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’ in Los Angeles May 7 Michael Malone published 7 February 23 Event celebrates best in film, television
CNN, PBS Win Big At DuPont-Columbia Awards Michael Malone published 7 February 23 Five stations claim prizes for their local journalism
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’ Debuts on OWN Michael Malone published 7 February 23 Issa Rae comedy had five seasons on HBO
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Posted Event photos from Diversity Week in New York, the 2022 Cable TV Pioneers gala in Philadelphia and more.
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 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 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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
