B&C Today: FCC Knocks Out Net Neutrality; Disney to Buy 21st Century Fox Assets

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   December 15, 2017     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       GOP-Led FCC KO's Title II Rolls back 'net regs preventing blocking, throttling and paid prioritization READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The item restores the FTC's authority over broadband regulation, and adopts a transparency rule that requires ISPs to let the government and web users know how they are managing their networks and what business practices they are using.   Disney to Buy 21st Century Fox Assets for $52.4B in Stock Fox to spin broadcast net, stations, Fox News, FS1, Big Ten Net to shareholders READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The deal is designed to give Disney the scale to deliver branded entertainment directly to consumers and has the potential to reshape the TV business as traditional media companies look to take on the challenges posed by digital powerhouses.   FCC Opens Review of 39% Cap, UHF Discount Dems say majority is 'dismantling' values READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Critics of the FCC's restoration of the discount and possible increase of the ownership cap argue those were moves by the FCC majority to help Sinclair buy the Tribune stations.   More Top Stories       Over-the-Top Video Ad Spending Jumped in 2017 Comcast: We Won't Create Internet Fast Lanes Fox Could Boost Station Ownership Iger: Fox Will Help Accelerate Direct-to-Consumer Plans Ad Views in Premium Content Rose 24% in 3Q, Says FreeWheel Rules Rollback Fans Applaud FCC Move Murdoch: Disney Deal a 'Momentous Occasion' Season Three of 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Starts on VH1 Jan. 25 TV Journalists Fight Harassment in Newsrooms 'Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern' Back on Travel Channel Jan. 23 more headlines »   Blog Of Note     Guest Blog: Doing a Number on Diversity By Rep. Tony Cárdenas This holiday season, the Federal Communications Commission has made it clear they have massive broadcast conglomerates like Sinclair Broadcasting on their "nice" list while an independent and local media will only be receiving coal. At Thursday's public FCC meeting, this coal comes in the form of a proposal passed right under our noses—in the thick of net neutrality talks—that will set us on the path to blowing the cap off the laws that keep a single voice from controlling our nation's airwaves. READ MORE » more blogs »   Departments       Currency: Writers Write Off Fox-Disney Washington: Activists Decry FCC Vote as Existential 'Net Threat Programming: Netflix Renews 'Frontier' for Season Three   Events     Technology Leadership Summit February 28 – March 1, 2018 | Raleigh, NC Learn More 20th Annual Multichannel News Wonder Women Luncheon March 22, 2018 | New York, NY Learn More Advanced Advertising Summit – Spring Edition March 26, 2018 | New York, NY Learn More Multicultural Television Summit April 3, 2018 | New York, NY Details To Come Technology Leadership Awards at NAB April 9, 2018 | Las Vegas, NV Learn More The Programmatic Summit June 2018 | New York Learn More Digital Media Tech Leadership Summit June 2018 | Location TBD Learn More more events »   Jobs     Local Sales Manager Hearst Television, Rogers, AR   Satellite Maintenance Engineer NET - Nebraska's PBS and NPR Stations, NE   Demonstration Artist and Trainer - XPression Specialist, USA Ross Video, Home Based, Any US Location   Chief Engineer WROC-TV, Rochester, NY   more jobs » News Blogs Events People TV Careers   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2017 NewBay Media, LLC

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