B&C Today: What Happens When Shows Change Channels

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   December 5, 2016      The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       What Happens When Shows Change Channels 'Nashville' retunes on CMT as 'America's Next Top Model' tries on VH1 READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: In a content-rich, on-demand TV universe, the network brand on a show may be less and less important.   As New NBC O&O Goes Live, Boston Braces for Shakeup With WBTS launch, Sunbeam's WHDH will morph into a news-heavy independent READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: NBC's move to yank a station's decades-old affiliation tested the already strained relationship between networks and stations.   November Sweeps Revealing for Rookies 'Harry' shifts airtime from 4 to 2 p.m. in four top markets, while 'Last Man Standing' makes HH, demo ratings gains READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Sweeps are less important than they used to be, but stations still use these ratings periods to make key decisions.   More Top Stories       Bigger Budgets Eyed For Programmatic TV GSN Complaint Heads Back to FCC The Five Spot: Mark Greenberg Fox Sports Raises Its VR Game For Apple TV's Latest App, No Consumers Welcome LeEco Rolls the Dice on U.S. Market TV Orphans to FCC: Please, Can We Have Some More? Slow Holiday Start Seen for PS VR Next TV Connections: December 5, 2016 Who's Spending What Where: December 5, 2016 more headlines »   Blog Of Note     Why TCA Broadcast Executive Sessions Aren't Optional By Amanda Lotz There are few comparisons for the sessions with network and channel executives held during the Television Critics Association's (TCA) press tour. The tour is a twice-yearly event that brings the nation's television critics to Los Angeles for 10 to 20-some days of presentations from broadcast networks, cable channels, and in recent years, SVOD services such as Netflix and Amazon as well. The tour is primarily a promotional extravaganza that provides journalists with access to stars and creators. But it is unlike a film junket, where invited journalists know various questions and topics are off limits and that violating these rules can lead to expulsion. For decades the top leadership of the U.S. television networks have faced their industry's journalists in a forum that is far more like a press conference than the promotional event that otherwise characterizes the tour. READ MORE » more blogs »   Departments       Washington: Broadcasters Price Spectrum at $40 Billion Next TV: AT&T Gives Skinny on Its New Bundle Programming: Watchman: Travel Channel Gets Wet, While 'Mozart' Stays Dry Lead-In: Grant Tinker, Who Presaged Prestige TV Age, Dies at 90   Events     Technology Leadership Summit March 8-9, 2017 | Crowne Plaza | Charlotte, NC Learn More Wonder Women March 23, 2017 | New York Hilton Midtown | New York, NY Learn More Advanced Advertising March 27, 2017 | Convene Conference Center | New York, NY Learn More Technology Leadership Awards April 24, 2017 | Westgate Resort & Casino | Las Vegas, NV Learn More more events »   Jobs     Head NFL Network – Culver City, CA, United States   News Producer WISN TV – Milwaukee, WI, United States   Assignment & Digital Editor WBNS 10TV – Columbus, OH, United States   Programming Manager Iowa Public Television – Johnston, IA, 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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