Broadcasting & Cable News

Fox TV Stations Pick Up 'Schitt's Creek' for Fall 2020

October 06, 2019

The Fox Television Stations have acquired all seasons of Pop TV’s Schitt’s Creek in a two-year deal, Lionsgate-owned Debmar-Mercury said Thursday. The show will start airing in broadcast syndication in an all-barter deal in September 2020. Schitt’s Creek, which is just coming off an Emmy nomination ...

Spotlight Names Heads for New Product and Data Units

October 06, 2019

Comcast Spotlight, the advertising sales unit of Comcast Cable, said it is moving into two new areas and promoted two recently hired executives to head those efforts. Kelly Perone was named VP of product strategy and Andrea Zapata was named VP of data innovation and insights. “We believe that our ...

Gunpowder & Sky Making Horror Series for Quibi

October 06, 2019

Gunpowder & Sky’s horror brand Alter is creating an anthology series for short-form mobile streaming service Quibi. Episodes of the series, 50 States of Fright, will star Rachel Brosnahan, Travis Fimmel, Christina Ricci, Jacob Batalon, Ming-Na Wen, Taissa Farmiga, Asa Butterfield, John Marshall ...

Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With ‘Masked Singer’

October 06, 2019

Fox got the top score in Wednesday prime ratings, The Masked Singer leading the net to a 1.4 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 7 share. In second was NBC at 1.0/5. The Masked Singer fell 24% from its premiere to 1.9 and the series premiere of Almost Family notched a 0.8. On NBC, ...

Artel Video Systems at 2019 NAB Show New York

October 06, 2019

In Booth N742 at 2019 NAB Show New York, Artel will feature products that simplify broadcasters' shift to hybrid IP/SDI and all-IP operations. The company will also showcase solutions that address content providers' requirements for reliable delivery of high-quality media over the internet, ...

Riedel Fall 2019 Product Highlights

October 06, 2019

NEW: Bolero Wireless Intercom System – Now in Standalone 2110 (AES67) Mode In addition to the Artist Integrated and Standalone Link system modes, Bolero now has a Standalone 2110 (AES67) mode. While Standalone Link mode uses a configuration-free, proprietary ring topology with optional power ...

URSA Broadcast Captures Hit Chilean Television Series Amor a la Catalán

October 06, 2019

Fremont, CA – October 3, 2019 – Blackmagic Design announced today that Chilean production company, AGTV, incorporated a full Blackmagic Design workflow, including six URSA Broadcast cameras, to produce the hit television series “Amor a la Catalán” for Canal 13, the second oldest television station ...

Katz Hires Ex-Turner Execs to Head Original Programming

October 06, 2019

Katz Networks hired David Hudson as executive VP of original programming as the company increases development and production for its roster of channels. Hudson, who had been senior VP, late night and specials at TNT and TBS, will report to Jonathan Katz, CEO of Katz Networks, a division of the E.W. ...

Zylia at AES New York 2019

October 06, 2019

NEW — ZYLIA Hardware Solution for 360 Recording and MixingOn Booth 357 at AES New York 2019, Zylia will unveil a new hardware-based solution for more mobile high-quality 3rd order Ambisonics and ambient audio recordings. The new product release will build on Zylia's innovative ZYLIA ZM-1 microphone ...