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Telemundo Realigns Management Team
A little more than a week after assuming his new role, Telemundo Enterprises chairman Beau Ferrari has realigned the Spanish-Language programmer's management team, promoting long-time executives Mónica Gil and Ana Siegel and beefing up his direct reports. → Read More
Altice USA Sells 49.99% Lightpath Stake
Altice USA said Tuesday it has reached an agreement to sell a 49.99% interest in its Lightpath business telecom unit to Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners in a deal with an implied enterprise value of $3.2 billion. → Read More
Liquid Diet for The Pay TV Sector
While the rest of the analyst community braces for the COVID-19 pandemic’s full impact on second-quarter results, pay TV distributors and networks appear to have more than enough liquidity to weather the worst the lockdown has to offer, according to Moody’s Investors Service. → Read More
Cover Story: Brave New TV World
Direct-to-consumer offerings are fast becoming a go-to strategy for programmers → Read More
Charter to Add Five Latino-Targeted Networks
Kids Central, ¡HOLA! TV, Inglés Para Todos, Tarima TV and Hogar de HGTV to join Spectrum lineup → Read More
Netflix Takes Top Spot in ‘Must Keep TV’ Rankings
After three years of steadily climbing up the charts, SVOD pioneer Netflix took the top spot in Solutions Research Group’s 13th annual “Must Keep TV” ranking, ousting broadcaster ABC from the pole position. → Read More
Moody’s Downgrades Dish
Says capital needs for wireless network build could be high → Read More
Altice Europe Sells Remaining Stake in Altice USA
Sells 17.9M shares to broker/dealer, US unit buys 3.6M shares for $85M → Read More
Softbank Could Sell Up to $20B in T-Mobile Shares
Softbank Group said it is exploring options to monetize its stake in U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile, a move that could raise as much as $20 billion and is part of a larger plan to sell off assets. → Read More
Former AT&T Programming Czar York Named CEO of Cox Media
Cox Media Group said it has named former AT&T chief content officer Dan York as CEO of the station group, effective immediately. → Read More
Krolik to Retire as Head of Sinclair RSNs
Former Fox Sports exec led sports nets through two major deals → Read More
Cable One Raises $400M in New Stock Offering
CableOne said Monday it has started a public offering of about $400 million in new stock, with the proceeds going to pay down debt and for other corporate purposes, including possible acquisitions. → Read More
Sinclair Stock Soars on Speculation of More RSN Carriage Deals
Cubs reportedly say Comcast deal could come after baseball resumes → Read More
Charter Offers New Small Business Customers Free Month of Service
Charter Communications is offering new small and medium-sized business customers in its service territory free access to its Spectrum Business phone, internet and television services for one month as states across the country begin to lift gathering restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. → Read More
McMahon Claims Former XFL CEO Abandoned Duties During Pandemic
The battle between XFL owner Vince McMahon and Oliver Luck continued to heat up this week, with McMahon claiming his former CEO abandoned his duties as the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the alternative football league’s regular season, used a company-issued iPhone for personal use, and signed troubled players. → Read More
Sinclair: Sports Rebates Could Come
Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of about 21 regional sports networks across the country, offered analysts a sliver of insight into its sports rights deals Thursday, adding that it could expect some rebates from leagues for undelivered live games during the COVID-19 pandemic, but that they would probably be small and wouldn’t come until at least next year. → Read More
NBCU Combines Streaming, TV Units in Reorganization
NBC Entertainment, Telemundo, cable networks, international networks and Peacock to reside under one roof led by Mark Lazarus → Read More
Disney Dips After Analyst Downgrade
Shares Fall nearly 5% after Nathanson slaps ‘neutral’ rating on stock → Read More
Strong Broadband Adds Drive Charter Q1
444K additions far outpace 70,000 video customer losses → Read More
Philo Sticks to Basics for Streaming Success
Barker says customer service, price and ease of use drive subscriptions → Read More