ABC

ABC wraps upfront with 4%-5% increases

ABC has largely wrapped its upfront deals, according to an AdAge story, making it the second network
Univision Communications, Inc.

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

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

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.
Greg Walden

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
Michael O'Rielly

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
FCC

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
E.W. Scripps Company

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