Paul Robertson, president of Canada’s Shaw Media, dies
A well-known figure in the Canadian broadcast landscape has died after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Gore site LiveLeak bans Steven Sotloff beheading video
The operator of one of the Internet’s largest gore websites says it will not allow users to redistribute a video showing the beheading of an American war correspondent in Iraq.
Raycom yanks local stations off DirecTV
More than 50 local television stations are blacked out on DirecTV after the pay TV company failed to reach a retransmission agreement with Raycom.
Former FOX40 anchor Sabrina Rodriguez makes first court appearance
A former Sacramento television news anchor and reporter accused of grand theft and burglary made her first court appearance on Friday.
TiVo releasing box for cord-cutters in quest to reclaim subscribers
Will cord-cutters pay $50 for a TiVo box that charges more than $150 in yearly fees? The company sure hopes so.
50 mayors support Comcast merger, offer misleading examples of ‘competition’
Nearly five dozen U.S. mayors supported the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger on Thursday, offering misleading examples of competitive pricing and services to back their endorsement.
Thousands boycott St. Louis station KSDK over story on Ferguson cop
Thousands have called for a boycott of NBC station KSDK after the news outlet published video showing the home of the Ferguson police officer who shot Michael Brown.
Two journalists detained while covering Ferguson protests
Wesley Lowery of the Washington Post and Ryan Reilly of the Huffington Post were temporarily detained by police in Ferguson, Missouri.
Why KPIX-TV must apologize for its Robin Williams “Alcoholics Anonymous” story
KPIX executives have expressed no interest in apologizing over a controversial report, and viewers would be wise to take note.
KPIX-TV slammed over Robin Williams “Alcoholics Anonymous” story
Viewers are criticizing the station for airing an interview with a CBS employee who claims to have attended an AA meeting with Robin Williams.
