Disney ‘Bloodbath’ Latest Episode In Hollywood’s Streaming-First Horror Show David Bloom While everyone was staring at the demise of the theatrical motion picture business this week, a front wheel fell off traditional TV
Byron Allen to Launch TheGrio.TV Network During Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend R. Thomas Umstead African-American targeted service to replace Light TV multicast network
What's On This Weekend in TV Sports (Dec. 4-Dec. 6) R. Thomas Umstead Gonzaga-Baylor college hoops game; Spence-Garcia PPV boxing event top weekend picks
Reports: Sen. McConnell Moving on Simington Confirmation John Eggerton Could get vote early next week
Showtime Offers Season Premieres of ‘Shameless’ and ‘Your Honor’ for Free Michael Malone Sharing entire seasons and select episodes of various series with everyone
Dish Settles Telemarketing Suit for $210 Million Mike Farrell 2009 case tied to illegal robo-calls in four states
NBA Releases TV Schedule for First Half of 2020-21 Season By R. Thomas Umstead ESPN, ABC to air 49 games; TNT to air 36 live telecasts
HBO Max’s Forssell on Deal with Roku: ‘We’ll Get It Done’ By Daniel Frankel Exec makes WarnerMedia’s most assertive claim yet about the distribution impasse, but he also says the big Warner theatrical windowing announcement won’t accelerate the deal’s timeline
HBO Debuts 'Euphoria' Special Dec. 6 By R. Thomas Umstead First of two specials based on Emmy-winning drama series
Disney Channel Presents ‘Puppy for Hanukkah’ Song By Jon Lafayette It’s the holiday season and the Disney Channel will be premiering a music video from Hamilton’s Daveed Diggs called Puppy for Hanukkah.
Carr Urges Simington Confirmation to Stall Democratic Agenda By John Eggerton FCC commissioner Brendan Carr is urging Congress to confirm fellow Republican and FCC commissioner nominee Nathan Simington so they can stall the Democratic FCC out of the gait.
Meeting the Challenge of a Most Unusual Sports Year 2020’s Women in the Game make gender gains while managing pandemic hurdles
Netflix Gets the Chills After a pandemic period of feverish growth, streamer’s gains expected to slow
Multicultural News Network Sets 2021 Launch Date Founder DuJuan McCoy charts course with Cox Media Group backing
The Five Spot: Adonis Hoffman, Founder, Business in the Public Interest/CEO, The Advisory Counsel D.C. veteran’s new venture shares telecom policy savvy with the C-suite
Broadband Access Equipment Sales Down 7% in 2020 By Daniel Frankel Dell’Oro Group also expects spending to rebound by 5% in 2021
Google TV Now Able to Aggregate From Over 25 Third-party Apps By Daniel Frankel New Android TV interface can pull content from Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Disney Plus, HBO Max and Peacock, among other services
YouTube App for Android TV Adds 'Limited' 8K Support By Daniel Frankel Update offers 'limited support' for streaming video in super-duper ultra high definition via Android 10 and above devices
Microsoft to Roll Out Xbox App for Smart TVs By Daniel Frankel Company gaming chief Phil Spencer says the xCloud streaming service, which is already available on mobile devices, will come to televisions in the next year
Android TV DIY App Turns Old PCs Into Streamers By Daniel Frankel Modified software made available for free
Carr Urges Simington Confirmation to Stall Democratic Agenda By John Eggerton FCC commissioner Brendan Carr is urging Congress to confirm fellow Republican and FCC commissioner nominee Nathan Simington so they can stall the Democratic FCC out of the gait.
Trump Administration Sues Facebook By John Eggerton The America First-focused Trump Administration is going after Facebook for allegedly discriminating against U.S. workers in favor of immigrants.
Trump: I will Veto Sec. 230-Less NDAA By John Eggerton Suggests amending must-pass legislation was last chance to jettison immunity provision
Powell: Broadband May Need to Be Part of Social Safety Net By John Eggerton Suggests government policies must recognize essential nature of access
Senate to Vet State of Privacy Shield Update By John Eggerton The Senate Commerce Committee plans to hold a hearing next week on privacy and data.
