News of Note—Waterman Broadcasting, Amazon, Disney and Bloomberg

Here are the other stories we're following today:

> Waterman Broadcasting founder Bernard Waterman has died. He was 96. TVSpy article

> A look into Amazon's and Disney's big bets—and budgets—on "Lord of the Rings" and "Star Wars" TV series. The Hollywood Reporter article

> Bloomberg's Twitter news network is launching Dec. 18. Engadget article