Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Comcast expands low-income ISP service

A good move as the review and approval process for its $45.2 billion buy of Time Warner Cable
Dish Network

Dish, ABC pact for ad-skipping deal

Dish Network has agreed to curtail the use of its controversial ad-skipping feature Auto Hop on

NABOB sees benefit in JSA, SSA waivers

NABOB has always opposed JSAs and SSAs, but a change is in the air. In meetings with the FCC
E.W. Scripps Company

Scripps Q4 TV revenue down 24%

Blame it on political comps: The E.W. Scripps Co.’s Q4 television station revenue was $115 million, a decrease
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB files amicus brief in Aereo case

Here’s an amicus brief filed 3/3 with the Supreme Court by NAB and broadcast network

Comcast looking at subscriber spinoffs for TWC deal

Comcast looking at options for how to divest about 3 million cable subscribers as part of a takeover
FCC

FCC wants $1.9M in penalties for running an ad

The penalties represent the largest yet proposed in ongoing investigations of misuse of

AT&T U-verse amps up TV Everywhere offering

AT&T U-verse announced the addition of 27 live channels to its U-verse App for smartphones and tablets, allowing customers to enjoy more live TV on the go.

Station GM not cozy with Cozi TV network

The GM of a top-shelf NY state LPTV facility notified us about a problem he sees with NBCU’s Cozi TV network. Cozi TV is a digital multicast network owned by the NBC Owned Television Stations division of NBCU.

Wheel steals back the #1 spot

CBS Television Distribution’s “Wheel of Fortune” stole back the number one spot back for the week of February 2-16. The weekly chart comes from...
U.S. Congress

Satellite bill would nix broadcast TV

An upcoming reauthorization bill from Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee would

Time Warner Cable throws fast pitch by its customers

“The pressure of paying for this deal with the Dodgers has left TWC unfazed by the disproportionate increase in the monthly bills of its pay-TV customers…” The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League baseball franchise built on tradition and a history of great success. “Dodger Blue” has given its fans some great World Series memories, such as the 1963 Sandy Koufax-led Dodgers’ sweep of the Yankees and the improbable Kirk Gibson walk-off homerun in 1988 to beat the Oakland A’s. This year’s team is talented and brings playoff hopes to the hearts of Dodger fans everywhere, most who won’t want to miss any games this season. If you aren’t a Dodgers fan, however, you probably won’t be volunteering to buy any tickets to its games. But, if you are a Time Warner Cable (TWC) subscriber living in Los Angeles, you’ll be paying for the cable company’s new SportsNet LA network which will air all regular-season Dodgers games even if you don’t want or may never watch that channel.
CNN

Report: Who is likely to replace Piers Morgan

CNN execs have been putting together a list of potential Piers Morgan replacements to host a nightly 9PM-10PM talker like his, which was recently canned over low ratings...
DOJ / Department of Justice

DOJ gets Comcast-TWC review

It looks like the Justice Department won the tug-of-war with the Federal Trade Commission over who will oversee the Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal,
Tom Wheeler

Wheeler woe: FCC to ban JSAs

Tom Wheeler, FCC Chairman, looks like he’s going to move ahead with a Report and Order on changing media-ownership rules that would make it harder for broadcast companies to control two TV stations in the same local market by using the same ad sales staff (Joint Sales Agreements), the Wall Street Journal reported.