Judge Puts Byron Allen’s Suit Against McDonald’s Back on Grill Jon Lafayette published 22 January 22 Mogul charges fast-food chain discriminates against Black-owned media
The WICT Network Names Chapter Award Winners Kent Gibbons published 22 January 22 Pacific Northwest and Southern California units share chapter of the year honors
Netflix Bulls No More Mike Farrell published 21 January 22 Bears come out in force as stock falls 25% after Q4 guidance miss
Whoopi Goldberg to Appear in 'Star Trek: Picard' Second Season R. Thomas Umstead published 21 January 22 Paramount Plus's 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' spinoff series to return March 3
OAN Will Have Less Than 5 Million Remaining Pay TV Subscribers Following DirecTV Ouster Daniel Frankel published 21 January 22 We just did the math. With the dwindling Verizon Fios TV base becoming its largest distributor, controversial far right network is reaching only a small fraction of pay TV homes
WZMQ Marquette Takes Over CBS Affiliation in Northern Michigan Michael Malone published 21 January 22 Nexstar’s WJMN loses affiliation but increases local news output
FCC Chair Rosenworcel Proposes Multitenant Dwelling ‘Loophole’ Fixes By John Eggerton published 21 January 22 Says rule changes aimed at ISP practices that have locked out competition
What’s On This Weekend in TV Sports (January 22-23) By R. Thomas Umstead published 21 January 22 NFL Playoffs Continue; ESPN Plus offers 'UFC 270' pay-per-view event
‘Lone Star Law’ Hits 100th Episode on Discovery By Michael Malone published 21 January 22 Texas Game Wardens have their hands full
TV Station Reimbursement Deadline Looms By John Eggerton published 21 January 22 Delay could result in less than full amount
‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ Reaches Season 20 on HBO January 21 By Michael Malone published 21 January 22 Maher sits with Timothy Snyder, Bari Weiss, Rep. Ritchie Torres
Cover Story: Celebrating 2021’s Station Standouts Posted 'B+C' selects the year's best in execs, talent and programming
Are Cable’s Video Losses Getting Better? Posted While broadband slippage was mostly as expected in Q3, video subscriber performance was bolstered by sports and favorable bundle economics. How long can it last?
Younger Viewers Are Riding With New-Look Westerns Posted ‘Yellowstone’ leads posse of shows putting a contemporary spin on a TV staple
NAMIC’s Annual Award Winners Shine a Diverse Light on the Industry Posted Group honors 12 inclusion-minded execs as Next Generation Leaders and Luminaries for 2021
Busy Byron Allen Wants To Be Big, but Doesn’t Want To Be a Unicorn Posted Media mogul aims to build a business that will unite the country
Sling TV Added to Vizio SmartCast By Daniel Frankel published 20 January 22 Dish Network's virtual pay TV service comes to the native operating system of Vizio smart TVs
Comcast Technology Solutions Expands Video Understanding Tool VideoAI Beyond Its Own House By Daniel Frankel published 20 January 22 SaaS component used by Peacock, Sky and Comcast Cable is now available for the broader video business
Google TV and Android TV Now Used in 110M 'Active Devices,' Up 38% Since May By Daniel Frankel published 6 January 22 Google says it's now working with seven out of the top 10 smart TV OEMs
CTA's Gary Shapiro on In-Person CES 2022: Time to Get Back to Normal By John Eggerton published 4 January 22 Tells FBN that exhibitor list has actually expanded
Samsung Unveils Google TV-like Home Screen, Nifty New Self-charging Remote (CES 2022) By Daniel Frankel published 3 January 22 Korean smart TV leader also touts new 'NFT Aggregation Platform'
FCC Chair Rosenworcel Proposes Multitenant Dwelling ‘Loophole’ Fixes By John Eggerton published 21 January 22 Says rule changes aimed at ISP practices that have locked out competition
TV Station Reimbursement Deadline Looms By John Eggerton published 21 January 22 Delay could result in less than full amount
Biden: Administration ‘Doesn’t Deal with 5G’ By John Eggerton published 20 January 22 President says C-band interference issue is between airlines, wireless companies
Big Tech Antitrust Bill Divides Senate By John Eggerton published 20 January 22 But Sen. Amy Klobuchar commits to battling ‘standing army’ of monopolists
Biden: Cable Looks Like It’s ‘Going South’ By John Eggerton published 20 January 22 Said media coverage has morphed into separate ‘alleys’
