Alex Rodriguez Re-Signs as ESPN Baseball Analyst Jon Lafayette ESPN said that it re-signed former baseball star Alex Rodriguez, who will continue as the analyst in the network’s Sunday Night Baseball booth for the 2021 season.
‘The Rev’ Premieres on USA Network Jan. 21 Michael Malone The Rev, a series centered on New York pastor Richard Hartley, begins on USA Network Jan. 21. There are eight episodes.
Senate Republicans Name New Media Outreach Team John Eggerton The Senate Republican Conference (SRC) has named media and communications staffers for the new Congress.
C-SPAN Airing Supreme Court Vetting of Media Ownership Dereg Arguments John Eggerton Oral arguments is scheduled for Jan. 19
Charter, National Action Network Loan $1.5 million to Carver Bancorp Mike Farrell First tranche in commitment to invest $3 million in Community Development Financial Institutions
FCC Warns About Using Radio Services to Coordinate Illegal Activity John Eggerton Enforcement bureau warns users of CB radios, walkie-talkies, others
Judge Moves California Net Neutrality Law Hearing By John Eggerton Gives Biden DOJ time to decide whether or not to pursue challenge
FCC Approves Frontier Restructuring By John Eggerton Declines to hold up decision, per request by CWA
Sen. Roger Wicker Wants Answers on Big Tech Account Closures By John Eggerton Sends Letters to CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Twitter
Ajit Pai Recounts Ugly Pushback on One of His Toughest Decisions By John Eggerton Calls out John Oliver, activists, says press coverage of issue when he arrived had been biased
Locast Touts 2.3 Million Registered Users By Daniel Frankel Streaming service also announces its latest expansion, entering its 26th market, Madison, Wisconsin, in time for the big Packers-vs.-Rams playoff game
Viewer Watch 2021: More Streaming, More Uncertainty Everyone has embraced the video revolution. Now what?
Beyond Cord-Cutting: Reinventing Multichannel TV New video strategies are blurring lines between streaming, OTT and pay TV
The Watchman: Ted Danson for ‘Mayor’; Stone-Cold New Season of ‘Straight Up’ on USA Senior content producer Michael Malone's look at the programming scene
The Five Spot: Mike O’Donnell, Chief Revenue Officer of Platform Business, Vizio Connected TV pioneer helps set maker get into the addressable ad game
Quibi Cribbed Turnstyle? Court Says Plaintiffs Have Enough Circumstantial Evidence By Daniel Frankel The streaming startup may be dead, but its lawyers are very much alive … and they appear to be losing
Charter Still ‘In the Process’ of Rolling Out Managed WiFi Product By Daniel Frankel Fourteen months after announcing the adoption of cloud-based smart home technology OpenSync, No. 2 U.S. cable operator still hasn’t deployed a managed WiFi service in key markets such as L.A.
TiVo Renews Patent Deal with Xfinity X1 Licensee Cox Communications By Daniel Frankel Cable company pays for IP tied to its Contour TV OS
Netgear Debuts Wi-Fi 6E NightHawk Router … with $599 Price Tag By Daniel Frankel CES 2021: Tapping into that additional 1,200 MHz of wireless spectrum doesn’t come cheap
TCL Says Google TV-powered Smart TVs Are on the Way By Daniel Frankel CES 2021: Chinese electronics brand, best known for selling TVs based on Roku, says sets using Google’s new OS will arrive in the U.S. later this year
Judge Moves California Net Neutrality Law Hearing By John Eggerton Gives Biden DOJ time to decide whether or not to pursue challenge
FCC Approves Frontier Restructuring By John Eggerton Declines to hold up decision, per request by CWA
Sen. Roger Wicker Wants Answers on Big Tech Account Closures By John Eggerton Sends Letters to CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Twitter
Ajit Pai Recounts Ugly Pushback on One of His Toughest Decisions By John Eggerton Calls out John Oliver, activists, says press coverage of issue when he arrived had been biased
DOJ: More Study Needed of ASCAP, BMI Consent Decrees By John Eggerton Does not yet recommend either keeping or canning them
