Stephenson: MVPDs Will Be ‘Partners’ in Latest Streaming Offering
Launching in Q4, service will be centered on HBO, have ‘tens of millions’ of customersAT&T chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson told an audience of analysts and investors Tuesday that multichannel...
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Brockman Named to Head Global Communications at WarnerMedia Entertainment
Former Disney communications chief will report to chairman Robert GreenblattWarnerMedia Entertainment said it has named Kevin Brockman as executive vice president of global communications, reporting to...
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Scale Pitches Keep Advertisers Buying TV
Execs put their fingers into the streaming dikeNEW YORK — During upfront week, broadcast TV maintained its position at the top of the video food chain, even as more talk of streaming, data and...
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TruTV Lays Off Some Programming, Marketing Staff
Less than 50 staffers affectedAT&T continued its Turner consolidation, issuing layoffs to less than 50 staffers in the programming and marketing departments at cable network TruTV, according to...
View ArticleCBS, Viacom Shares Up on Merger Speculation
CNBC says merger talks to start in mid-JuneCBS and Viacom shares soared in early trading Thursday after CNBC said the two companies will restart merger talks in mid-June.Citing unnamed sources familiar...
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WarnerMedia Entertainment Names Spadaccini Chief Marketing Officer
Promotion comes as TBS/TNT marketing chief Engleman departsWarnerMedia Entertainment said it has promoted HBO EVP of Marketing Chris Spadaccini as chief marketing officer of WarnerMedia Entertainment,...
View ArticleSupreme Court Will Hear Allen Discrimination Suit Against Comcast
$20B suit claims Comcast conspired to keep African-American-owned channels off its systemsThe U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Comcast’s appeal of a 2015 discrimination suit brought by...
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WarnerMedia Names Battin Chief Marketing and Brand Strategy Officer
Former Turner exec will report to EVP of Corporate Marketing and Communications Keith CocozzaWarnerMedia said it has named former Turner executive Molly Battin as chief corporate marketing and brand...
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WarnerMedia Taps Former CAA Exec for Senior Diversity Role
Haubegger named EVP, chief enterprise inclusion officerWarnerMedia said it has tapped former Creative Artists Agency executive Christy Haubegger as EVP, chief enterprise inclusion officer, reporting...
View ArticleRCN, MASN Reach Stalemate in Carriage Talks
Distributor says if deal not reached by June 30, customers will lose access to Nationals, OriolesRCN is informing its customers in the Washington, D.C. area that it has hit the wall in its talks with...
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Report: CBS Readying Viacom Offer
Journal says price, leadership still a questionCBS is reportedly readying an offer to finally purchase Viacom in the coming weeks, but key components like a price and who will lead the combined entity...
View ArticleFuse Media Expected to Emerge from Bankruptcy Soon
Court approves exit plan, programmer says will emerge in the ‘coming weeks’Latino and multicultural youth-oriented programmer Fuse Media said it is expected to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
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Cord-Cutters Show Interest in Discovery Channel: Survey
35% of subscribers extremely or very interested in dropping cableAt a time when cable networks are trying to secure carriage with streaming providers, a new study by Beta Research found that the...
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Five Women Accuse NY1, Charter of Age, Gender Bias
Say female anchors, reporters were ‘marginalized’ by parentFive female anchors and reporters at cable news channel NY1 have sued the network’s parent Charter Communications, claiming age and gender...
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MSG Networks to Offer Vegas Sports Betting Content
VSiN’s ‘Follow the Money’ to air five days per weekMSG Networks said it has reached an agreement with the Vegas Stats & Information Network (VSiN) to bring its sports betting content to the...
View ArticleReport: AT&T Mulling Sale of RSNs
Sinclair among possible suitors, Bloomberg saysJust weeks after The Walt Disney Co., sold its 21 regional sports networks for about $10 billion, AT&T could be getting in on the act, with reports...
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Univision Board Explores Options
Hires Morgan Stanley, Moelis & Co. and LionTree Advisors to advise on strategic alternatives, including saleAbout a year after scrapping plans for an initial public offering and hiring a new CEO,...
View ArticleDiscovery Names Rehrig GM of Eurosport Digital
AMC Vet will report to Eurosport CEO FaricyDiscovery Inc., said it has named Paul Rehrig general manager, Eurosport Digital, the direct-to-consumer business of the European sports network. He will...
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Dish Faces More Blackout Troubles
Nat Geo, FX warn they will go dark if deal not reached by July 21Less than a week after 17 stations owned and operated by Meredith Corp. went dark to its customers, Dish Network is facing another...
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TIS 2019: Bakish Mends Fences With Small Cable
Viacom chief urges cooperation, partnership between operators and programmerChicago -- The same day that Viacom announced a comprehensive carriage renewal with the National Cable Television...
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