B&C Today: Turner Snags Blockbuster ‘Star Wars’ Deal; Burke Says NBCU Made $250M on Rio Olympics

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   Trouble seeing this email?      The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily       Our Top Stories         Turner Snags Blockbuster 'Star Wars' Deal Cabler secures rights to 11 films; will start premiering the franchise Sept. 20 READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Deal gives TNT and TBS the exclusive basic cable rights to the fabled film franchise.   Burke Says NBCU Made $250M on Rio Olympics Less makegoods needed after games than before READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The London Olympics in 2012 made about $120 million.   No More Paper Diaries for Nielsen Local Ratings All 210 markets will use set-top box and other electronic data to measure audiences by 2018 READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The electronic data comes from millions of home—versus thousands of diaries—and should provide more granularity and stability.   Melissa Gorga of Bravo's "Real Housewives of New Jersey" Joins On Demand. Join us on 9/29 for On Demand in NYC and meet Melissa Gorga of Bravo's "Real Housewives of New Jersey!" She will be on-site to sign autographs during the events closing reception from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. EST. REGISTER TODAY »       More Headlines         Syndication Ratings: Shows Slow on Eve of New TV Season Abernethy, Shine Sign New Deals at Fox News Season Three Is End of the Line for 'Bloodline' Amazon Joins Chorus of FCC Set-Top Plan Questioners Off-Net Sitcom 'Mom' Sold in 92% of Country Ahead of Fall 2017 Debut Taboola to Drive Traffic on Media General Sites WideOrbit, CoreMedia Take DR TV Ads Programmatic Donald Trump Did Discuss His Medical Records on 'Dr. Oz,' Show Says Post-Taping Burke: OTT MVPDs Won't Do Big Numbers FCC's Pai Pushes for ATSC 3.0 more headlines »     Blog Of Note       'Ad-Block Profiteers' Growing Threat to Digital Media, IAB Chief Says By Gary Arlen "For-profit providers of software that blocks ads from appearing on websites... 'ad-block profiteers,' as I call them, are stealing from publishers, subverting freedom of the press, operating a business model predicated on censorship of content, and ultimately forcing consumers to pay more money for less—and less diverse—information," Randall Rothenberg, president & CEO of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, charged in a speech to the Media Institute in Washington on Friday (Sept. 9). 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       Director of Sales WFAA – Dallas, TX, United States   Software Developer Accedo Broadband North America, Inc. – Palo Alto, CA, United States   General Sales Manager WATM-TV/FOX 8 and WWCP-TV/ABC 23 – Johnstown, PA, United States   Instructor/Assistant Professor - Communications Suffolk County Community College – Selden, 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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