Gavel

A Kagan-eye view of the spectrum auction

The FCC shed more light on television participation in the incentive auction than most observers
AT&T

AT&T slammed with cramming settlement

Many had a part in a historic settlement with AT&T over the practice of billing customers for

Fox & Cox swap members of their flocks

A big television station swap between Fox Television Stations and Cox Media Group has made it to
LPTV

LPTV organization seeks comments on Comcast/TWC

The LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition is not happy with the treatment of low power television by either of the cable giants
Sold

Buyer emerges for a second Tupelo station

A deal has been struck, this time for WTVA’s former LMA partner WLOV-TV.
Thumbs Down

Consumers Union opposes Comcast-TWC merger

CU says the merged entity will have too much control over residential broadband and the over programming available on MVPDs generally.
Media General

Shareholders approve Media General/LIN merger

The wedding of the Media General and LIN Media television groups is one step closer to completion
FOX

Fox drops the other affiliation shoe in Seattle

Fox has bought a television station serving the northern fringe of the market
NFL / National Football League

Watchdog latches on to NFL to protest alcohol ads

Alcohol Justice wants the NFL to end its relationship with sponsors like Anheuser-Busch InBev.
Rentrak

Zenith Media signs with Rentrak

Audience measuring service Rentrak has added its first agency to its client list
Deal

Three TV side deals filed with FCC

The deals involve Gray-Hoak and Sinclair-Allbritton transactions.
Wells Fargo Securities

Wells Fargo takes a fresh look at incentive auctions

Analysts at Wells Fargo have taken a look at the “intensely complex” packet of information
Dollar Sign

TV regulation: A fine time to get fined

A full power station in Montana and a Class A station in Florida face hefty fines
Sold

Price of Oklahoma City TV revealed

Now we know how much Griffin will be paying.