Sports Broadcaster Marv Albert to Retire R. Thomas Umstead Legendary sportscaster will end career after TNT's NBA Eastern Conference Finals coverage
What’s Premiering This Week (May 17-May 23) R. Thomas Umstead 'Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.,' 'Solos,' 'In Treatment' on tap for week's premieres
Allen Media Taps John Buckholtz as VP Syndication Ad Sales Jon Lafayette Exec was most recently VP at Warner Bros. Domestic Television
PTC Pounds Proposed AT&T-Discovery Merger John Eggerton Advocacy group says there could be deal conditions, but the meld will likely go through
Crown Media Programming Executive Michelle Vicary Departing Company R. Thomas Umstead Veteran Hallmark Channel executive leaving in June
President Biden Axes Trump Attack on Social Media John Eggerton Section 230 executive order had failed to get traction even in last administration
NBC Shares Upfront Plans By Michael Malone Hoda Kotb speaks with Susan Rovner, Kelly Clarkson chats with Renee Zellweger
Convergence Says OTT Revenue Rose 35% in 2020, Linear TV Revenue Fell 6% By Mike Farrell Couch Potato report expects OTT revenue to double by 2023
NAB to FCC: EAS Should Not Be Extended to Streamers By John Eggerton Said it is likely infeasible and cites difficulty in monitoring unregulated OTTS
Paramount Plus Bringing Back ‘The Game’ By Michael Malone Series will again look into race, gender, football
Cover Story: Raised by Wolf Posted Between his ‘Law & Order,‘ ’Chicago‘ and ’FBI‘ brands, Dick Wolf has built a legacy and isn’t done yet
Upfront’s New Normal: Higher Ad Prices, More Digital Dollars Posted Media companies add streaming services to the mix as advertisers see reach
Cable Knocks on Wireless Giants’ Door Posted CBRS spectrum could help make mobile service cheaper; 5G could vault ops into contention
Bellator’s Scott Coker Looks to Strike a Blow with Showtime Deal Posted MMA promotion plans for pay-per-view caliber fights on premium net
NewFronts Speakers See Advertisers Changing Channels from Traditional TV Posted Pandemic, cord-cutting puts streamers in driver's seat
Roku Refreshes Product Line for Spring By Daniel Frankel Bows voice remote, budget 4K player while adding WiFi optimization to OS
Telecom, Video Pinched by Global Microchip Shortage By Daniel Frankel Set-top maker Amino reports six-month backlog for silicon orders
CommScope Says Combination Remote PHY/MACPHY DAA Solution Ready for Field Trials By Daniel Frankel Showcased during October’s virtual Cable-Tec Expo, the E6000n RD2333 RxD Distributed Access Architecture solution is a precursor to DOCSIS 4.0
Dish’s AWS Deal to Put 5G in the Cloud: ‘Like Netflix in a Blockbuster World,’ Ergen Says By Daniel Frankel Dish Chairman claims he based his original astoundingly low $10 billion estimate to build his 5G network with foresight that it would eventually be hoisted into the cloud
There’s More to Roku vs. Google Than the Usual Dollars and Sense By Alan Wolk YouTube TV’s potential separation from OTT platform raises issues Google wants to avoid
NAB to FCC: EAS Should Not Be Extended to Streamers By John Eggerton Said it is likely infeasible and cites difficulty in monitoring unregulated OTTS
Curtis LeGeyt Preps NAB’s Post-Pandemic Policy Agenda By Gary Arlen Collaboration is the watchword for incoming chief of broadcast’s top trade group
Israeli Strikes Level AP, Al Jazeera Offices in Gaza By John Eggerton AP 'horrified,' CPJ brands targeting 'unacceptable'; Israel cites Hamas assets, provides warning of attack
Court Dismisses China Telecom Revocation Challenge as Premature By John Eggerton Agrees with FCC that there is yet no appealable order
FCC's Jessica Rosenworcel Asks Broadcasters to Promote Broadband By John Eggerton Says as first informers, they can get word out to eligible EBB recipients
