B&C Today: Pallone Proposes $1B Auction Repack Boost; Nielsen Adds VOD to Media Planning Tool

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   July 21, 2017     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       Rep. Pallone Proposes $1B Boost to Auction Repack Fund Viewer Protection Act comes in wake of broadcasters' estimates, Pai's comments READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Any money left over could be used to help low-power stations (including translators), who are not protected in the repack.   Nielsen Adds VOD Data to Media Planning Tool Turner, Discovery networks included in service READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Nielsen said its clients will now be able to evaluate the VOD opportunity and appropriately reallocate their media mix based on a broad range of advanced behavioral and purchase-based audience profiles.   Nexstar, Sinclair Agree to Share Spectrum During ATSC 3.0 Transition The groups said such coordination is necessary after losing spectrum in the FCC auction READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The tentative agreement, an offshoot of the Spectrum Consortium headed by the groups, covers 43 markets where both Nexstar and Sinclair have stations and 54 markets where only one of the companies owns or operates a station.   More Top Stories       FCC Starts Paying TV Station Auction Winners A+E Ups Sharenow, Adds Lehrer Ryan Seacrest on Board to Host ABC's 'American Idol' YouTube TV Flips on Ten More Markets Facebook Instant Articles Could Institute Paywall Z Living Acquires 'The Dr. Oz Show' Library ACA: Broadcasters Aren't Walking the Talk on ATSC 3.0 House to Hear From FCC Commissioners Bipartisan Bill Seeks Royalties for Pre-1972 Musical Works NAB: Microsoft Is Playing Spectrum Bait & Switch more headlines »   Departments       Fates & Fortunes: CBS Drama Head Christina Davis to Exit Programming: BBC America Debuts 'Wild West' Documentary Aug. 19 Washington: Supreme Court Extends Time for Title II Appeal Currency: TV Advertisers Spending More to Promote Websites Distribution: Hulu Adds Nearly 3,000 Episodes of 20th Century Fox Television Series   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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