MCN Newswire: Fox Retrans Fees Could Rise 'Aggressively,' Murdochs Say; Dish Network Stock Up on Sale Speculation; FCC Denies Retrans Complaint Against DirecTV

Multichannel Newswire   Feb. 8, 2018     Today's Top Stories       Murdochs Say Retrans Rates Could Rise 'Aggressively' at New Fox Addition of 'Thursday Night Football' will make stations more compelling READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: 21st Century Fox executive chair Lachlan Murdoch put into words what most pay TV operators feared in the wake of the programmer's plans to pare down to select broadcast and cable assets while beefing up on sports rights: When the dust settles distributors can expect its broadcast stations' retransmission-consent fees to increase.   Dish Rises on Analyst Upgrade, Sale Speculation Citigroup upgrades stock to 'buy,' says satellite company could be bought for $95 per share READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: At that price, Dish, which has struggled with subscriber losses at its legacy satellite TV business over the years, would be valued at more than double its current price range, with most of that value coming from its wireless spectrum holdings.   FCC Denies Retrans Complaint Against DirecTV Media Bureau says unilateral zero-cash offer was not bad-faith proposal READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The FCC's Media Bureau denied the retrans complaint filed against the satellite provider by HITV, a KFVE TV Honolulu licensee, which has been off the satellite system since it failed to reach an agreement Oct. 19.   More Top Stories       Dinesh Jain Named CEO of Alphabet's Access Unit RDK Management, Broadcom Sync Up Software and Silicon Evolution Digital Launches Android TV-Based Box for MVPDs Dish Gears Up for the Winter Olympics Management Changes Coming to Nickelodeon: Report Hulu Losses to Jump by More Than $800M Nest Joins With Google's Hardware Team NBC Olympics, Comcast to Offer Video Descriptions for Winter Olympics TV Coverage House Joins Senate in Trying to Free Up More Spectrum Survey: Network Brands Really Do Matter more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Netflix's 'Marvel's Jessica Jones' Season 2 Premieres March 8 MCN Hot Spot: Crackle's 'The Oath' Premieres March 8 What to Watch: TBS to Air 'March Madness' Selection Show March 11 The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: Roku Hits Back at 'Consumer Reports' MCN Guest Blog, Kevin Fennelly: How Connected TV Will Move the Ad Industry   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     Executive Producer/Director of TV Public Broadcasting Atlanta, Atlanta, GA   TV Producer/Editor Public Broadcasting Atlanta, Atlanta, GA   Chief Engineer WOOD TV, Grand Rapids, MI   Broadcast Engineer (TV) Public Broadcasting Atlanta – Atlanta, GA, United States   more jobs » News Blogs Events Images Tech   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2018 NewBay Media, LLC

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