Broadcasting & Cable News

Petterson Replaces Jones as Fox Business President

September 15, 2019

Lauren Petterson has been named president of Fox Business Network, replacing Brian Jones, effective Thursday. Jones, who helped launch Fox Business Network in 2007, will be leaving the channel, Fox News said. Petterson had been senior VP of morning programming and talent development at Fox News ...

Comedy Central Signs Up ‘South Park’ For Three More Seasons

September 15, 2019

Comedy Central has worked out a deal with Trey Parker and Matt Stone that adds three seasons, and 30 episodes, for animated hit South Park. Season 23 starts Sept. 25. The new deal means 26 seasons for South Park. “South Park is the greatest comedy in the history of television, unmatched in its ...

Primetime Ratings: Fox, NBC Share Wednesday Win

September 15, 2019

Fox and NBC split the Wednesday prime title, both scoring a 0.8 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 4 share. Fox had MasterChef at a level 0.8 and the finale of BH90210 up 17% at 0.7. NBC had America’s Got Talent results at a flat 1.2 and the Songland finale also flat at 0.8, then ...

AT&T Pays Big Bucks For Bad Robot Deal

September 15, 2019

Producer J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot has signed a deal under which it will create original projects for television, movies, games and digital platforms with AT&T’s WarnerMedia unit. Bad Robot previously had been working exclusively with Warner Bros. on TV projects and Viacom’s Paramount on films. ...

HBO Max Jumps into Reality With Two Competition Shows

September 15, 2019

HBO Max, AT&T’s upcoming entry into the streaming competition, is moving into the reality genre with two competition shows that will go straight to series. One is called Legendary. The second has the working title The Greatest Space. Related: AT&T Pays Big Bucks for Bad Robot “Unscripted ...

BTI STUDIOS AND IYUNO MEDIA GROUP MERGE TO CREATE A NEW GLOBAL LEADER IN CONTENT LOCALIZATION

September 15, 2019

Leading media localization providers IYUNO Media Group and BTI Studios, today announced a merger designed to meet the rapidly growing demand for localized content by enabling worldwide dubbing and subtitling capabilities for streaming, film and television. The two companies, who are both among the ...

BOAT ROCKER MEDIA ACQUIRES PLATFORM ONE MEDIA

September 15, 2019

Los Angeles, CA – September 12, 2019 – Global entertainment company, Boat Rocker Media, has acquired Los Angeles-based television production studio, Platform One Media. Platform One will immediately strengthen Boat Rocker’s foothold in US and global television production, notably in premium ...

Barnfind Adds Future-Proof Functionality and Flexibility to All-In-One 12G-SDI & HDMI 2.0 Fiber Transport BTF1-41 Frame at IBC 2019

September 15, 2019

Barnfind Adds Future-Proof Functionality and Flexibility to All-In-One 12G-SDI & HDMI 2.0 Fiber Transport BTF1-41 Frame at IBC 2019 BNC-32 mid-board increases network of functions via electrical interface Amsterdam - (September 13, 2019) — Barnfind Technologies, an international leader in ...

Tedial and Telefonica Announce Major Evolution MAM Upgrade Project with RTVE

September 15, 2019

Tedial and Telefonica Announce Major Evolution MAM Upgrade Project with RTVE Spain’s national broadcaster will migrate its entire Historical Archive to new Tedial Evolution MAM and will benefit from a fully automated MAM workflow IBC, Amsterdam, Stand 8.B44 – 11 September 2019- Tedial, the leading ...