Uncertain future may underpin Viacom/DirecTV battle
Program sources want to maximize income, and cable, satcasters and telcos want to hold down costs
FM chip dominates Emmis report on the state of radio
Emmis President/CEO Jeff Smulyan is upbeat about the heightened prospects for an FM chip on cell phones and the bright future of
Judge denies networks’ injunction against Aereo
District Court judge Alison J. Nathan has denied (7/11) a request for a preliminary injunction by the major broadcasters that would have shut
NAB asks courts to stay political file posting
The NAB has already asked the FCC to stay its new rule requiring broadcast television stations to post political advertising information online, and now...
Hearst pulls the plug on Time Warner Cable
After extending talks beyond the original expiration of their retransmission consent contract with Time Warner Cable on 7/1, all Hearst O&O stations except one...
Genachowski confirms FCC role in retrans is limited
A number of television topics were raised during the House Communications Subcommittee FCC Oversight hearing. Incentive auctions were a big topic, but the highlight...
NBCU to sell AETN share for $3 billion
We had originally heard $2.8 billion, but that figure has moved up to $3.03 billion, the company said in a regulatory filing 7/10: Comcast...
Judge sends AutoHop suit to California
Dish Network has lost its bid to move the legal dispute over its AutoHop ad-skipping technology in New York. U.S. District Judge
Communications subcommittee has questions for FCC
We’ll start with the broadcast intensive questions first, then move on to the ones that will take
Total TV political take well over half a billion
The national party conventions are still in the future, but already television’s total take in political ad revenue is closing in on $600M
SiriusXM adds 600,000 net subscribers in Q2
The company also increased its full year 2012 subscriber and revenue guidance. SiriusXM now
NAB says it’s likely to prevail on political file case
The FCC just announced that broadcast television political advertising info is expected online as of 8/2/12, but NAB wants a stay on grounds that...
Sirius XM agrees to decree with FCC
If you are a US citizen, you should feel $240K richer right about now, thanks to a voluntary contribution to the US Treasury from...
Dish to Judge: Lawsuits should be in NYC
Dish Network told U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan this week that lawsuits over its service allowing viewers to watch ad-free
Online political files a month away
The Federal Register has done its thing as of 7/2/12, meaning that the requirement that television