Broadcasting & Cable News

ABC Bringing Back ‘Summer Fun and Games’

November 24, 2019

ABC will bring back the seven game shows that make up its “Summer Fun and Games” lineup. Those include a season five of The $100,000 Pyramid, season two of Card Sharks, season six of Celebrity Family Feud, season five of Match Game, season two of Press Your Luck and season five of To Tell the ...

Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award Winners Announced

November 24, 2019

NATPE has named the recipients of the 17th annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award. The winners include actress Christine Baranski; ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke; Lionsgate/STARZ producer Courtney Kemp; Marcos Santana, president of NBCUniversal’s Telemundo Global Studios; and Jeff ...

Beachfront Lets XITE Deliver Targeted Ads Via Set-Top Boxes

November 24, 2019

Music video service XITE is working with ad technology company Beachfront to monetize the viewing it gets through cable operator set-top box with programmatic advertising sales. XITE, available on Comcast’s Xfinity X1 platform in the U.S. and Sky in Europe, lets viewers customize the music videos ...

Music Video Platform XITE Partners with Beachfront to Enable Revenue Automation Across Set-top Box Assets

November 24, 2019

NEW YORK -- November 21, 2019 -- Today, interactive music video platform XITE -- the leader in music video search, discovery and consumption across platforms -- announced it has partnered with video ad management platform Beachfront to manage, deliver and track XITE’s IPv6-enabled set-top-box video ...

Japan’s TBS TV Builds News Streaming Workflow with ATEM Switchers

November 24, 2019

Fremont, CA, November 21, 2019 - Blackmagic Design today announced that Japan’s TBS television broadcast station has built a news streaming workflow with Blackmagic’s ATEM 2 M/E Production Studio 4K, ATEM 1 M/E Production Studio 4Ks and ATEM 1 M/E Advanced Panels. This new facility is used for ...

FCC's Rosenworcel Offers Tweaks to Secure Networks Item

November 24, 2019

FCC commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel has some tweaks she wants the commission to make in the 5G network security item it is voting on Friday (Nov. 22), an item she is expected to support. In a speech in Mississippi Thursday, she talked about the item, circulated by FCC chair Ajit Pai last month, ...

Tubi Becomes First AVOD Service on Echo Show

November 24, 2019

Ad-supported free streaming service Tubi said that is is now available for streaming on Amazon Echo Show devices. Tubi, which offers more than 44,000 hours of content, is the first AVOD service on the device. Consumers can launch shows by speaking the Alexa, the Amazon voice assistant, or by ...

Bounce Gets in Holiday Spirit With First Original Xmas Movies

November 24, 2019

Bounce, the digital broadcast network designed for African-Americans, is launching its first original holiday-themed programming with two made-for-TV movies. Every Day But Christmas will have its debut on Bounce on Dec. 1 at 9 p.m. ET. Greyson Family Christmas will premiere Dec. 8 at 9 p.m. ET. ...

Bannister Lake Announces Partnership With Election Data Provider Decision Desk HQ

November 24, 2019

CAMBRIDGE, Ontario — Nov. 14, 2019 — Bannister Lake is pleased to announce that it is partnering with Washington, D.C.-based election data provider Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) to provide U.S. election data and analysis. DDHQ is a leader in election data collection and reporting, providing results ...