B&C Today: Landgraf Says TV Heading to 'Unmanageable Number of Shows'; Tribune on Track to Close Sinclair Deal

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   August 10, 2017     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       FX's Landgraf: Television Heading to 'Unmanageable Number of Shows' In talks with the major MVPDs to offer commercial-free FX+ READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: FX chief John Landgraf addressed what he called "the elephant in the [TCA] room"—the massive transformation, as he put it, of the television business during its peak TV era.   Tribune: We're on Track to Close Sinclair Deal Companies have received second request for info from DOJ READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Sinclair and Tribune have signaled that "on track" would be a close by the end of the fourth quarter.   Disney Streaming Move Creates New Questions for Distributors CEO Iger says launches weren't discussed with MVPDs READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: There will be even more pressure on small distributors who are not making money on video and might exit that business to keep making money on high-speed internet.   More Top Stories       21st Century Fox Reports Lower Q4 Earnings Seeso Shutting Down Later This Year USA's 'The Sinner' Gets TV's Biggest Promo Push FCC OKs More Forward Auction Spectrum Applications TCA17: Ryan Murphy's Half Initiative Paves Way for Women and Minority Directors Fox News, 'Game Of Thrones' Stay Hot in Weekly Cable Ratings Race Tribune TV Revenues Drop By $2.1M in Q2 Fox Seeing Big Gains in Non-Linear Advertising Sales CMT to Pay Tribute to Glen Campbell Report: Altice Weighing Charter Offer more headlines »   Blog Of Note     Disney Streaming Might Not Cost Netflix Subs, Analysts Say By Jon Lafayette Although Netflix's stock dropped after Disney announced that it would be pulling some of its movies from Netflix as it created Disney-branded direct-to-consumer streaming services of its own, some Wall Street analysts say the impact on Netflix could be minimal. READ MORE » more blogs »   Departments       Technology: Discovery Invests in Here Be Dragons Washington: Steinman: Crossownership Rule Should Go If Sinclair/Tribune Proceeds Programming: TCA17: FX Renews Drug Drama 'Snowfall' Local TV: Raycom Completes Purchase of WVUE New Orleans Distribution: 'Dr. Phil,' in Repeats, Stays on Top   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     Director of Sales WROC – Rochester, NY, United States   Executive Producer WBNS 10TV – Columbus, OH, United States   Engineering Division Director NET - Nebraska's PBS and NPR Stations – Lincoln, NE, United States   Digital Content Producer / Production Assistant / IT Support Sinclair Broadcast Group – Wilkes-Barre, PA, 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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