B&C Today: CBS Inks Licensing Deal With Wowow; Pai Pounded on Editorial Pages

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   February 14, 2017     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       CBS in Program Licensing Deal With Japan's Wowow Shows include new 'Twin Peaks,' 'Bull' and 'American Gothic' READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The agreement includes first-window broadcast rights.   FCC's Pai Hammered on 'Times,' 'Post' Editorial Pages Suggest he is already walking away from digital divide commitment READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The Times and Post editorials followed one in the Wall Street Journal Feb. 9 that focused on the process reforms and praised the new chairman for "rolling out useful changes."   Univision to Stream Soccer Matches on Facebook Live 46 games will appear in English starting Feb. 18 READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Liga MX, the Mexican soccer league, attracts more viewers than other soccer leagues, Univision says.   More Top Stories       Disney Channel Orders Season 3 of 'Elena of Avalor' HBO, WWE Tag Team on 'Andre the Giant' Documentary Nielsen: Grammys Grab Social Spotlight Fox Renews 'Lucifer' for Third Season 'Star Trek: Discovery' Adds Three to Starfleet Crew OwnZones Eyes OTT Entry on MVPD Platforms PTC Praises CBS for Defusing F-Bomb Dish to Offer Live Broadcast of 'Planet Earth II' in 4K Sinclair's WTOV Steubenville, Ohio Decertifies Union FCC Testing New Network Outage Reporting System more headlines »   Blog Of Note     WDBJ Roanoke's Hurst Signs Off to Launch Political Career By Diana Marszalek WDBJ Roanoke's Chris Hurst, whose fiancée reporter Alison Parker was killed on-air in 2015, has left TV to launch a political career. Hurst anchored his last newscast at the Gray-owned CBS affiliate Thursday and plans to run as a Democratic candidate for the Virginia house. Hurst says fighting gun violence will be a big part, but not the only part, of his campaign. READ MORE » more blogs »   Departments       Programming: ABC Working With People Magazine on Princess Diana Special Next TV: YouTube Red Adds Four Kids Originals Local TV: Byron Grandy Heading to Nexstar's WNCN Raleigh-Durham Currency: Warren Joins STX Entertainment as Chief Financial Officer   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     Associate Producer WBNS 10TV – Columbus, OH, United States   Director of Engineering WBNS 10TV – Columbus, NA, United States   Senior Manager, Engineering & IT, WRC WRC - NBCUniversal – Washington DC, Dist. Columbia, United States   Director of Engineering Sinclair Broadcast Group – West Palm Beach, FL, United States   more jobs » News Blogs Events People TV Careers   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2017 NewBay Media, LLC

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