Wework. Biggest bets, a drop in ad sales and what that means for streaming. First, our top story, the challenge to tmobiles sprint merger in a courtroom on monday. States and the district of columbia suing to stop the deal. But the latest, jennifer read, who was in the courtroom. Takeaway what is your big take away . Jennifer it started with a surprise because the judge said, we are not going to have opening statements. I read to the pretrial memoranda , lets go straight to the witnesses. The judges really intent on getting this done in two weeks. This was part of that, getting things moving quickly. We cut right into the first witness, basically got through 2. 5 for the day. Overall, the witnesses were pretty good. Documents some bad introduced with the first witness. Ands only two witnesses part of the third but overall, i think the day was pretty good for the companies. Taylor we got a headline that sprints chief marketing officer said in 2016 that he thought this merger would raise
The tv industry suffers its steepest drop in ad sales since 2009. What that means for streaming. First, our top story, the challenge to tmobiles sprint merger took shape in a courtroom on monday. The combination of 13 states and the district of columbia suing to stop the deal. With the latest, jennifer was in the courtroom. Day one, what is your big take away . Jennifer it started with a surprise because the judge said, we are not going to have opening statements. I read enough in the pretrial memoranda, lets go straight to the witnesses. That was a big surprise, particularly for the lawyers who spent a lot of time preparing those. The judge is really intent on getting this done in two weeks. This was part of that, getting things moving quickly. We got right into the first witness, basically got through 2. 5 for the day. Overall, the witnesses were pretty good. They were better than i thought they would be for the companies. There were some bad documents introduced with the first witne
Also, a huge tree came crashing down, knocking out power lines. Were on the scene this morning. Well tell you when crews expect to get the power back on, and why its not the first time people in that neighborhood complained about that huge tree. And its going to be a hot one today. Certainly hot. Its tuesday. August 13th. Im gasia mikaelian. And good morning. Im dave clark. You called it, but Steve Paulson called it observe that. Yes. And were looking ahead even. Tomorrow looks even warmer. Ouch. Hang in there. It will change the but after what has been a pretty mild summer. We started that yesterday at warmup and will continue that today. There are areas of fog. Very thick. Some on the golden gate. But i dont think thats going to last too long, over on the san mateo coast. Inland temps will be in the 90s to near 100. And everybody will be well above average here. Forecast highs on the left. Normal on the right. That includes San Francisco, which will be way above average highs. Howeve
This is three hours. [background noises] good afternoon. The subcommittee will come to order the chair recognizes himself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Welcome to todays educational hearing on the state. I look forward to our hearing today from our witnesses representing a wide range of viewpoints across the industry. The video marketplace is rapidly changing. For over half a century americas Video Program and one white on the television in their home. Tvs and devices allowed for the string platforms to provide new choices to consumers beyond over the air and tenants satellite disk or cable. Americans are no longer tethered to rigid tv schedule. Today viewers can choose where and when they watch tv whether its at home, on the go or everywhere in between. This industry shift has ushered in redefining how we entertain, educate and inform ourselves. Access to highquality content statistics tell americans preferences are changing the streaming becomes easy and affordable choic
This is three hours. [background noises] good afternoon. The subcommittee will come to order the chair recognizes himself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Welcome to todays educational hearing on the state. I look forward to our hearing today from our witnesses representing a wide range of viewpoints across the industry. The video marketplace is rapidly changing. For over half a century americas Video Program and one white on the television in their home. Tvs and devices allowed for the string platforms to provide new choices to consumers beyond over the air and tenants satellite disk or cable. Americans are no longer tethered to rigid tv schedule. Today viewers can choose where and when they watch tv whether its at home, on the go or everywhere in between. This industry shift has ushered in redefining how we entertain, educate and inform ourselves. Access to highquality content statistics tell americans preferences are changing the streaming becomes easy and affordable choic