Execs, Talent Talk Diversity at CTAM TCA R. Thomas Umstead published 16 August 22 Several CTAM-Produced TCA panels discuss virtues of inclusiveness on and off-camera
Walmart to Bundle Paramount Plus with Walmart Plus Daniel Frankel published 15 August 22 Customers for Walmart's free-shipping service will receive the $4.99 Paramount Plus tier with limited ads at no additional cost
FCC Seeks Hill Authority to Add Edge to USF Subsidies John Eggerton published 15 August 22 Does not say just how it would use that authority, which could include assessing ISPs, but wants flexibility
New DirecTV Spot Lines Up Cowboy QB Dak Prescott Against ‘Real Housewives’ Jon Lafayette published 15 August 22 Teresa Guidice shows off helmet and pads
'House of the Dragon,' 'She-Hulk' Debut: What's Premiering This Week (August 15-21) R. Thomas Umstead published 15 August 22 A listing of original new and returning series, movies and documentaries debuting this week on streaming and cable services
FuboTV Names Lynette Kaylor Senior VP Advertising Sales Jon Lafayette published 15 August 22 Exec had been with Merkury
'RuPaul's Drag Race' To Strut on VH1 for 15th Season By R. Thomas Umstead published 15 August 22 'RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked' also gets new season
Global Smart TV Market Should Return to Growth in 2022, Kagan says By Mike Farrell published 15 August 22 Researcher predicts as supply of LCD panels replenishes, Smart TV sales should rise
Yankees, Red Sox Face Off: What’s On This Weekend in TV Sports (August 13-14) By R. Thomas Umstead published 12 August 22 A look at the weekend's top TV sports events on broadcast, cable and streaming services
Court Upholds FCC Decision to Share V2V Spectrum with Wi-Fi By John Eggerton published 12 August 22 Says decision was not arbitrary or capricious
Cable Finally Loses Broadband Market Share in Q2 with First Negative Growth Quarter Ever By Daniel Frankel published 11 August 22 The top seven U.S. cable companies collectively lost over 60,000 subscribers from April - June
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
As Comcast, Charter and Altice Add Nearly 700K Wireless Customers in Q2, 'Junior Cable' Gets Ready to Join the Mobile Fray By Daniel Frankel published 10 August 22 Wireless companies are looking to steal fixed ISP marketshare from cable, but a wave of tier 2 & 3 MSOs are coming for their lunch, too
Verizon Loses Fastest ISP Crown to Cox Communications By Daniel Frankel published 10 August 22 Verizon had finished No. 1 every quarter in the Ookla Speedtest Intelligence speed rankings since the beginning of 2020
DirecTV Says Dish Network 5G Plan Will Wreak Havoc on Its Satellite TV Signals By Daniel Frankel published 25 July 22 Dish wants to deploy 5G wireless services in the 12 GHz spectrum band. DirecTV thinks that's going be a problem
Charter to Cut Off CableCARD Support By Daniel Frankel published 11 July 22 Network upgrades will render already obsolete cable-TV security standard utterly useless for the small number of loyal cable customers still using it in their TiVo and SiliconDust DVRs
Charter Launches AI Security Feature for Managed Wi-Fi Customers By Daniel Frankel published 6 July 22 Security Shield provides 'cyber-security at the network level' for those who pay $5 a month for a Spectrum router
Court Upholds FCC Decision to Share V2V Spectrum with Wi-Fi By John Eggerton published 12 August 22 Says decision was not arbitrary or capricious
FTC Signals Rules Targeting ‘Commercial Surveillance’ By John Eggerton published 11 August 22 Chair Lina Khan points to issues with host of online data collection, monetization practices
NCTA: FCC Must Maintain TV Simulcast Mandate By John Eggerton published 11 August 22 Said ATSC 3.0 is slow rolling and sunset deadline must be moved
OneWeb, Intelsat Team on Hybrid In-Flight Broadband By John Eggerton published 11 August 22 Will pitch multi-orbit solution to fill coverage gaps
CCIA Launches Research Center By John Eggerton published 11 August 22 Comes as computer companies face Washington pushback