Broadcasting & Cable News

Rutledge: Our Vision Hasn’t Changed

April 29, 2018

Charter chairman and CEO Tom Rutledge tried to calm investors Friday as stock in the second largest cable operator in the country continued to spiral downward, telling analysts that he still sees growth in the business despite the turmoil created by over-the-top competitors. Related: Charter Stock ...

Stock Awards Fuel Bewkes Payday

April 29, 2018

As its pending merger with AT&T winds through the approval process, Time Warner revealed its chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes netted nearly $49 million in total compensation in 2017, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The $49 million payday was a 50% boost ...

HBO’s Obama Documentary to Air May 21

April 29, 2018

HBO will premiere the documentary The Final Year, about President Barack Obama’s foreign policy during the last year of his presidency, Monday, May 21. The Final Year, directed by Greg Barker, “offers an insider’s look at key figures, including Secretary of State John Kerry, UN Ambassador ...

Pai Defers Cambridge Analytica Investigation to FTC

April 29, 2018

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has said the FCC does not plan to investigate reports that Dish, Tivo and ComScore may have given Cambridge Analytica "the specific viewing habits of many subscribers in the United States." That is the company under scrutiny for getting access to Facebook user info in ...

Netflix Orders Katee Sackhoff Space Drama ‘Another Life’

April 29, 2018

Netflix has ordered a sci-fi drama called Another Life. Katee Sackhoff, who starred in Battlestar Galactica, stars in Another Life as an astronaut on a mission to explore alien intelligence. Netflix is on board for 10 episodes. Aaron Martin is the creator and showrunner. Halfire Entertainment is ...

Lack Says NBC Investigating Brokaw Allegations

April 29, 2018

NBC News Chairman Andy Lack said NBC is investigating allegations of sexual harassment against Tom Brokaw, but also pointed out that Brokaw "emphatically" denies those allegations. The allegations of unwanted touching and advances were leveled in a piece published in Variety by former NBC News ...

FCC Extends LPTV Displacement Application Window

April 22, 2018

The FCC has given LPTVs an extra couple of weeks to file applications for new channels. The applications had been due May 15, but will now be due June 1, the FCC's Incentive Auction Task Force and the Media Bureau said Wednesday (April 18). LPTVS, translators and replacement translators were not ...

Fox News Channel Recaptures Weekly Primetime Ratings Crown

April 22, 2018

Fox News Channel last week regained its cable primetime ratings crown while continuing its winning streak in weekly total day ratings, according to Nielsen. The network averaged 2.6 million viewers to finish first among all cable networks for the week of April 9-15, ending TBS’s ...

Internet Association Names Diversity Exec

April 22, 2018

Only days after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg assured Capitol Hill that the company was committed to diversity, despite some legislator suggestions to the contrary, the Internet Association (IA) has named a Director of Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Counsel, and he comes from the Hill. Tapped ...