Syndication Ratings: 'Family Feud' Sidesteps Rerun Dip to Claim Lead Paige Albiniak published 16 August 22 'Family Feud' beats game rival 'Jeopardy!' by full ratings point in week ended August 7
PlayStation 4 Has Outsold Xbox One 2-1 Since 2013, Microsoft Admits Daniel Frankel published 16 August 22 Streaming app developers take note: 117.2 million PS4s were sold over the last decade vs. just 58.5 million Xbox consoles
Peacock Rolls Out Trailer for This Apocalyptic Thriller Debuting in September R. Thomas Umstead published 16 August 22 'Last Light' stars Matthew Fox, Joanne Froggatt
FAST Usage Was Up 9 Points in the First Five Months of 2022 Daniel Frankel published 16 August 22 The percentage of U.S. TV watchers who say they use a free, ad-supported TV streaming service rose to 55%, according to Hub Entertainment Research
Apple TV Plus Showcases Sidney Poitier in New Documentary Trailer R. Thomas Umstead published 16 August 22 'Sidney' Premieres Sept. 23 on the streaming service
Roku Channel Adds Linear Channels From NBC Local, E.W. Scripps Jon Lafayette published 16 August 22 Roku Channel Westerns launched
CNBC Chairman Mark Hoffman Tells Staff He’s Stepping Down By Jon Lafayette published 16 August 22 KC Sullivan to be president of business network
Sen. Blumenthal Blasts Google Ads By John Eggerton published 16 August 22 Said company is skewing search, failing to weed out fraud and abuse
Execs, Talent Talk Diversity at CTAM TCA By R. Thomas Umstead published 16 August 22 Several CTAM-Produced TCA panels discuss virtues of inclusiveness on and off-camera
FCC Seeks Hill Authority to Add Edge to USF Subsidies By John Eggerton published 15 August 22 Does not say just how it would use that authority, which could include assessing ISPs, but wants flexibility
'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
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
Sen. Blumenthal Blasts Google Ads By John Eggerton published 16 August 22 Said company is skewing search, failing to weed out fraud and abuse
FCC Seeks Hill Authority to Add Edge to USF Subsidies By John Eggerton published 15 August 22 Does not say just how it would use that authority, which could include assessing ISPs, but wants flexibility
Court Upholds FCC Decision to Share V2V Spectrum with Wi-Fi By John Eggerton published 12 August 22 Said 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
