During the opening general session of NAMIC’s 37th Annual Conference Wednesday, Will Packer Productions CEO Will Packer said those that will be hit the hardest by Hollywood's strikes are those working behind the scenes or supplying craft services that often work paycheck to paycheck. Read More
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Next Big Thing: Diversity Week Attendees Told to Act on AI
Diversity Week dove down the AI rabbit hole Tuesday with both The WICT Network and NAMIC hosting sessions on the topic during their respective conferences, and attendance was high as members of both organizations searched for guidance on how to move forward with the technology responsibly. Read More
INSP Says Its Comcast Retier Shows Market Dysfunction
It’s been over a week since INSP affiliate Imagicomm saw its Spokane and Memphis stations removed from Comcast and the Fox affiliates remain dark with the two unable to agree to retransmission consent terms. Read More
WICT Conference: Industry Faces Sea Change on Video, Regulation & More
Everyone at The WICT Network’s Leadership Conference Monday could agree on one thing—the industry is in a time of immense change and uncertainty, and how you handle it matters. Read More
Monumental Sports Net Up and Running
The newest D.C. RSN has arrived. What was formerly NBC Sports Washington is now Monumental Sports Network as the net officially went live Wednesday morning ahead of the 2023-24 NBA and NHL seasons. Linear Read More
Diversity Week Begins
Diversity Week festivities began Monday with The WICT Network’s 2023 Leadership Conference getting underway, coming just at the right time as the media and business world grapple with rapid technological advances and how they interact with company operations. Read More
Just Released: Cablefax Top Ops Magazine
Congratulations to the 2023 Top Operators Honorees. Cablefax’s annual Top Ops magazine recognizes excellence in a variety of areas, including marketing, technology, finance, lifetime achievement, customer service and community involvement. Read More
Cleanup on Aisle FCC
Zoom Telephonics ’ petitions for the FCC to reconsider Charter ’s Time Warner Cable and Bright House acquisitions as well as Altice ’s purchase of Cablevision are officially off the books. Zoom Read More
DOJ Supports DISH Extension for T-Mobile Airwaves
The Department of Justice filed in support of DISH’s request for more time to purchase T-Mobile’s 800 MHz licenses, though it reduced the extension to seven months from the 10 months requested by DISH. Read More
DirecTV, Nexstar Get Multi-Year Deal Done
DirecTV and Nexstar announced that they’ve finalized a new retransmission consent agreement covering 176 Nexstar-owned stations. Cable net NewsNation also has been renewed. The stations were returned to DirecTV customers Sunday on a temporary basis while the two negotiated. Read More
