Broadcasters are telling the Federal Communication Commission it’s going too far in stepping up scrutiny of how much local content they air. Concurrently, consumer groups are saying it is the broadcasters who are going too far in resisting scrutiny. In…
Amid a potential shareholder uprising and plunging stock values, Yahoo made official a rumored ad-sharing agreement with Google. Earlier today, Yahoo announced that discussions with Microsoft had officially ended following its unsolicited bid to acquire all or part of Yahoo…
Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will join Fox News Channel as a commentator, TVNewser reports. Fox News, which signed the former Arkansas governor to a one-year deal, is expected to make the announcement later today, the Web site notes….
ABC News will continue to keep correspondents Kate Snow and Eloise Harper on Hillary Clinton coverage, TVNewser reports. The decision comes even as Sen. Clinton bowed out of the presidential race, the Web site notes. —Vlada Gelman
ABC, CBS and NBC plan to have at least three hours of live, prime-time coverage of both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, the New York Times reports. That is on par with their coverage four years ago, with the…
The American Cable Association is urging the FCC to change current retransmission-consent regulations, claiming they give too much control to broadcasters and limit cable customers’ access to local programming, TVNewsday reports. The ACA wants the FCC to allow cable systems…
Neil MacNeil, who was among the first television correspondents covering Congress, died of lung cancer on Saturday in Bethesda, Md., the New York Times reports. He was 85. MacNeil appeared on “Washington Week in Review,” which was produced by WETA-TV…
Kay Madati has joined CNN Worldwide as its vice president of member services, Multichannel News reports. Madati will be responsible for exploring ways to engage consumers with CNN content on-air, online and on mobile devices, the newspaper says. —Vlada Gelman
Barrington Broadcasting CEO James Yager was elected chairman by the National Association of Broadcasters’ Television Board, TVNewsday reports. Yager will succeed Post-Newsweek Stations CEO Alan Frank, the Web site says. Gannett Broadcasting Executive VP Lynn Beall was re-elected vice chair,…
U.S. consumers will buy 31 million digital televisions this year, boosting cumulative sales to about 116 million, as more households prepare for the switchover to all-digital broadcasts next February. Almost 70% of U.S. households will own a digital television set…