Nearly 40 Million Viewers Watch Joe Biden’s Inauguration R. Thomas Umstead CNN tops broadcast, cable news network coverage
Reps. Urge Big Tech to Address Algorithmic Aid to Extremism John Eggerton Say they are not trying hard enough to limit harmful content
Netflix, Hulu, Disney Sued Again Over Cable Franchise Fees Daniel Frankel Three Georgia municipalities join growing national fight to make streaming companies pay the same 5% regulatory bill as cable companies. Satellite TV companies Dish and DirecTV are also defendants
D.C. Applauds Rosenworcel Pick as Acting FCC Chairwoman John Eggerton Veteran regulator gets points for aptitude, commitment to connectivity
Jessica Rosenworcel Named Acting FCC Chair John Eggerton Will preside over 2-2 commission for time being
Battling Big Tech Ad Diversion Is Big NAB Priority John Eggerton Association outlines priority issues for policymakers
Brian Peterson Joins Newsmax as P.R. Chief By B+C Staff Veteran cable network communications exec will head Newsmax communications
Nexstar Commits to Hunger-Fighting Campaign By John Eggerton Broadcast group Nexstar is teaming with Feeding America on a multi-year effort to fight hunger in the U.S.
House Communications Subcommittee Republican Membership Set By John Eggerton House Energy & Commerce Committee ranking member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) has named the Republican members for the Communications & Technology Subcommittee.
Former WWE Execs George Barrios, Michelle Wilson to Raise $200 Million Through SPAC By Mike Farrell Isos Acquisition wants to buy digital media company
TiVo Brings TCL Under Patent Heel By Daniel Frankel Renews IP license with No. 2 smart TV maker in the U.S.
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
Nexstar Commits to Hunger-Fighting Campaign By John Eggerton Broadcast group Nexstar is teaming with Feeding America on a multi-year effort to fight hunger in the U.S.
House Communications Subcommittee Republican Membership Set By John Eggerton House Energy & Commerce Committee ranking member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) has named the Republican members for the Communications & Technology Subcommittee.
Pete Buttigieg: DOT Committed to Supporting 'Dig Once' By John Eggerton In a hearing on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's nomination Thursday (Jan. 21), the former South Bend mayor pledged to support the "dig once" policies that help drive broadband adoption.
President Biden Rescinds Trump Diversity Training Executive Order By John Eggerton Among the flurry of Trump executive orders new President Joe Biden has rescinded was one that prevented government contractors from having diversity training programs Trump didn't agree with.
ACAC: NCTC Retransmission Consent Good Faith Protections Yield Results By John Eggerton But said retrans issues remain with large broadcast groups
