THE WEEK AHEAD...

Coming Monday

The Business section focuses on set-top cable boxes — an unpopular consumer gadget that could be headed to the tech trash heap. New regulations could break the hold that pay-TV companies have in forcing customers to pay fees for boxes — and could open their content to new providers such as Amazon and Netf lix.

Banker group to meet in L.A.

The annual convention of the American Bankers Assn., the nation’s main banking trade group, gets going in earnest Monday morning in downtown Los Angeles. Bankers from across the country will gather to talk about bitcoin, cybersecurity and other issues. They will also hear from Richard Cordray, director of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Cities to push for NFL teams

Representatives from St. Louis, San Diego and Oakland will meet in New York on Wednesday to try to persuade the National Football League not to move their teams to Los Angeles. The cities will give presentations to a joint gathering of the NFL’s Los Angeles, stadium and f inance committees. The plan calls for a vote of NFL owners on the contentious subject in January.

‘Big Short’ to premiere

The AFI Fest movie festival will conclude at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Thursday with the world premiere of “The Big Short,” the real-life story of four Wall Street outsiders who bet against the big banks ahead of the global f inancial crisis in the late 2000s. The f ilm is based on business author Michael Lewis’ bestseller “The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine.”

Viacom will post earnings

Viacom, which has seen its stock battered this year by investors, releases its earnings Thursday amid concerns over the future of the cable TV industry. Last week Viacom competitor Time Warner lowered estimates of its 2016 earnings. Viacom, controlled by 92-yearold mogul Sumner Redstone, includes Comedy Central, MTV, VH-1, Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures.