Disney Cuts Streaming Red Ink, Posts Higher Q2 Profits Jon Lafayette published 10 May 23 Hulu content to be available through Disney Plus app
Weekly Cable Ratings: TNT, ESPN Dunk Competition in Primetime R. Thomas Umstead published 10 May 23 Fox News Channel keeps up its total-day win streak
Fox News Solos on GOP Oversight Press Conference John Eggerton published 10 May 23 Other news operations pass on live coverage
Paramount Eliminates 25% of Staff at Cable Networks Group, Shuts Down MTV News Jon Lafayette published 10 May 23 Nine cable network teams to fold up into one group
‘Minx’ Set to Debut on Starz in July R. Thomas Umstead published 9 May 23 Former HBO Max series to premiere on Starz July 21
Harmonic Soars Over 20% on Q1 CableOS Dominance, Now the Top Cable Tech Vendor Daniel Frankel published 9 May 23 With a market cap of almost $1.8 billion, Harmonic is now twice as big as CommScope
New CEO Kristin Dolan Prepares AMC Networks for ‘Streaming Bundle’ Future By Jon Lafayette published 9 May 23 Announces distribution deal with Dish Network
ESPN Plus Launches ‘Quest for the Stanley Cup’ Docuseries on May 12 By R. Thomas Umstead published 9 May 23 Sports documentary series profiles remaining NHL playoffs teams
AMC Networks Q1 Earnings Edge Down to $103.6 Million By Jon Lafayette published 9 May 23 Company loses 300,000 streaming subscribers; U.S. ad revenue down 20%
‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Final Season Kicks Off: What's Premiering This Week (May 8-14) By R. Thomas Umstead published 9 May 23 A listing of original new and returning series, movies and documentaries debuting this week on streaming and cable services
Canelo Alvarez Dominates John Ryder in PPV Boxing Event By R. Thomas Umstead published 8 May 23 Devin Haney-Vasiliy Lomachenko up next in May 20 PPV bout
B+C Hall of Fame 2023: Here’s to the Inductees Posted 31st class of industry stalwarts to be honored at gala New York event on May 3
Comcast Integrates NBC News Now, Sky News, 19 Xumo-Branded FAST Channels Into Xfinity Stream App By Daniel Frankel published 25 April 23 Free channels are now natively embedded into the Stream UX
Google Fiber Is Back on the March, Touts 16th FTTH Market in Pocatello, Idaho By Daniel Frankel published 24 April 23 Google Fiber's first expansion into Idaho is part of a plan to proliferate FTTY into five more states in 2023
NCTC Sets Up MVNO Partnership With AT&T, Says Org's Collective Mobile Heft Will Be Bigger Than No. 3 U.S. Cable Company at Launch By Daniel Frankel published 13 April 23 The National Content & Technology Cooperative will begin offering its members a ready-made white-label 4G LTE and 5G mobile platform. It expects its constituents to start introducing mobile services based on it as early as June
Want Real ‘10G’ Today? Ziply Fiber Offering Symmetrical 10 Gbps Speeds for $300 a Month By Daniel Frankel published 11 April 23 New FTTH tier available in parts of Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Washington
Deadline Extended for Future’s Best of Show 2023 at NAB Show Awards By Michael Demenchuk published 3 April 23 Nominations will now be accepted from exhibitor companies through April 7
TV Fan and Critic Newton Minow Dies at 97 By John Eggerton published 7 May 23 Iconic former FCC chair was public broadcasting pioneer and approved pay TV testing
Second Court Upholds FCC’s Broadband Subsidy Delegation By John Eggerton published 4 May 23 Says USAC is sufficiently subordinate to pass constitutional muster
FTC Proposes Banning Facebook From Monetizing Youth Data By John Eggerton published 3 May 23 Says company has repeatedly violated multiple privacy settlements with agency
Gigi Sohn To Head Municipal Broadband Advocacy Group By John Eggerton published 3 May 23 Former FCC nominee joins American Association for Public Broadband as executive director
GOP Senator Pushes Bill To Force Google, Facebook Ad-Side Divestitures By John Eggerton published 3 May 23 Bill from Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) would prevent biggest platforms from having piece of ad-exchange business
