B&C TODAY: Tribune Grabs Local TV Group for $2.7 Billion; Iger to Remain as Disney CEO Through 2016; NBC Nabs Burnett's 'Bible' Sequel

 

Top Stories - July 2, 2013 Local TV: Long an Ally, Now It's Family Tribune's $2.7 billion acquisition means vastly expanded platform for distributing its own content; 'We are not playing defense anymore' More Tribune Grabs Local TV Group for $2.7 Billion Picks up 19 stations to create 'the No. 1 Local TV affiliate group in America' More Iger to Remain as Disney CEO Through 2016 Exec to also stay on as chairman More NBC Nabs Mark Burnett's 'Bible' Sequel Project is first under new longform programming initiative More 'Ray Donovan' Posts Showtime's Best Series Debut Drama draws 1.35 million viewers following final 'Dexter' premiere More CBS, Time Warner Cable Continue Carriage Discussions Programmer grants extension as contracts for stations, Showtime, CBS Sports Net, Smithsonian expired on June 30  More BUSINESS Fox Shares Rise in NASDAQ Debut Cablevision Soars on Deal Speculation Charter Completes Optimum West Acquisition BLOG: Analysts Like New Look of 21st Century Fox PROGRAMMING Netflix Grabs Fox's 'New Girl' GSN Renews 'The Chase' Ahead of Premiere ABC Renews 'Extreme Weight Loss' for Fourth Season Anna Nicole Smith Biopic Draws 3.3 Million Viewers to Lifetime HBO On Demand Adds 'Sopranos' Seasons Following Gandolfini's Death SYNDICATION Ion Adds 'Psych' Season Seven to Off-Net Roster TECHNOLOGY Indiana PBS Selects Harris Broadcast FACEBOOK "Like" Broadcasting & Cable on Facebook Assistant News Director - WFIE-TV - Evansville, IN General Manager/General Sales Manager - American Spirit Media - Wilmington, NC Vice President News Director - KMSP Fox9/WFTC My 29 - Eden Prairie, MN Production Specialist - KTUU - Anchorage, AK Sr. Manager, Traffic - Comcast - Bethesda, MD See all career listings here.   ©2013 NewBay Media, LLC

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