Broadcasting & Cable News

Tribune Seeks $1B Deal Salve

August 12, 2018

Tribune Media said in court filings Thursday that its merger path over the past 12 months with Sinclair Broadcast Group was bloodied not by regulatory pressure but by its partner's hubris, and is seeking $1 billion in damages to help heal its wounds. Tribune officially terminated its $3.9 billion ...

C-SPAN Joins Intelsat’s Highly Penetrated Galaxy 14 Video Distribution Neighborhood

August 12, 2018

Luxembourg, 9 August 2018 -- Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) today announced that C-SPAN, the Washington D.C. based suite of public affairs networks, has signed a new, long-term contract for C-band satellite services on Intelsat’s Galaxy 14 satellite. By choosing Intelsat’s highly penetrated Galaxy 14 ...

Now It’s Really Over: Sinclair Withdraws Tribune Merger Application

August 12, 2018

Sinclair Broadcast Group filed documents with the Federal Communications Commission withdrawing its applications to acquire Tribune Media and asking the agency to cancel hearings set to discuss the merger. Tribune Media terminated the $3.9 billion Sinclair merger earlier Thursday morning. It also ...

Roku: ‘We Now Uniquely Deliver 10% of Adults 18-34’

August 12, 2018

Having successfully diversified into advertising from the maturing but still vital OTT device business, Roku exceeded Wall Street expectations in the second quarter, increasing revenue by 57% to $156.8 million. The company’s stock has surged nearly 20% Thursday morning, with sales of Roku OTT ...

Univision: Dish Is ‘Dug-In’

August 12, 2018

With its retransmission consent battle with Dish Network in its second month and in light of comments by the satellite company’s chairman Charlie Ergen that its blackout of the channel is “probably permanent,” Univision CEO Vincent Sadusky said the broadcaster is ready to use the full power of its ...

comScore Loss Widens to $56M in 2nd Quarter

August 12, 2018

Measurement company comScore announced that its losses widened in the second-quarter. comScore earlier this year emerged from a lengthy re-audit of its financials after account issues popped up three years ago. During that period, the company was not able to release earnings information and was ...

Fox Licensing Viacom’s Vantage Advertising System

August 12, 2018

Viacom, which has touted its Vantage advanced advertising targeting system on Thursday announced that Fox has agreed to license the software. “Fox will be the first media partner to use the Vantage engine to power its linear optimization services across its networks,” Viacom CEO Bob Bakish said ...

Abby Huntsman Departing Fox News Channel

August 12, 2018

Abby Huntsman will depart Fox News Channel, where she is a co-host on Fox & Friends Weekend. Fox News said Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11 and 12, will be Huntsman’s final days on Fox & Friends. Published reports say she is joining The View. Sara Haines recently departed The View to work on ...

Paul Rudd to Star in Netflix Comedy ‘Living With Yourself’

August 12, 2018

Paul Rudd will star in the Netflix comedy Living With Yourself, playing a man struggling with his life who undergoes treatment to become a better person, and finds he’s been replaced by a new and improved version. That tells him his own worst enemy is himself, said Netflix, which calls the show a ...