Friday, June 19, 2026

SBG / Sinclair Broadcast Group

Sinclair debuts original programming division

“Sinclair Original Programming” will be headed by Arthur Hasson and focus on creating shows primarily
Scripps Networks Interactive

Scripps stock price may mean bids coming

Investors are pricing Scripps Networks Interactive, owner of HGTV and the Food Network, as if
Media General

Media General to sell five

Media General and LIN Media announced they will sell stations in five markets to comply with FCC ownership rules affecting
Media General

Media General, LIN announce new merger agreement

On 8/20, Media General and LIN announced an amendment to their merger agreement and a new

Turner CEO to staff: Expect layoffs

In a memo sent to all Turner Broadcasting employees 8/19, Turner CEO John Martin said that, as part

SNL Kagan: Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway no longer seeing Starz

When Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. buys shares in
Cablevision

Cablevision sports nation’s highest monthly bill

Cablevision has the distinction of extracting the most money from its customers on a monthly basis

Don Pardo, iconic NBC announcer, passes

Don Pardo, the ubiquitous TV and radio announcer whose booming baritone became as much a part

Conditional Access market set to decline

The global market for conditional access (CA) technology used in set-top boxes is set to contract as
Aereo

Broadcasters ask court for Aereo injunction

Having won the Supreme Court case, broadcasters are now proposing that New York federal judge Alison
Wells Fargo Securities

Media: The state of retrans and reverse comp

Marci Ryvicker, Wells Fargo Securities Senior Analyst, and her team have provided an updated
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB files, challenging FCC’s Incentive Auction Order

NAB has filed a petition for review with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging certain elements of the FCC's May 2014 broadcast spectrum incentive auction order.

NBC launches campaign for “The Blacklist”

NBC has launched a major effort to ensure continued awareness for its No. 1 drama, “The Blacklist,” which kicks off its second season on 9/22.
Time Warner Cable

TWC adds Pac-12 channels in LA

Just in time for the college football season, Time Warner Cable is adding five additional Pac-12 channels

Bright House a wild card in Comcast-TWC merger

As the FCC reviews Comcast's proposed buy of Time Warner Cable, one issue it has to decide is