B&C Today: Spectrum Auction Ends; AT&T Wins FirstNet Contract

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   March 31, 2017     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       Spectrum Auction (Finally) Ends With Total Take of $19.8 Billion FCC now switches to repack, reassignment mode READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The FCC ended the assignment phase, follow-up auction, which raised an added $136 million or so on top of the $19.6 billion total forward auction bidders paid for the spectrum.   AT&T Wins FirstNet Emergency Network Contract Will build out and maintain network, get access to spectrum READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: FirstNet is the interoperable first responder public safety network proposed by the 911 Commission well over a decade ago.   Scripted Series First Part of Kay's Plan to Launch Paramount Network 'Lip Sync Battle,' renewed for fourth season, plans live premiere READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Viacom has designated the Paramount Network as one of its six flagship channels, which will receive a bigger share of the struggling company's resources.   More Top Stories       Magna Sees Flat TV Ad Sales for 2017 New Season of 'The Ranch' Debuts on Netflix June 16 FCC's Pai Poised to Propose Restoring UHF Discount White House Supports FCC Broadband Privacy Reg Rollback Upfronts 2017: Cartoon Network to Launch Six New Series Verizon to Join Virtual MVPD Race: Report Nexstar Digital Names Gregory Raifman President Oculus Co-Founder Palmer Luckey Out at Facebook ACA Faithful Hope to Sway Legislators Sen. Warner: American Media Hyped Russian Disinformation more headlines »   Blog Of Note     KYW Philadelphia Raises $1.2M for Ronald McDonald House By Diana Marszalek CBS' O&O and CW affiliate in Philadelphia on Saturday raised $1.2 million for the Ronald McDonald House Charities in its annual telethon that aired across both stations on Tuesday. READ MORE » more blogs »   Departments       Washington: Ajit Pai Packs FCC's April Agenda Technology: Verizon Retools go90 Programming: ABC Cancels 'Time After Time' Local TV: WFLD Chicago Adding a 4 a.m. Newscast Currency: NBC Olympic Sales Pacing Ahead of Sochi   Events     Technology Leadership Awards April 24, 2017 | Westgate Resort & Casino | Las Vegas, NV Learn More VIDWeek June 12-16, 2017 Learn More The Programmatic Summit June 12-13 | The Stewart Hotel, NYC Learn More Next TV Summit June 14, 2017 | The Stewart Hotel, NYC Learn More Emerging Video Technologies June 15, 2017 | Convene Conference Center, NYC Learn More Next Wave Of Leaders June 16, 2017 | The Stewart Hotel, NYC Learn More The Digital Media Tech Leadership Summit June 20-21, 2017 | Tampa Airport Marriott, FL Learn More more events »   Jobs     Director of Engineering WBNS 10TV – Columbus, NA, United States   Local Sales Manager NPG of Missouri, LLC – COLUMBIA, MO, United States   Regional Sales Northwest RF Specialties of Washington – Seatt;e, WA, United States   Managing Editor RNN-TV, Fios1 News – RyeBrook, NY, 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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