Netflix Loses Appeal, Still Can't Poach Talent From Disney-Fox Daniel Frankel 03 December 2021 Netflix views Hollywood's fixed-term contracts with executives as indentured servitude, but California law sees it differently
‘Lego Masters’ Renewed By Fox For Season Three Michael Malone 03 December 2021 Will Arnett hosts, executive produces
Sinclair's Biggest DTC Hurdles Remain with MLB and the NBA, Despite NHL Digital Rights Deal Daniel Frankel 03 December 2021 Sinclair also faces Major League Baseball lockout implications as it tries to transition its debt-ridden regional sports networks to DTC distribution
FCC Home Page Goes AWOL on Google John Eggerton 03 December 2021 Direct link no longer comes up in search engine‘s results list
‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ Animated Film on Disney Plus Dec. 3 Michael Malone 03 December 2021 Greg Heffley stumbles through middle school
NBC News’ Week-Long Rainforest Report Starts Dec. 5 Michael Malone 03 December 2021 ‘Today’, ‘NBC Nightly News, MSNBC all contribute to ‘Rescuing the Rainforest’
VP Harris Promotes Broadband Investments By John Eggerton 03 December 2021 Cites infrastructure funding impact on affordable internet, small business access
Public Knowledge, Benton to Court: States Can Regulate Broadband Rates By John Eggerton 03 December 2021 File amicus brief in ISP challenge to low-cost broadband mandate law
BNC Inks Carriage Deal with Cox Communications By R. Thomas Umstead 02 December 2021 News service offered on Cox’s Contour TV platform
HBCUGo.TV Put More Sports Programming in Lineup By Jon Lafayette 02 December 2021 Streaming service adds college basketball doubleheaders
Court Shifts to Virtual Oral Argument in Viasat v. FCC By John Eggerton 02 December 2021 Case revolves around impact of broadband-delivering satellites
Cover Story: Why the Traditional TV Season Still (Mostly) Matters Posted 13 September 2021 Viewership isn’t close to what it used to be, but broadcast networks have learned a few tricks over the years
Emmys 2021: What We Watched During the Pandemic Posted 13 September 2021 The year’s best shows taught us about our world while letting us escape it
Cable Pioneers Get Personal in Atlanta Posted 13 September 2021 Live ceremony ahead of Cable-Tec Expo will again be streamed, too
Dish Wireless: Strong Stomachs Required Posted 13 September 2021 Analysts caution that despite AT&T deal, satellite TV provider’s wireless ambitions are still risky
Shrinking Media Industry Scrambles for Tech Talent Posted 13 September 2021 Employee turnover is higher than usual, PwC survey finds
Google vs. Roku: What We Know About the Biggest Tech Beef in Streaming Right Now By Daniel Frankel 02 December 2021 On Dec. 9, the second most popular app in all of connected TV, YouTube, will be removed from the No. 1 OTT platform. Can anybody stop this from happening?
Google-Roku Battle Surfaces Again as Latest Roku OS Update Takes Down YouTube TV and Other Apps (Updated) By Daniel Frankel 23 November 2021 Roku reportedly rolls back an OS update that caused playback problems with a number of apps
TikTok Makes Further U.S. Connected TV Push with App Support on Smart TVs Powered by Android TV, Google TV, Samsung and LG OS By Daniel Frankel 22 November 2021 Chinese streaming giant just began its quest to follow YouTube's connected TV path by debuting on Amazon Fire TV-powered devices last month
IBC 2021 Hit with Another Cancellation as Broadpeak Pulls Out By John Eggerton 19 November 2021 Tech company joins Viaccess-Orca, Iredeto, Synamedia, Xytech and others in demurring on Netherlands media tech trade show out of continued COVID-19 concerns
Netflix and Amazon Team Up on New Fire TV Alexa Voice Discovery Feature By Daniel Frankel 15 November 2021 The FANG rivals even have a new TV commercial showcasing their collaboration
VP Harris Promotes Broadband Investments By John Eggerton 03 December 2021 Cites infrastructure funding impact on affordable internet, small business access
Public Knowledge, Benton to Court: States Can Regulate Broadband Rates By John Eggerton 03 December 2021 File amicus brief in ISP challenge to low-cost broadband mandate law
Court Shifts to Virtual Oral Argument in Viasat v. FCC By John Eggerton 02 December 2021 Case revolves around impact of broadband-delivering satellites
House Passes Trio of Communications Bills By John Eggerton 02 December 2021 Includes directive for FCC to study 6G wireless
Texas Court Blocks Sec. 230-Related Social Media Law By John Eggerton 02 December 2021 NetChoice, CCIA had sought injunction
