B&C Today: ABC Cancels 'Roseanne’; Hearst, Scripps Pitch 50% National Ownership Cap

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   May 30, 2018         The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily       Top Stories       ABC Cancels 'Roseanne' Cancellation comes after racist tweet from show star Roseanne Barr READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey issued the following statement Tuesday: "Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show."   Hearst, Scripps Pitch 50% National Ownership Cap Join with other groups to say that is 'optimal' solution READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The FCC opened a combined cap and discount proceeding after reinstating the UHF discount, arguing the previous FCC could not eliminate it without also considering the cap at the same time, since the two were linked.   FCC Dismisses Word Net Complaint Against Comcast Media Bureau says no case was made for alleged violation of NBCU conditions READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The Word Network, a religious network targeted to African Americans, had been asking the FCC and Federal Trade Commission to investigate "the unjust removal of The Word Network" by Comcast.       More Top Stories       'Roseanne' Cancellation a Blow to ABC at Upfront Sales Time 'America's Got Talent' Back on NBC May 29 Shari Redstone Sues Moonves Over Ownership Dilution Move WYFF-TV News Team Killed Covering Alberto ATSC's Annual Meeting Confronts Advertising and Audience Measurement Laff Joins ABC Canceling Its Reruns of 'Roseanne' CBS News Brings Back 'Eye on America' FCC Waives Graphics-Related CVAA Rules for Broadcast, Cable Here's What ABC Is Giving Up by Canceling 'Roseanne' Viacom Nets Pulling 'Roseanne' Repeats more headlines »       Departments       Fates and Fortunes: Taye Diggs to Host Talk Show on Theater Network Stage Washington: NHMC Praises Cancellation of 'Roseanne' Advertising: Civil Rights Groups Back Applying TV, Radio Political Ad Disclosures to Web       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 26-27th, 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         Broadcast Engineering Manager Shop LC, Austin, TX   Professor of Practice or Instructor Kansas State University Journalism and Mass Communications, Manhattan, KS   Promotion Writer Producer Hearst Television, New Orleans, LA   more jobs »   News Blogs Events People TV Careers     Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend         ©2018 NewBay Media, LLC

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