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HBO's 'House of the Dragon'

HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel, ‘House of the Dragon,’ Finally Arrives; So Does Marvel’s Latest Series, ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ - What's Upstream for August 18-24

Addie Morfoot published 17 August 22

Also streaming this week: Another installment from Netflix’s terrible and terribly popular ‘365 Days’ film series, Apple's 'Bad Sisters' and Hulu’s docuseries 'Welcome to Wrexham' starring Ryan Reynolds

Comcast

Comcast Launches MasterClass App on Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Flex

Mike Farrell published 17 August 22

Will give Comcast customers access to more than 150 elite instructors like Serena Williams, Simone Biles and Neil deGrasse Tyson

The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, September 12, 2021.

MTV Gives the Video Music Awards TV's Biggest Promo Push

Eleanor Semeraro, Analyst and Contributor, TV[R]EV published 17 August 22

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

Capitol Hill

State Black Caucus Leaders Endorse Standard General-Tegna

John Eggerton published 17 August 22

Said deal will boost diversity

Chromecast with Google TV

Google Pushing Google TV and Android TV Device Makers to Adopt 16GB of Storage

Daniel Frankel published 17 August 22

Reports say Google is 'strongly encouraging' connected TV gadget parters to up the RAM ahead of the release of Android 13

Jamie Tarence, Lauren Maak Great American Community

Bill Abbott’s Great American Community To Launch With 15 Short-Form Series

Jon Lafayette published 17 August 22

Former Hallmark actors headline shows kicking off Sept. 26

Chair Lina Khan points to issues with host of online data collection, monetization practices
FTC Signals Rules Targeting ‘Commercial Surveillance’ Chair Lina Khan points to issues with host of online data collection, monetization practices
Fox News, CNN, MSNBC lead total day ratings
Weekly Cable Ratings: FBI Mar-A-Largo Raid Coverage Provides Ratings Boon for Cable News Nets Fox News, CNN, MSNBC lead total day ratings
Customers for Walmart's free-shipping service will receive the $4.99 Paramount Plus tier with limited ads at no additional cost
Walmart To Bundle Paramount Plus with Walmart Plus Customers for Walmart's free-shipping service will receive the $4.99 Paramount Plus tier with limited ads at no additional cost

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An exterior view of the Federal Trade Commission building

FTC Schedules Online Forum on Proposed Online Ad Rules

By John Eggerton published 17 August 22

IAB says rulemaking threatens digital economy

'Last Light'

Peacock Rolls Out Trailer for This Apocalyptic Thriller Debuting in September

By R. Thomas Umstead published 16 August 22

'Last Light' stars Matthew Fox, Joanne Froggatt

Sydney

Apple TV Plus Showcases Sidney Poitier in New Documentary Trailer

By R. Thomas Umstead published 16 August 22

'Sidney' Premieres Sept. 23 on the streaming service

Mark Hoffman CNBC

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

Screengrab of Sen. Richard Blumenthal during tech hearing

Sen. Blumenthal Blasts Google Ads

By John Eggerton published 16 August 22

Said company is skewing search, failing to weed out fraud and abuse

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Inside the Current Issue

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

Tech

Xfinity Mobile

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

Stephouse Networks

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 satellite dish

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

CableCARD

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 Advanced WiFi

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

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Policy

An exterior view of the Federal Trade Commission building

FTC Schedules Online Forum on Proposed Online Ad Rules

By John Eggerton published 17 August 22

IAB says rulemaking threatens digital economy

Screengrab of Sen. Richard Blumenthal during tech hearing

Sen. Blumenthal Blasts Google Ads

By John Eggerton published 16 August 22

Said company is skewing search, failing to weed out fraud and abuse

Capitol Building

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

A gavel on a desk

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

NCTA logo

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

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