B&C Today: DOJ Close to Okaying Sinclair-Tribune: Sources; Comcast Names Strong President, Consumer Services

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   January 29, 2018     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       Sources: DOJ Close to Okaying Sinclair-Tribune Could come as early as Friday READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Sinclair announced last year it was buying Tribune's 42 TV stations (or as many as the government would let it keep) for $3.9 billion.   Comcast Names Strong President, Consumer Services Executive was previously with Virgin Media READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Strong will be responsible for the residential products and services at Comcast Cable.   Disney Makes Deal With NFL to Televise Madden Tourney eSports content to air on ESPN2 and Disney XD READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The deal is ESPN's first long-term, multi-event competitive eSports agreement.   More Top Stories       O'Rielly Takes Aim at Kid Vid Mandates Prometheus Tries to Block FCC Ownership Dereg Decision Hill Out of Anchor Slot on ESPN's 'SportsCenter' Noncoms Encourage Pai Regulatory Weed-Whacking NAB Seeks to Intervene in Prometheus Challenge to FCC Decision FCC Has Until Feb. 2 to Answer Third Circuit Analyst Downgrades CBS Over Viacom Merger Talk Polka to Testify on Broadband Infrastructure Rubio Axes Chief of Staff more headlines »   Departments       Programming: Here's How Audiences Are Reacting to TNT's 'The Alienist' Washington: Sinclair Yet to Submit New Tribune Deal Info Currency: Spending on NFL Game Ads Dropped 1.2% During Season   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 Learn More Technology Leadership Awards at NAB April 9, 2018 | Las Vegas, NV Learn More Digital Media Tech Leadership Summit June 5-6, 2018 | Tampa, FL Learn More The Programmatic Summit June 7, 2018 | New York, NY Learn More more events »   Jobs     Director of Engineering - Transmissions NET - Nebraska's PBS and NPR Stations, NE   Chief Engineer WFSU Public Media, Tallahassee, FL   Director of Engineering - Network Operation and Distribution NET - Nebraska's PBS and NPR Stations, NE   Chief Engineer WOOD TV, Grand Rapids, MI   more jobs » News Blogs Events People TV Careers   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2018 NewBay Media, LLC

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