Broadcasting & Cable News

Showtime Orders Don Cheadle Comedy ‘Black Monday’

June 17, 2018

Showtime has ordered the comedy Black Monday, starring and executive produced by Don Cheadle. The series was created by David Caspe and Jordan Cahan, who will be executive producers and showrunners. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who will also executive produce, directed the pilot. Showtime ordered ...

Dems to Pai: Wait For Court UHF Decision

June 17, 2018

House Democrats are reinforcing their calls for the FCC not to rule on the Sinclair-Tribune deal until a federal appeals court rules on whether the FCC's return of the UHF discount, which made the deal possible, will stand.FCc Chairman Ajit Pai has said he would factor the potential court decision ...

Nine Network Improves the Power of Its Signal for Enhanced Viewer Reception

June 17, 2018

St. Louis, MO — June 14, 2018 —Nine Network (KETC/Channel 9) has improved the power of its signal. Nine Network is one of the first television stations in the country, and the first in the St. Louis metro area, to “repack” its broadcast channel. The repack was necessary to accommodate the change in ...

AT&T: DOJ Won't Seek Stay of Time Warner Deal

June 17, 2018

The Department of Justice won't seek a stay of the court decision approving the AT&T-Time Warner merger, according to a document from AT&T's lawyers obtained by B&C/Multichannel News, which means the company can close the deal as early as Friday (Update: The deal actually closed late ...

WAPA Back on DirecTV

June 17, 2018

WAPA TV and WAPA Deportes are back on DIRECTV Puerto Rico. That is according to a representative of the broadcaster, who said the two sides have reached a multi-year agreement to end their retransmission consent dispute. The channels had been off DirecTV since May 4 after they could not agree to a ...

AT&T Completes Acquisition of Time Warner

June 17, 2018

After beating the Justice Department in court, AT&T said it completed its acquisition of Time Warner. The move combines AT&T's distribution with the entertainment assets of Time Warner. “The content and creative talent at Warner Bros., HBO and Turner are first-rate. Combine all that with ...

FCC Votes to Boost Rural Health Care Funding

June 17, 2018

A majority of FCC commissioners have voted to boost the Universal Service Fund's Rural Health Care Program by $171 million, according to FCC chairman Ajit Pai. The program is a Universal Service Fund subsidy for broadband-facilitated diagnosis and treatment. The chairman thanked Commissioners ...

Tech Groups Balk at Trump ICT Tariffs

June 17, 2018

Tech groups were registering their concerns Friday (June 15) over the Trump Administration's decision to proceed with tariffs on Chinese imports, including information and communications technology (ICT) and products like computers, smartphones, servers, routers, and computer chips. "Tariffs ...

Senators Press Amazon on Echo, Alexa Data Protections

June 17, 2018

"Alexa, are you compromising our personal data?" That is the question a bipartisan pair of senators want Amazon to answer. Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) have written CEO Jeff Bezos seeking information on the design and privacy features of Echo devices and their Alexa software. ...