Broadcasting & Cable News

Arthur Sando, Spokesman for Turner, King World, Dies at 71

September 08, 2019

Arthur Sando, a communications executive who represented Turner Broadcasting, King World and others over the course of his career, died Tuesday. Sando, who was 71, died of an apparent heart attack at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. He was an advisor to industry legends including ...

AT&T Gives Retiring Donovan $7.85M Lump Sum Payment

September 08, 2019

AT&T is giving John Dononan, who is retiring as CEO of its communications unit, a lump sum payment of $7.85 million, the company disclosed in papers filed with the SEC on Friday. Donovan will also be paid $2.8 million for one year’s worth of consulting services. His restricted stock granted to ...

Red Giant Releases New Star Wars VFX Tutorial with Seth Worley

September 08, 2019

Portland, OR - September 5, 2019 - Adding to their collection of how-to videos paying homage to the most popular film and TV shows of all time, Red Giant today released a new VFX tutorial, in which Seth Worley demonstrates how to recreate the Star Wars “Force Push.” Complete with techniques for ...

Viacom Digital Doubles Down With More Facebook Shows

September 08, 2019

Viacom Digital Studios, which introduced new series during its NewFront presentation for Facebook, is doubling down with more shows to appear on Facebook’s Watch Platform. In addition to the previously announced MTV's Drag My Dad and Nickelodeon’s Throw Back with Nickelodeon, Viacom digital will ...

Warren Blames ISPs, FCC, for Digital Divide

September 01, 2019

As presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren sees the digital divide, ISPs and the FCC are the problem, and a "public broadband" option is the solution. Warren, a Democratic senator from Massachusetts, continued her assault on the commercial ISPs who have used private risk capital to build out ...

Audio Veteran Relies on DPA for Live Sound and Recording Applications

September 01, 2019

ORINDA, CA, AUGUST 28, 2019 – As the co-founder of Diablo Digital, which provides turnkey live recording systems and services for concert, touring, festival, installation and broadcast applications, Brad Madix has accumulated an impressive resume. He has worked alongside artists such as U2, Shania ...

FCC's Pai Names New Chief Economist

September 01, 2019

FCC chair Ajit Pai has named Jeffrey Prince the commission's chief economist, succeeding Babette Boliek. Prince is currently the professor of business, economics and public policy at Indiana University. Prince will start Sept. 3 for what has historically been a one-year term in the post. He will ...

Comedy Central Orders Season Two of ‘South Side’

September 01, 2019

Comedy Central ordered a second season of scripted comedy South Side. There will be ten episodes of the show, set on the South Side of Chicago. Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle and Micahel Blieden created the show, and executive produce it. South Side follows two friends who just graduated ...

VuWall Helps Security Professionals Easily Deploy State-of-the-Art Command and Control Rooms at GSX 2019

September 01, 2019

Visit VuWall at GSX 2019, Booth 1187 MONTREAL — Aug. 27, 2019 — VuWall, a leader in video wall control and AV network management solutions, will present an affordable and innovative approach to equipping command and control rooms with state-of-the-art technology in collaboration with Infragard and ...