‘Billboard Music Awards’ Happens on NBC May 23 Michael Malone The 2021 Billboard Music Awards happens live on NBC May 23. Dick Clark Productions is producing the event, which celebrates the best in music. NBC has not announced who will host the gala.
Univision App Comes to Amazon Fire TV Daniel Frankel App, which features content from Univision, UniMás and Galavisión, deploys on platform ahead of new Prende service
FCC's Rosenworcel Names Acting General Counsel, Wireless Bureau Chief John Eggerton Acting FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel has named some acting officials.
Court Hears Challenge to FCC's 5G Radiofrequency Guidelines John Eggerton Panel of D.C. circuit weighs in on longstanding issue
‘Puppy Bowl’ on Animal Planet Feb. 7 Michael Malone Puppy Bowl, the Super Bowl-themed dog derby featuring Team Ruff versus Team Fluff, is on Animal Planet Feb. 7. The three-hour event kicks off at 2 p.m. ET. Puppy Bowl also streams on Discovery Plus.
NewsNation to be New Name For Nexstar’s WGN America By Jon Lafayette Nexstar Media Group said it will rebrand its WGN America cable channel as NewsNation.
'Godzilla vs Kong' to Debut on HBO Max in March By R. Thomas Umstead Warner Bros. Pictures debuts trailer for monster flick
What's On This Weekend in TV Sports (Jan. 23-Jan. 24) By R. Thomas Umstead Conor McGregor UFC PPV event punches up weekend TV sports schedule
AT&T Close to Selling DirecTV Minority Stake to TPG: Report By Daniel Frankel Deal, which 'could' value satellite TV company at more than $15 billion, according to Reuters, would allow telecom to pay down its nearly $150 billion of debt
Cover Story: Fringe Benefits After a year of pandemic-fueled gains, cable operators are rolling out the broadband carpet by extending their networks deeper into less-populated areas
Greg Daniels Knows What Works in Streaming: He Created ‘The Office’ Producer says comedy’s switch to Peacock is ‘exceeding expectations’
El Rey Network (2013-2020) Seeks Digital Afterlife Multicultural channel talks to streaming services after discontinuing linear feed
Edward Burns Period Piece ‘Bridge and Tunnel’ Hits Epix Twenty-somethings eye big city but are reluctant to leave their hometown
Charter Still ‘In Process’ of Managed WiFi Rollout By Daniel Frankel No. 2 U.S. operator Charter still hasn’t deployed managed WiFi in key markets such as Los Angeles
LG Debuts Major WebOS Upgrade By Daniel Frankel Version 6.0 of LG's WebOS will include improved Magic Remote
Paramount Plus Gets March 4 Launch Date, but Questions Remain By Daniel Frankel ViacomCBS confirmed a March 4 launch date for the new Paramount Plus subscription service, but key distribution options remained a question
Comcast Aims for True Gigabit WiFi Experience By Daniel Frankel Cable operator bumps up speeds to 1.2 Gbps, upgrades gateways to WiFi 6 for 1-gig customers in Northeastern states
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 Withdraws Request to Exit TWC Merger Condition By John Eggerton Docket remains open, just not for anything related to petition
Nathan Simington’s Unlikely Path to the FCC By John Eggerton Nathan Simington, the FCC's newest Republican, looks to make the most of his surprising nod
Rebecca Slaughter Named Acting FTC Chair By John Eggerton President Joe Biden has named Democratic Federal Trade commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter as acting chair with the exit earlier this week of Republican chairman Joseph Simons.
Verizon Proposes Government-Funded Broadband Debit Cards By John Eggerton Verizon is proposing the government take a new, comprehensive, approach to closing the digital divide, one that would mean investing more in subsidized broadband service, for one.
