Broadcasting & Cable News

New Season of ‘Vanderpump Rules’ on Bravo Jan. 7

November 10, 2019

Vanderpump Rules is back on Bravo Jan. 7. It is season eight, and stars of the show are Lisa Vanderpump, Ariana Madix, Brittany Cartwright, Jax Taylor, James Kennedy, Katie Maloney-Schwartz, Kristen Doute, Lala Kent, Scheana Shay, Stassi Schroeder, Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz. The show began in ...

Keeping the Faith

November 10, 2019

1) A broadcaster may not refuse to negotiate with an MVPD; 2) A broadcaster must appoint a negotiating representative with the authority to bargain; 3) A broadcaster must agree to meet at reasonable times and locations and cannot delay the course of negotiations; 4) A broadcaster may not offer a ...

FCC Finds for AT&T in Retrans Negotiation Complaint

November 10, 2019

The FCC has upheld an AT&T complaint against a number of TV station groups for failure to negotiate retransmission consent in good faith, a move MVPDs are hoping adds fuel to their argument for renewal of the satellite compulsory license law that includes that good faith mandate. The ...

CBS Will Stream Impeachment Hearing

November 10, 2019

CBS News said it will provide live wall-to-wall coverage of the first public impeachment hearings of Donald Trump in the House Intelligence Committee next week on CBSN, its 24-hour streaming news service, and CBS Radio, as well as CBS News Special Reports on TV. Norah O'Donnel will anchor the TV ...

Media Matters: News Nets Aren't Sufficiently Connecting Fire, Climate Change Dots

November 10, 2019

Watchdog group Media Matters for America is criticizing broadcast and cable news outlets for not sufficiently connecting the recent California wildfires to climate change (though stories continue to populate news outlets Web sites making that assertion). The group said it is "clear that the ...

PBS Providing Multiplatform Coverage of Trump Impeachment Hearings

November 10, 2019

PBS, whose coverage of the Watergate hearings riveted the nation and made beetle-browed inquisitor Sen. Sam Ervin into a folk hero, has announced its coverage plans for the Donald Trump public impeachment hearings starting next week and it is going to provide televised coverage this time as well, ...

Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With Raiders-Chargers

November 10, 2019

Fox took the top spot in Thursday ratings, an NFL game leading the net to a 2.7 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 13 share. That topped the 0.8/4 that ABC scored. Raiders versus Chargers was on Thursday Night Football. It took up all of Fox’s prime. Last week, 49ers-Cardinals was ...

NUGEN Offers Unequalled Audio Post Plug-Ins for Music and Television Projects

November 10, 2019

LOS ANGELES, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 – As the top-line audio editing software brand for television and music mixers and producers around the world, NUGEN Audio has gained significant notoriety throughout the industry. When Mix Engineer Jorel Corpus received a copy of the company’s Producer bundle at ...

‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Done After This Season

November 10, 2019

ABC comedy Fresh Off the Boat will conclude with its season six finale Feb. 21. The finale will run for an hour. Nahnatchka Khan created the show and 20th Century Fox Television produces it. “We couldn’t be prouder of this game-changing show and the impact it has had on our cultural landscape,” ...