B&C Today: FCC Proposes Charter-TWC Merger Conditions; 'SNL' to Have Fewer Commercials

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   Trouble seeing this email?      The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily       Our Top Stories         FCC Proposes Charter-Time Warner Cable Merger Conditions Still needs to be voted; Justice Department OKs deal with conditions READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Charter has said the deal will make it the third largest MVPD, serving about 17% of subs nationwide, behind Comcast at 22% and DirecTV at 20%.   NBC Promises Fewer Commercials in 'SNL' Networks cut spots by 1% in Q1 READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: NBCUniversal on Monday said it will reduce the ad load by 30%, eliminating two commercial pods starting next season.   Fullscreen SVOD Will Blend Tech and Programming Flair, Execs Say $5-a-month service targets 13-to-30s with 1,000 hours of original and library fare READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Fullscreen Media's 600 million subscribers generate more than 5 billion video views across Fullscreen's global network each month.       More Headlines         Smaller Cable Ops Bash Bundles Showtime Reveals 217-Member Cast for 'Twin Peaks' Megyn Kelly to Interview Donald Trump for Fox Special IHS: 'Game of Thrones' U.K. Simulcast Part of Larger Trend NCTA Unloads on FCC Set-Top Plans Fullscreen, Bret Easton Ellis Partner on 'The Deleted' Cable Network Subs Fell 3.2% in May Groups to FCC: Reject Broadband CPNI Extension INCOMPAS Celebrates Charter/TWC Interconnection Condition 'Game of Thrones' Season Premiere Sees a Twitter Takeover more headlines »     Blog Of Note       Benedict Arnold's 'Turn' to Shine in New Season of AMC Drama By Michael Malone The third season of Turn: Washington's Spies starts up April 25, and the new season is primarily focused on Benedict Arnold—what led up to the most famous turncoat's fateful pivot, and what it meant for the Revolutionary War. Arnold was an accomplished general in the U.S. army, but felt he wasn't fully credited for his heroics. READ MORE »   more blogs »     Events       Multicultural TV Breakfast at INTX May 17, 2016 | Boston Convention and Exhibition Center | Boston, MA Learn More Next TV Summit & Expo June 15, 2016 | Hyatt Regency San Francisco | San Francisco, CA Learn More The Cloud & IP Tech Leadership Summit June 22-23, 2016 | Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel & Conference Center | Rosemont, IL Learn More News Technology Summit September 27-28, 2016 | Tampa Airport Marriott | Tampa, FL Learn More OnDemand Summit September 29, 2016 | Manhattan NYC, An Affinia Hotel New York , NY Learn More NYC Television and Video Week Virtual Reality 20/20 October, 17, 2016 |The TimesCenter— NYC Learn More B&C Hall of Fame October, 18, 2016 | Waldorf Astoria— NYC Learn More Advanced Advertising October, 19, 2016 | Grand Hyatt— NYC Learn More Next TV Summit October, 19, 2016 | Grand Hyatt— NYC Learn More Hispanic Television Summit October, 20, 2016 | Grand Hyatt— NYC Learn More more events »     Jobs       Chief Engineer WFSU TV/FM – Tallahassee, FL, United States   IT Systems Analyst, KNBC & KVEA - Evening Shift NBCUniversal – Universal City, CA, United States   Account Executive Sinclair Broadcasting Group – FL, United States   News Director WHEC-TV – Rochester, NY, United States   more jobs »   News Blogs Events People TV Careers   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2016 NewBay Media, LLC

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