B&C Today: Fox Execs Say 'Business as Usual' Until Disney Deal Closes; Global OTT Streaming Video Viewing Doubled

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   January 5, 2018     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       TCA 2018: Fox TV Execs Say 'Business as Usual' Until Disney Deal Closes TV Group heads Walden and Newman quiet on their plans for the future READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: In December, Disney announced plans to acquire 20th Century Fox's movie and television studios along with cable channels FX, FXX, and National Geographic and the company's regional sports networks.   Global OTT Streaming Video Viewing Doubled: Study Conviva finds majority of consumption through in-home devices READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Viewing was done on more than 2.4 billion devices, up 9%, said Conviva, which provides measurement and analytics for seven of the top 10 U.S. subscription video-on-demand providers, according to the company.   Agencies, Clients Using Digital Data to Help Buy Linear TV: Study VideoAmp report sees buyers employing cross-screen platforms READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: VideoAmp's first Buyer's Survey found that 66% of buyers are leveraging digital data for linear buys and 57% are targeting TV viewers across digital screens and devices.   More Top Stories       FCC Releases Net Neutrality Rollback Order comScore Offers Cross-Platform Addressable Ad Metrics for Sling Final Season of 'Game of Thrones' on HBO in 2019 Pai Passes on CES TCA 2018: Fox Renews 'The Gifted', Lines Up 'New Girl's Final Run Syndication Ratings: Few Christmas Goodies for Syndies Olympic Channel Launches VR Series CES 2018: AR and VR Poised for Record Growth in 2018 Ramsey Returns to Tegna as GM of WFAA in Dallas Animal Planet 'Puppy Bowl' Set for Feb. 4 more headlines »   Blog Of Note     TruTV's 'Laff Tracks' Reimagines Stand-Up on TV By Michael Malone The stand-up series Laff Mobb's Laff Tracks debuted on truTV Jan. 3, leading out of Impractical Jokers. Laff Tracks offers a unique spin on stand-up, in that it offers scripted videos of the stuff the comedian is talking about. They're funny. Cipha Sounds, a DJ and comedian, hosts the show. He likens the reenactments on Laff Tracks to how music videos reshaped the music business. READ MORE » more blogs »   Departments       Washington: Pew Survey Finds Disagreement Over Online Sexual Harassment Currency: Scripps: Peace of Mind Drives Big Piece of Smart Home Device Adoption CES 2018: ATSC 3.0 Powered Broadcast VR Platform Rolling Out Programming: Syfy Picks Up George R.R. Martin's 'Nightflyers' Fates and Fortunes: Newsmax Adds Two Ex-Fox Execs   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     Chief Engineer WROC-TV, Rochester, NY   Assistant or Associate Professor in Digital Media and Emerging Journalistic Practices California State University, Northridge, Northridge, CA   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   more jobs » News Blogs Events People TV Careers   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2018 NewBay Media, LLC

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