Michele Ghee Named CEO of Ebony, Jet Magazines MCN Staff Onetime BET executive Michele Ghee named by Bridgeman Sports & Media as CEO of Ebony and Jet magazines.
President Biden Rescinds Trump Diversity Training Executive Order John Eggerton Cable ops, others had pushed back on Trump mandate
ACAC: NCTC Retransmission Consent Good Faith Protections Yield Results John Eggerton But says retrans issues remain with large broadcast groups
Comcast Aims for True 1-gig Over WiFi Experience Daniel Frankel Cable operator bumps up speeds to 1.2 Gbps, upgrades gateways to WiFi 6 for 1-gig customers in Northeastern states
Biden Pressed to Pass on Big Tech Appointments John Eggerton Fight for the Future did not give new President Joe Biden much of a honeymoon.
What’s Premiering This Week (Jan. 18-Jan. 24) By R. Thomas Umstead HBO debuts second ‘Euphoria’ special; Freeform’s ‘grown-ish’ returns
HBO Max Taps Sulebakk as GM of Its EMEA Expansion By Daniel Frankel WarnerMedia plans to expand its streaming service into Europe, the Middle East and Africa later this year
Communications Industry Extends Congratulations to President Biden By John Eggerton New President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris drew well wishes from the communications/tech industry as they took over the Administrative Branch reins of government Wednesday (Jan. 20).
FCC Issues Final Call for Incumbent C-Band Earth Stations By John Eggerton Said those staying on inactive list will be terminated April 19
Two Fox News Politics Figures Depart Network By Michael Malone Two veteran politics newsgatherers at Fox News are leaving the network. Bill Sammon, Fox News Channel senior VP and managing editor in Washington, will retire at the end of January.
Viewer Watch 2021: More Streaming, More Uncertainty Everyone has embraced the video revolution. Now what?
Beyond Cord-Cutting: Reinventing Multichannel TV New video strategies are blurring lines between streaming, OTT and pay TV
The Watchman: Ted Danson for ‘Mayor’; Stone-Cold New Season of ‘Straight Up’ on USA Senior content producer Michael Malone's look at the programming scene
The Five Spot: Mike O’Donnell, Chief Revenue Officer of Platform Business, Vizio Connected TV pioneer helps set maker get into the addressable ad game
Quibi Cribbed Turnstyle? Court Says Plaintiffs Have Enough Circumstantial Evidence By Daniel Frankel The streaming startup may be dead, but its lawyers are very much alive … and they appear to be losing
Charter Still ‘In the Process’ of Rolling Out Managed WiFi Product By Daniel Frankel Fourteen months after announcing the adoption of cloud-based smart home technology OpenSync, No. 2 U.S. cable operator still hasn’t deployed a managed WiFi service in key markets such as L.A.
TiVo Renews Patent Deal with Xfinity X1 Licensee Cox Communications By Daniel Frankel Cable company pays for IP tied to its Contour TV OS
Netgear Debuts Wi-Fi 6E NightHawk Router … with $599 Price Tag By Daniel Frankel CES 2021: Tapping into that additional 1,200 MHz of wireless spectrum doesn’t come cheap
TCL Says Google TV-powered Smart TVs Are on the Way By Daniel Frankel CES 2021: Chinese electronics brand, best known for selling TVs based on Roku, says sets using Google’s new OS will arrive in the U.S. later this year
Communications Industry Extends Congratulations to President Biden By John Eggerton New President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris drew well wishes from the communications/tech industry as they took over the Administrative Branch reins of government Wednesday (Jan. 20).
FCC Issues Final Call for Incumbent C-Band Earth Stations By John Eggerton Said those staying on inactive list will be terminated April 19
President Biden Will 'Pause' Last-Minute Trump Administration Regulations By John Eggerton New administration will review before un-pausing
FCC Denies NTIA Ligado Stay Petition By John Eggerton The FCC has denied a petition to stay its decision to allow Ligado Networks to deploy its network.
