Broadcasting & Cable News

FTC Names New Economic Bureau Chief

December 29, 2019

FTC chair Joseph Simons has tapped University of Maryland economics professor Andrew Sweeting to succeed Bruce H. Kobayashi as director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Economics starting in January. Michael Vita, deputy director of the bureau stepping in as acting director in ...

iSpot Launches Groundbreaking Business Outcome Benchmarks for TV Advertising

December 29, 2019

NEW YORK — December 20, 2019 — iSpot.tv, the market leader for real-time TV ad measurement and attribution, today announced the first-ever business-outcome benchmarking system for TV advertising. The baselines provide TV networks, brands and agencies with reliable, predictable norms for the key ...

Primetime Ratings: ‘SNF’ Down on NBC With Chiefs-Bears

December 29, 2019

NBC got the top score in Sunday prime, with Sunday Night Football leading the Peacock to a 3.2 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 16 share. In second was Fox at 2.4/11. Football Night in America fell 17% to 1.5 on NBC and the pre-game slid 14% to 3.2. The football game, Chiefs ...

Sunwise Media Documentary Wins Gold at Spotlight Awards

December 29, 2019

A documentary from Sunwise Media, formed by two long-time cable TV executives, has won a gold award as one of the top films in the Spotlight Awards. The film, Hope Village: The Story of a Hope Dealer, tells the story of a drug treatment program run by Lucy Hall. Her Hope Mary Hall Freedom House has ...

‘Miracle Workers: Dark Ages’ Season Two on TBS Jan. 28

December 29, 2019

Miracle Workers: Dark Ages, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi, begins season two on TBS Jan. 28. Simon Rich created the show and Lorne Michaels executive produces. The new season has 10 episodes. It is a medieval story about friendship, family and trying not to be murdered. It centers ...

FCC Sets Comment Deadlines for LPTV Analog Radio Service

December 29, 2019

The FCC, whose Media Bureau is seeking comment on whether analog LPTV stations should be able to continue to program an analog radio service after the deadline to switch to digital, has set comment deadlines for that input. Comments will be due by Jan. 22 and replies by Feb. 6. While full power ...

Netflix to Pay $34.7M to Hastings, Sarandos

December 29, 2019

As the competition in the streaming world ramps up, Netflix is giving its two top executives a 10% pay raise. In a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, Netflix said its compensation committee has set the salary plus bonus for CEO Reed Hastings and chief content officer Ted Sarandos ...

Gotham Sound Gears Up for Lost in Space with Lectrosonics

December 29, 2019

Long Island City, NY (December 24, 2019) — The Netflix series Lost in Space was recently re-upped for a second season, scheduled to premiere this Christmas. The reimagining of the iconic 1960s sci-fi series earned an Emmy nomination, and for season 2, New York-based Gotham Sound faced a challenge ...

Primetime Ratings: CBS Wins With ‘Price Is Right’ Special

December 29, 2019

CBS had top score in Monday prime ratings, with a The Price Is Right special leading the way. CBS did a 0.7 with a 3 share, ahead of NBC’s 0.5/3. Little fresh programming ran across the night. Featuring Seth Rogen, The Price Is Right at Night got a 0.9 and was followed by repeats of All Rise and ...