B&C Today: Sinclair Submits Remade Tribune Deal to FCC; Trump: Broadband Buildout Situation 'Intolerable'

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   February 22, 2018     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       Sinclair Submits Remade Tribune Deal to FCC Still discussing some station specifics with Justice READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The plan includes divestitures of WGN-TV Chicago, WPIX-TV New York, and KSWB-TV San Diego to come under the FCC's 39% ownership cap.   Trump: Broadband Buildout Situation 'Intolerable' Cites rural, student access deficits READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The President has said rural, particularly farmers' access to broadband, was key and has proposed using $50 billion in federal funds for rural infrastructure, though without earmarking any of that specifically to broadband.   Ready, Set...Net Neutrality Challenges Can Begin This Week Federal Register signals Feb. 22 publication of Restoring Internet Freedom order READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Publication of the final text of the decision indicates that lawsuits challenging the rule rollback can be filed, and triggers the FCC's determination of the date when the rules go into effect.   More Top Stories       Syndication Ratings: 'Judge Judy' Wins Gold as Winter Olympics Kicks Off on NBC Sinclair Is Divesting WGN, WPIX, But... Dish Says Sling TV Has 2.212M OTT Subscribers WPIX News Team Added to Press Attack Tracker NBCU Adds to Advanced Ad and Measurement Group FCC Eliminates Hard-Copy Rules Requirement Free State President Respectfully Disagrees With Pai Lifeline Proposal Netflix Inks Four-Film Deal With Duplass Brothers AT&T Tags Set of Cities for Mobile 5G Rollout 'Lost in Space' Premieres on Netflix April 13 HBO Tops NAMIC Vision Awards Nominations Six Nations Rugby to Stream on NBC Sports Gold Feb. 23-24 more headlines »   Departments       Washington: Groups Mass Against Lifeline Changes Currency: Dish Will Spend $1B on First Phase of Wireless Buildout Programming: Hallmark Premieres Movie 'The Beach House' April 28 Fates and Fortunes: NCTA Renews CEO Powell's Contract for 3 Years Promo Mojo: NBC Gives the Winter Olympics TV's Biggest Promo Push for the Fourth Week in a Row   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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