Broadcasting & Cable News

Condé Nast’s ‘Bon Appetit’ Goes Linear with Samsung

December 01, 2019

The video version of Condé Nast’s Bon Appetit is going linear, with a 24 hour a day channel launching Wednesday on the Samsung TV Plus platform. Bon Appetit video programming has been available on demand on YouTube and other platforms and a free over-the-top channel with three original TV-length ...

Videon EdgeCaster Edge Compute Encoder Compatibility With AWS Elemental MediaStore Enables a Cost-Effective, Low Latency Solution

December 01, 2019

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Nov. 26, 2019 — Videon today announced compatibility with AWS Elemental MediaStore, enabling a cost-effective, low-latency solution. Videon customers can now use AWS Elemental MediaStore as a direct ingest from the EdgeCaster H.264/HEVC video encoding platform to support ...

Lucy Hale to Host ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ With Seacrest

December 01, 2019

Actress Lucy Hale joins Ryan Seacrest in Times Square to co-host Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020 on ABC Dec. 31. Hale starred in Pretty Little Liars on Freeform and stars in Katy Keene on The CW, which debuts Feb. 6. Hale previously hosted the New Orleans portion of the ...

Showtime Greenlights ‘Gossip Starring Cindy Adams'

December 01, 2019

Showtime will feature the docu-series Gossip Starring Cindy Adams (working title), about the longtime New York Post gossip columnist. Imagine’s Brian Grazer and Ron Howard are executive producing, with Jenny Carchman producing and directing. The project is scheduled to premiere in 2021. Imagine ...

Primetime Ratings: ABC, Fox, NBC in Virtual Tie For Top Spot

December 01, 2019

ABC, Fox and NBC were virtually tied for the win in Monday prime ratings. ABC and NBC both did a 1.0 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. Fox got a 1.0/4. ABC had the Dancing with the Stars season finale up 22% at 1.1 from 8 to 10 p.m. The Good Doctor got a flat 0.9. NBC ...

Senate Dems Introduce Privacy Bill of Rights

December 01, 2019

A Democrat-backed comprehensive online privacy bill, the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA), has been introduced that would be sort of an adult version of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) already on the books. Related: FTC Extends COPPA Comment Deadline The bill ...

Absolute AV accelerates Calibre

December 01, 2019

Calibre UK today announced that its newly-appointed distributor for Singapore, Vietnam and Myanmar, Absolute AV, is already living up to both companies’ hopes for the relationship. Absolute AV is headquartered in Singapore. Absolute AV now carries the full range of Calibre’s solutions, including ...

Commerce Releases Suspect Tech Vetting Framework

December 01, 2019

The Department of Commerce has come up with rules--and is seeking comment on them--to implement President Donald Trump's Executive Order last May directing the U.S. to block tech transactions--like, say, sales of chips to Huawei--that pose an undue risk to the supply chain. With the race to ...

CBS to Air 'I Love Lucy' Christmas Special Dec. 20

December 01, 2019

CBS will air the I Love Lucy Christmas Special Dec. 20. The one-hour special offers a pair of colorized episodes, titled “The Christmas Episode” and “Paris at Last.” The main titles and end credits are combined into one set at the beginning and end of the hour, with no interruption between the ...