B&C Today: Jillian O'Brien Named EP of Hearst's 'Matter of Fact'; FCC to Whack Outdated Broadcast Regs

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   January 11, 2018     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       Jillian O'Brien Named Executive Producer of Hearst's 'Matter of Fact' Tolleah Price is weekly syndication news program's first supervising producer READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Matter of Fact, which is produced by Hearst Television and distributed by Sony Pictures Television, airs on TV stations covering approximately 85% of the United States.   FCC to Whack Outdated Broadcast Regs Part of agenda for January meeting READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Chairman Ajit Pai in a blog suggested the meat of the meeting would be the Connect America Fund Phase II Auction items, which he says are all about closing the digital divide, particularly in rural areas.   WGN News Expands Over-the-Top Providing content to Amazon, Apple, others READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The local content—national content is limited by exclusivity rules—includes news and lifestyle segments, VOD content and news segments including weather, movie reviews and recipes.   More Top Stories       The 2018 College Football National Championship Got TV's Biggest Promo Push Syndication Ratings: 'Live With Kelly and Ryan' Ties 'Dr. Phil' in Slow Christmas Week Demand Progress Wants FCC IG to Investigate Pai Over Sinclair NBC Sports Regional Nets Send Talent to Olympics CES 2018: Sherwood Won't Comment on Fox Deal Survey: Strong Plurality Say Trump Will Be Exonerated Rep. Issa Retiring Noncoms to Get Brief From FCC Auction/Repack Experts NBCU Launches Transformative Tech Grant Program CES 2018: Discovery's Zaslav: Serving the 'Superfan' a Major Key to Success more headlines »   Blog Of Note     Guest Blog: After the Gold Rush: Prospects for OTT Still High By Geoff Holden, product manager, OnDemand at BroadView Software Over the past few years, traditional broadcasters have extended and grown their VOD services online against the growing shadow of Netflix while an acceleration of stand-alone OTT services has created more competition for viewer attention and further fragmented content destinations. As product manager, OnDemand at BroadView Software and through the experience of being a core team member in launching TMN GO in 2013, watching the growth of this industry has been fascinating. READ MORE » more blogs »   Departments       Fates and Fortunes: Univision Powers Up Empowerment Advisory Board Platforms: CES 2018: Cox Rolls 1-Gig to 40% of Customers Across Footprint Washington: Commissioners Welcome Carr's Latest Nomination Fates and Fortunes: Dinsmore Named FremantleMedia N.A. President of Alternative Programming/Development Programming: 'Silicon Valley' Back on HBO March 25   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     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   Chief Engineer WROC-TV, Rochester, NY   more jobs » News Blogs Events People TV Careers   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2018 NewBay Media, LLC

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