Broadcasting & Cable News

FCC's Rosenworcel to Senate: U.S. Lacks Comprehensive 5G Plan

November 03, 2019

FCC commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel looked to throw a scare into the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about the country's 5G-readiness. That came at a hearing on the national security risks, supply chain security, an promise of 5G. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman ...

World’s Fastest-Growing Spectator Sport Levels Up With Calrec

November 03, 2019

HEBDEN BRIDGE, UK, OCTOBER 31, 2019 — With professional gamers gaining celebrity recognition and passionate audiences totaling more than 200 million worldwide, eSports is the next big wave of sports production. As eSports rises in popularity, larger, more complex tournaments and broadcasts are ...

House Approves Trump Impeachment Inquiry Rules

November 03, 2019

The House Trump impeachment inquiry took a step toward the kind of made-for-TV drama that captured the Watergate generation. The House voted on a resolution that sets the ground rules for the ongoing impeachment investigation, including a series of public hearings. Republicans maintained a united ...

Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With Strong Series Closer

November 03, 2019

Game seven of the World Series paced Fox to massive ratings. The network did a 5.3 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 23 share. In second was NBC with its Chicago shows at 1.1/5. The World Series decider took up all of Fox’s prime. The Nationals topped the Astros for the MLB ...

$13 BILLION IN REVENUE MISSING IN SOCIAL VIDEO

November 03, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO -- October 31, 2019 -- Mike Vorhaus’ Vorhaus Advisors and Tubular Labs, the world leader in digital video measurement and branded video intelligence, today released a “Missing Revenue in Video” report quantifying the unrealized revenue in social video. Video creators and publishers ...

Bravo Puts Spotlight on Engaging Mobile-First Fans

November 03, 2019

Bravo is launching a mobile-first product called Spotlight that will use short-form chronological storytelling to warm fans up for the new season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, which starts Sunday. The format is designed to be advertiser friendly and two brands are lineup up to sponsor episodes ...

CEI Defends Twitter Political Ad Ban

November 03, 2019

The Competitive Enterprise Institute said that Twitter's decision not to accept any political ads as well as Facebook's decision to take them and, beyond that, not to fact check them, should not be politicized. Instead, blogs senior fellow Jessica Melugin, both should be seen as the ...

Amazon Drops ‘Jack Ryan’ a Day Early

November 03, 2019

Amazon Prime has released season two of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Oct. 31, a day before the season was scheduled to launch. John Krasinski stars. After tracking a potentially suspicious shipment of illegal arms in the Venezuelan jungle, CIA officer Jack Ryan, portrayed by Krasinski, heads to South ...

Daytime Emmys to Allow Performers to Enter Preferred Gender Categories

November 03, 2019

The Daytime Emmys are allowing performers to enter categories that they feel best fits their gender identity in rule changes going into effect for the 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, said the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) on Thursday. At the Primetime Emmys this year, ...