B&C Today: Turner Sees Upfront Gains; Lionsgate Buys Starz

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   Trouble seeing this email?      The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily       Our Top Stories         Turner Sees Upfront Volume, Price Gains Data products, reduced commercial loads attract interest READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Buyers initially resisted paying price increases in the double digits, but the market was strong and prices appear to have settled in the 8% to 13% range.   Lionsgate to Buy Starz for $4.4B Deal combines Malone assets READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The two companies are part of cable powerhouse John Malone's financial empire and the deal brings together Lionsgate's production and Starz's distribution.   Watchwith Acquires MAF Metadata Unit From Arris Automated system creates native TV advertising opportunities READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: This new project brings added intelligence to video at a time when traditional TV advertising is under pressure.       More Headlines         Rep. Pallone Buoyed By FCC, Industry Set-Top Talks Media Stocks Jump on Merger Activity Sen. Warren Slams Comcast in Competition Speech CMT Debuts 'Smokey and the Bandit' Documentary August 6 ITIF Report: Government Should Set Stage for 5G Bounce's 'In the Cut' Gets HD Premiere U.S. Sen. Bennet Far Outspends Challenger on TV What Kind of Advertisers Are Into 'Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll'? Network Deep Dive: Viewers' Emotional Reactions to ABC Shows Democratic Senators Uneasy Over Post-Auction Repack Timeline, Funds more headlines »     Blog Of Note       'All or Nothing' Is Something Different for NFL, Amazon By Michael Malone It may seem like a peculiar time to be launching an NFL series, but that odd mid-summer timing is precisely the point for Amazon's All or Nothing: A Season With the Arizona Cardinals. The docu-series starts July 1 and offers a close-up of the Cardinals' 2015-2016 season, starting from the first game and ending just shy of the Super Bowl. With NFL-HBO series Hard Knocks and the NFL pre-season kicking off next month, All or Nothing showrunner Keith Cossrow says July represents a "dead spot" on the sports calendar, and the NFL calendar in particular. READ MORE »   more blogs »     Events       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 The Diversity Discussion December 5, 2016 |Convene Conference Center | New York, NY Learn More more events »     Jobs       General Manager KSN – Wichita, KS, United States   Sports Marketing Specialist (Account Executive) 97.1 The Fan – Columbus, NA, United States   Assignment & Digital Editor WBNS 10TV – Columbus, OH, United States   News Photographer WBNS 10TV – Columbus, OH, 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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