B&C Today: Most HBO Now Subs Don’t Cut Cord, Says Plepler; LPTVs, FCC Square Off

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   Trouble seeing this email?      The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily       Our Top Stories         Plepler: Less Than 1% of HBO Now Subscribers Cut Cord In Paley talk, network chief says talent will win out, especially when Jon Stewart and Vice arrive this fall READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: HBO's current environment includes missteps such as A-list drama misfire Vinyl, launch numbers for HBO Now that have underwhelmed some Wall Street analysts, and the exit of Thrones in the not-too-distant future.   LPTVs, FCC Square Off in Court Arguments hinge on FCC power over low-powers' post-auction fate READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Attorneys for Mako Communications and FAB Telemedia squared off against the FCC in oral arguments in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.   U.S. Networks Lift Discovery Earnings U.S. ad revenue up 7% in first quarter READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The company late Wednesday said it was embarking on a cost-cutting plan that would reduce personnel and potentially involve restructurings and other changes.       More Headlines         AMC Earnings Hurt By Debt Refinancing 'Live' Lines Up Co-Hosts as Michael Strahan Prepares to Depart FCC Settles With Videohouse Et Al. Over Auction Challenge MTV Rocks New Execs to Lead Marketing, MTV2 Big Earnings Quarter for Scripps Networks FCC's Wheeler Has Majority for Charter-TWC Merger Univision Swings to Profit in First Quarter WideOrbit, 4C Add Social to Programmatic FX Orders Ryan Murphy Limited Series 'Feud' Time Launches 'Life' VR App more headlines »     Blog Of Note       The Country Network Is Back, and It's All About the Music By Michael Malone It being upfront season and all, we spoke with the folks at diginet The Country Network about life after the channel was reacquired, and rebranded, and what's coming up in terms of original programming. A quick history: the channel launched in 2009 as the Artists & Fans Network, came back as the American Music Video Network, and later The Country Network (TCN). 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 Keynotes & Cocktails: Women of the West (partner event) June 29, 2016 | The Television Academy's Saban Media Center | Los Angeles, CA 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   TV Engineer Arkansas State University – Jonesboro, AR, United States   Broadcast Television Relations ION Media Networks, Inc. – USA, United States, United States   IT Systems Analyst, KNBC & KVEA - Evening Shift NBCUniversal – Universal City, CA, 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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