Broadcasting & Cable News

Finale for Eventful ‘Survivor’ Season on CBS Dec. 18

December 22, 2019

Season 39 of Survivor ends Dec. 18, with one castaway awarded $1 million. Remaining in the hunt on the CBS reality program are Lauren Beck, Janet Carbin, Dean Kowalski, Noura Salman and Tommy Sheehan. This season is themed “Island of the Idols,” with past winners “Boston” Rob Mariano and Sandra ...

ChyronHego's Virtual Football System Earns Official FIFA Quality Certification for Virtual Offside Line Technology

December 22, 2019

LONDON — Dec. 17, 2019 — ChyronHego today announced that its Virtual Football system has been certified as a virtual offside line technology by FIFA®, the world governing body for football. A powerful yet easy-to-use system for inserting virtual graphics onto the field, Virtual Football addresses ...

SMPTE to Produce Speaker and Panel Program for ConnecTechAsia2020 in Singapore

December 22, 2019

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Dec. 17, 2019 — SMPTE®, the organization that is defining the future of storytelling, today announced that the Society will produce and host a program at ConnecTechAsia2020, organized by Informa Markets. The 2020 edition of Asia's leading information, communications, media, and ...

Prime Time History: House Impeaches President Trump

December 22, 2019

Following daylong, partisan, and sometimes personal, floor speeches, the House voted in prime time to impeach President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. There were two separate votes on the two articles: On abuse of power, the vote was 230 to 197; on ...

GetTV to Air Original Episodes of 'All in the Family', 'Good Times'

December 22, 2019

getTV will air the two original episodes of the classic Norman Lear-produced sitcom, “All in the Family” and “Good Times” on Friday, December 20 at 9 pm ET - which ABC had re-created and aired tonight as part of “Live in Front of a Studio Audience.” “All in the Family” stars Carroll O’Connor, Jean ...

Grass Valley Crowns a Year of Leadership Through Collaboration with IABM Award Win

December 22, 2019

MONTREAL – December 19, 2019 – Grass Valley tops off a year of driving tighter industry collaboration and partnerships by winning the 2019 IABM Creative Collaboration Award. During 2019, Grass Valley cemented key projects and partnerships that have helped shape the industry. The company also ...

TiVo Agrees to Merge With Xperi in $3B Deal

December 22, 2019

TiVo Corp. agreed to merge with Xperi Corp. in a stock swap that creates a company worth $3 billion that owns entertainment technology and intellectual property and patent assets. Jon Kirchner, CEO of Xperi, will be CEO of the new parent company, which will be called Xperi, and Xperi CFO Robert ...

Rubicon, Telaria Combine Sell-Side Ad Platforms

December 22, 2019

Rubicon Project and Telaria agreed to merge in a stock deal that would create a large sell-side advertising platform aiming to take advantage of the growth in connected TV. Rubicon Project head Michael Barrett will be named CEO of the combined company. Mark Zagorski, who was CEO of Telaria, will be ...

URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 and Blackmagic RAW Capture Several US Music Festivals

December 22, 2019

Fremont, CA – December 19, 2019 - Blackmagic Design today announced that MixOne Sound Partner and Videographer Kevin Garcia used an URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 digital film camera to capture live performances from top artists such as Blink‑182, Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan, The Flaming Lips, ZZ Top, Marilyn ...