The latest by:
Amy Maclean
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12/01/2023
DirecTV’s Thun Argues Broadcast Model Must Change or Risk Extinction
We caught up with DirecTV Chief Content Officer Rob Thun to find out how serious the distributor is with its alternative retrans proposals and how long this blackout with TEGNA might last.
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11/30/2023
DirecTV Loses TEGNA Stations, Wants to Overturn Retrans Regime
DirecTV’s looking to change the model for broadcasters’ retransmission consent through its negotiations with TEGNA, proposing broadcasters offer stations a la carte to customers or let MVPDs negotiate directly with ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC for national network content. DirecTV lost access to 64 TEGNA stations at 8pm ET Thursday when its current retrans contract […]
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11/30/2023
Nat Geo Goes Where No Camera Has Gone Before
Still jet-lagged from Thanksgiving chaos? Take a reality check with National Geographic ’s “Incredible Animal Journeys” this weekend.
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11/27/2023
FCC Sets its Calendar as Title II, Billing Items Loom
The FCC released one of its most anticipated documents of the year Monday—the calendar for next year’s open meetings.
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11/20/2023
Q&A with Journalist Alicia Quarles
We caught up with Alicia Quarles to chat about her life today and the changes she’s seeing in the media space.
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11/16/2023
Broadband Banter: What’s the End Game, NTIA?
We know there’s more than $42 billion of government funding coming from BEAD for unserved and underserved areas, but when can a state declare “mission accomplished?”