B&C Today: Sinclair Deal Shot Clock Still Paused; ATSC Simulcast Sunset Is Viewer-Unfriendly, Says NCTA

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   April 27, 2018     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       Sinclair Deal Shot Clock Still Paused FCC yet to revive review READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The clock has been stopped twice during the review, which has topped 300 days in actual time.   NCTA: ATSC Simulcast Sunset Is Viewer-Unfriendly Says FCC needs to rethink framework for advanced transmission standard rollout READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: NCTA says that allowing broadcasters to bundle carriage agreements for both their current ATSC 1.0 signals and the new ATSC 3.0 compels premature carriage of the latter with the result being higher costs for MVPDs and customers.   FCC's Pai Won't Commit to Delaying Sinclair Decision for Court Ruling Says FCC would factor potential UHF discount decision into the equation READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: FCC chair Ajit Pai wasn't predicting when the FCC's vetting of the Sinclair-Tribune deal would be complete, but suggested at a Hill hearing that the FCC had not yet had a chance to fully evaluate it.   More Top Stories       Sponsors Return for Telemundo's 'Billboard Latin Music Awards' House Passes Historic Digital Music Licensing Package 'Suits' Wraps Up Without a Big Bump From Royal Buzz Respected Ad Sales Exec Price Set to Leave Discovery Paula Kaplan Joins Day at Viacom Digital Studios Trump Administration Teeing Up Spectrum Policy 'Strategy' Perform Media to Manage NBA International Websites Tax Benefits Boost Q2 Earnings at Time Warner Nielsen Reports Higher Net Income in First Quarter Democratic Sens. Want to Freeze FCC Media Decisions more headlines »   Blog of Note     Consumers Have Already Found Connected TV, But Agencies and Advertisers Are Missing in Action By Sandro Catanzaro, dataxu If you watch Connected TV—whether through an internet-enabled device like a Roku, on your mobile phone or a smart TV set—you're not alone. In fact, last year 168 million Americans, or about half of all U.S. consumers, accessed traditional television content over the internet, according to eMarketer. But despite that massive audience, agencies and advertisers have been slow to adapt to Connected TV. READ MORE » more blogs »   Departments       Currency: Amazon Renews Streaming Deal for Thursday NFL Games Programming: Showtime Orders Fourth Season of 'Billions' Fates and Fortunes: AMC CEO Sapan's Pay Flat at $29M for 2017 Washington: Reps. Square Off Over Online Censorship Local TV: PBS SoCal, KCETLink Media Group Set Plans to Merge   Events     Digital Media Tech Leadership Summit June 5-6, 2018 | Tampa, FL Learn More The Programmatic TV Summit June 7, 2018 | New York, NY Learn More OTT & Video Distribution Summit August 2, 2018 | Los Angeles, CA  Learn More News Technology Summit September 26-27, 2018 | Baltimore, MD  Learn More 16th Annual Hispanic Television Summit October 4, 2018 | New York, NY  Learn More Streaming Tech Leadership Summit October 22-23, 2018 | Atlanta, GA (SCTE)  Learn More NYC Television Week October 29-November 1, 2018 | New York, NY  Learn More Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Awards, part of NYC TV Week October 29, 2018 | New York, NY  Learn More NYC Television Week's 40 Under 40 Awards October 30, 2018 | New York, NY  Learn More TV Data Summit, part of NYC TV Week October 31, 2018 | New York, NY  Learn More Advanced Advertising Summit, part of NYC TV Week November 1, 2018 | New York, NY  Learn More Next TV Summit, part of NYC TV Week November 1, 2018 | New York, NY  Learn More more events »   Jobs     General Sales Manager WISN, Milwaukee, WI   Director, Affiliate Relations and Media Distribution The Christian Broadcasting Network, Virginia Beach, VA   Professor of Practice or Instructor Kansas State University Journalism and Mass Communications, Manhattan, KS   Executive Producer Program Development KCRA TV, Sacramento, CA   more jobs » News Blogs Events People TV Careers   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2018 NewBay Media, LLC

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