ABC wraps upfront with 4%-5% increases
ABC has largely wrapped its upfront deals, according to an AdAge story, making it the second network
No bites on Univision
While the owners of Univision Communications have held preliminary discussions in recent weeks with several media
SMPTE, Hollywood Post Alliance to merge
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), the leader in motion-imaging
Verizon Wireless interested in Dish Network spectrum
Verizon Wireless is very interested in buying Dish Network’s spectrum, The NY Post has learned. A top
Meredith completes KTVK, KASW buy; announces WGGB
Meredith announced the completion of the buy of two TV stations in Phoenix (Market #12) from Gannett and Sander Media for $230 million. The transaction will not have a material effect on Meredith’s Q4 or FY fiscal 2014 financial performance.
Democrats accuse Walden of caving on mergers
Democrats on the House Communications Subcommittee are frustrated with Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), saying he’s not “wielding the
Gallup: Confidence in TV news at all-time low
Public confidence in television news is at an all-time low, according to a survey released today by Gallup
Commissioner O’Rielly’s speech at Media Institute luncheon
Here is a copy of the remarks that Commissioner O’Rielly delivered at the Media Institute luncheon 6/19
NCTC cable operators fine without Viacom channels
For two months now, about 900,000 households rural America haven’t been able to watch Viacom’s
Aereo CEO: Supreme Court ruling could alter TV forever
Yeah, no kidding: Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia told CNBC on Tuesday his company charges for technology
MacNeil/Lehrer transferring PBS NewsHour to WETA
WETA, the flagship public media station for Washington, D.C., is expected to assume ownership and control of PBS NewsHour on 7/1. The announcement
Media Bureau announces effective date of JSA Attribution Rule
Many already know the date, but the FCC has now made it official: On 4/15, the Commission released a Report and Order in the 2014 Quadrennial Regulatory Review – Review of the Commission’s Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules. In it, the Commission adopted an attribution rule for television joint sales agreements (JSAs), establishing that same-market television JSAs for more than 15% of the weekly advertising time for the brokered station are to be counted toward the brokering station’s ownership totals, just as the Commission has long done with respect to radio stations.
LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition asks Senate for help
Here is a letter from Mike Gravino, Director of the LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition, to the Senate Judiciary
Caballero buys WIWN-TV Milwaukee
A contract has been signed and an application has been filed with the FCC for the transfer of
Scripps closes on Granite deal
E.W. Scripps has completed the acquisition of two TV stations, in Detroit and Buffalo, it announced. The sale of Granite Broadcasting’s














