 |  | | | | Top Stories - December 24, 2013 | Pay-TV Firms, CEA, Energy Agree On Set-Top Standards
The cable and consumer electronics industries, energy efficiency groups and the Department of Energy have struck a deal on voluntary energy efficiency standards for set-top boxes that they say will result in "significant energy savings for more than 90 million U.S. homes" while avoiding regulations that cable operators had argued would hurt, not help. The new standards -- including energy-use monitoring by pay-TV providers -- are predicted to boost set-top box energy efficiency between 10% and 45%, depending on the box, by 2017. more
2014 Predictions: More, Better, Faster Ahead
With 2013 about to fade into memory and the pace of change in the cable TV industry moving at warp speed, it's a prudent thing to look ahead. But looking ahead just won't cut it anymore. The smartest players try to see around the bend, before anyone else catches on. And the only way to predict anything with authority is to intimately know the relevant issues. With that spirit in mind, the beat reporters of Multichannel News asked the brightest minds in the business what was on their radar for 2014. Check out their responses and our analysis on the most critical issues facing the television industry. more
GCI Buys More Alaska TV Stations
GCI, the Alaskan cable and telecom operator, is widening its foothold the broadcast-TV station game with the acquisition of three CBS affiliates in the state from Ketchikan TV. Denali Media Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GCI, has agree to buy the three stations – KXLJ in Juneau, KTNL in Sitka and KUBD in Ketchikan – for an undisclosed sum. This past November, the holding company closed on the acquisitions of Anchorage CBS affiliate KTVA from Alaska Broadcasting; and NBC affiliates in Juneau (KATH) and Sitka (KSCT) from North Star Broadcasting for a total of $7.6 million. more
Cracker Barrel Restores 'Duck Dynasty' Merch
The restaurant/store chain Cracker Barrel Sunday reversed its decision to pull Duck Dynasty products off the shelves, saying it was restocking the shelves immediately. On Friday, it had decided to "remove and evaluate" the merchandise following comments in GQ about homosexuals by star Phil Robertson that led to his indefinite suspension by A&E. Apparently, though, Robertson's fans came to his defense. more
Tribune Buys Sony's Gracenote For $170M
Tribune Co. said it agreed to buy Sony's Gracenote unit for $170 million. The music-data leader will combined with Tribune Media Services, which already amasses metadata on television shows and moves, to create one of the largest entertainment metadata companies at a time when more content is being consumed on demand more
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