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Congress Calls NFL Commissioner Goodell to Testify on Broadcast and Streaming Rights
The House Judiciary Committee has scheduled NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to appear before lawmakers on June 10 to discuss the league's broadcast and streaming agreements. Lawmakers are probing whether the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961, which grants the NFL an antitrust exemption for national TV deals, should be revised for the modern digital environment.
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As Streaming Wars Wear on, Emmy Success Could Give Peacock and Paramount+ a Boost
With titles like 'The Madison' and 'All Her Fault,' newer streamers are hoping to replicate the Emmy playbook that helped put Netflix and Amazon Prime Video on the map.
Los Angeles Times – Entertainment & Arts
Sony Takes Stake in 32 Flavors
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.’s Culver City-based television arm is bolstering its reality TV portfolio with the acquisition of 32 Flavors, Alex Baskin’s production company. The deal will bring Baskin’s portfolio of premium unscripted programming – including Emmy-nominated series “Vanderpump Rules,” “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” and “The Valley” – under Sony Pictures Television Inc.’s […] The post Sony Takes Stake in 32 Flavors appeared first on Los Angeles Business Journal.
Los Angeles Business Journal
Samsung TV Plus Australia Rolls Out Content Partnerships With BBC Studios & NBCUniversal
We bet Samsung TV Plus users are just over the moon with Law & Order being added into the fold.
B&T (Australia)
Retrans Impasse Blocks Scripps Stations, By Law, To DirecTV Users
As the 7pm hour began across the East Coast of the U.S., every TV station owned by The E.W. Scripps Co. was effectively obstructed under federal law from those who receive local broadcast television stations via DirecTV. The reason? A new carriage deal could not be reach, and each party blames each other.
Radio & TV Business Report (RBR+TVBR)
Dhar Mann Is Going to Tribeca X to Prove CTV Can Do TV’s Job — and that Creators Belong in the Conversation
Hyper-engaged audiences, lightning-fast production, and a finger on the cultural pulse has made CTV partnerships with creators like Dhar Mann very enticing for brands.
Digiday
💬 Top Television Social Posts
Tweet by @JakeAKline
#HBO and #Euphoria creator Sam Levinson have each confirmed the Season 3 finale is a series finale. $WBD
Thread by @Oliverdarcy
As @passantino points out in his @statusnews column, "60 Minutes" was already a digital beast, with 2.5 *BILLION* video views on social media this past season—something CBS News bragged about just 10 days ago. But now the network is trying to justify overhauling the show's leadership team by suggesting it's a stale old linear brand. Suffice to say, it doesn't add up!