B&C Today: Disney Names Pitaro President of ESPN; ATSC 3.0 Marches On

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   March 6, 2018     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       Disney Names James Pitaro President of ESPN Executive had been in charge of Disney consumer products, interactive media READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: He replaces John Skipper, who stepped down last year because of personal issues. Since Skipper left, former ESPN chair George Bodenheimer has been running the sports network as acting chairman.   ATSC 3.0 Marches On Monday marks effective date of new standard's rollout READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The FCC still has some decisions to make about how the service will be rolled out, though it has already determined that it will be voluntary and that stations will initially have to simulcast both ATSC 1.0 and ATSC 3.0 with in-market TV station partners.   LiveRamp's IdentityLink Set to Enter TV Advertising Market Helps plan and execute 'people-based' cross-media campaigns READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: LiveRamp, a division of Acxiom, transforms the technology platforms used by clients into people-based marketing channels that improve the relevancy of marketing.   More Top Stories       Minear Signs Overall Deal With Fox NCAA March Madness to Reach 16 Platforms Hearst Licenses Nielsen's Rhiza Ad Sales Data Platform Trump Uses Oscars to Attack Media, Generate Survey Response Comcast's Cavanagh: Sky Deal 'Checks Important Boxes' 'Washington Post' Gives Dems 3 Pinocchios for Net Neutrality Warning Nantz, Hill, Raftery, Wolfson Named as March Madness Finals Team FCC Names Consumer Bureau Chief Netflix Orders Fifth Season of 'Black Mirror' Hearst TV VP of News Altman to Retire more headlines »   Departments       Currency: Fox Secures More Than 100 Licensing Deals for '9-1-1' Technology: FCC to Showcase Library-Friendly Tech Washington: FTC Marks COPPA Birthday With Twitter Chat Programming: Showtime Offers Opioid Series 'The Trade' to Non-Subscribers   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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