Gigi Sohn Will Recuse From Retrans, Broadcast Copyright Issues John Eggerton published 28 January 22 NAB says its issues with nomination have now been resolved
A+E Networks Names Susan Tanamli Head of Global Tech & Media Operations Jon Lafayette published 28 January 22 Exec had been chief technology officer and head of global tech and digital product technology
Senate Panel Weighs in on Journalism Competition Issues John Eggerton published 27 January 22 Schedules hearing to look at market power‘s impact on free press
Showtime Drives out New Trailer for 'Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber' R. Thomas Umstead published 27 January 22 Anthology series debuts February 27
Tired of Watching That Old Pam and Tommy VHS Tape? -- What's Upstream for Jan. 27- Feb. 2 Addie Morfoot published 27 January 22 Ten upcoming streaming movies, TV shows and documentaries to check this coming week
Advertisers to FTC: Banning Targeted Ads Threatens Trillions in GDP John Eggerton published 27 January 22 Supporters of the measure say the practice’s harms outweigh its benefits
Charter to Double Investment in College Scholarship Program to $400,000 By Mike Farrell published 27 January 22 Spectrum Scholars will award scholarships to 20 college juniors annually
‘Fast Foodies’ Offers Stressed Viewers Some Comfort Food, Said Chef Sutherland By Michael Malone published 27 January 22 Season starts on Tru TV January 27 with Nikki Glaser as guest
MSNBC Taps Stephanie Ruhle To Replace Brian Williams as '11th Hour' Host By R. Thomas Umstead published 27 January 22 ‘Morning Joe’ to expand to four hours
Whither X1? Comcast Lost 8% of Its Pay TV Subs in 2021 By Daniel Frankel published 27 January 22 Quickened erosion of linear video services is a bummer for the cable company's Peacock growth agenda, since pay TV still provides a third of the streaming service's active users
Netflix Isn’t Quite Dead Yet -- Stock Back Up 10% After Hedge Funder's Big Buy By Mike Farrell published 27 January 22 Hedge fund legend William Ackman buys 3.1 million shares, says he’s ‘all-in on streaming’
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
AT&T Readies to Take Back Wireline Broadband Share From Cable With 2GB and 5GB Fiber Services By Daniel Frankel published 26 January 22 'You're going to see our subscriber count start to ramp as that footprint gets larger,' CEO John Stankey told investors
Google Developing Budget HD-only Version of 'Chromecast with Google TV' By Daniel Frankel published 25 January 22 Device will reportedly be priced at under $30 and compete with HD-only devices from Roku and Amazon
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
FCC Proposes Broadband ‘Nutrition Label’ Regime By John Eggerton published 27 January 22 Commissioner Brendan Carr says Big Tech should be held to same transparency mandate
Fox News Gets Some Top Brand Loyalty Scores By John Eggerton published 27 January 22 Disney Plus, Netflix, also score in latest engagement, loyalty survey
Sohn Nomination To Get Commerce Committee Vote By John Eggerton published 27 January 22 On agenda for Feb. 2 executive session
CWA’s Christopher Shelton Calls for Gigi Sohn’s FCC Confirmation By John Eggerton published 26 January 22 Union president tells Senate to ‘stop playing games’
FCC Denies NAB Petition to Revoke White Spaces Certification By John Eggerton published 26 January 22 Regulator says administrator Nominet fixed database errors
