Broadcasting & Cable News

Network Affils: FCC Political Ad 'Clarification' Is Failure on All Counts

January 05, 2020

Add the major network affiliate associations to the list of those supporting the National Association of Broadcasters petition to the FCC to clarify its "clarification" of political ad reporting rules, an FCC action they called a failure on all counts. Related: FCC Clarifies Political Ad ...

BBC America Orders Season Four of ‘Killing Eve’

January 05, 2020

BBC America has ordered a fourth season of hit drama Killing Eve. The third season debuts in the spring. Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer star. Sid Gentle Films Ltd. produces the show. Phoebe Waller-Bridge was lead writer in the first season, Emerald Fennell was in season two and Suzanne Heathcote holds ...

Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With ‘Last Man Standing’ Return

January 05, 2020

Fox won the Thursday ratings race thanks to the premiere of Last Man Standing. On a night replete with reruns, Fox’s two premieres led to a 0.8 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 4 share. In second was ABC at 0.7/3. Two episodes of Last Man Standing did a 0.9 and the premiere of ...

Doomsday for TV Localism and Community If FCC Doesn’t Change Archaic Rules

January 05, 2020

"With the death of newspapers in all but a few major markets, broadcast television is the only real source of local news left in American society. The survival of local journalism is vital to the fate of American democracy and our communities." -Armstrong Williams Over the past few decades, the ...

After $1.58B Spent on Streaming Tech, Disney+ Faced Issues - What Will Other Services Do?

January 05, 2020

Disney+’s Nov. 12 launch was the culmination of a years-long effort by the company to stake out territory in the direct-to-consumer streaming video space. In the lead up to launch day, media coverage centered on Disney’s deep library and new, original content. On launch day, that content still got ...

Microsoft Pushes FCC to Act on White Spaces Petition

January 05, 2020

Microsoft is telling the FCC that wireless internet providers have been able to boost their throughput tenfold using the TV white spaces Microsoft wants more of, and said the FCC should act on its proposal seeking tweaks to the current white spaces regime. That came in a meeting between Microsoft ...

Al Pacino Thriller Series ‘Hunters’ on Amazon Feb. 21

January 05, 2020

Al Pacino thriller Hunters premieres on Amazon Feb. 21. David Weil created the show and Jordan Peele executive produces. Hunters follows a diverse band of Nazi hunters living in 1977 New York City. The Hunters have discovered that hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials are living in the area and ...

AT&T and Hearst Again Extend Retrans Negotiations

January 05, 2020

AT&T and Hearst Television extended their retransmission consent fee negotiation until 5 p.m. Friday, keeping the stations available to DirecTV subscribers for at least a little while longer. Their agreement expired on Dec. 31 at midnight but the two sides agreed to an extension as talks ...

Feature Film Nominees Announced by American Society of Cinematographers

January 05, 2020

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has nominated eight feature films in the Theatrical and Spotlight categories of the 34 ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards. Winners will be named at the organization’s annual awards on January 25 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland. ...