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Marquee network flubs debut
Very few people in the Chicago area weren’t able to see the premiere of the new RSN – even if a deal was struck with their provider It’s [..]
The 2019 T Dog Media Turkey Awards
Welcome to the 14th annual T Dog Media Turkey Awards – celebrating the worst in media, sports, and life in general. We have 17 recipients to announce, so [..]
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AT&T, CBS, Charter, Chicago Bears, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Fire (soccer), Cody Parkey, DirecTV, Dish, Donald Trump, Jay Leno, Jeff Probst, Jimmy Fallon, Joe Ricketts, Jussie Smollett, Kristen McQueary, L.A.'s Finest, Mad About You (2019), Mitch Trubisky, Ryan Pace, Spectrum, Survivor, T Dog Media Turkey Awards, The Red Line (CBS), Tom Ricketts, Young Sheldon
Marquee inks pact with Mediacom; but still no Chicago-area cable deal
Sinclair strikes deal to bring Cubs channel in 2020 We are now at a point where Cubs games are being shown in Des Moines but not in the [..]
Cubs’ new Marquee Network signs with DirecTV
New deal part of overall pact with Sinclair Broadcasting and AT&T. If you don’t know what the word “leverage” means if you’re a Cubs fan and a DirecTV [..]
FCC slashes franchise fees for cable companies, leaving community channels in limbo
Could have an impact nationwide, including CAN TV Chicago In a move that could have devastating consequences for community-based cable TV channels, the dysfunctional and useless FCC voted [..]
The Cubs’ new network on Dish? Don’t bet on it
Impasses with Fox, others and costs makes it tough for carriage If you are a Cubs fan and you are looking forward to watching Kris Bryant and Co. [..]
Marquee Sports hires McCarthy to run new network
Launch on track for February 2020 After hiring him as a consultant, the Chicago Cubs and Sinclair Broadcast Group announced Tuesday the hiring of Michael McCarthy as the [..]
“Mad About You” to ride once again – but not for Chicago-area viewers
The revival of the 1992-99 series with Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt is airing on Spectrum Originals – but Chicago, other markets may be out of luck If [..]
Justice Department approves Disney, Fox deal
Required sale of RSNs paves way for merger In a marked turn from its dealings with AT&T and TimeWarner, the Justice Department announced Wednesday it has approved a [..]
FCC sinks net neutrality
FCC reverses 2015 vote; leaves uncertain future for Net Never in the years I’ll followed the media business I’ve seen so much hatred for the FCC – even [..]
Comcast, TimeWarner Cable agree to merge
In what can be described as a historic deal, Philadelphia-based Comcast Corp. – the country’s largest cable operator – is purchasing New York City-based Time Warner Cable – [..]
Analysis: The real winners and losers in the CoCo lottery
The drawing in the Conan O’Brien lottery took place Monday, and it was Turner Broadcasting who turned up the lucky winner. So what does TBS actually win? Young [..]
Broadcast Networks, Cable, Sports, Syndication, Television
30 Rock, American Idol, Andy Griffith, British Open, Charter, Chevy Chase, Comcast, Conan O'Brien, Dancing With The Stars, Fox, Jon Stewart, KTTV, Leave it to Beaver, Lopez Tonight, Los Angeles, Martha Stewart, My Network TV, NBA, NCAA, New York City, Oprah Winfrey, RCN, Rupert Murdoch, Smackdown, SyFy, TBS, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, TimeWarner Cable, TMZ, Turner Broadcasting, Wendy Williams, WFLD, WGN-TV, WNYW, WPWR
T Dog’s Groovy Grab Bag
Let’s reach into the bag today and see what we can scoop out… – New fall syndication updates: WPWR plays the Feud again: Debmar-Mercury’s Family Feud returns to [..]
Comcast, Big Ten Network near deal
It’s too late for the just-about-to-conclude college basketball season, but Comcast and the Big Ten Network are close to a deal that would put the new college sports [..]
Me-Too and Me-TV Milwaukee launches today
A reminder: the new WMEU-CA, branded Me-Too is launching today at 5 a.m.The new channel is a spin-off of Me-TV (WWME-CA), which launched in 2005. WMEU is taking [..]