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NFL Sunday Ticket

DirecTV Insists It Actually Had Its DTC Stream Game Clicking for Week 3 of 'NFL Sunday Ticket'

Daniel Frankel published 28 September 22

DirecTV no longer disputes the notion that 'Sunday Ticket' is now widely available direct-to-consumer, but it does say that any previous tech issues were all resolved by Sunday

Hurricane Ian slammed into Florida September 28, 2022, with the National Hurricane Center saying the eye of the storm made landfall at 1905 GMT as high winds and heavy rain pounded the coast.

Hurricane Ian Pushes FCC Fee Deadlines

John Eggerton published 28 September 22

Citing Ian and some technical issues, commission gives regulatees two extra days

From left: Michelle Vergara Moore as Ella, Zyra Gorecki as Izzy, and Eoin Macken as Gavin in NBC's 'La Brea'.

NBC Gives '​​La Brea' TV's Biggest Promo Push

Eleanor Semeraro, Analyst and Contributor, TV[R]EV published 28 September 22

And more from Promo Mojo, our exclusive weekly ranking of the programming networks are promoting most heavily

A vintage television set with white static on the screen.

Linear TV Is ‘Hanging by a Thread,’ Moffett Says

Mike Farrell published 28 September 22

Cable loses 1.048 million subs in Q2, overall pay TV subscribers fall by 6.1%

Palm trees blow in the wind from Hurricane Ian on September 28, 2022 in Sarasota, Florida.

Southwestern Florida Stations Cover Hurricane Ian as It Makes Landfall

Michael Malone published 28 September 22

Local outlets share reports on TV, online, radio

Mac Budill and Matt Schnaars

NBCU Shakeup: Matt Schnaars Replaces Mac Budill as President of Content Distribution

Daniel Frankel published 28 September 22

Budill voluntarily stepped down, the conglomerate said, after 10 years with the company

Cable loses 1.048 million subs in Q2, overall pay TV subscribers fall by 6.1%
Linear TV Is 'Hanging by a Thread,' Moffett Says Cable loses 1.048 million subs in Q2, overall pay TV subscribers fall by 6.1%
Analyst points to rural nature of FWA service; fiber passings will rise
Fixed Wireless Access Sub Growth Will Rise Sharply in Next Two Years, Then Fizzle, Moffett Says Analyst points to rural nature of FWA service; fiber passings will rise
News network tops primetime, total day charts
Weekly Cable Ratings: Fox News Sacks ESPN to Top Primetime Charts News network tops primetime, total day charts

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Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, featuring leads Sam Reid (Lestat) and Jacob Anderson (Louis).

‘Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire’ Gets Second Season at AMC

By Michael Malone published 28 September 22

Renewal comes before the show premieres October 2

Juju Chang hosts Giants of Broadcasting

Journalist Juju Chang to Be Honored at NAMIC Conference

By R. Thomas Umstead published 28 September 22

'Nightline' co-anchor to receive diversity organization’s Mickey Leland Humanitarian Achievement Award

Subscription streaming services

Survey: Streaming Dominates Video Viewing

By John Eggerton published 28 September 22

Netflix loses share amid flood of competition, but still tops among services

MGM Plus Epix

Amazon’s Epix Gets New Name Minus Creativity: MGM Plus

By Jon Lafayette published 28 September 22

Brand launches January 15, 2023

A closeup of U.S. money

National TV Ad Spending Drops 7% in August: SMI

By Jon Lafayette published 28 September 22

So far in 3Q, broadcast down 42%; cable dips 6%

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Inside the Current Issue

Cover Story: A TV Field of Their Own

Posted

Women’s sports are getting unprecedented airtime, audiences

For Women in the Game, Title IX Is Bigger Than Sports

Posted

Landmark law, now 50, opened a field of opportunities to this year’s class of top women TV sports executives

40 Under 40 New York: TV’s Best and Brightest Hit the Big City

Posted

NYC TV Week gala returns to honor the industry’s emerging executives

SCTE Cable-Expo Preview: It’s All About the Broadband

Posted

After two years of virtual meetings, technology gathering becomes in-person event again

Cable Hall of Fame Comes Back for a Gala N.Y. Night

Posted

2022 class set to be honored in person at red-carpet event

Tech

Comcast's XClass TV

Spectrum TV App Launches on (Tens? Hundreds? Thousands?) of XClass Smart TVs

By Daniel Frankel published 26 September 22

Charter, which is now a JV partner in Comcast’s quest to take its X1/Flex TVOS out-of-footprint, puts its video app on the platform

Roku Streaming Stick 4K+

Bally Sports Plus Launches on Roku

By Daniel Frankel published 26 September 22

Sinclair discloses major distribution deal on the day of the OTT service's national launch

Comcast 10G

Comcast Successfully Tests 'Final' Piece of '10G' FDX DOCSIS 4.0 Network

By Daniel Frankel published 21 September 22

At SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, Comcast says it can now deliver symmetrical 4 Gbps speeds over its next-generation cable network. Actual services will start rolling out to customers in late 2023

RDK

RDK Software Stack Now Touts 100 Million Device Deployments

By Daniel Frankel published 8 September 22

Open-sourced Reference Design Kit, jointly developed by Comcast, Charter and Liberty, continues to proliferate into pay TV set-tops and broadband gateways

Next TV Summit 2021 logo

Next TV Innovation Awards: Innovators Shaping Video’s Evolution

By Daniel Frankel published 6 September 22

Meet the influential technologists, creators and business execs being honored at the Next TV Summit on Sept. 13

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Policy

PBS

PBS, APTS: Cable Headend Consolidation Has Cut Off Viewers

By John Eggerton published 28 September 22

Public-TV groups tell FCC ultimate result could be stripping noncoms of carriage rights altogether

Pile of money

USDA Grants Demonstrate Need for Government Subsidies

By John Eggerton published 26 September 22

It will cost tens of millions to reach handful of rural Alaska residents and businesses

Workmen repair utiliity poles in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Fiona

Half-Million Puerto Rico Subs Still Out in Fiona's Wake

By John Eggerton published 24 September 22

FCC will grant providers some regulatory relief

Canadian flag

CCIA Slams Canadian Online News-Compensation Bill

By John Eggerton published 23 September 22

Tech trade group says it will hurt the internet ecosystem

Capitol Building

Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Online News Antitrust Bill

By John Eggerton published 22 September 22

Bill would create carve-out for joint negotiations by broadcasters, newspapers

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