With Cartoon Net celebrating its 20th anniversary today, CableFAX sat down with pres Stuart Snyder to talk about the secrets of longevity as well as whether kids’ nets in particular should be worried about cannibalization from over-the-top.
 
The FCC unanimously approved the launch of a rulemaking on incentive auctions aimed at reclaiming broadcast spectrum for wireless broadband use. More on the rulemaking and bidding process for the auction scheduled for 2014.
 
Nielsen and the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement have formed an “Innovation Committee” designed to collaborate with Nielsen’s mobile TV Audience Measurement initiative.
 
Just like with “Breaking Bad,” AMC will stream “The Walking Dead’s” Season 3 premiere Oct 14 at 9pm ET/6pm PT.

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What’s Next? Dissecting Nexstar-Tegna’s Closing, Legal Challenges

While Nexstar says its $6.2 billion deal with Tegna has closed, there is still the matter of eight state attorneys general and DirecTV suing to block the deal. On Friday, the coalition of states filed a motion for a temporary restraining order that would prevent any integration and consolidation of Nexstar and Tegna.

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