B&C Today: Byron Allen Acquires The Weather Group; FCC Votes to 'Streamline' Small Cell Deployments

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   March 23, 2018     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       Byron Allen Acquires The Weather Group in $300 Million Deal Includes The Weather Channel, which will join roster of cable networks at Allen's Entertainment Studios READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Part of Allen's strategy is to take The Weather Channel global: "Our goal is to make it global on every device," he said in an interview, and he plans to keep the channel's current staff in place to do that.   FCC Votes to 'Streamline' Small Cell Deployments Eliminates some historic, environmental reviews and puts shot clock on others READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Ajit Pai called the item a giant leap forward in updating the rules and creating faster and more reliable wireless service that ultimately means American leadership in 5G.   Key Communications Provisions Make It on Omnibus Bill Increases repack fund, reauthorizes FCC, boosts 5G, fixes FCC spectrum proceeds problem READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The omnibus spending bill must pass by Friday to avoid another government shutdown.   More Top Stories       Cities File FCC Complaint in Charter/Northwest Carriage Dispute TV Tech Pioneer Charles Rhodes Dies Omnicom Invites Media to Its Own Upfront Showcase NFL Expands Draft Coverage to Fox, ABC Broadcast Nets ABC News Launches 'Start Here' Podcast Edge Officially Joins Legal Fight Against FCC Net Rule Rollback AMC Sets 'Terror' Binge for Premiere Subscribers E! News Sets Second Season of Snapchat Show Selzer Named CMT Senior VP of Program Development Conant Named CBS News Political Director more headlines »   Blog of Note     How TV Buyers Can Capture the Value of Digital Video By Randy Cooke VP, Enterprise Solutions at SpotX Ads on television, seamlessly woven into studio content cast in full-screen, capture the audience's attention, enabling brands to outright own the largest of screens, 30 seconds at a time. It's not just TV content. It's engagement on the living room screen. TV content is accessible through virtually any device in this day and age, but unlike desktop or mobile video environments, the television screen offers a "lean-back" engagement experience; no cursors or touch screens inviting viewers to navigate away from their chosen programming. READ MORE » more blogs »   Departments       Fates and Fortunes: DePalma Named EVP of MNI Targeted Media Programming: Stormy Daniels to Appear on '60 Minutes' March 25 Washington: Bill Boosting Auction Repack Funding Passes House   Events     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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