It looks like former Viacom CEO Tom Freston has found at least one outlet for some of the millions he got after chmn Sumner ousted him in Sept. Freston joined a $20 million investment round in Plum, the network of local TV stations serving exclusive areas like Aspen and Martha’s Vineyard. The round was led by The Kraft Group and The Raptor Fund. Plum plans to use the new dough to expand into Sun Valley, ID, and Miami Beach, FL.

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Today is the deadline to submit petitions to deny the FCC ’s order for Disney ’s eight ABC stations to file early license renewals. The docket is at nearly 56,000 total filings, a likely result of the

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