Broadcasting & Cable News

Tatta Steps Down as President of Data Firm 605

September 22, 2019

Ben Tatta, president and co-founder of TV data company 605 will be leaving his day-to-day role, but will continue as a strategic advisor, the company said. “Ben has been an important part of the development of 605 from an idea to start-up to becoming a fully-operational business with industry ...

Mainstream TV Advertisers are Owning Activation

September 22, 2019

"This trust deficit explains some of the ways marketers are changing the way they approach TV activation today. Smart marketers recognize the need to add a layer of control or personal oversight to the activation process." -Marc Goldstein, Simulmedia Streaming, over-the-top (OTT), connected TV ...

SeeBoundless Creates 3D Augmented Reality Model Of Amazon Rainforest With Blackmagic EGPU Pro

September 22, 2019

Fremont, CA - September 20, 2019 - Blackmagic Design announced today that the Blackmagic eGPU Pro was used by SeeBoundless to help create the first large scale 3D augmented reality (AR) model of the Amazon rainforest. As part of an upcoming TIME exposé on the Amazon, the Blackmagic eGPU Pro was ...

House Poised to Ban Mandatory Arbitration Clauses

September 22, 2019

In a decision that could affect cable agreements with their subs, the House is expected Friday to pass the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR Act, H.R. 1423), but that leaves a Republican-controlled Senate to surmount. The bill would eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses like those in ...

Replicate the Intentionally Bad Opening Sequence From “Better Call Saul” With New Tutorial From Red Giant

September 22, 2019

Portland, OR - September 19, 2019 - Red Giant has just published yet another tutorial, this week’s being inspired by some of the (intentionally) worst motion graphics ever featured in an opening title sequence, those of Better Call Saul. Seth Worley is at it again, bringing his wit and hilarity to ...

Sinclair Warns of Station Blackout With AT&T Outlets

September 22, 2019

Sinclair Broadcast Group is warning that millions of subscribers to AT&T’s pay-TV services could be blacked out on Sept. 27 unless a new carriage agreement is reached. Sinclair said its agreement with AT&T was set to expire in August and that it gave AT&T a five-week extension. A ...

MFM’s September Lunch and Learn to Highlight “Dealing with Advertisers in Trouble ”

September 22, 2019

Media Financial Management Association’s (MFM’s) September Distance Learning Webinar “Dealing with Advertisers in Trouble” will be held Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. ET. Richard Hausmann, Senior Manager, Credit and Collections, Tribune Publishing, and Helen Sara Ward, ...

Primetime Ratings: ABC, CBS On Top

September 22, 2019

ABC and CBS tied for the top spot in Thursday ratings. A Phil Hartman special paced ABC and Big Brother did so for CBS. Both networks scored a 0.7 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 4 share. ABC had a Celebrity Family Feud repeat leading into the two-hour The Last Days of Phil ...

Free State: Streamlining FCC Hearings Could Promote Better Decisionmaking

September 22, 2019

Free State Foundation president Randolph May said a potential benefit to the FCC's proposal to streamline the process for referring items to the FCC's lone administrative law judge (ALJ) will be to prevent that referral from becoming an easy way to kill a proposed merger without having to weigh ...