DISH’s unprecedented distribution deal with Disney, which includes extensive digital rights and plans to launch a streaming service, may become a blueprint of sorts in the future. But for now, several execs, speaking at the Deutsche Bank media/telecom conference Tues, remain cautious. Time Warner chmn/CEO Jeff Bewkes, chmn/CEO Mike White and 21st Century Fox pres/COO Chase Carey comment.

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With Anne Sweeney moving to the director’s chair, who is going to fill her very big shoes at Disney?
 
The US Supreme Court didn’t want to hear Tennis Channel’s appeal of a DC Circuit decision that found Comcast didn’t discriminate against the net by relegating it to a sports tier, but that’s not stopping the network’s fight for broader carriage.
 
In addition to potential broadband and net neutrality issues, the proposed Comcast/Time Warner Cable merger raised concerns about whether this business is “local” or “national,” according to DirecTV’s Mike White. This and more from the Deutsche Bank investor conference.

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Another DirecTV Duopoly Strikeout

Another broadcast deal received the blessing of the FCC Media Bureau over DirecTV’s objections. The Mario Peter Iacobelli Revocable Trust, which controls Heritage Broadcasting, got the green light Thursday to acquire Cadillac Telecasting’s WFQX and WFUP.

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