Broadcasting & Cable News

Primetime Ratings: Steelers-Browns Does Big Number on Fox

November 17, 2019

Fox won the Thursday prime ratings race, with Thursday Night Football leading the net to a 3.3 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 16 share. In second was Univision at 1.1/5. Fox had Steelers-Browns across prime. It was 22% better than Raiders-Chargers the week before. Univision ...

WTTG Covers First 'Social Media' Impeachment

November 17, 2019

Fox-owned WTTG-TV Washington is alone among the major affiliate stations in the Nation's Capital not airing live coverage of the impeachment hearings just across town. But there is more to the story. WTTG and co-owned WDCA VP GM Patrick Paolini took a quick break Friday (Nov. 15), in the ...

Hulu Raising Price for Live TV Service to $54.99

November 17, 2019

Hulu announced that it is raising the price of its Hulu+Live TV service by $10 to $54.99 a month for its base service. The price increase will affect all plans that include live TV. The move comes as analysts note that the growth of subscribers to virtual multichannel video programming distributors ...

Democratic Senators Pan Trump 'Wall Cam'

November 17, 2019

A novel video streaming issue has arisen in D.C., one that does not involve Locast or the regulatory status of over-the-top services vis a vis MVPDs. A quartet of Democratic Senators have introduced legislation that would not allow government funds to be used to live-stream border wall construction ...

AJA Releases Desktop Software v15.5 for KONA, Io and T-TAP

November 17, 2019

Grass Valley, CA (November 14, 2019) – AJA Video Systems released Desktop Software v15.5 for KONA, Io and T-TAP products, featuring additional functionality for both HDR and 8K workflows, plus new performance upgrades enhancing creative freedom and flexibility across Windows, Linux and macOS. New ...

O'Rielly: FCC Should Axe 'Zombie' OTT Proceeding

November 17, 2019

Republican FCC commissioner Michael O'Rielly said that the FCC's outstanding proposal to classify over-the-top (OTT) platforms as MVPDs is the sort of 'zombie' proceeding the FCC should finally kill off. O'Rielly made that proposal in a speech to the Massachusetts Broadcasters Association ...

getTV’s FIFTH ANNUAL “MOST WONDERFUL MONTH OF THE YEAR” CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION, BEGINNING SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17, WILL DELIVER A SLEIGHFUL OF CLASSIC SEASONAL VARIETY SHOWS, MOVIES AND COMEDY EPISODES

November 17, 2019

CULVER CITY, CA – November 15, 2019 - getTV kicks off its fifth annual “Most Wonderful Month of the Year” Christmas programming celebration beginning November 17 with classic holiday-themed variety shows, movies and sitcom episodes that will delight viewers of all ages with the spirit of the ...

'Jeopardy!' Superstar James Holzhauer Returns to Win Tournament of Champions

November 17, 2019

James Holzhauer on Friday defeated Emma Boettcher and Francois Barcomb to win Jeopardy!’s Tournament of Champions. Boettcher, who knocked Holzhauer out of regular play in June, took second and the $100,000 prize, while Barcomb took third at $50,000. “I’ve said all along that Emma is an all-time ...

Fox Expects Record Prices for Super Bowl Spots

November 10, 2019

Fox said it expects to get the highest prices ever for its commercials in this season's Super Bowl. Speaking on Fox’s earnings conference call with analysts Wednesday, CEO Lachlan Murdoch said that “we’re confident pricing will certainly be the highest cost per 30 second spot of any Super Bowl.” ...