Broadcasting & Cable News

Telaria Launches Addressable Products for Connected TV

September 29, 2019

Advertising software company Telaria said it launched a new set of products that lets video publishers and marketers deliver targeted, addressable campaigns via connected TV, over-the-top, mobile and desktop screens. Telaria Audience Connects uses multiple addressable criteria to leverage the scale ...

Wilson to Lead Performance Marketing for Disney+, ESPN+

September 29, 2019

As the Walt Disney Co. expands its direct-to-consumer business it named Brad Wilson as executive VP, performance marketing, for Disney+ and ESPN+. Wilson had been chief marketing officer at Lending Tree. He will report to Michael Paull, president, Disney Streaming Services, part of the company’s ...

Broadcast Nets Go Live With Maguire Testimony

September 29, 2019

Most of the broadcast networks joined major cable news outlets Thursday morning (Sept. 26) in providing live coverage of the testimony of Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire before the House Intelligence Committee. In effect, it was the first hearing in the Democrats announced ...

Reverse Walled Gardens Holding Back Advanced Advertising

September 29, 2019

"Today, the explosion of over-the-top (OTT) is giving rise to the opposite kind of walled garden, and to a whole new level of complexity on the sell side as ad ops teams try to match ads to content over an ever-more-fragmented roster of serving points (OTT, VOD, CTV, digital and linear TV)." ...

Chinese Blockbuster Chasing the Dragon II Graded by RGBworks Studios with DaVinci Resolve Studio

September 29, 2019

Fremont, CA – September 26, 2019 – Blackmagic Design today announced that the Chinese film “Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch,” was graded by colorist Sun Wong with Guangzhou based RGBworks Studios using DaVinci Resolve Studio and DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel. Directed by renowned Hong Kong ...

FotoKem Expands Footprint in Santa Monica

September 29, 2019

FotoKem has expanded its creative post production services in Santa Monica, furthering the company’s ongoing commitment to filmmakers in the Los Angeles area. By providing access to its talented roster of artists and technical expertise, the expansion provides a convenient location on the west side ...

FCC Proposes Framework For Online Station Public Notices

September 29, 2019

The FCC has voted on a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing changes to update the FCC's rules to bring broadcast application public notifications into the digital age. TV and radio stations had been required to file "certain applications" in "a local newspaper," or "on air" and in ...

Joe Anderson Helps Resurrect Top Boy with Cooke S7/i Prime Lenses

September 29, 2019

When the original two mini-series of Top Boy ended on the UK’s Channel 4 in 2013, few people thought the critically-acclaimed drama about two London street gangs would ever come back. Enter the Canadian rapper Drake (Aubrey “Drake” Graham), who discovered the series on YouTube and was so enamored ...

Primetime Ratings: ‘Masked Singer’ Leads Fox

September 29, 2019

The premiere of The Masked Singer led Fox to a big win in Wednesday prime. Fox got a 2.5 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 12 share. CBS was next at 1.2/6. The Masked Singer ran across prime on Fox. The show opened at 2.9 last winter. On CBS, the season premiere of Survivor did a ...