MCN Newswire: NCTA and ACA To Seek Title II Court Stay
Top Stories - May 8, 2015
NCTA and ACA To Seek Title II Court Stay The National Cable & Telecommunications Association and American Cable Association plan to seek a stay of the FCC's Title II reclassification in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and hope to tag team on the pitch.more
Upfronts 2015: Esquire Network Orders First Scripted Series Esquire Network has ordered its first original scripted series with the drama Spotless. The 10-episode series is from StudioCanal's Tandem Productions and is executive produced by Rola Bauer and cocreated by Ed McCardie and Corinne Marrinan. more
'Orphan Black' Renewed for Fourth Season The Clone Club will return in 2016, as BBC America has renewed Orphan Black for a fourth season. The science-fiction drama, which features star Tatiana Maslany in a variety of roles, will premiere another 10-episode season next year. more
INTX 2015: Brands Will Drive Non Linear Programming A+E president and CEO Nancy Dubuc said the key to success in the linear and non-linear content landscape is providing branded content where and when the viewer wants it. At the closing General Session at INTX: The Internet & Television Expo on Thursday she added that can be a mixture of both short-form and long-form shows. more
Appeals Court: Bulk Data Collection Not Authorized Even as Congress is working on a bill to rein in NSA bulk data collection, the Second Circuit federal appeals court has ruled that bulk phone record metadata collection is not authorized by the PATRIOT Act.more