Broadcasting & Cable News

Sens. Seek Same-Day Audio From Supremes

July 08, 2018

Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the chair and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, have called on the Supreme Court to release same-day audio of all oral arguments. That came in a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts pointing out that the court had released ...

Broadcast Station Deals Total $5.11B in 2Q, says Kagan

July 08, 2018

Broadcast station merger and acquisition activity totaled $5.11 billion in the second quarter of 2018, the biggest quarter since second quarter 2007, according to Kagan. Kagan says that 98% of the volume was attributable to TV stations sales, led by Gray Television’s acquisition of Raycom Media for ...

Primetime Ratings: Game Shows Win For ABC

July 08, 2018

ABC won Sunday primetime ratings with game show repeats of Celebrity Family Feud and The $100,000 Pyramid, per the Nielsen overnights, 18-49. The network did a 0.7, down two tenths from last week, and averaged 3.9 million viewers. Tied for second were CBS and NBC with a 0.6 and a 3 share. CBS had ...

Celebrate 4th Of July with Zone·Tv™'s Magellan TV History

July 08, 2018

The 10 online subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service from Zone·tv - Magellan TV History – is now available on Xfinity X1, bringing one of the largest libraries of history-focused documentaries and series to even more viewers. Just in time for July 4, viewers can find programs that deep dive ...

Telestream Demonstrates the Powerful Intersection of Intelligent Media Processing, Delivery & Analytics at IBC 2018

July 08, 2018

Nevada City, California, July 2, 2018 – At IBC 2018, Telestream (Booth 7.C16), a global leader in file-based media workflow orchestration, media streaming and delivery technologies, will showcase end-to-end live streaming solutions, strategic advances in video encoding and transcoding ...

Facilis Technology Displays Shared File System Advancements and New Workflows at IBC 2018

July 08, 2018

HUDSON, MA (July 2, 2018) – At IBC 2018, Facilis (Stand 7.C14), a leading international supplier of cost-effective, high performance shared storage solutions for collaborative media production networks will demonstrate Version 7.1 features and FastTracker 2.5 for the first time in Europe. New ...

TNT Renews ‘Animal Kingdom,’ ‘Claws’

July 08, 2018

TNT has renewed two of its top scripted series, Animal Kingdom and Claws, after both shows delivered strong summer premiere numbers. Animal Kingdom (pictured, top), which drew 4.3 million total viewers for its two-night, season-three launch last month, will return for a fourth season, while Claws – ...

Team Telecom to FCC: Deny China Mobile Telecom Application

July 08, 2018

The White House's chief telecom policy arm has passed along the Executive Branch recommendation that the FCC not allow China Mobile to provide telecom services in the U.S., citing national security concerns with letting the company become a common carrier of international voice traffic between the ...

IPG Acquires Acxiom for Data-Driven Marketing

July 08, 2018

Advertising agency holding company Interpublic Group said it agreed to acquire Acxiom Marketing Solutions for $2.3 billion. The deal brings IPG Acxiom’s expertise at data management at a time when the advertising and media industries are becoming increasingly dependent on using data to identify ...