B&C Today: Pai Says $1.75B Won't Be Enough for Repack; Hulu Inks 20th Century Fox Deal

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   July 20, 2017     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       FCC's Pai: $1.75B Won't Be Enough TV Repack Funding Chairman says given initial TV station estimates, Congress will likely need to boost funding READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Pai said he did not know yet if 39-month TV station repack timeline will be sufficient.   Hulu Adds Nearly 3,000 Episodes of 20th Century Fox Television Series Deal includes such shows as 'How I Met Your Mother,' 'M*A*S*H,' 'NYPD Blue,' 'Bones,' 'Glee' READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: 20th Century Fox, via the Fox Entertainment Group, was one of the original partners in Hulu.   TV Advertisers Spending More to Promote Websites iSpot.TV says $2.87B was spent on ads with URLs READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Since 2012, the percentage of TV commercials containing the sponsor's URL has hovered at about 60%. In 2017, 57% of TV ads contained a website call to action, iSpot.tv said.   More Top Stories       FCC Denies Request to Extend Net Neutrality Comment Period Cadent Adding Addressable Linear to TV Ad Dashboard FCC Approves More Incentive Auction License Transfers Paige Davis to Return as Host of 'Trading Spaces' Sen. Nelson, Carr Spar Over Independence From Pai FCC Pledges to Speak Out Against Media Attacks 'Game of Thrones' Creators Line Up 'Confederate' at HBO Senators Divided Over Title II Economic Impact Pluto TV Lands Big Sky Conference Fred Graver Joins Discovery as Senior VP, Digital Content more headlines »   Blog Of Note     Analysts: Discovery-Scripps Merger Won't Solve Problems By Jon Lafayette Reacting to reports that Discovery Communications and Scripps Networks Interactive were in merger talks, Wall Street said that while a combination might make some short-term sense, it wouldn't solve long-term issues. "With ongoing MVPD consolidation and wave after wave of negative pressures hitting pure-play cable network stocks, there is sound industrial logic for M&A on the network side," said Michael Nathanson of MoffettNathanson Research. READ MORE » more blogs »   Departments       Currency: Nick Gives 'Kids' Choice Sports' TV's Biggest Promo Push Programming: A&E Serves Up More 'Wahlburgers' Aug. 9 Washington: Bill Reining In Chevron Deference Introduced Local TV: Antenna TV Adding Nine New Shows to the Mix Distribution: Syndication Ratings: Ratings Fizzle as Fireworks Fly   Events     News Technology Summit September 26-27, 2017 | Atlanta Airport Marriott, GA Learn More Streaming Technology Leadership Summit October 16-17, 2017 | The Stewart Hotel, NYC Learn More NYC Television Week October 16-19, 2017 | NYC Learn More B&C Hall Of Fame October 16 | Grand Hyatt Hotel, NYC Learn More VR 2020 Summit October 17 | The Stewart Hotel, NYC Learn More Advanced Advertising October 18 | Sheraton Times Square, NYC Learn More NextTV Summit New York City October 18 | Sheraton Times Square, NYC Learn More Hispanic Television Summit October 19 | Sheraton Times Square, NYC Learn More TV Data Summit October 19 | Sheraton Times Square, NYC Learn More more events »   Jobs     Network Technical Support Specialist / Equipment (HBITS 4644) Advanced Technology Solutions, Inc – Albany, NY, US   Jr. Media Planner Zimmerman Advertising – Fort Lauderdale, FL, US   Director of Development Tastemade – New York, NY, US   Project Manager (VOD/OTT - Television/CableTV) Ubique Systems Inc. – Plainview, NY, US   more jobs » News Blogs Events People TV Careers   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2017 NewBay Media, LLC

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