Charter Promotes Jodi Robinson to EVP Digital Platforms, Jake Perlman to EVP Software Development & IT Mike Farrell Will report to chief product and technology officer Rich DiGeronimo
OWN’s ‘Queen Sugar’ Returns in September R. Thomas Umstead Sixth season of Ava DuVernay-produced series to debut Sept. 7
What's Premiering This Week (Aug. 2-Aug. 8) R. Thomas Umstead HBO Max's 'The Suicide Squad,' Showtime's 'The L Word: Generation Q' on tap for this week
Discovery Claims 18 Million Direct-to-Consumer Customers Jon Lafayette Discovery said that it had 17 million direct-to-consumer customers at the end of the second quarter and that increased to 18 million as of Tuesday as the company televised the Olympics in Europe.
Prentice Penny Inks Onyx Collective Deal R. Thomas Umstead ‘Insecure’ showrunner to develop projects for Disney offering
DirecTV Stream Becomes Single Brand for Former AT&T Video Services Jon Lafayette With its spinoff from AT&T officially completed, DirecTV said it is establishing DirecTV Stream as the single brand for multichannel video streaming services previously offered by AT&T.
Showtime Greenlights Fifth Season of 'The Chi’ By R. Thomas Umstead Lena Waithe-created series on pace to become Showtime's most streamed show
The Ocho Returns to ESPN2 With Cow Chips and Cornhole By Jon Lafayette Once-fictional network really airing on Aug. 6
Bernstein Temporarily Suspends Media Coverage By Mike Farrell Influential analyst Todd Juenger to take sabbatical; coverage will resume after his return
Rutledge: ViacomCBS Deal Was 'Modern Agreement' By Mike Farrell Charter chief said including streaming component in carriage pact recognizes video business is changing
TNT’s ‘Snowpiercer’ Renewed for Fourth Season By R. Thomas Umstead Season three to debut in 2022
Cover Story: Local TV Connects Amid Crises Posted Multiple stories of a lifetime arrived in a short period of time, and all had critical local angles that viewers wanted — and needed
WOW Cable-System Sales Highlight Valuation Disparity Posted Overbuilder sells five markets for $1.786 billion, or 11 times cash flow
Casting Conversation: The Fine Line Between Art and Realism Posted Representation of the LGBTQ+ community continues to make inroads
Streaming Paves a Path for Addressable Ads Posted Invidi launches two initiatives that would ramp up personalization
Growing UFO Interest Spawns Cable, Streaming Shows Posted Recent government reports on possible alien sightings spur rash of related content
Verizon Fios TV App Now Supported by Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV 4K By Daniel Frankel Verizon, which lost another 62,000 linear pay TV customers in the second quarter, expands its TV app beyond iOS and Android mobile
Altice USA Launches 'Stream' Android TV Device for Broadband-only Customers By Daniel Frankel Xfinity Flex-like box is free to cable operator's 1-gig customers
SCTE Opens Cable-Tec Expo 2021 Registration By Kent Gibbons Convention returns to live gathering Oct. 11-14 in Atlanta
Android TV Operator Tier to Control 23% of Pay TV Set-tops by 2026 By Daniel Frankel Rethink Research predicts Google will be the dominant OS supplier for what’s left of the pay TV ecosystem
Streaming Paves a Path for Addressable Ads By Alan Wolk Invidi launches two initiatives that would ramp up personalization
CBS Stations To Air Special on President Biden COVID-19 Remarks By John Eggerton President to talk up vaccinations in wake of Delta variant
House Bill Would Make Streamers, Others Pay into Broadband Subsidy Fund By John Eggerton FCC asked to consider expanding contributions to Big Tech
FCC Upholds Record $10M Retrans Fine Against Sinclair-Managed TV Stations By John Eggerton Commission is unpersuaded by calls for lower penalties
Biden Signals Compromise on Bill with Billions for Broadband By John Eggerton Money would be tied to speed, price and competition
