Broadcasting & Cable News

Car Ads Rev Up During NBC’s NFL Season Opener

September 08, 2019

Commercials for automakers dominated Thursday night’s 100th anniversary NFL kickoff game on NBC. According to research and analytics company EDO, there were 13 spots for automakers, which is an unusually high proportion for the category. Toyota had a much better night than the Chicago Bears, who ...

ALIBI Music Library Enlists Julia Trainor as Music Supervisor

September 08, 2019

Adding new muscle to its already formidable team, ALIBI Music Library (“ALIBI”) has tapped Julia Trainor as Music Supervisor. Trainor, who brings an exceptional insight and a successful, 14-year track record in entertainment advertising to her new role, will serve ALIBI’s U.S.-based clients. ALIBI ...

Angelica McDaniel Departing CBS Daytime

September 08, 2019

Angelica McDaniel, head of CBS’ daytime, is departing the network as daytime gets rolled into current programming overseen by Amy Reisenbach. McDaniel has been at the network since 2010, when she was hired as a vice president overseeing The Talk. "Angelica McDaniel championed our daytime series ...

Markey Seeks Bezos Answers on Ring Partnership with Law Enforcement

September 08, 2019

Add Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) to the list of those concerned about the partnership between internet-connected video doorbell company Ring--owned by Amazon--and over 400 police departments. If users consent, Ring shares video footage from the doorbells with local police departments and federal ...

New York Sues T-Mobile Over MetroPCS Marketing

September 08, 2019

New York State has filed against T-Mobile over its Metro PCS low-cost wireless offering, charging abusive sales tactics. That is according to a copy of the complaint filed in the New York State Supreme Court, which was obtained by ArsTechnica. The state is seeking a jury trial. The suit comes as ...

State AGs Investigating Facebook

September 08, 2019

A healthy handful of states is investigating Facebook over antitrust issues. New York Attorney General Letitia James Friday (Sept. 6) confirmed that she is heading up a "bipartisan coalition" of state AGs--nine in all so far--looking into the company to see whether it has used its social media ...

White House Spokesfolk Echo Trump Attacks on Press

September 08, 2019

The White House's top two spokespeople took to the Washington Examiner to slam the Washington Post and other media outlets, accusing them of "breathless partisanship, rampant editorializing and obvious bias." In an op ed, new press secretary Stephanie Grisham and principal deputy press secretary ...

Rivero Named Anchor at CBSN Streaming Net

September 08, 2019

Tanya Rivero has been named an anchor at CBSN, CBS News’ streaming service, effective Sept. 9. Rivero, who had been a freelance anchor and reporter for CBSN, anchored the service’s live coverage of the Mueller report and had one of the first interviews with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) ...

Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins With NFL Opener

September 08, 2019

NBC won big in Thursday ratings, the NFL’s season starter, Packers versus Bears, pacing NBC to a 6.2 rating in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 29 share. Last year’s NFL premiere, Eagles versus Falcons, did a 6.0 and a 25 share. CBS got a 0.7/3 and Fox a 0.5/2. Telemundo and ...