carriage fees | Adweek

ESPN Lays Off More Than 100 Employees Rare cost-cutting measure for Disney’s sports giant By Anthony Crupi

ESPN on Tuesday began making a significant reduction of its work force, laying off more than 100 employees at its Bristol, Conn., headquarters and in at least one regional technology…

May 21, 2013, 2:39 PM EDT

A la Carte Wars: Cablevision Sues Viacom for Bundling MSO goes to the mattresses over widespread industry practice By Sam Thielman

In an apparent bid to set a legal precedent, Cablevision on Tuesday announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Viacom for “bundling,” the practice by which programmers force distributors…

February 26, 2013, 3:43 PM EST

Time Warner Does the Math on Sky-High Sports Rights Cable operator says long-term pacts minimize risk By Anthony Crupi

Time Warner Cable chairman and CEO Glenn Britt on Thursday told investors that the operator’s RSN strategy is designed to minimize costs in the long haul. Speaking on TWC’s fourth quarter…

January 31, 2013, 3:25 PM EST

Burke: NBC Is Leaving $1 Billion on the Table Network exec vows to gain equal footing with rivals By Anthony Crupi

NBC is consisting on crumbs while its broadcast television rivals dine like kings, and Steve Burke is fed up. Speaking to investors Thursday at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012…

September 13, 2012, 8:25 PM EDT

Lawmakers Hope to Turn Off the Dark Senate Commerce committee hearing to assess impact of the Cable Act By Katy Bachman

This week’s Senate Commerce committee hearing on the Cable Act—the law often blamed for blackouts on cable and satellite TV—may not be the clash of the titans, but it will…

July 23, 2012, 12:03 AM EDT

Topic: carriage fees