B&C Today: Pay-TV Subs Looking to Make the Streaming Jump; Pope Francis’ U.S. Tour Has Stations on Alert

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   Trouble seeing this email?     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily       Our Top Stories       Big Share of Pay-TV Subs Looking to Change Streaming choices more attractive, Digitalsmiths study finds READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: On the heels of a report that live TV viewing is down, a Digitalsmiths study suggests that that trend might continue with nearly half of all pay-TV customers considering the jump to OTT.   'Rock Star' Pope Francis' U.S. Tour This Week Earns Stations' Full Attention 'Our coverage will spare no expense,' says one station GM READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Pope Francis has landed in the U.S. for his first tour of the country and news stations are amping up their coverage of the popular People's Pope.   Syndication Ratings: 'FABLife' Remains Top-Rated Rookie After Week One 'Crime Watch Daily' close behind READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Tyra Banks' return to daytime with syndicated strip FABLife continues to dominate the rookie ratings. After week one, the daytime talker narrowly edges out Crime Watch Daily.       More Headlines       Nat Geo Signs Up for 'Killing Reagan' Walden Praises FCC's Wheeler for USF Comments Dish Launches 'My Tech' Comcast Expands Uber-Like Tech Tracker Beck, Orefice Make Senior Executive Producer at Time Inc. Video NCTA: FCC Regs Lag Competitive Market FCC's Lake Downplays Blanket License/Exclusivity Link Online Monitoring Provision Dropped From Intelligence Bill NAB Joins D.C. Incubator GOP Memo Cites FCC Ownership Review Rife With Missteps more headlines »     Blog Of Note       Stations Brace for 'Logistical Nightmare' of Covering Pope Francis Visit By Jonathan Kuperberg Covering a story like Pope Francis' first U.S. visit this week involves a lot more than deciding where to put cameras. News stations in Washington, New York, Philadelphia and other cities have spent months on security and traffic details, and also advertising the expansive coverage. 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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