Broadcasting & Cable News

Tick But no Tock

May 06, 2018

The FCC's shot clock on the Sinclair-Tribune deal has yet to restart now four months after it was stopped ostensibly in anticipation of Sinclair refiling the deal, which Sinclair has now done three times and counting. Even after the FCC re-starts the clock, it will be several weeks more ...

Smash Hit British Mystery Midsomer Murders, Series 20 U.S. Premiere on Acorn TV beginning May 3, 2018

May 06, 2018

One of the World's Most Popular Detective Series Returns for its 20 Season with Six New Mysteries MIDSOMER MURDERS, Series 20 on Thursday, May 3, 2018 “Simply the most entertaining mystery series in TV history…Absolutely addictive” — ICv2 “Phenomenally enjoyable… this show has only gotten better ...

AT&T-Time Warner to Court: DOJ Case Fell Apart

May 06, 2018

The government "came nowhere close" to proving the proposed AT&T-Time Warner merger violates antitrust laws. That is according to the post-trial brief filed by AT&T and Time Warner Thursday (May 3) with the D.C. Federal District Court. The Justice Department's suit to block the deal ...

WAPA Puerto Rico off DirecTV

May 06, 2018

WAPA TV Puerto Rico is off DirecTV in a retransmission consent dispute. According to the station, the channel went off at midnight May 4 after a renewal could not be struck. "In the midst of a rebuilding effort after Hurricane Maria, with a constant flow of critical news and information, it’s more ...

Markey Calls for Facebook Crackdown

May 06, 2018

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) has called on the Federal Trade Commission to stop tracking users across websites after they have logged out of Facebook accounts, and to suspend facial recognition tools pending the FTC's completion of an investigation into Facebook's compliance with an existing consent ...

Univision Steps Up Digital Footprint

May 06, 2018

Univision Friday looked to secure its digital future with the announcement of several new partnerships and enhancements to its Univision Now on demand service during its pre-upfront event in New York. UCI announced 20 digital content initiatives including partnerships with Oath, PopSugar and ...

MTV, VH1, Logo Senior VP Desmarais Departing

May 06, 2018

Michael Desmarais, senior VP of brand and consumer insights at MTV, VH1 and Logo, is exiting his post. He has spent more than a decade at Viacom, parent company of the networks. “When you work at a place with such great ambitions and the capacity to affect so many lives, you often take stock in ...

Starz Debuts New 'Power' Trailer

May 06, 2018

Starz has unveiled the first trailer for season five of it hit drama series Power. The series, which stars Omari Hardwick, Joseph Sikora, Naturi Naughton and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, will debut its fifth season on July 1, according to the network.

Fox News Appoints Claffee As General Counsel

May 06, 2018

Lily Fu Claffee was appointed general counsel of Fox News, effective May 7. Dianne Brandi, executive VP of legal and business affairs, will remain on voluntary personal leave. She took her leave while Fox News is being investigated for how sexual harassment settlements with some staffers were ...