Broadcasting & Cable News

A+E Adds International Broadcasters for ‘Spy Wars’

October 13, 2019

A+E Networks said it has signed up international broadcasters to air its new series Damian Lewis: Spy Wars. History & Blaze in the U.K., Blue Ant in Canada, POP TV, Slovenia; Bilibil.com China; TVNZ, New Zealand, and Historia & Atres Media in Spain will air the series, which recounts ...

Sohn: FCC Authority is Key to Compromise Net Neutrality Bill

October 13, 2019

Gigi Sohn, former adviser to FCC chairman Tom Wheeler, said that she supports legislation to clarify the FCC's authority over broadband, but that unless that bill returns oversight of the market to the FCC, that is not likely to happen. Sohn, made that argument in an appearance on C-SPAN's ...

Northwest Broadcasting Reaches AT&T Deal, Ending Blackout

October 13, 2019

Northwest Broadcasting said that it reached a new long-term carriage agreement with AT&T that will return its stations to the DirecTV lineup, ending a blackout that lasted nearly eight months. The retransmission consent fee dispute affected Northwest’s 18 stations in 10 markets. Financial terms ...

Wanda Sykes Set to Host Trumpet Awards on Bounce

October 13, 2019

Comedian Wanda Sykes will host the 28th annual Bounce Trumpet Awards, the network said. The ceremony, celebrating achievements and contributions by African-Americans, will take place Dec. 4 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. The premiere broadcast will air during Black History Month on Feb. 23 on ...

BCCA to Host Exclusive Two-day Workshop at C-SPAN Offices in DC October 23-24

October 13, 2019

BCCA, the media industry’s credit association, a subsidiary of the Media Financial Management Association (MFM), is hosting an exclusive two-day workshop focusing on high-level issues for the media industry’s credit and collection professionals at the C-SPAN Offices, 400 N. Capitol St., NW, Suite ...

FCC Seeks Comment on ATSC 3.0-Driven Broadcaster Request

October 13, 2019

The FCC's Media Bureau is seeking comment on a request by broadcasters that they be allowed more flexibility to use distributed transmission systems (DTS) to extend the reach of TV station signals "while preserving the current interference requirements." That request comes as broadcasters are ...

The Canadian Space Agency Selects VuWall for Control Room Operations

October 13, 2019

MONTREAL — Oct. 10, 2019 — VuWall, leader in video wall control and AV network management, today announced that the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) successfully deployed VuWall's VuScape processor to monitor the launch of the satellites and their trajectory for the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM). ...

NCTA to FCC: Broadband Data Collection Effort Should Be Confined to Deployment

October 13, 2019

Cable operators are telling the FCC to use its new broadband deployment data regime for just that, collecting deployment data, rather than use it as a vehicle for collecting data on latency or price, as some have argued it should do. Related: ACA Connects Says Broadband Crowdsourcing Data Must Be ...

Fox to Air Town Hall on Threats to Police

October 13, 2019

Fox News Channel will be presenting a prime time Town Hall America special at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27. Harris Faulkner: Police Emergency will air live from Fox News headquarters in New York and in front of a studio audience filled with those "connected to the police community." Faulkner ...