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Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred

MLB Says Time's Up For Diamond and Bally Sports: They Need to 'Come Up With a Viable Plan or Liquidate,' Baseball Tells Bankruptcy Court

Daniel Frankel published 11 October 23

Regional sports network has burned through 90% of its cash since entering Chapter 11 back in March, MLB says

Seattle Kraken at Vegas Golden Knights

ESPN, TNT Come Out Fast for Third NHL TV Campaign

R. Thomas Umstead published 11 October 23

WBD Sports looks to supplement coverage on Max as ESPN beefs up linear schedule, adds ESPN Plus whip-around show

YouTube TV

YouTube TV Backs Off ‘$600 Cheaper Than Cable’ Claim After Ad Review Board Sides With Charter Complaint

Daniel Frankel published 11 October 23

After losing its appeal, Google reluctantly agrees to ‘modify or cease the disputed advertising claim’

Italy vs. New Zealand in Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup Moves to Knockout Rounds on NBC Sports Platforms

Michael Malone published 11 October 23

Quarterfinals begin Oct. 14 and 8 teams are battling to be in the Oct. 28 final

Teads Mike Dupree Meg Runeari

Meg Runeari Gets Expanded Responsibilities at Teads

Jon Lafayette published 11 October 23

Mike Dupree joins as chief revenue officer

Root Sports Northwest

Comcast Switches Root Sports Northwest to Pricier ‘Ultimate’ Tier, Raises RSN’s Monthly Bill by $18.50

Daniel Frankel published 11 October 23

Fans of the Mariners, Kraken and Blazers will be picking up more of the pay TV bill

Acquiring the well regarded romantic drama for $20 million, Netflix ended up paying around 83 cents a streaming minute for the erotic drama
Sundance Sensation ‘Fair Play’ Suffers Foul Premiere — Netflix Weekly Rankings for October 2-8 Acquiring the well regarded romantic drama for $20 million, Netflix ended up paying around 83 cents a streaming minute for the erotic drama
Diamond Sports Group says DirecTV 'has no basis for withholding' payments for Bally Sports channels, even though the RSN operator sent the Diamondbacks, Suns and Padres packing
Diamond Demands DirecTV Pay It Full Rate for Now Big League-Bereft Bally Sports Arizona and San Diego Channels Diamond Sports Group says DirecTV 'has no basis for withholding' payments for Bally Sports channels, even though the RSN operator sent the Diamondbacks, Suns and Padres packing
Inexpensive sets powered by the Roku OS will hit the shelves of 288 Currys stores in the UK
Roku Seeks Beachhead in Europe With Retailer Currys' JVC-Branded Smart TVs Inexpensive sets powered by the Roku OS will hit the shelves of 288 Currys stores in the UK
The digital media company is on a spending streak after paying for the distribution rights to several low-cost offerings
Roku Acquires Disney Plus Castoff 'The Spiderwick Chronicles' The digital media company is on a spending streak after paying for the distribution rights to several low-cost offerings
Also, why HBO-like highbrow dramas and comedies will end up being just one more thing Apple and/or Amazon control
Why David Zaslav Is Going to Pass on Warner's Shot to Renew NBA Rights -- The Next Text Also, why HBO-like highbrow dramas and comedies will end up being just one more thing Apple and/or Amazon control
We encountered some functionality and support issues, and the lack of second-tier apps is a bummer. But the Stream Box could be the Trojan Horse that ultimately extends Big Cable's control of the connected living room
Xumo Stream Box Reviewed: The First OTT Player From Comcast and Charter’s JV Has a Few Bugs and Limitations, but We Can Still See Potential We encountered some functionality and support issues, and the lack of second-tier apps is a bummer. But the Stream Box could be the Trojan Horse that ultimately extends Big Cable's control of the connected living room

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Crunchyroll GSN FAST Channel

Crunchyroll, GSN Team Up For New Anime FAST Channel

By Jon Lafayette published 11 October 23

Channel carried by LG, Roku, Vizio

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'Only Murders in the Building'

Hulu’s ‘Only Murders’ Is Top CTV Show For Q3 In TVision Power Score Rankings

By Jon Lafayette published 11 October 23

Netflix’s ‘The Out-Laws’ is top movie

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Dallas Stars

Bankrupt Diamond Officially Announces Bally Sports Schedules For the NHL's Panthers and Lightning

By Daniel Frankel published 10 October 23

With the NHL regular season starting Tuesday, Diamond has released official 2023-24 schedules for 10 of the 11 pro hockey teams still skating under the Bally Sports banner

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FCC Broadband Nutrition Label

FCC Sets Deadline for Broadband Labels

By John Eggerton published 10 October 23

OMB signs off on additional internet provider paperwork requirements

Multichannel News
Jamal Haughton

Charter Taps MSG Lawyer Jamal Haughton To Replace the Retiring Rick Dykhouse as General Counsel

By Daniel Frankel published 10 October 23

In addition to the Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp., Yale Law grad Haughton has also served as general counsel for Samsung and the erstwhile Cablevision

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Ebony TV by Lionsgate

Ebony Media, Lionsgate To Launch New FAST Channel

By Jon Lafayette published 10 October 23

Ebony TV by Lionsgate to debut on Samsung TV Plus

Broadcasting & Cable
Monumental Sports Network App

Monumental Goes Direct-To-Consumer With Wizards, Caps and Mystics Games

By Jon Lafayette published 10 October 23

Subscription costs $19.99 a month or $199.99 a year

Broadcasting & Cable

Business

Dallas Stars

Bankrupt Diamond Officially Announces Bally Sports Schedules For the NHL's Panthers and Lightning

By Daniel Frankel published 10 October 23

With the NHL regular season starting Tuesday, Diamond has released official 2023-24 schedules for 10 of the 11 pro hockey teams still skating under the Bally Sports banner

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Jamal Haughton

Charter Taps MSG Lawyer Jamal Haughton To Replace the Retiring Rick Dykhouse as General Counsel

By Daniel Frankel published 10 October 23

In addition to the Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp., Yale Law grad Haughton has also served as general counsel for Samsung and the erstwhile Cablevision

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Writers Guild of America, West headquarters in Los Angeles

Writers Guild Members Ratify Pact With Studios

By Jon Lafayette published 9 October 23

99% of members vote in favor of new deal

Broadcasting & Cable
DirecTV

DirecTV Jacks Up Stream, Satellite TV and U-Verse Prices For the Second Time This Year

By Daniel Frankel published 6 October 23

Starting on Nov. 5, customers will see the second rate hike since January on their monthly bill

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Family watching TV

Less Than Half of U.S. Homes Have Linear Pay TV

By Daniel Frankel published 5 October 23

Discounting the 15% of households that have virtual MVPD services, 49% of homes take traditional cable, satellite or telco TV, Leichtman Research Group says

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Technology

Colorado Convention Center in Denver

Cable-Tec Expo Preview: Cable’s Fat Pipe Gets Fatter

By Stewart Schley published 11 October 23

Tech advancements, pressure from rivals converge to inspire an upgrade wave

Multichannel News
Charter's Xumo Stream Box

‘Xumo Stream Box’ Launches Into Charter Spectrum Homes

By Daniel Frankel published 4 October 23

The JV-spawned gadget is the newest device to be powered by what is now being called the ‘Comcast Entertainment Operating System’

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CommScope

CommScope Sells Set-Tops and Gateways Division to the Erstwhile Technicolor

By Daniel Frankel published 4 October 23

The French company now known as Vantiva will buy CommScope’s struggling home networks business more than 2 years after it was put up for sale

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Vizio TV menu

Why Advertisers Need To Find a Home on Smart TV Home Screens (Guest Blog)

By Travis Hockersmith published 3 October 23

As viewing behaviors change strategies need to shift, too

Broadcasting & Cable
Waymark

Fox TV Stations Sign Onto Waymark AI to Help Small Advertisers Produce Commercials

By Daniel Frankel published 29 September 23

Fox agreement follows earlier Waymark deals with Spectrum Reach and Gray Television

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