Broadcasting & Cable News

MPAA Praises NJ Tax Break

July 08, 2018

The Motion Picture Association of America was giving a shout out Tuesday (July 3) to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy for signing a new production incentive bill into law. The bill will provide a tax break up up to 35% of (qualified) expenses for TV and film production, with up to $75 million set ...

NEP UK FUTURE-PROOFS WIMBLEDON WITH IP-BASED BROADCASTING SYSTEMS

July 08, 2018

NEP UK, an NEP Broadcast Services Company, today announces it is providing technical Host Broadcast Services to The Championships, Wimbledon, for the first Championships to be broadcast utilizing SMPTE ST 2110 compliant fully redundant IP technology. NEP UK has installed a distributed routing ...

Some Vets Push for Net Reg Return

July 08, 2018

In an effort coordinated with net neutrality activist group Fight for the Future, some military veterans have launched an open online letter, vetsforthe.net, to try and pressure House members to sign on to an effort to restore open internet rules. Looking to get some July 4 attention, the letter, ...

Fox Sports Scores Mixed Ratings Results for Early World Cup Knockout Round Coverage

July 08, 2018

Fox Sports is averaging more than 2 million viewers for early coverage of the World Cup's Round of 16 matches amid major tournament upsets and the elimination of high-profile teams. Fox Sports is averaging 2.3 million viewers across Fox broadcasting and FS1 through July 2 — the first three days of ...

Reports: AT&T to Raise DirecTV Now Packages by $5

July 08, 2018

According to numerous reports, AT&T is increasing the pricing of its DirecTV Now streaming video service by $5 per month across the board for new customers beginning July 26. The new pricing scheme comes less than one month after AT&T received regulatory approval for its $108.7 billion ...

Syndication Ratings: World Cup Strikes Syndies Again

July 08, 2018

CBS Television Distribution’s Dr. Phil was the only talk show out of 15 to improve in the week ended June 22 as daytime shows continued to take a hit in the second week of preemptions for coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Fox. In addition, network cut-ins for reports on President Trump’s ...

NEP UK deploys Axon Cerebrum at Wimbledon 2018 To Control & Monitor Fully-IP Sports Production

July 08, 2018

NEP UK, leading OB and broadcast facilities provider, has confirmed that it has deployed Axon’s Cerebrum platform to control and monitor its complex IP workflow, which will deliver technical Host Broadcast Services for The AELTC Championships at Wimbledon this month. This year’s tournament, ...

HGTV Gives Itself TV’s Biggest Promo Push

July 08, 2018

B&C has partnered with attention and conversion analytics company iSpot.tv to bring you a weekly chart we call Promo Mojo: exclusive data showing the top five TV promos ranked by TV ad impressions. These are the shows networks have been promoting most heavily to drive tune-in (our data covers ...

Alpha Networks Acquires Hubee

July 08, 2018

BRAINE-L’ALLEUD, Belgium — July 4, 2018 — Alpha Networks, a leading provider in hybrid TV back-ends, announced today that it has acquired 100 percent of the shares of Hubee, a Paris-based software company specialising in smart video platforms and unique user experience solutions. This acquisition ...