Here are some items making national news this Monday morning:
NBC Peppered by Online Critics in Shuffle of Hosts
Last week's news that Erica Hill was leaving CBS to shove Jenna Wolfe aside at NBC's Weekend Today hasn't gone over quite as well as NBC might have hoped. Numerous critics have taken up their pitchforks on social media, the blogosphere and elsewhere to trash the Peacock Network's latest screw job. [NY Times]
Roosevelt Tried To Abolish the FCC
The Communications Act of 1934 established the Federal Communications Commission. Despite having signed the law that did so, President Franklin D. Roosevelt soon began trying to shut it down. [The Technology Liberation Front]
Retrans Fees Seen Hitting $6B By 2018
This year, SNL Kagan has forecast that TV station owners will reap $2.36 billion from cable and satellite companies. By 2018, that amount could nearly triple, ballooning to somewhere north of $6 billion. If you don't think your cable bill is quite high enough yet, hang on. [TVNewsCheck]
Netflix Adopts Anti-Takeover Plan Designed To Thwart Carl Icahn
Noted corporate raider Carl Icahn said last week he's bought up nearly 10% of Netflix. Upon learning this, the streaming/DVD-by-mail company has put in place mechanisms that make sudden and not-so-wise takeovers a bit more difficult to pull off. Will it work? We'll see. [Deadline Hollywood]
Last week's news that Erica Hill was leaving CBS to shove Jenna Wolfe aside at NBC's Weekend Today hasn't gone over quite as well as NBC might have hoped. Numerous critics have taken up their pitchforks on social media, the blogosphere and elsewhere to trash the Peacock Network's latest screw job. [NY Times]
Roosevelt Tried To Abolish the FCC
The Communications Act of 1934 established the Federal Communications Commission. Despite having signed the law that did so, President Franklin D. Roosevelt soon began trying to shut it down. [The Technology Liberation Front]
Retrans Fees Seen Hitting $6B By 2018
This year, SNL Kagan has forecast that TV station owners will reap $2.36 billion from cable and satellite companies. By 2018, that amount could nearly triple, ballooning to somewhere north of $6 billion. If you don't think your cable bill is quite high enough yet, hang on. [TVNewsCheck]
Netflix Adopts Anti-Takeover Plan Designed To Thwart Carl Icahn
Noted corporate raider Carl Icahn said last week he's bought up nearly 10% of Netflix. Upon learning this, the streaming/DVD-by-mail company has put in place mechanisms that make sudden and not-so-wise takeovers a bit more difficult to pull off. Will it work? We'll see. [Deadline Hollywood]
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