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Directors Guild of America

Directors Guild Reaches Deal With Producers, Ups Int'l Streaming Residuals By 76%

Daniel Frankel published 4 June 23

Tentative agreement with producers must now be ratified by the DGA's 19,000 members, and the impact on the ongoing writers strike is said to be negligible

Joe Benarroch

NBCU Executive Joe Benarroch Following Linda Yaccarino to Twitter

Jon Lafayette published 4 June 23

Exec says he will be focusing on business operations

Disney Plus' 'Turner & Hooch'

Disney Reports $1.5 Billion Write-Off Charge For Removing Shows From Disney Plus and Hulu

Daniel Frankel published 4 June 23

In an SEC filing, Disney said it expects another $400 million in impairment charges from further content cuts

Donald Trump

Trump's Fox News Town Hall Ratings Way Off From Even His Tepid May CNN Performance

Daniel Frankel published 3 June 23

Demo ratings were less than half of what was delivered for CNN on May 10

New York Yankees

NHL Stanley Cup Finals Begin on TNT; N.Y. Yankees-L.A. Dodgers on ESPN: What’s On This Weekend in TV Sports (June 3-4)

R. Thomas Umstead published 2 June 23

A look at the weekend's top TV sports events on broadcast, cable and streaming services

Sergei Bobrovsky #72 of the Florida Panthers makes a save against Jack Eichel #9 of the Vegas Golden Knights during the third period at T-Mobile Arena on January 12, 2023

TNT Hopes Its First Stanley Cup Finals Will Maintain Hockey’s Ratings Momentum

R. Thomas Umstead published 2 June 23

WBD Sports content chief Craig Barry confident fans will tune into TNT, TBS, truTV game simulcasts in big numbers

Demo ratings were less than half of what was delivered for CNN on May 10
Trump's Fox News Town Hall Ratings Way Off From Even His Tepid May CNN Performance Demo ratings were less than half of what was delivered for CNN on May 10
In an SEC filing, Disney said it expects another $400 million in impairment charges from further content cuts
Disney Reports $1.5 Billion Write-Off Charge For Removing Shows From Disney Plus and Hulu In an SEC filing, Disney said it expects another $400 million in impairment charges from further content cuts
Bankruptcy court judge rules that despite changes to the market caused by cord-cutting, a deal is a deal. Sinclair subsidiary now has to decide to pay up or cut the teams loose like the Padres
Diamond Sports Ordered to Pay the Diamondbacks, Guardians, Rangers and Twins Their Full Bally Sports Rate Bankruptcy court judge rules that despite changes to the market caused by cord-cutting, a deal is a deal. Sinclair subsidiary now has to decide to pay up or cut the teams loose like the Padres
Google stops publishing firmware updates for the device that invented the cheap streaming dongle market a decade ago
Google Quietly Ends Support for the Revolutionary First-Generation Chromecast Google stops publishing firmware updates for the device that invented the cheap streaming dongle market a decade ago
Does a show that drew less than 3 million viewers deserve this much hype?
What to Make of the Media’s 'Succession' Obsession (Wolk) Does a show that drew less than 3 million viewers deserve this much hype?
The ad-supported streaming video business is pretty much where the Western Show was, circa 1990, except for the swag
It's the Western Cable Show All Over Again: The Future of Niche Looks Nice as Ads and Audiences Shift Online (Bloom) The ad-supported streaming video business is pretty much where the Western Show was, circa 1990, except for the swag

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FCC's 2020 seal

INCOMPAS to Hill: We Need a Full FCC Now

By John Eggerton published 1 June 23

Communications trade groups urge swift action on confirmation

Multichannel News
Vudu

Streaming Consolidates: AMC Theater Chain Rolls Its Transactional Service Into Vudu

By Daniel Frankel published 1 June 23

Widely used during the pandemic, AMC Theatres On Demand is now part of NBCU's Fandango-operated movie sale and rental service

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Kansas City Chiefs

Want Streaming Access to (Almost) Every 2023 NFL Game? That Will Cost You at Least $170 a Month

By Daniel Frankel published 1 June 23

With seven media and tech companies controlling NFL rights, there is no cheap combination for universal streaming access

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B+C Multichannel News June 2023 issue

Read the June 2023 Issue of ‘B+C Multichannel News’

By B+C Staff published 1 June 23

Featuring profiles of Wonder Women of L.A. and 40 Under 40 honorees, L.A. TV Week previews and a wrap-up of the strike-disrupted upfronts

Broadcasting & Cable
Sinclair Broadcast Group headquarters in Hunt Valley, Md.

Sinclair Broadcast Group Officially Becomes Holding Company Sinclair

By Jon Lafayette published 1 June 23

Stock-ticker symbol remains SBGI

Broadcasting & Cable
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred

Bally Sports Plus Has 203,000 Subscribers, Only 55% of Diamond’s Goal

By Daniel Frankel published 1 June 23

Key disclosure comes amid 'vitriolic' bankruptcy court exchange Wednesday between MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and Diamond Sports management

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Major League Baseball Padres Ad

Meet the New Boss: Major League Baseball Officially Launches Into the RSN Biz With 'MLB San Diego Padres'

By Daniel Frankel published 31 May 23

Baseball sets up a new pay TV home for the Padres, as Twins, Guardians, Diamondbacks and Rangers petition in Texas bankruptcy court to cut them loose from Bally Sports, too

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Business

Vudu

Streaming Consolidates: AMC Theater Chain Rolls Its Transactional Service Into Vudu

By Daniel Frankel published 1 June 23

Widely used during the pandemic, AMC Theatres On Demand is now part of NBCU's Fandango-operated movie sale and rental service

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Writer's Guild Strike

Writers’ Strike Should Teach Streamers a Valuation Lesson (Guest Blog)

By Marc Liebmann published 1 June 23

Data is becoming more crucial in television’s evolving economy

Broadcasting & Cable
Kansas City Chiefs

Want Streaming Access to (Almost) Every 2023 NFL Game? That Will Cost You at Least $170 a Month

By Daniel Frankel published 1 June 23

With seven media and tech companies controlling NFL rights, there is no cheap combination for universal streaming access

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Sinclair Broadcast Group headquarters in Hunt Valley, Md.

Sinclair Broadcast Group Officially Becomes Holding Company Sinclair

By Jon Lafayette published 1 June 23

Stock-ticker symbol remains SBGI

Broadcasting & Cable
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred

Bally Sports Plus Has 203,000 Subscribers, Only 55% of Diamond’s Goal

By Daniel Frankel published 1 June 23

Key disclosure comes amid 'vitriolic' bankruptcy court exchange Wednesday between MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and Diamond Sports management

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Technology

Best of Show Winner 2023 badge

Best of Show Awards 2023: Meet the Winners

By Michael Demenchuk published 30 May 23

Annual awards recognize innovation and excellence in Media & Entertainment technology

Broadcasting & Cable
BMW with TiVo in-car video

What, a Merger That Makes Sense? BWM Partners With Xperi to Deliver TiVo-Powered In-Car Audio

By Daniel Frankel published 24 May 23

The German automaker will use the 'Powered By TiVo' platform to program its in-car audio for 5-Series and above models

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L.A. TV Week: Next TV Summit Rings in Streaming’s ‘Postwar’ Era

By Daniel Frankel published 23 May 23

Top-level media tech executives converge June 20 to make sense of an industry being recreated before our eyes

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Comcast Now TV

Comcast Introduces $20-a-Month Now TV For Its Broadband-Only Customers, Delivering Peacock, Live Pay TV Channels and FASTs

By Daniel Frankel published 23 May 23

Move comes as Comcast gets ready to shut off the free Peacock tap to its internet customers on June 26

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AllWinner T95 Android TV device

Android TV Devices Shipping With Pre-Installed Malware

By Daniel Frankel published 19 May 23

Inexpensive Android TV devices based on chip sets from Chinese companies AllWinner and RockChip are reportedly arriving laced with malware needed to conduct ad-click fraud

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