Broadcasting & Cable News

Disney Channel Orders Season Two of ‘The Owl House’

November 24, 2019

Disney Channel has ordered a second season of animated fantasy-comedy The Owl House, ahead of its series premiere Jan. 10. Dana Terrace created the show, which follows Luz, a teen who stumbles upon a portal to a magical realm where she befriends a rebellious witch, Eda, and a tiny warrior, King. ...

PTC Calls for Reconstituting Content Ratings Board

November 24, 2019

The Parents Television Counsel said it has seen no changes to the TV ratings system or its "ostensible oversight" by the TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board (TVOMB) and wants the board disbanded and Congress to vet the current age-based ratings definitions. That came in a letter from PTC ...

Tedial Certifies Ebantic as Advanced Developer of Evolution MAM Platform

November 24, 2019

Tedial Certifies Ebantic as Advanced Developer of Evolution MAM Platform Malaga, Spain – 21November 2019 – Tedial, the leading independent MAM technology solutions specialist, has announced that it has certified Ebantic, a provider of solutions for the integrated management of audiovisual content, ...

FSR’s Smart-Way Raceway Goes Underground

November 24, 2019

FSR’s Smart-Way Raceway Goes Underground Quick, easy and affordable on-floor, wire-management system now available as an in-floor solution with numerous enhancements Woodland Park, NJ -- November 21, 2019 -- FSR, a leading manufacturer of a wide variety of infrastructure solution products for the ...

Wayland Named Senior VP/GM at NBC Sports Boston

November 24, 2019

Chris Wayland has been named senior vice president and general manager of NBC Sports Boston, the official sports network of the Boston Celtics. Wayland, who was named senior VP and station manager of NBCUniversal’s WBTS-WNEU and NECN in February, will continue to oversee the sales, finance, ...

Nexstar Renews Affiliation Agreements with NBC

November 24, 2019

Nexstar Media agreed to renew affiliation agreements with NBC. The new four-year deals cover 21 stations that reach about 12.5 million homes representing 11.4% of U.S. TV households. Two of the stations were recently acquired by Nexstar and three are owned by Mission Broadcasting. The Mission ...

Fields Named Sales Head for NBC Outlets in Chicago

November 24, 2019

Jill Fields has been named senior vice president of ad sales for NBC Sports Chicago, NBC station WMAQ-TV and Telemundo station WSNS-TV, effective immediately. Fields, who had been vice president and general sales manager at NBC Sports Chicago since 2017, will oversee multi-platform ad sales for all ...

Cast & Crew Increases Global Reach by Acquiring UK Payroll Leader Sargent-Disc

November 24, 2019

Cast & Crew, a leading provider of software and services for the entertainment production industry, has acquired UK-based Sargent-Disc, as announced by Eric Belcher, Chief Executive Officer. Sargent-Disc is the premier UK and international provider of film and television payroll, accounting, ...

Revolt's Combs: Comcast Provides 'Illusion' of Inclusion

November 24, 2019

Sean "Diddy" Combs, whose Revolt network Comcast has pointed to in arguing it does not discriminate against minority-targeted networks, said Comcast's reference to Revolt is off base. That came in a public statement cited by Byron Allen, who is suing Comcast over alleged discrimination against his ...