B&C Today: Debmar-Mercury to Shop 'T.D. Jakes' Nationwide; Tribune Braces for U-verse Blackout

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   Trouble seeing this email?     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily       Our Top Stories       Debmar-Mercury to Shop 'T.D. Jakes' Nationwide for Fall 2016 Strip shows week-to-week growth after four-week test READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The four-week test generated 20 episodes, which should help Debmar-Mercury drum up interest. Also on Debmar-Mercury's side is the fact that they partnered with Tegna, which might pick up the show on its stations if Debmar-Mercury gets T.D. Jakes nationally cleared.   Tribune Braces for Blackout on U-verse AT&T's DirecTV also nearing deadline with Media General READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: If both Tribune Media and Media General do not make deals with U-verse and DirecTV, the AT&T MVPDs would combined see nearly 100 stations go dark.   AMC Networks Sign Up for Rentrak Cross-Platform Data Companies will develop reach models for advertisers READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Using Rentrak's television and video-on-demand, as well as census level data collected from AMC's digital platforms, the companies expect to be able to uncover how audiences use the mix of platforms by demographics, advanced demographics and custom segmentations.       More Headlines       Jon Hamm Takes Dive to Join SpongeBob Hulu Grabs 'The Goldbergs' TNT Cancels Drama 'Proof' Trump Plans to Meet With Fox News' Ailes Michelle Obama Visits Disney Jr. on Health Day Turner Plans to Televise Video Game Competitions Guyardo Joins Discovery as Chief Commercial Officer Z Living Names Oller GM ACA Fires Back at NAB Over Exclusivity NAB: FCC Ownership Rules Don't Further FCC's Goals more headlines »     Blog Of Note       Pope Calls on Congress to Work Together By John Eggerton In a historic address to Congress Thursday, Pope Francis made a point of trying to gently shepherd the legislators and others assembled away from polarizing rhetoric and action, something Congress has not been very good at avoiding in recent years. READ MORE »   more blogs »     Events       News Technology Summit Oct. 7-8, 2015 Atlanta, GA 25th Annual B&C Hall of Fame Oct. 20, 2015 New York, NY NYC Television Week Oct. 20-22, 2015 New York, NY more events »     Jobs       Senior Engineer Nebraska Educational Telecommunications - Lincoln, NE   Maintenance Engineer KRON-TV - San Francisco, CA   Engineering Division Director Nebraska Educational Telecommunications - Lincoln, NE   General Manager Gray Television, Inc.- Cedar Rapids, Iowa   more jobs »   News Blogs Events People TV Careers   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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