Broadcasting & Cable News

Calibre partners with V2 Indonesia at AV Week Jakarta

October 20, 2019

The integration of immersive display solutions into the world of enterprise conferencing and collaborative working was a key theme for Calibre at AV Week Jakarta. The event ran from 9-11 October at Kasablanka Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia. Calibre teamed up with its brand-new local partner V2 Indonesia ...

AGB Events Helps Light Up Cairns Festival

October 20, 2019

For the third year in a row, Sydney-based creators, curators and producers of iconic celebrations AGB Events have staged a projection mapping show - “Migratory Patterns” - onto the iconic Cairns City Library for the Cairns Festival, for whom the company acted as creative consultant. ...

AT&T’s Xandr Acquires TV Ad Business clypd

October 20, 2019

AT&T Xandr advertising unit said it acquired clypd, adding more advanced TV capabilities to its existing digital and addressable business. Clypd is used by broadcast and cable programmers to serve relevant advertising to viewers using audience and other data. AT&T has been using the ...

JONATHAN YOUNG GEARS UP WITH ANTON/BAUER AND SACHTLER FOR 'THE AMERICAS WITH SIMON REEVE'

October 20, 2019

BURY ST EDMUNDS, U.K., and SHELTON, Conn. — Oct. 18, 2019 — Anton/Bauer's Dionic XT batteries and a Sachtler flowtech100 carbon-fibre tripod played starring roles in the production of Series 1 of "The Americas With Simon Reeve," currently airing on BBC Two. As director of photography for the ...

Steve Wozniak to Present Newly Elevated SMPTE Fellows During the SMPTE Awards Gala

October 20, 2019

LOS ANGELES and WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Oct. 18, 2019 — SMPTE®, the organization that is defining the future of storytelling, today announced that Silicon Valley icon and renowned philanthropist Steve Wozniak will help to honor the motion-imaging industry leaders being elevated to SMPTE Fellow status ...

Primetime Ratings: Football Down on Fox

October 20, 2019

Fox won Thursday ratings easily, Thursday Night Football giving the network a 3.0 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 14 share. That stomped the 0.8/4 that ABC got. Fox had Chiefs versus Broncos across prime. Last week, Giants-Patriots rated a 3.4. ABC had Grey’s Anatomy at 1.2 and ...

Jane Fonda, Sam Waterston Arrested During D.C. Climate Change Protest

October 20, 2019

Grace and Frankie co-stars Jane Fonda and Same Waterston were arrested in Washington, DC on Friday during a climate change protest. The duo were participating in Fire Drill Fridays at the U.S. Capitol, a weekly protest launched by Fonda Oct. 11 in support of the Green New Deal, a bill ...

Nominate TV Station Groups, Execs for Awards

October 20, 2019

B&C is looking for nominations for 2019 Station Group of the Year, Station General Manager of the Year, News Director of the Year and Multiplatform Broadcaster of the Year. The deadline is Monday, Nov. 4, at noon ET. Please send your nominations to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or ...

'Making It' Back on NBC Dec. 2

October 20, 2019

A new season of crafting program Making It, starring Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman, arrives on NBC Dec. 2. It continues Dec. 3-5 and Dec. 9-10, and concludes with a two-hour finale Dec. 11. Poehler and Offerman executive produce. “I’m so happy to be back in the barn for season two of Making It ...