B&C Today: NBCU Plans to Cut Ads by 10% in Primetime; Amazon Prime Video to Distribute UFC Pay-Per-View Events

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   March 1, 2018     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       NBCU Plans to Cut Ads by 10% in Primetime New pods will feature just two commercials READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The move comes at a time when more viewers are moving to commercial-free platforms like Netflix and watching more programming on demand, where they can skip or fast-forward through ads.   Amazon Prime Video to Distribute UFC Pay-Per-View Events Deal to kick off with UFC 222: Cyborg vs Kunitskaya event March 3 READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The UFC's mixed martial arts PPV events, which will be available to all Amazon customers, join a growing selection of live and on-demand sports content available on Amazon Prime Video.   FCC Proposing to Exempt 5G Facilities From Historic, Environmental Reviews Brendan Carr says most are size of backpack and fit on existing structures READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The Republican commissioner outlined a plan for updating infrastructure regulations to streamline the tower siting and permitting process, something FCC chair Ajit Pai has made a priority in his plan to increase broadband buildouts.   More Top Stories       Syndication Ratings: Most Shows Retitle to Get Out of Way of Olympics AT&T: VR Among Paid Prioritization Beneficiaries Benton Foundation Sues FCC Over Restoring Internet Freedom Order LiveRamp Adds iSpot.TV Data to Target Viewers E.W. Scripps Reports Lower 4th-Quarter Net Tax Law Gives Sinclair Earnings 4th-Quarter Boost Primetime Ratings: NBC Stays on Top Despite 'Voice' Drop Fox to Air Billy Graham Documentary March 4 Montana Net Neutrality Order Gets CAGW's Porker Award Paramount Network Delays 'Heathers' Premiere Due to Florida School Shooting more headlines »   Departments       Platforms: BritBox Surpasses 250K Subscribers Washington: Small Cell Dereg Gets Big D.C. Hand Programming: PBS Launching Deep-Dive Discourse Series   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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