Bayou City Broadcasting to buy Nexstar’s WEVV-TV

Bayou City Broadcasting Evansville Inc, has entered into an agreement to buy the CBS affiliate WEVV in Evansville, Indiana from Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. for $18.6 million. Kalil & Co. is the exclusive broker for this deal.

Man gets prison for $2.4M Comcast heist

A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to three to six years in state prison for masterminding a scam that cost Comcast $2.4 million in lost revenue.

House lawmakers ask Comcast to carry Latino-owned channels

Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-CA) and 52 other House lawmakers are asking Comcast to make a commitment

Tribune now Tribune Media Company

As Tribune has completed the spin-off of its newspaper businesses, Tribune Company has begun
Rupert Murdoch

Murdoch unlikely to seek full control of BSkyB

With pay-TV becoming more competitive, Murdoch's bid for Time Warner is a bet on content

Jeff Bewkes to face tough questions on Fox offer

Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes will be first on the hot seat 8/6 when he reports Q2 results, as he will likely
Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable earnings below analysts’ estimates

Q2 revenue grew 3.2% YOY, driven primarily by growth of 22.3% in business services revenue and

ACA presents top awards at 9th independent show

At this year's 9th Independent Show, the American Cable Association honored several ACA members with awards to recognize their critical support for the trade organization and the effort to provide hometown America with the very best in communications products, including voice, video and broadband Internet.

Disney, NCTC sign long-term deal

The National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) and The Walt Disney Company announced a

Across Platforms joins cable’s RDK software community

The Boston-based technology and consulting firm has joined the Reference Design Kit (RDK) community. The Reference Design Kit is a
DirecTV

DIRECTV Q2 revenue, profit up 5%

DIRECTV reported Q2 revenues increased 5% to $8.11 billion. Operating profit increased 5% to
CBS

CBS may be eyeing an earnings miss

Alpha Now/Seeking Alpha’s Sridharan Raman says CBS is battling several headwinds in the
WWE / World Wrestling Entertainment

WWE, Rogers sign 10-year distribution deal

Rogers Communications and WWE announced a 10-year broadcast and multimedia agreement, making

Discovery Q2 up 10% on International

Discovery Communications’ Q2 revenues were $1.610 billion, up $143 million, or 10%, over Q2
The Big Bang Theory

Big Bang Theory delays production

Production on the CBS comedy was due to resume 7/30, with five key cast members still without deals for