Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Fallout from a Busted Wedding

Nobody will be throwing rice on a happy couple
LPTV

FCC suspends LPTV Digital Deadline

In a bit of incentive auction common sense rulemaking, the FCC has taken low power television stations off of

One Down, One to Go

Now that that one mega-merger is down, at least one watchdog
ESPN

Disney Turning Down Verizon Ads

The reason: Verizon’s slimmed down cable package shunts Disney’s primo ESPN

The Three Most Important Statements on Comcast-TWC

The wedding plans of Comcast and Time Warner Cable are toast

Gray Adds Two Affiliations With One Station

When you are comfortable operating in smaller markets

WSJ: Comcast-TWC in Trouble

Stories were already circulating to the effect that lawyers at DOJ were disinclined
Watchdogs

Anti-Merger Watchdog Applauds News

Entities and individuals opposed to the merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable

Comcast Offers Vigorous Defense of its Record

Increasingly beleaguered multimedia giant Comcast took to its blog
FCC

FCC Adds Dates to the Auction Roadshow

The FCC needs spectrum. TV spectrum

Organization Floats LPTV Tax Credit Plan

The LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition has a way for LPTV licenses to exit the business honorably

Station Wants to Jar Loose from Channel 51

Sinclair Broadcast Group’s WJAR-TV doesn’t propose to move very far
Charter Communications

Charter Moves Due Dates Well Into the Future

A boatload of money is at Charter Communication’s disposal

CBO Games Out Auction Cash

The range of possibilities mentioned by the Congressional Budget Office is wide enough
Gannett

Good Bye Gannett, Hello TEGNA

When Gannett Company splits in two sometime this year