Broadcasting & Cable News

FCC Names First Woman CTO

December 22, 2019

FCC chairman Ajit Pai has picked a new to tech adviser and it will be the first woman to hold that post. Dr. Monisha Ghosh has been named chief technology officer effective Jan. 13. Ghosh replaces Eric Burger, who moved to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in October. ...

Broadcast Vet Bill McGee Dies at 94

December 22, 2019

William L. McGee, broadcast industry pioneer, died in Napa, Calif. on Oct. 30. McGee worked in syndicated programming, station management and sales, and wrote several books about his career and his eventful life. McGee was born in 1925 in Livingston, Montana and grew up on a cattle ranch on the ...

Justice, FCC Defend T-Mobile-Sprint Merger in New York Court

December 22, 2019

The Justice Department and FCC have told a New York District court that their respective approvals of the T-Mobile-Sprint deal, with attendant conditions to drive rural 5G deployment and competition, should add legal weight on the Judicial scale in favor of that merger. That came in a statement of ...

Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins With ‘Miss America’

December 22, 2019

NBC won the Thursday ratings race on a soft night for Nielsens, with Miss America 2020 leading the Peacock to a 0.6 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 3 share. That topped the 0.5/3 that ABC posted. Miss America 2020 did a 0.6 from 8 to 10 p.m. and Gwen Stefani’s You Make it Feel ...

Pair of GOP Senators Press NBCU Not to Air China Olympics

December 22, 2019

Republican Sens. Josh Hawley (Mo.) and Rick Scott (Fla.) have asked NBCU to join their push to get the 2022 Olympics moved from China and, if that doesn't happen, to refuse to air or stream the games. That came in a joint letter to NBCU president Steve Burke and NBC Olympics president Gary Zenkel, ...

KOTV Cameraman Goes Viral Giving Away Shoes Off His Feet

December 22, 2019

KOTV Tulsa cameraman Jerome Akintunde went viral on Facebook this week after reporter Reagan Ledbetter shared that Akintunde gave the shoes off his feet to a man who had just gotten out of the Tulsa County Jail. According to Ledbetter, it was around 7:30 a.m. Dec. 17 when Ledbetter and Akintunde ...

FCC Opens Robocall Inquiry

December 22, 2019

The FCC is looking into just what call-blocking options are available to consumers, FCC chair Ajit Pai announced Friday (Dec. 20). The FCC issued a public notice Friday (Dec. 20) seeking comment, which formally launched a process mandated by the commission in June when it voted to make it clear ...

Bannister Lake and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Extend Real-Time Data to Fuel Fan Engagement

December 22, 2019

CAMBRIDGE, Ontario — Dec. 18, 2019 — Bannister Lake announced today that long-time client Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) has enhanced its real-time data offerings to sports fans using Bannister Lake's data management solution. Real-time NBA, NHL, and MLSE-generated in-house data is now ...

VuWall Releases Security Update for TRx Management System

December 22, 2019

Visit VuWall at ISE 2020, Booth 15-K250 MONTREAL — Dec. 18, 2019 — VuWall, a leader in video wall control and AV network management, today announced an update to its TRx Centralized Multi-Video Wall Management System, version 2.5. This release includes three new security capabilities that ...