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FCC chairman @AjitPaiFCC get emotional signing off today. He thanks his parents who came to US in 1971 “with $8, a transistor radio and the American dream. I hope I made you proud.”
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"What we don't want is a society in which every member of the press is economically & physically unsure of what is going to happen next. We don't a world where... that chilling effect comes in bc then we stop covering the stories that matter" @KillerMartinis at Fourth Estate Gala
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News we all could use: @AnimalPlanet kicks off a 94-hour marathon of its puppy, kitten series "TOO CUTE!" at noon today.
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Pretty rare to see a network launch these days. @billabbottHC talks about Sunday's @HallmarkDrama launch. ow.ly/4BW930fx7HM
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For all those making New Year's resolutions to live healthier, go for it! Don't be discouraged by the snarky naysayers. I'm down 85 pounds and counting. The first step is making the commitment, no matter what day is on the calendar.
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We moved my dad into assisted living over the weekend. Got choked up when I called Comcast to cancel his service and the CSR said he has been a subscriber since 1983. I remember the day we got cable so very well…
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Glenn Beck's @TheBlaze scores big distribution win with Cablevision. Being added to Optimum Preferred, Silver and Gold Packages in late May.
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I’ve been so blessed to work and learn from Mike for those 14 years. He has been a huge champion for Cablefax and me. I’m sad, but also excited to see what he accomplishes next. Go get em, Mike!
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Big news for the Macleans. We are just weeks away from becoming first-time puppy owners. Meet Polo.
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This is my favorite show right now. The first thing my 16-year-old said when she walked in the door from school today is, "There's a new episode of Afterparty today!"
The amount of comedic talent on @AppleTVPlus's "The Afterparty" is ridiculous. I've never laughed this hard at a #TCA panel - adding it to tonight's watch list.
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On #InternationalWomensDay, I'm proud to say I've been reporting for @Cablefax for 17 of its 29 years of existence! #LadyBrags
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Halfway through “Becoming Duchess Goldblatt,” and it really is special. I discovered @duchessgoldblat some time ago via @LyleLovett and fell in love with Her Grace. I’d like to think Duchess similarly has led others to Lovett’s genius.
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Normally, my kids don't care or understand my job... Today my 10-year-old is very invested in my merger coverage and is concerned that Discovery is going to try to sneak some education into his favorite Cartoon Network shows.
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If/when Locast rolls out to more markets, will be interesting to see if it changes these #retrans disputes in any meaningful way. My story today deals with it and Charter-Tribune: cablefax.com/regulation/char…
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Celebrating @Cablefax's @k8schaeffer's 20th work anniversary today! It's been a fun ride, from events to magazines to making sure I get to see Jim Henson Studios!
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OK, everyone complaining about LOUD commercials on Hulu (and other streamers). Rep Eshoo and Sen Whitehouse are introducing a bill to extend the CALM Act regulating the volume of TV commercials to streaming services as well. eshoo.house.gov/sites/eshoo.…
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ACA Connects' Matt Polka receives Cablefax's first-ever Founders Circle award. We couldn't find anyone with a bad word to say about Matt. We even tried @nabtweets! cablefax.com/event/2022-cabl…
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True, there are a lot of men at #cabletecexpo. But did you know @Cablefax has an all-women editorial crew here? We share some of our takes at the end of the Day 1 Video Show Daily. @SaraWinegardner, @MollieCahillane and myself are back at it today! piped.video/watch?v=X9W5ZqI9…
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Highly recommend the @MoRocca's Mobituraries podcast episode on Harvey. The whole family listened to it during a recent long car ride.
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Q&A w/ Malone
Does Disney own ESPN in 5 year? No
Long term buyer of DIS or NFLX? NFLX
Long term buyer GOOG or APPL? That's hard. Google
IPO Markets come Back 24 or 25? 25
Yellowstone or Ted Lasso? Ted Lasso
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Really excited to have @NoahZiegler join the @Cablefax team as Associate Editor. He's a recent James Madison University grad and the co-founder 859 Insider, a website dedicated to covering high school sports in the Northern Kentucky area. Welcome, Noah!
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As the national news networks turn their eyes to my home state for runoff results tonight, let's practice: DeKalb is Duh-CAB not Duh-CALB. Houston County is HOW-ston. I'm not even going to address the second T in Atlanta. Bless your hearts.
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Wow. TiVo (Xperi) and Comcast bury the patent hatchet... The two announced a 15-year patent license agreement that resolves all outstanding litigation.
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We featured five women presidents/CEOs of operators on @Cablefax's Most Powerful Women cover: @sparklightcares @gethotwire @WOW_WAY @MCTVOhio @BoyersPatty Awesome meeting them at @TheCableCenter for a photo shoot and roundtable (featured in the mag). view.imirus.com/437/document…
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August began with me writing in Cablefax's Top Ops about some of my dad's issues watching his Atlanta Braves once he moved into assisted living. I didn't expect him to pass away a few weeks after it published, but I take solace in my belief that heaven has the full sports bundle.
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Busy morning meant my second grader volunteered to pack his own lunch while I dealt with work. On the drive to school I find out he packed a Popsicle.
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I’ve been sick. (Yes, it was Covid. Yes, I’m vaxxed & boosted) But now I’m back and ready to watch the Dawgs win the Orange Bowl and cover whatever programming blackouts come our way. Bring it 2022.
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Charter & Roku statement on return of Spectrum App. "The Spectrum TV App is now available for download from the Roku channel store. We are pleased to renew our partnership & offer this great streaming experience to our shared customers.” They describe deal as mutually beneficial
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CuriosityStream CEO Clint Stinchcomb is getting the band back together, hiring longtime Discovery exec Bill Goodwyn as chief revenue officer and evp, strategy, business development & partnerships. Goodwyn most recently was with Discovery Education.
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A 5K for a great cause is a good way to forget about yesterday’s S.C. loss. 👟 @KSSuperHERO @Anniehowellpr
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Didn't expect to feel emotional during a #CableTecExpo session. Comcast's Adina Halter is discussing voice control of set-top for customers with non-standard speech. Watching someone lose ability to communicate w/ tech is tough. Nice to know engineers are trying to address this.
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Charter will offer free Spectrum broadband and WiFi access for 60 days to households with K-12 and/or college students who do not already have a Spectrum broadband subscription at any service level up to 100 Mbps.
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Hard not to get distracted when your 9-year-old passes you a note that says, "I'm bored. Let's get mustaches."
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True Words: “I wake up every morning and I try not to be a dick. When you live your life like that, things tend to work out for you,” Cable Pioneers inductee Marc Cohen of Evolution Digital #cablepioneers
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Charter narrative in Disney spat is that it is trying to create the blueprint for a sustainable video model. One of the slides for this morning’s presentation.
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Headed to ACA Connects Summit next month? Bring some towels, baby wipes, gift cards, etc that can be donated to DC domestic violence shelter @mysistersplacdc. It's part of the Summit's inaugural Summit Social Good Initiative sponsored by @NCTItraining.
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I miss back when you could just talk to someone on the phone without having to see them too...
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Best to @k8schaeffer, who has been on this ride with me for more than 20 years! How'd we get so old?!?
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If you're at #TIS22 grab a copy of the just-released Cablefax Top Ops Magazine! And if you're not at the show, read all about it at CablefaxTopOps.com. Congrats to MSO of the Year Breezeline, Independent Op of Year Armstrong, our Regional Rainmakers honorees & more!
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Today is the official transition of DIY Network to Magnolia Network, which appropriately feels like a house flipping project that took way longer than anticipated.
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Our Cablefax Media Associate in total seriousness asked if this photo hanging on my office wall is of me and my husband.
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Is this ND-Clemson game going to postpone SNL? Can we skip local news tonight? I think we are good on news.
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Rep Lizzie Fletcher references the photo of witness Kristin Danielle Urquiza's father as he was dying with COVID and she could only Facetime him. Kristin, founder of @MarkedByCovid, put the photo at the top of her written testimony here: docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/I…
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My 10-year-old makes his Cablefax TV critic debut giving tonight's Disney Channel premiere of "Christmas Again!?" an 89 out of 10 rating. #DisneyChristmasAgain cablefax.com/programming/dis…
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As we recognize #Veterans today, I want to highlight @PHWFF, a nonprofit, volunteer-run org that I think is doing great work with rehabilitation through #flyfishing. Anyone who loves to fish I think can immediately understand the peace of mind it can bring.
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Since Rod Stewart is trending... My stepmom took me to a Stewart concert the night before my SAT. Didn't get home til 2am. Went to sleep in clothes I was wearing, rolled out of bed in same clothes and took test. Still managed to get into UGA. Go Dawgs! Go Rod!
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AT&T - DirecTV reach #retrans deal with Nexstar, ending blackout that's been going on since July 4.
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Maybe we should call this Black September... DISH loses Hearst TV Stations, joining Nexstar-DirecTV and Charter-Disney blackouts.
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Michael Powell has had many titles over the years. FCC Chairman, NCTA CEO, Calvary Platoon Leader. I suspect none quite as sweet as the title he added today: Grandpa. Congrats!
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In honor of what I hope is a Nats win tonight, my kiddo running the bases back when Nats Park first opened. Her daddy was more excited than her.
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Evercore estimates Charter's costs for Disney deal will increase by $339mm, reflecting $455mm in wholesale payments for Disney+ partially offset by a $116mm decrease in linear programming costs.
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I am going to put emphasis on the "over time."
NHL Commish Gary Bettman on RSNs: "Going direct-to-consumer over time makes more and more sense."
Listen to the MandO podcast here:
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Hulu says its average viewer is 31 years old with a median household income of $92K. Last year's #1 show was "South Park" with 135mln hours watched. #NewFronts #Hulu
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CEO of Golden West says 65% of its rural SD subs are unable to receive at least 1 of the 4 major broadcast networks via over-the-air signal; 1/3 are unable to receive any of the Big 4 due to the broadcasters’ failure to provide signals throughout their licensed areas. #retrans
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What do I love more? That the Scranton-Wilkes Barre airport just paged a passenger who left his book of Emily Dickinson poetry on the plane or that he was reading a book of poetry? ❤️
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Day 2 back from vacation, and I’m missing this outside my window. #BigSkyCountry #MeetMeInMontana
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Sleep disrupted by AT&T-CBS, but still made it to body combat class because that would be letting #retrans take ME down. 🥊
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On a personal note, my daughter is a senior. I’ve never been inside her high school for meet the teacher night due to work or COVID. Tonight was my last chance and I made it! Even though Disney-Charter blew up at the end! But I made it!!
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You know I’m in high stress Cablefax 100 editing mode when I pull out the crochet hook to relax. Made Joseph for a Nativity set tonight. But it’s tempting to start crocheting Cablefax 100 honorees!
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Guess whose anniversary it is today? Mine and my husband's! ❤️❤️❤️ Oh, it's also AT&T-TWX's... But we still have 15 years on them.
Today is the one-year anniversary of @ATT buying Time Warner. cablefax.com/programming/a-l…
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Teacher Appreciation Week starts Monday, followed by Mother's Day on Sunday. I expect to be drowning in gratitude all week from the students at the Maclean Academy for Bored, Bright Children.
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My favorite New Year's Eve worked was Dec 31, 1999 in the AP's Atlanta Bureau. Worked the overnight. Office was full in case Y2K turned crazy. It didn't, and everyone deserted me by 2am. I kept thinking what if the crazy is just delayed and I have to manage it solo! @MichaelG1
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My husband is forced to join the rest of us in working/schooling from home this week. This is his first time experiencing virtual trombone lessons during the work day. I can't stop cackling.
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And the award for brightest media kit goes to @ACAConnects for #Summit2020. See you next month in my backyard!
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Some of the work-from-home tips out there crack me up. In my house: my husband takes the kitchen table and spends the day fighting with the cat. I take the bed literally because our bedroom is too small for a desk. And seriously, who knows what the kids are doing?
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Also had to work in an emergency vet visit during the day for this sweet guy. He won’t bear weight on back paw. Send good vibes that it is just a muscle pull and anti-inflammatories will help.
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NBCUniversal and YouTube TV have agreed to a short extension while parties continue talks. NBCUniversal will not go dark on YouTube TV at midnight eastern tonight.
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DirecTV loses Hearst stations in #retrans dispute. Includes Boston’s WCVB and Baltimore’s WBAL.
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The Olympics really can bring folks together. DISH and TEGNA reach new carriage deal after stations have been off since early October. #retrans
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The express elevator from the Four Seasons Philly atop Comcast Technology Center. 60 floors in 50 seconds. 🤢
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Inbox: Fox and Comcast reach long-term renewal of their distribution agreement. It includes Fox-owned broadcast stations, FS1, Fox News, Fox Business, FS2, BTN and Fox Deportes.
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YouTube TV loses ABC stations and Disney-owned networks. Disney: “We stand ready to reach an equitable agreement w/ Google as quickly as possible in order to minimize the inconvenience to YouTube TV viewers by restoring our networks. We hope Google will join us in that effort.”
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Cox Communications president Pat Esser says Cox's network has seen 2 years of growth in just 5 months.
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