If he carries through with the threat, it sure seems as if Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus would be shooting his party in the foot. Priebus feels upcoming programming about Hillary Clinton on CNN and NBC will amount to hagiography and an electoral advantage, but he's being shortsighted on multiple levels.

ESPN distribution executives may be thinking thank heavens for football. Of course, there's the annual excitement with the prospect of big ratings from the NFL and a massive schedule of college games. But this year, the benefit may stretch into the distribution realm.

Based on when this is read, Time Warner Cable and CBS may have settled their fee battle. Or, be in the midst of station blackouts. Or, have agreed to keep kicking the can down the road.

The land of Shakespeare uses descriptions of media behavior that at least bear some consideration for the American lexicon. Terms such as multi-tasking and dual-screening employed in industry reports and panel discussions stateside are getting a bit tired. Neologisms are needed, if for no other reason than to give the appearance of progress.

This is not a new thesis. Credit would be given, but there is no memory of who promulgated it. So, so-and-so, hopefully will simply appreciate the appreciation here. The thought: how lucky Twitter is to profit from free content. Think about it. Twitter is essentially betting much of its future on serving as a hub for conversation about TV.

It won't be long before the media industry gets a sense of the government's stance on the proposed Nielsen-Arbitron merger that promises to have a resounding impact on media measurement. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is expected to signal the direction it's leaning by the end of August, Nielsen CEO David Calhoun made clear Tuesday.

The emergence of Google, Twitter and Facebook is an acknowledged reason behind the proposed Publicis and Omnicom merger. The two agency giants surely want to gain scale in negotiating for access to their data. Or, possibly even blunt any designs the three have on becoming some version of media or even creative agencies.

Lately, many in Congress have come to view their roles vis--vis the TV business as protecting consumers against service disruptions and escalating bills. So, they'll continue to hold hearings and introduce bills.

It's still up in the air how the joint Univision-ABC News venture will manifest itself. Programming announcements and other clues should start to flood in soon as it nears launch later this year.

The last decade has brought a pair of revolutions in consumer viewing behavior. The first was widespread adoption of the DVR, ushering in ad-avoidance that disrupted traditional business models. The second is just getting going: the boom in viewing on mobile devices.