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President Joe Biden delivers 2023 State of Union address

Biden Hammers Big Tech, Tweaks Cable in State of the Union

John Eggerton published 8 February 23

President plugs bills that would target early termination fees

MTV Movie & TV Awards

‘MTV Movie & TV Awards’ in Los Angeles May 7

Michael Malone published 7 February 23

Event celebrates best in film, television

Norah O'Donnell, host of the dupont-Columbia Awards

CNN, PBS Win Big At DuPont-Columbia Awards

Michael Malone published 7 February 23

Five stations claim prizes for their local journalism

The White House

Big Tech Seeks Government Aid in Face of Economic Headwinds

John Eggerton published 7 February 23

Firms say State of Union should include investments to ‘bolster’ their sector

Insecure

‘Insecure’ Debuts on OWN

Michael Malone published 7 February 23

Issa Rae comedy had five seasons on HBO

Netflix

Netflix’s ‘You’ Returns: What‘s Premiering This Week (February 6-12)

R. Thomas Umstead published 7 February 23

Some new and returning series, movies and documentaries debuting this week on streaming and cable services

Satellite company still won’t agree to pay license fee
DirecTV Says It’s Interested In Bringing Back Newsmax Satellite company still won’t agree to pay license fee
Possible bankruptcy could affect payments
Major League Baseball Reportedly Mulls Taking Back Bally Sports TV Rights Possible bankruptcy could affect payments
A look at the weekend's top TV sports events on broadcast, cable and streaming services
Netflix's 'You' Returns: What's Premiering This Week (September 6-12) A look at the weekend's top TV sports events on broadcast, cable and streaming services

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Michael C. Hall in 'Dexter: New Blood

Showtime Expanding ‘Billions,’ ‘Dexter’ Universes

By R. Thomas Umstead published 6 February 23

Paramount premium net orders 'Dexter: Origins,' looks to spin 'Billions' into 'Millions,' 'Trillions,' more

French telecom and media group Altice president Patrick Drahi

The Hard Times: Patrick Drahi and His Altice Empire Battle the Increasing Cost of Maintaining $50 Billion of Debt

By Daniel Frankel published 6 February 23

After a decade of aggressive global expansion, the European telecom titan faces the challenge of higher interest rates and lower asset valuations

Pup-A-Thon

Great American Family Plans Live ‘Pup-A-Thon’ on Super Sunday

By Jon Lafayette published 6 February 23

Hosts Mariel Hemingway, Scott Baio, Tommy Habeeb aim to raise money for Animal Rescue Organizations

State of the Union on ABC News

How to Watch President Biden’s State of the Union

By Michael Malone published 6 February 23

David Muir, Norah O’Donnell, Lester Holt working late February 7

Bob Iger at Disney's 2020 investor day

Analyst Sees Disney Cutting $1.3 Billion in Linear Costs

By Jon Lafayette published 6 February 23

Bob Iger’s first earnings call since returning as CEO set for Wednesday

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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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