B&C Today: Viacom Has New Turnaround Strategy; Sinclair to Get $313M From Auction

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   February 10, 2017     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       Viacom Reports Lower Earnings and New Turnaround Strategy Spike to be renamed as Paramount Network READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The earnings and revenues were better than expected and Wall Street reacted well to the turnaround plan.   Sinclair to Walk Away From Spectrum Auction With $313M The group says no material changes will result from selling its spectrum READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The announcement came after the FCC earlier this week waived the prohibition on auction-eligible stations making such information public.   MTV Shifting Toward More Reality Programming Bakish says scripted strategy didn't work READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: For several years, MTV in the U.S. pursued many scripted shows, but MTV International, which was overseen by Bakish, did not.   More Top Stories       Tampa Public TV Station Going Dark After Selling Spectrum Tirico Replacing Costas as Primetime Olympic Host Sling TV Expanding Cloud DVR Trial to More OTT Platforms Viacom Not Pulling Plug on Secondary Networks Nielsen Reports Lower Earnings for 4Q Quarter Syfy Orders Two More Seasons of 'Channel Zero' FCC's Pai Reforms 'Editorial Privileges' Privilege Sinclair, Frontier End Blackout Crunchyroll Surpasses IM Paid Subs Ferro Seeks Innovation From New Disney-ABC Sales Structure more headlines »   Blog Of Note     Confessions From Super Bowl Advertising Quality Control By Fred Cunha, VP of video network & support, Extreme Reach With a price tag of $5 million for a 30-second spot, it's a no-brainer that quality control is top of mind for Super Bowl advertisers. So for the last six years, I've been on-site all week at the network that carries the game, as Extreme Reach's VP of video network & support, making sure that all spots are delivered and aired without any issues. To think that the first year, I actually had to convince one of the networks that being on-site was a good idea, makes me chuckle. READ MORE » more blogs »   Departments       Washington: CenturyLink to Protect FCC Online Complaints Currency: Twitter Shares Slide on Sluggish Q4 Revenue Local TV: Flint Public Station Going Dark After Auction Fates & Fortunes: Telemundo's Borjas Upped to VP of Production Technology: Study: OTT Video Churn Steady at 19%   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     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   Station Engineer ION Media Networks – Salt Lake City, UT, United States   Director WBNS 10TV – Columbus, OH, 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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