Weekly Cable Ratings: Hoops-Fueled TBS Knocks Fox News From Primetime Perch
Cable news outlet keeps up its total-day streak
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Congress Looks To Expand Contribution Base for Broadband Subsidies
FCC would be required to undertake rulemaking to that effect
Des Moines Stations Start Broadcasting NextGen TV Signals
Sinclair’s KDSM converts to ATSC 3.0
Charter Buys Maine’s Bee Line Cable
Acquisition of Central Maine operator accompanies an $82 million investment to compete more forcefully against fiber rivals in the region
Bob Chapek’s Metaverse Unit Gets Whacked Amid Disney’s Mega-Cuts
The ‘Next Generation Storytelling and Consumer Experiences’ division was one of the former Disney CEO’s pet projects
Yankees Return to Amazon Prime Video for ’23 Season
20 games to stream exclusively in New York area
Business
Charter Buys Maine’s Bee Line Cable
Acquisition of Central Maine operator accompanies an $82 million investment to compete more forcefully against fiber rivals in the region
Bob Chapek’s Metaverse Unit Gets Whacked Amid Disney’s Mega-Cuts
The ‘Next Generation Storytelling and Consumer Experiences’ division was one of the former Disney CEO’s pet projects
Streaming Services Need To Focus On Longer Seasons (Wolk)
Think 34 episodes of 'Ted Lasso' is enough to fill a FAST channel? Why streaming companies should be thinking a little more about the aftermarket
Disney’s Craig Erwich to Keynote Next TV Summit
The Disney Television Group President’s remarks will kick off two days of forward-looking discussion about the business of television at the Sofitel Los Angeles June 20-21
Technology
MuxIP’s FASTHub Converts Broadcast Channels Into FASTs
Cloud-based software creates single workflow
Amazon Expands Its Own Fire TV Smart TV Lineup, Targets U.K., Germany, Mexico
Amazon also says that it has sold 200 million Fire TV devices globally
Dish Gets Judge to Toss Jury's $469 Million Patent Verdict
Decision comes just 11 days after a Salt Lake City jury awarded parental-control tech maker ClearPlay nearly half a billion dollars over two technologies used in Dish's AutoHop commercial-skipping feature
Charter Chooses Harmonic for Key Piece of Network Virtualization Upgrade
No. 2 U.S. cable operator’s decision to use Harmonic virtual CMTS comes after Comcast has spent over $450 million on the vendor's virtualization tech
