Gordon Smith testimony from STELA hearings
NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith testified 4/1 at a Senate Subcommittee on Communications
TVfreedom.org: Keep lifeline basic tier
As the Senate Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee hearing on the
Cable One drops 15 Viacom channels
On its website, Cable One says it was forced to remove 15 Viacom-owned channels 3/31 after the two
Comcast readying $2.5 billion in stock buybacks
Comcast is planning to boost its share buyback program by more than 80% if investors approve its
FCC nixes joint retransmission negotiations, JSAs
As expected in its 3/31 vote, The FCC voted to bar broadcasters from negotiating retransmission
NCTC fires off letter to Viacom CEO seeking blackout ban
The National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC), on behalf of American Cable Association
ACA hails FCC for barring “broadcaster collusion”
American Cable Association President and CEO Matthew Polka issued the following statement
Wheel at #1 for 5 Weeks
CBS Television Distribution’s “Wheel of Fortune” held the number one spot for the fifth week in a row, for the week of March 10-16. The weekly chart comes from the Syndicated Network Television Association (SNTA), using data from The Nielsen Company.
Merger of cable giants needs to be stopped
When one big company merges with another big company, it’s usually great for shareholders and top executives, but not so good for consumers. That’s why I think the proposed merger of two of the country’s largest cable companies, Comcast and Time Warner Cable, raises some serious red flags.
Tribune reports double-digit Q4 revenue drop
Tribune closed out 2013, its first full year since emerging from bankruptcy, with a double-digit revenue decline
Nexstar to launch local news in Marquette, MI
Nexstar Broadcasting Group announced that WJMN-TV, the CBS affiliate serving Marquette and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (DMA 180), will launch
Shots fired at KTRK-TV studios
Disney’s KTRK-TV (ABC) Houston says a person opened fire outside the Channel 13 studios 3/27 in the morning, and was quickly taken
Comcast-TWC spinoff scenarios
With the companies’ proposed $45 billion mega-merger under scrutiny, Comcast has pledged to sell 3 million cable subscribers to keep
Analyst: 21st Century Fox, Discovery stocks to pop
The market seriously under-appreciates Discovery Communications and 21st Century
NCTC, Viacom closing in on retransmission deal deadline
The 3/31 deadline is quickly approaching for the 890 members of the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) to sign a new retrans deal with Viacom or lose access to networks including as MTV, BET, Nickelodeon, VH1 and Comedy Central.