Great timing for Fox’s Investor Day Thurs, with Fox Sports 1’s launch date a little more than a week away. There are not a lot of new details, with the programmer still basking in the glory of its 12-year deal that will bring the US Open, US Women’s Open and US Senior Open championships to Fox broadcast and Fox Sports 1 beginning in ’15. More on the company’s programming strategy here and comments from Fox News chief Roger Ailes.

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AMC Nets has reached several renewals over the past 18 months, but the wheeling and dealing isn’t over. It has a pair of agreements up in the next few months.
 
Ongoing legal battles aren’t stopping Aereo from expanding; new markets are coming.

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