Starz Renews ‘Power Book II: Ghost’ Michael Malone published 1 February 23 Season four ordered before season three begins
YouTube TV Drops MLB Network R. Thomas Umstead published 1 February 23 Distributor strikes out in negotiations to renew carriage deal with network ahead of baseball spring training
Libraries Prep Paper on FCC Broadband Map Deficits John Eggerton published 1 February 23 Regulator points out that Congress limited maps to mass-market service
Peacock Pitches 2023 'MLB Sunday Leadoff' Schedule R. Thomas Umstead published 1 February 23 World Series Champion Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees slated to appear as part of 19-game slate debuting April 23
NHL All-Star Game Shoots, Scores, Sells Out Advertising Jon Lafayette published 31 January 23 Disney says 12 sponsors are signed up including presenting sponsor Honda
Margaret Brennan, ‘Face the Nation’ Moderator, Named MCN Woman of Influence Michael Malone published 31 January 23 CBS News personality celebrated for her leadership and distinguished reporting from nation’s capital
Ad Agencies: It’s Time to Help Resolve Our Privacy Issues By John Eggerton published 31 January 23 ANA, 4A’s distance themselves from IAB stance on particular efforts to legislate fixes
Nate Burleson, Charli D’Amelio To Host Nick Kids Choice Awards By Jon Lafayette published 31 January 23 Show will air live March 4
‘Laverne & Shirley’ Actress Cindy Williams Dies By R. Thomas Umstead published 31 January 23 Sitcom star was 75
‘Dear Edward,’ ‘The Ark’: What’s Premiering This Week (January 30-February 5) By R. Thomas Umstead published 31 January 23 A listing of original new and returning series, movies and documentaries debuting this week on streaming and cable services
Local News Close-Up: Winter in Oklahoma City Means Ice, Wind … and Thunder By Michael Malone published 30 January 23 Weather drives ratings in increasingly lively Oklahoma capital
Cover Story: Debra OConnell Makes the Most of ABC Local, National Brands Posted 2022 ‘B+C’ Broadcaster of the Year sets a standard for local TV
Are the Golden Globes Still Golden? Posted NBC is airing the awards after dropping the 2022 ceremony. Are the Globes ready for primetime?
Diverse Movies Offer a Melting Pot of Holiday Cheer Posted Christmas-themed original films deliver on-screen inclusion
The Five Spot: Chris McGurk, Chairman and CEO, Cinedigm Posted Business guy who loves movies is bullish on television’s FAST future
Freeze Frame: Diversity Week 2022 Posted Event photos from Diversity Week in New York, the 2022 Cable TV Pioneers gala in Philadelphia and more.
Craig Cowden, Top Charter Wireless Tech Exec, Sets Exit Plan By Daniel Frankel published 13 January 23 Cowden, who has been instrumental in the engineering designs of Spectrum Mobile and Charter's CBRS strategy, will depart at the end of March
CommScope Announces New 'HomeVantage' Line of Open-Sourced, Carrier Grade Wi-Fi Gateways - CES 2023 By Daniel Frankel published 4 January 23 Wi-Fi 7-enabled devices feature RDK and OpenWrt firmware stacks
Hallmark Movies Now Gains Support on Vizio SmartCast By Daniel Frankel published 22 December 22 Sure, they missed the holiday-movie onslaught, but the $5.99-a-month Hallmark SVOD is now available to 16.5 million active SmartCast users for wedding season
Charter Outlines a Relatively Cheap, $5.5 Billion '10G' Network Upgrade Plan ... But Wall Street Is Unimpressed By Daniel Frankel published 14 December 22 Charter showed off a plan to upgrade most of its footprint to next-generation broadband tech by 2025 at half the cost of what Comcast is paying. But that was apparently still too expensive for The Street
Comcast Announces First 'Live' 10G FDX DOCSIS 4.0 Connection By Daniel Frankel published 12 December 22 Comcast said it hooked up a real Philadelphia business to symmetrical multi-gigabit internet using Full Duplex DOCSIS 4.0 Tech. Sets up wide-scale '10G' deployment to start in 2023
Ad Agencies: It’s Time to Help Resolve Our Privacy Issues By John Eggerton published 31 January 23 ANA, 4A’s distance themselves from IAB stance on particular efforts to legislate fixes
Preston Padden: ISPs Complicit in Smear Campaign Against FCC Nominee Gigi Sohn By John Eggerton published 30 January 23 Former Fox, Disney lobbyist tells Congress to ignore ‘tabloid trash’ and vote to confirm
Sen. Edward Markey Urges Movement on Sohn Nomination By John Eggerton published 27 January 23 Mass. Democrat says delay is ‘outrageous,’ citing alleged homophobia as one reason
First House Communications Hearing Is for Birds By John Eggerton published 27 January 23 Satellites will be focus of Feb. 2 look at next-gen tech
NAB to FCC: ATSC 3.0 Transition Is in Peril By John Eggerton published 27 January 23 Broadcasters say agency action is needed to goose move to next-generation transmission
