House Committee to Broadcasters: Roll Your Own Pot Spots John Eggerton published 25 June 22 Bill would prevent FCC from targeting stations for cannabis ads where drug is legal
College World Series, USFL Playoffs: What's On This Weekend in TV Sports (June 25-26) R. Thomas Umstead published 24 June 22 A look at the weekend's top TV sports events on broadcast, cable and streaming services
ESPN Stays In Drivers' Seat Retaining F1 Rights: Report Jon Lafayette published 24 June 22 Payments rise to $75 million per year from $5 million
Writers Guilds Condemn Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade John Eggerton published 24 June 22 Unions say end of abortion-rights guarantee will result in deaths, denial of basic rights
Trumps Discuss 2020 Election in Discovery Plus Docuseries ‘Unprecedented’ Michael Malone published 24 June 22 Director Alex Holder was questioned during House’s investigation
Linear Channels on SVOD Services? It’s Only a Matter of Time (Wolk) Alan Wolk published 24 June 22 In addition to giving viewers a reason to explore the depths of the library, the linear channels give them 'permission' to watch shows other than high-profile originals, which will also help them to justify the cost of the service
Team Whistle Promotes FX’s 'The Bear' With Blackhawk Star on ‘Put You On’ By Jon Lafayette published 24 June 22 Alex DeBrincat samples food from family restaurants in Chicago
USA’s ‘Snake in the Grass’ Features Alumni from ‘Survivor,’ ‘Naked and Afraid’ By Michael Malone published 24 June 22 Bobby Bones host competition series that takes place in the harsh outdoors
NCTA Seeks FCC Retrans Conditions on Standard General-Tegna By John Eggerton published 24 June 22 If so, association has no problem with FCC approving TV station deal
FCC Previews New Broadband Data Collection Tool By John Eggerton published 24 June 22 ISPs can get jump start on June 30 rollout
Hallmark Movies Now Enters India Via OTTplay Partnership By Daniel Frankel published 23 June 22 Crown Media subscription offering will now be offered by India’s premier entertainment review and recommendation platform
Wonder Women of Los Angeles 2022: Hollywood Heroes Posted Fifteen power players, L.A.’s Woman of Influence will get their due June 6
40 Under 40 L.A. 2022: Meet the West Coast’s Up-and-Comers Posted Executives on the rise will be recognized at June 7 live event in Beverly Hills
Emmy Voters Immerse Themselves in New Worlds Posted Voting begins with Television Academy set to unveil nominees on July 12
Has Cable Broadband Hit the Wall? Posted Some analysts fear cable high-speed data will never recover as ‘unfettered feast on DSL’ end
Programmers Rev Up Female Superpower Posted A realistic new breed of women-led superhero shows serves youth, diversity
Stress Test -- Kansas Bandwidth Usage Spiked 24% for KU's March Madness Championship Final By Daniel Frankel published 13 June 22 OpenVault data sheds light on what happens to broadband networks when put to the test of live-sports streaming
Another Google TV Smart TV Partner Deploys Amazon Fire TV Models By Daniel Frankel published 2 June 22 Xiaomi's release of Fire TV-powered smart TVs in the UK follows a similar move by Hisense last month. It breaks with a longstanding rule about Android TV partners using 'forked' operating systems
Amazon Freevee (Finally) Gets Apple TV App By Daniel Frankel published 16 May 22 Amazon's ad-supported streaming service, formerly known as IMDb TV, gets dedicated app for Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD devices
Congress Targets Loud Commercials on Streaming Services By John Eggerton published 10 May 22 CALM Act update would include extending standards to online ads
Charter CTO Stephanie Mitchko-Beale Sets Exit By Daniel Frankel published 4 May 22 Unexplained departure of cable operator's No. 2 tech exec comes as Justin Colwell is promoted to the newly created position of executive VP of connectivity technology
NCTA Seeks FCC Retrans Conditions on Standard General-Tegna By John Eggerton published 24 June 22 If so, association has no problem with FCC approving TV station deal
FCC Previews New Broadband Data Collection Tool By John Eggerton published 24 June 22 ISPs can get jump start on June 30 rollout
House Subcommittee Approves Data Privacy Legislation By John Eggerton published 23 June 22 But both sides signal the historic effort is still a work in progress
FCC Kicks Tires on ATSC 3.0 Transition By John Eggerton published 23 June 22 That includes whether rule affecting MVPD carriage should sunset next year
ACAC: Broadband Competition Is Robust and Growing By John Eggerton published 23 June 22 Said there is no need for common carrier- style regulations, particularly on smaller operators
