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Newsmax

DirecTV Says It’s Interested In Bringing Back Newsmax

Jon Lafayette published 5 February 23

Satellite company still won’t agree to pay license fee

LeBron James and Giannis Antekounmpo will play on Christmas Day in separate games.

NHL All-Star Game, LeBron James Watch: What's On This Weekend in TV Sports (February 4-5)

R. Thomas Umstead published 4 February 23

A look at the weekend's top TV sports events on broadcast, cable and streaming services

Love to Love You, Donna Summer

HBO Spotlights Queen of Disco Donna Summer in New Documentary Series

R. Thomas Umstead published 3 February 23

‘Love to Love You, Donna Summer’ debuts in May

Samsung Galaxy Charter Spectrum

Charter Looks To Maintain Mobile Momentum With New Galaxy Phones

Jon Lafayette published 3 February 23

Devices equipped for Speed Boost from Spectrum WiFi

Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches

AMC Renews ‘Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches’

R. Thomas Umstead published 3 February 23

Drama series to return for second season

'Transformers: Earthspark'

Paramount Plus Series ‘Transformers: Earthspark’ Debuts on Nickelodeon

Michael Malone published 3 February 23

Show premiered on streaming in November, starts on Nickelodeon Friday, February 3

From picture-in-picture screens to chat capabilities, Google says its a la carte version of the NFL games package will be much different than what was on DirecTV for all these years
Google Plans To Punch Up ‘NFL Sunday Ticket’ With New Features From picture-in-picture screens to chat capabilities, Google says its a la carte version of the NFL games package will be much different than what was on DirecTV for all these years
Devices equipped for Speed Boost from Spectrum WiFi
Charter Looks To Maintain Mobile Momentum With New Galaxy Phones Devices equipped for Speed Boost from Spectrum WiFi
Sports network’s January winning streak comes to an end
Weekly Cable Ratings: Fox News Knocks ESPN Off Top of Primetime Chart Sports network’s January winning streak comes to an end

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Sylvester Stallone in 'Tulsa King'

Paramount Plus Punches Up Sylvester Stallone Reality Series

By R. Thomas Umstead published 2 February 23

‘Rocky,’ ‘Tulsa King’ actor to star in ‘The Family Stallone’ series launching this spring

FCC shield on phone

NAB Says FCC Should Wrap Up Overdue 2018 Regulatory Review ASAP

By John Eggerton published 2 February 23

Broadcast group asks agency to suspend 2022 proceeding until it has done so

Laila Ali History Channel Ancestry

Laila Ali Hosts Branded Content for Ancestry on History Channel

By Jon Lafayette published 2 February 23

Segments celebrate women who made an impact

On-air talent for The Cowgirl Channel, left to right: Katy Lucas, Fanchon Stinger, Amy Wilson, Janie Johnson.

Cowgirl Channel Comes Out of the Chute on Dish, Sling TV

By Jon Lafayette published 2 February 23

New network from Rural Media Group launches February 5

Drew Groner DirecTV

DirecTV Names Drew Groner Senior VP, Head of Agency and Client Partnerships

By Jon Lafayette published 2 February 23

Exec will lead addressable, digital and data enabled ad sales

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Inside the Current Issue

Cover Story: Debra OConnell Makes the Most of ABC Local, National Brands

Posted

2022 ‘B+C’ Broadcaster of the Year sets a standard for local TV

Are the Golden Globes Still Golden?

Posted

NBC is airing the awards after dropping the 2022 ceremony. Are the Globes ready for primetime?

Diverse Movies Offer a Melting Pot of Holiday Cheer

Posted

Christmas-themed original films deliver on-screen inclusion

The Five Spot: Chris McGurk, Chairman and CEO, Cinedigm

Posted

Business guy who loves movies is bullish on television’s FAST future

Freeze Frame: Diversity Week 2022

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Event photos from Diversity Week in New York, the 2022 Cable TV Pioneers gala in Philadelphia and more.

Tech

Craig Cowden

Craig Cowden, Top Charter Wireless Tech Exec, Sets Exit Plan

By Daniel Frankel published 13 January 23

Cowden, who has been instrumental in the engineering designs of Spectrum Mobile and Charter's CBRS strategy, will depart at the end of March

CommScope

CommScope Announces New 'HomeVantage' Line of Open-Sourced, Carrier Grade Wi-Fi Gateways - CES 2023

By Daniel Frankel published 4 January 23

Wi-Fi 7-enabled devices feature RDK and OpenWrt firmware stacks

Hallmark Movies Now

Hallmark Movies Now Gains Support on Vizio SmartCast

By Daniel Frankel published 22 December 22

Sure, they missed the holiday-movie onslaught, but the $5.99-a-month Hallmark SVOD is now available to 16.5 million active SmartCast users for wedding season

Charter Communications

Charter Outlines a Relatively Cheap, $5.5 Billion '10G' Network Upgrade Plan ... But Wall Street Is Unimpressed

By Daniel Frankel published 14 December 22

Charter showed off a plan to upgrade most of its footprint to next-generation broadband tech by 2025 at half the cost of what Comcast is paying. But that was apparently still too expensive for The Street

10G Avenue exhibit at 2022 SCTE-ISBE Cable-Tec Expo in Philadelphia.

Comcast Announces First 'Live' 10G FDX DOCSIS 4.0 Connection

By Daniel Frankel published 12 December 22

Comcast said it hooked up a real Philadelphia business to symmetrical multi-gigabit internet using Full Duplex DOCSIS 4.0 Tech. Sets up wide-scale '10G' deployment to start in 2023

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Policy

FCC shield on phone

NAB Says FCC Should Wrap Up Overdue 2018 Regulatory Review ASAP

By John Eggerton published 2 February 23

Broadcast group asks agency to suspend 2022 proceeding until it has done so

Newsmax booth at 2022 NRA convention in Houston

GOP Senators Seek Info From DirecTV on Newsmax Drop

By John Eggerton published 1 February 23

Said satellite provider’s business decision looked like discrimination to them

Rep. Chris Stewart on KTVX Salt Lake City

Rep. Chris Stewart Proposes Social Media Ban

By John Eggerton published 1 February 23

Utah Republican’s new bill would prevent those 15 and under from accessing sites

Screenshot of FCC broadband map

Libraries Prep Paper on FCC Broadband Map Deficits

By John Eggerton published 1 February 23

Regulator points out that Congress limited maps to mass-market service

David Cohen, president, IAB

Ad Agencies: It’s Time to Help Resolve Our Privacy Issues

By John Eggerton published 31 January 23

ANA, 4A’s distance themselves from IAB stance on particular efforts to legislate fixes

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