Liberty Latin America Wins DOJ Approval to Buy AT&T Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Assets Mike Farrell Liberty will divest certain B2B assets in Puerto Rico as part of $1.95 billion deal
What's On This Weekend in TV Sports (Oct. 23-25) R. Thomas Umstead World Series, 'UFC 254,' return of Big Ten college football are in play
YouTube Originals Sets Justin Bieber Documentary Special R. Thomas Umstead ‘Justin Bieber: Next Chapter’ debuts Oct. 30
HBO to Offer ‘The Cost of Winning’ Docuseries R. Thomas Umstead Michael Strahan-produced, football-themed series to debut Nov. 10
HBO Max, Sling TV not Available on PlayStation 5? Daniel Frankel Sony touts the supported streaming apps on its new gaming console, which debuts Nov. 12
Netflix’s Hastings: ‘We Really Don’t Focus That Much on Title Count’ Daniel Frankel ‘Ten years ago, we used to license an entire library of 800 films from somebody and nobody watched any of them,’ he told investors
FCC Continues Programs for Small/Diverse Broadcast Finance By Gary Arlen FCC’s Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment event updates ideas for minorities, women seeking to enter or expand ownership in traditional and new media
A+E to Show Off Fresh Content at Virtual Event By Jon Lafayette A+E Networks is planning to hold a virtual event for media buyers showing off 1,500 hours of fresh original content that’s ready to go at a time when COVID-19 has curtailed TV production.
Weekly Cable Ratings: Fox News Outpaces Competition By R. Thomas Umstead Network tops Primetime, total day charts
Netflix Loses Another Top-Level Exec: Anna Lee Heads to Deluxe By Daniel Frankel Formerly the streaming giant's head of talent relations and awards, among several other job titles, she’ll now serve as chief strategy officer for the venerable Hollywood media services company
Cover Story: State of Shock Set a series in Florida, and viewers get that weird and wacky vibe right away
Cable Analysts See Mixed Q3 Ahead High-speed internet growth is expected to continue in period, but could slow in later years
Humax Debuts Android TV-powered DVR Set-top for the UK’s Freeview Play Service By Daniel Frankel Retailing for £249 ($323), the three-tuner Aura is 4K HDR capable and will compete against Roku and Amazon for the British cord-cutter market
Cable-Tec Expo 2020: NFV and DAA Business Finally Heats Up By Daniel Frankel Pandemic-delayed shift takes center stage
Expo Spotlights Cable’s Pandemic Pivot By Mark Dzuban, SCTE Virtual version of the industry’s largest tech event comes at a transformative time
We Need More Broadband, Stat! By Kara Mullaley, Corning Optical Communications The emergence of telehealth creates bandwidth challenges for ops
TCL Quietly Expands Android TV-powered Smart TV Shipments, Now Includes 4K Sets By Daniel Frankel Chinese electronics maker had previously only shipped sub-$200 HD televisions based on the Google OS
FCC Continues Programs for Small/Diverse Broadcast Finance By Gary Arlen FCC’s Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment event updates ideas for minorities, women seeking to enter or expand ownership in traditional and new media
Trump Trumps '60 Minutes,' Posting Interview Footage By John Eggerton The White House has posted President Trump's 60 Minutes interview with Lesley Stahl on its Facebook page. The interview is to air on the network Sunday (Oct. 25).
Senate Judiciary Subpoenas Big Tech Execs By John Eggerton The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously Thursday (Oct. 22) to issue subpoenas to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.
Barrett Nomination Heads to Senate By John Eggerton The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted unanimously 12-0 to advance the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to a full senate vote, which has been scheduled for Oct. 26.
