Broadcasting & Cable News

Viacom-CBS Merger Done Creating Larger TV Company

December 08, 2019

Viacom and CBS announced the completion of their merger, creating ViacomCBS. The new company will account for 22% of U.S. TV viewership and invest more than $13 billion in content annually. “This is a historic moment that brings together two iconic companies to form one of the world’s most ...

SVG Summit: FOR-A to Demo Fully Integrated Product Range

December 08, 2019

Cypress, CA, December 4, 2019 – With some of the biggest names in sports scheduled to appear and workshops covering the most pressing technology topics, the 14 annual SVG Summit, is an integral event for those involved in sports production for broadcast, venue operations, college or team ...

ATEME Enables CJ Hello to Leverage Video Transcoding to Deliver High Quality Video Services to Millions of Viewers

December 08, 2019

PARIS, DENVER, SINGAPORE, SAO PAULO, SYDNEY, 05 December 2019 – ATEME, the emerging leader in video delivery solutions for broadcast, cable, DTH, IPTV and OTT, announced today that CJ Hello, the largest cable operator and a leader in Korea’s media industry, has successfully deployed its TITAN Live ...

Groups Seek Investigation of Child-Directed Digital Marketplace

December 08, 2019

Almost three dozen privacy and child advocates want the Federal Trade Commission to subpoena records from various companies, likely including Google, Disney, Viacom, and others, before it makes any changes to its COPPA Rule, which enforces the Child Online Privacy Protection Act. That is according ...

Comcast's Cohen Stepping Down

December 08, 2019

Comcast senior executive vice president David Cohen, the company's chief diversity officer, is stepping down from that operational post at the end of the year, but will remain a top adviser to the company and CEO Brian Roberts. That is according to a Comcast filing with the Securities and Exchange ...

4C Tops $2B in Spending Through Scope Platform

December 08, 2019

Data science company 4C said annualized advertising spending running through its Scope by 4C platform has topped $2 billion. In the third quarter, budgets directed through Scope increased 650% as spending on over-the-top, connected TV and e-commerce advertising grew. The Scope platform helps ...

Rosenworcel: T-Mobile-Sprint Deal Approval Got Political Rewrite

December 08, 2019

FCC commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel is telling Congress that the commission's approval of the T-Mobile-Sprint merger was essentially a back-room deal with her Republican colleagues approving the meld before the FCC had fully analyzed it, followed by a political rewrite after the analysis was ...

FCC Takes Some Lumps at House Oversight Hearing

December 08, 2019

The FCC and its Republican chairman, Ajit Pai, took hits from both sides of the aisle in an oversight hearing in the House Communications Subcommittee Thursday (Dec. 5). Democrats were particularly pointed in their criticisms of the commission over broadband mapping, internet deregulation, merger ...

Hearst Television Grabs ‘Today’ Alum Jeff Rossen

December 08, 2019

Jeff Rossen, formerly of NBC News, is joining Hearst Television as chief national consumer correspondent, a new title within the local broadcaster. A former contributor to Today, he will work out of New York. Rossen created Rossen Reports at NBC and grew it into a robust consumer reporting brand. ...