More cable news from around the Web:
> Already struggling with a soft ad market and carriage troubles with smaller pay-TV distributors, Viacom lost a major asset with the announced departure of Daily Show host Jon Stewart. Story
> Sky and BT paid a 71 percent increase, or $7.8 billion, to re-up rights to England's Premier League. Story
> Conservative media company Newsmax has signed a carriage deal with Verizon FiOS for its cable channel. Story
> NBC News has suspended embattled anchor Brian Williams for six months without pay. Story
> E! Entertainment has consolidated its on-air news and website operations, promoting several executives in the process. Story
> Without a lead-in audience from hit series The Walking Dead, new AMC original series Better Call Saul saw its ratings drop significantly on Monday night, drawing just 1.6 million viewers 18-49. Story
> Reps Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Bob Latta (R-Ohio) reintroduced a House version of a bill that would boost exploration of the upper 5 GHz band for unlicensed Wi-Fi use. Story
> RCN Business is offering a new managed LAN service. Story
> John Malone will join the board of Lionsgate as part of the studio's stock exchange deal with Starz. Story
And finally … A Philadelphia Daily News reporter called the 92-year-old mother of Comcast CEO Brian Roberts to talk about the poor customer service record of her son's company. Story