B&C Today: Dispatch Pulls Stations Off DirecTV, AT&T U-Verse; House Packs Repack Hearing

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   September 8, 2017     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       Dispatch Pulls Stations Off DirecTV, AT&T U-Verse WTHR Indianapolis and WBNS Columbus are off the platform due to a carriage dispute READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: In a notice on the stations' websites, Dispatch said its decision to take WTHR, the Indianapolis NBC affiliate, and WBNS, Columbus' CBS affiliate, off the platforms came after it offered negotiators an extension to no avail.   House Packs a Lot Into Repack Hearing Broadcasters want assurances they will have timeline flexibility READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: House Energy & Commerce Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.), himself a fellow broadcaster, signaled that there was more work to be done to make sure that broadcasters had the money they needed.   Irma Hammers Cell Sites FCC expands reporting request to all P.R., V.I. counties READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The FCC said that based on limited input there are no broadcast stations off the air.   More Top Stories       NATPE Names 15th Annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award Recipients 'Rachael Ray' Turns Up Heat on Season 12 With New Kitchen, New Upgrades Senate Appropriations Approves Level Funding for CPB fuboTV Adds NFL Network, NFL RedZone Comcast Stock Falls on Harvey, Competitive Worries Winfrey: Charter Is 'Strategically Complete' Sean Spicer to Sit With Kimmel Sept. 13 Tremor Offers More Programmatic Inventory Via Trade Desk TiVo Taps Ted Malone to Lead Consumer Business FCC Proposes Eliminating Rules Copy Requirement more headlines »   Blog Of Note     Two 'Mississippi': Tig Tackles New Topics in Top-Flight Second Season By Michael Malone The new season of One Mississippi is up on Amazon Sept. 8, and we spoke with star Tig Notaro about the highlights. Notaro mentions directing the first episode, which sees her character in Mississippi, with a radio talk show that ends up being controversial to some of the locals. READ MORE » more blogs »   Departments       Currency: iSpot Measures How Spots Wear Out in Ad Campaigns Washington: Warner: Congress May Need to Rethink Cybersecurity Programming: 'Sigmund and the Sea Monsters' Debuts on Amazon Oct. 13 Platforms: fuboTV Offers Cloud DVR Upgrade to Subs Who Missed Soccer Match Fates & Fortunes: Discovery International Beefs Up Digital Team   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     General Sales Manager WPSD-TV – Paducah, KY, United States   Local Sales Manager WROC-TV – Rochester, NY, United States   Chief Engineer ValleyPBS – Fresno, CA, United States   Multimedia Lifestyle Reporter WAVY TV 10/WVBT FOX43 – Portsmouth, VA, 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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