Monday, July 27, 2026

FOX

New Jersey legislators keep the heat on Fox over WWOR

Both Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) do not believe Fox Television Stations
NBC

NBC wins Obama-disrupted Tuesday

Analysts at TVByTheNumbers said the Presidential address on Syria made program comps with last week difficult using early numbers, but the numbers still point...
U.S. Congress

NAB makes retrans case on Capitol Hill

MVPDs have been making a lot of noise during the past few years in pursuit of federal intervention in the retransmission consent process....

Reading the barometer on in-progress TV regulation

Analysts at Wells Fargo got together with friends in DC to look into the regulatory crystal ball and what
Film On

FilmOn to pay networks $1.4M in copyright fight

A New York federal judge on 9/10 ordered FilmOn to pay CBS and other networks $1.35 million, plus
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB wants localism protected in STELA process

At a House hearing on the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act, Covington & Burling attorney Gerry Waldron, testifying on behalf of the NAB, said...
SBG / Sinclair Broadcast Group

More love for Sinclair from Wall Street watcher

Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker has not been stingy when it comes to doling out praise for the strategic
CBS

Tight Monday night race ends in tie

Broadcast viewing was impacted by the season debut of Monday Night Football (which included ABC in two markets), and the result was a tie...
Comcast and NBCU

Esquire Network to replace Style

When NBCU’s male-skewing Esquire Network launches later this month, it will replace the Style Network, rather than G4, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The...
Gordon Smith

NAB pans Eshoo retrans bill

NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith said he has long been an admirer of Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and her “thoughtful approach” to legislating, and against that...
Anna Eshoo

Eshoo introduces one-sided retrans bill

The fallout from the CBS/TWC retransmission stalemate continues, this time in the form of a draft bill
Wells Fargo

TV technical upgrade holds key to $Billions

According to Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker, for a very minimal investment, local broadcasters
ABC

WATCH ABC now available on all ABC O&Os

edicated to expanding its network and channel brands across multiple platforms and connecting viewers with their favorite shows, Disney/ABC Television Group announced the recently...
NBC

Football rules again on Sunday

The Cowboys/Giants game gave NBC an easy win, likely the first of many until the NFL season is over. And Fox benefitted on the...
US Congress

Second STELA hearing on the House schedule

We’ve known since August that the House Communications Subcommittee would be looking into STELA in September, and learned last week that the hearing would...