B&C Today: Media General Wants WAGT Auction Proceeds; Verizon Acquires Stake in AwesomenessTV

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   Trouble seeing this email?      The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily       Our Top Stories         Media General Wants WAGT Spectrum Auction Proceeds Drops effort to block Gray station's potential participation READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Media General told the Georgia Supreme Court that it is no longer seeking an injunction blocking Gray Television from taking over the operation of WAGT or participating in the FCC's spectrum incentive auction.   Verizon Acquires Stake in AwesomenessTV Deal values Awesomeness at $650 million; the two will create a short-form mobile video service to launch on Go90 READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Verizon's stake will be equal to that of Hearst with DreamWorks Animation remaining the majority stakeholder.   NBC, Dick Wolf Tackle True Crime With 'Law & Order' Spinoff Known for its ripped-from-the-headlines stories, 'Law & Order' introduces rooted-in-fact 'True Crime' READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The announcement came on the heels of the finale of FX's popular limited series American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson.       More Headlines         FCC Forward Auction Fixes Due April 6 TBS Orders Second Season of 'Detour' Pre-Premiere Economic Study Takes Aim at Municipal Broadband NPD: Current Gamers Big Into Live Streaming Ampere: U.K. Viewers Most Likely to Promote Their TV Channels C-SPAN Names Weinstein VP of Digital Media President Obama to Appear on 'Fox News Sunday' Cox Goes Wide With New 'Contour' FX to Air 'The People v. O.J.' Marathon April 9 Net Neutrality Coiner Concerned About Google Search more headlines »     Events       Tech Leadership Awards at NAB April 18 | Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino | Las Vegas, NV Learn More 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 more events »     Jobs       Manager of Media Relations Olympusat – West Palm Beach, FL, United States   Implementation Project Manager Bitcentral, Inc. – Newport Beach, CA, United States   Creative Services Director Sinclair Broadcast Group – West Palm Beach, FL, United States   Director of Broadcast Services UNC-TV – Research Triangle Park, NC, 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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