time client Avara Pharmaceuticals at the show. The event brought together over 21,000 pharma professionals from 730 companies and 60 countriesRead more about LWA and Avara Pharmaceuticals at CPHI Japan 2025[…]
Lakewood Advisors has been retained to sell Splashlight Holdings, LLC, a company that offers media planning and audience insight software solutions and a visual content creation business. Splashlight and its subsidiaries do business under the trade names Liiv, Splashlight and Telmar. Splashlight has defaulted on its debt, and the lender’s agent has now commenced aRead more about Lakewood Advisors Retained to Sell Splashlight[…]
This past year has seen rapid and dramatic changes in the broadcast industry and media technology. Declines in linear television, cable and satellite viewing have accelerated as streaming and FAST channel viewing has continued to grow. Broadcast networks expense savings goals have also grown. Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI), developments in Next Generation TVRead more about Broadcasting Trends in the USA – June 2024[…]
New York, March 4, 2024 – Lakewood Advisors, LLC, a boutique investment banking firm specializing in media and media technology companies, announced today that it has closed a minority investment in Draft Nation LLC, a sports focused content and entertainment platform that brings subscribers and followers the latest news, articles, podcasts, stories, and events relatedRead more about Lakewood Advisors Announces Investment in Draft Nation[…]
The recently concluded 2023 NAB Show highlighted many of the rapid changes taking place in the broadcasting industry. These changes include, the growth of streaming, the decline of Pay TV (Cable and Satellite TV) and developments in Next Generation TV, 4K UHDTV, High Dynamic Range (HDR) and IP Production. At the NAB Show, Lakewood Advisors OperatingRead more about Broadcasting Trends in the USA – April 2023[…]