MCN Newswire: Media Stocks in Low Gear; FCC in High Gear

Top Stories - August 7, 2015 Most Media Stocks Drop for Second Day Most media stocks fell for a second day as earnings reports highlighted the risk that distribution revenue could be hurt if the pay TV bundle is coming undone. more FCC Opens More TV Spectrum to Unlicensed The FCC has voted to approve a report on technical and operational rules for unlicensed services, including wireless mics. The item will make more spectrum available for unlicensed devices in the TV band, a band being shrunk via the upcoming spectrum auction. more RELATED: Divided FCC OKs Auction Procedures A politically divided FCC took the next big step toward its broadcast incentive auctions Thursday, with the Democratic majority agreeing to procedures for bidding in the reverse and forward auctions, setting spectrum clearing targets and repacking some TV stations in the duplex gap (wireless band) after the auction; but also seeking comment on reserving a second channel in a handful of  markets where stations might have to be placed in the gap. more Wheeler Eager for Start of Charter-TWC Shot Clock FCC chairman Tom Wheeler said the FCC will start its informal shot clock on the Charter-Time Warner Cable deal as soon as the commissioners vote on the protective order for confidential documents submitted for review in that deal, but that in the interim the agency is not "sitting around sucking eggs"; the clock, notwithstanding the process, "is underway"; and he is eager to start the clock. more FCC Launches New Broadband Inquiry The FCC is asking whether it should keep 25 Mbps as its high-speed broadband definition and whether mobile broadband should be included in assessing the deployment of advanced telecommunications services. more Video/Blogs/Events ICYMI: 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart' Penultimate Episode Clip Louis C.K., August 5 Social Media Stats Pew: Web a Key 'Friending' Tool MCN Guest Blog, Christopher D. Coursen, The Status Group New Wireless Offering Worth Considering Picture This, R. Thomas Umstead ICYMI: 5 Quotes From #TCA15, Cable and OTT ICYMI: MCN Slideshow Freeze Frame Photos From the July 27 Print Edition Event: NYC Television Week, Oct. 20-22 Waldorf Astoria, Oct. 20; Park Central Hotel, Oct. 21-22 News MSNBC Sets Jon Stewart Special DNC Schedules Six Debates Viacom Q3 Earnings Dip on Ad Decline BBC America Helps AMC Networks to Higher Profits Univision Posts Q2 Loss HBO Now Hits the Google Chromecast Xfinity on Campus Enrolls Yale, Morehouse Report: Set-Top Power Program Paying Off FCC Votes on IP Transition Rules More Advertisers Using Data to Target Campaigns Disney Sets 'Descendants' Animated Series Turner Offers Sneak Peek Into 'Public Morals' Williams Gets Turner Digital Nod Kaplan Takes Discovery International Content Role Business Analyst II, Business Integration Charter - St. Louis, MO Supervisor, Technical Service - Decatur, AL Charter - Decatur, AL Supervisor, Technical Service - Selma, AL Charter - Selma, AL Field Auditor- Medford, OR Charter - Medford, OR See all career listings here.   ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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