B&C Today: Digital Divide Is Closing; FCC to Lift Station Modification Freeze

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   October 20, 2017     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       Survey Says: Digital Divide Is Closing Common Sense report also finds OTT topping Cable in family video plans READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Kids Age Zero to Eight found that since 2011, the gap in high-speed access between higher and lower income families has been reduced from 50 percentage points to 22.   FCC to Lift Station Modification Freeze Wants to give LPTVs better sense of what spectrum space will be available READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The freeze on changes was instituted in April 2013 so the FCC could get its spectrum ducks in a row for the incentive auction and its potential repack variations.   Tribune Media Shareholders Approve Sinclair Deal Pact still has to pass regulatory muster READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Several media watchdog groups have come out against the merger, claiming it would place too much control over the airwaves in one company's hands.   More Top Stories       NYC TV Week: Viacom's Schireson Says Charter Deal Could Be Blueprint Sinclair-Tribune Critics Launch Ad Campaign FX Orders Season Three of 'Better Things' NYC TV Week: In Branded Content, Let the Medium Fit the Message Charter to FCC: PEA-Sized Licenses Would Discourage 3.5 GHz Bid CBS Orders Second Season of 'Salvation' NYC TV Week: Pay TV Workforce Should Better Reflect Multicultural Audience Showtime Greenlights Robert and Michelle King's 'Your Honor' FCC's Pai Names New General Counsel 'Fixer-Upper' Back on HGTV Nov. 21 more headlines »   Departments       Platforms: AMC Unveils Virtual Reality App 'AMC VR' Programming: Netflix's 'Chelsea' Will End After This Year NYC TV Week: How Long Is Too Long for Short-form Video? Washington: Honest Ads Bill Creates Online Political Ad Public File Fates and Fortunes: Trump Taps Simons for FTC Chair   Jobs     Morning Executive Producer Hearst Television – Des Moines, IA, United States   Local Sales Manager Hearst Television – Rogers, AR, United States   Director, Local Media Major League Soccer – New York City, NY, United States   Maintenance Technician WTTG Fox 5/Fox 5 Plus – Washington, DC, 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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