B&C Today: Dish Drops CBS; Pelosi: FCC Can't Apply UHF Discount to Sinclair Deal

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   November 21, 2017     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       CBS Says Its Stations Were Dropped By Dish Deadline passes for carriage renewal READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Dish blamed CBS for the situation, saying it offered to extend the current contract for the benefit of consumers while negotiations continue.   Pelosi: FCC Can't Apply UHF Discount to Sinclair Deal Joins with pair of other Dems to argue that violates 'will of Congress' READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The FCC under Chairman Ajit Pai restored the UHF discount, which counts only half a station group's UHF TV's toward that cap, but the trio of high-profile Democrats argue that the FCC did not have the authority to modify that 39% cap.   DOJ Suing to Block AT&T-Time Warner Deal AT&T expected to say, in effect, 'bring it on' READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: AT&T lawyers argue that the vertical merger does not require spin-offs of Time Warner programming assets to preserve a competitive marketplace for the distribution of content. Justice disagrees.   More Top Stories       TV Group Power Players Launch Unified Automated Ad Sales Front Amazon Grabs International Output Deal With AMC Studios Deal Critics Celebrate DOJ Suit Against AT&T-TW Study: Sports Streamers Expect Glitches During Live Games CBS Suspends Charlie Rose Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations GroupM's Norman Announces Retirement as Chief Digital Officer INCOMPAS to FCC: Interconnections Need Government Minding 21st Century Fox Sets Up Anti-Harassment Panel Ann Curry to Host PBS 'Moving' News Series 'We'll Meet Again' Comcast Lets Viewers Vote on 'Voice' With Voice Remotes more headlines »   Blog Of Note     Alas, No Fur Socks for 'Frontier' Exec Producer By Michael Malone The second season of drama Frontier starts on Netflix Nov. 24. It's a peculiar series, depicting the brutal fur trade in 18th-century North America. Executive producer Brad Peyton said the show's creators, brothers Rob and Peter Blackie, were keen to do a show looking at a slice of history that had not been examined on television. READ MORE » more blogs »   Departments       Programming: Marja-Lewis Ryan Named Showrunner on Showtime's 'The L Word' Fates & Fortunes: Janiot Joins Univision Washington: Copyright Alliance Offers Tips for Avoiding Black & Blue Friday Local TV: Tegna Hands Out More Community Grants   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 Details To Come Technology Leadership Awards at NAB April 9, 2018 | Las Vegas, NV Learn More The Programmatic Summit June 2018 | New York Learn More Digital Media Tech Leadership Summit June 2018 | Location TBD Learn More more events »   Jobs     Director of Engineering, Network Operation and Distribution NET - Nebraska's PBS and NPR Stations, NE   Local Sales Manager Hearst Television, Rogers, AR   Director of Engineering - Transmissions NET - Nebraska's PBS and NPR Stations, NE   Assistant Chief Engineer WGAL, Lancaster, PA   more jobs » News Blogs Events People TV Careers   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2017 NewBay Media, LLC

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