TiVo demos network DVR prototype
TiVo demonstrated a Network DVR (NDVR) next generation cloud television prototype at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. TiVo's NDVR will extend...
Cablevision wants Meredith investigation
Cablevision Systems is taking its dispute with WFSB-TV Hartford, CT (CBS) parent Meredith up a notch
Time Warner Cable closes DukeNet buy
Time Warner Cable has completed its previously announced acquisition of DukeNet Communications. As a result of the $600 million deal, TWC adds more than...
WSJ: John Malone’s next move
The first major announcement this year by Liberty Media, where Malone serves as chairman, could position the company to take control of Time Warner...
Aereo responds to broadcasters’ filing on FilmOn X
Late last month, broadcasters asked a federal appeals court in DC to keep Aereo out of an appeal involving
ABC to restrict access to TV episodes online
No more streaming from their ABC Go (abc.com) website for new episodes: Starting 1/6, ABC will require viewers to sign in with their cable...
Senator sends Wheeler letter about NFL blackout policy
With the prospect of the Cincinnati Bengals 1/5 game against the San Diego Chargers being blacked out of
Nexstar relocates corporate HQ
Nexstar Broadcasting Group has relocated its entire corporate staff to new headquarters at The Summit at Las Colinas located at 545 East John Carpenter...
End of year retrans. blackouts set a record
Heading into the final hours of the year, the American Television Alliance (ATVA) said 2013 was
Broadcasters: Aereo should be kept out of FilmOn X appeal
TV broadcasters asked a federal appeals court in DC to keep Aereo out of an appeal involving
WSB-TV goes dark on Charter Cable
Shortly after midnight 1/1, Cox Media Group’s WSB-TV (ABC) Atlanta and its MeTV multicast channel went dark
Redwood Television Partners picks up KVIQ-DT
A contract has been signed and an application is being filed with the FCC for the transfer of television station KVIQ-DT, Eureka, CA, from Sainte Partners II, LP to Redwood Television Partners LLC for $1,250,000.
ESPN taps Tim Tebow for SEC Network
ESPN said it has hired the Former Florida quarterback and Heisman winner as an analyst for the SEC Network, which launches in August. Through...
Cable, broadcast viewing in 2013
With all of the news of cord cutting out there, cable is definitely still holding its own: Viewers spent a record 17.2 hours per week watching ad-supported cable networks in 2013, rebounding from a slight dip last year. Meanwhile, the big four networks claimed a combined 7.5 hours, another low.
DirecTV posturing with Weather Channel
DirecTV's carriage deal with The Weather Channel expires at the end of the year and no new carriage deal has been signed yet. Meanwhile, on 12/16 DirecTV added Weather Nation, an alternative to The Weather Channel, and placed it at channel 361, right next to The Weather Channel’s spot.