B&C Today: Conservative PAC Attacks Sinclair-Tribune; 'Supergirl' and 'Charmed' on CW Sunday

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   May 18, 2018     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       Conservative PAC Attacks Sinclair-Tribune Joins coalition to block merger READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The PAC, founded by then candidate Ronald Reagan in 1977 to espouse conservative causes, has joined the Coalition to Save Local Media, whose goal is not to save the merger, which it argues would put corporate elites in charge of the news.   Sundays Offer 'Supergirl' and 'Charmed' on CW Schedule Network expands to 12 hours of original programming across six nights READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Mark Pedowitz, CW president, said the network wanted an established show on Sundays, and liked that Supergirl and Charmed both feature "empowered women."   Buyers Want Better Measurement, But Using Old Metrics in Upfront Audience buying is growing, but still a small part of market READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The buyers endorse the idea of audience buying and believe the addition of NBCUniversal to the OpenAP consortium will push advanced advertising forward. For now, though, they say it remains a small factor in the market.   More Top Stories       Suzanne Scott Named CEO of Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network Senate CRA Vote Gets D.C. Buzzing Upfront Week: CW's Sunday Expansion Means 'More Premium Quality Content' Sen. Rubio Hammers ZTE on Fox News Channel Pai Signals Leased-Access Do-Over Court Finds Cigar Health Warnings on Ads Constitutional Delaware Judge Shoots Down CBS Request for NAI Restraining Order Trump Top Telecom Advisor Pitches Open Internet HBO to Bring Back 'Ballers,' 'Insecure' in August Pay TV Subscriber Losses Drop to 305K in Q1 more headlines »   Blog of Note     Upfront Notebook: Embattled Moonves Gets Standing Ovation at Carnegie Hall By Jon Lafayette CBS CEO Les Moonves, in a battle for control over his company, got a standing ovation from the audience at Carnegie Hall during the network's upfront presentation on Thursday. CBS also defended network advertising at a time many of its competitors are focusing on how it needs to be changed. READ MORE » more blogs »   Departments       Washington: FCC, Broadcasters: UHF Challenge Has No 'Standing' Legs to Stand On Currency: Turner Moves to Make Advanced Advertising Easier Programming: CBS Shakes Up Monday With New Schedule   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     Promotion Writer Producer Hearst Television, New Orleans, LA   Broadcast Engineering Manager Shop LC, Austin, Texas   Vice President, Programming & Production NESN, Watertown, Massachusetts   Professor of Practice or Instructor Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas   more jobs » News Blogs Events People TV Careers   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2018 NewBay Media, LLC

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