Broadcasting & Cable News

Stewart Filmscreen Debuts New Balón Edge Projection Screen With a Sleek, Modern-Looking Ultra-Thin Frame

September 01, 2019

Visit Stewart Filmscreen, at CEDIA Expo 2019, Booth 2304 TORRANCE, Calif. — Aug. 27, 2019 — Stewart Filmscreen, the only two-time Academy Award®-winning manufacturer of professional projection screens and reference-standard projection screen materials for the audiovisual industry, today introduced ...

Canada's Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC) Builds IP-Based Video Transport on Embrionix Solutions

September 01, 2019

LAVAL, Quebec — Aug. 27, 2019 — Embrionix today announced that Canada's Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC) is using Embrionix emMODULAR, emFUSION, and miniaturized emSFP IP-processing modules to realize the benefits of real-time media over IP in delivering content to Canadian viewers. The ...

USA Network Orders More ‘Queen of the South’

September 01, 2019

USA Network has ordered season five of drama Queen of the South. Fox 21 Television Studios and UCP produce the show. Based on the book La Reina Del Sur, by Arturo Perez-Reverte, Queen of the South tells the story of Teresa Mendoza, a woman who is forced to run from the Mexican cartel and seeks ...

Mike Richards to Take Over as EP of 'Wheel of Fortune,' 'Jeopardy!'

September 01, 2019

Mike Richards will take over as executive producer of the Sony Pictures Television-produced Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! after the shows’ longtime EP Harry Friedman retires next year. Related: Harry Friedman, EP of 'Wheel of Fortune' and 'Jeopardy!,' to Step Down in 2020 Richards comes from the ...

Utah Scientific Welcomes Four Talented Individuals Into New Positions

September 01, 2019

SALT LAKE CITY — Aug. 27, 2019 — Utah Scientific has promoted longtime employees Randy Rose, John Bell, and Jim Barnhurst, and welcomed Mario Moreno to the team as a field service engineer. Rose has been named the new director of sales engineering, Bell will serve as customer service manager, and ...

New Season of ‘Murder For Hire’ On Oxygen Oct. 5

September 01, 2019

A new season of Murder For Hire premieres on Oxygen Oct. 5. Dick Wolf executive produces the show, about the world of contract killings. “Murder for Hire gives a shocking look into the dark world of contract killings, showcasing some of the most fascinating murder for hire cases ever caught on tape ...

Biden, Booker, Harris, Sanders in Lineup for ABC News’ Dem Debate Sept. 12

September 01, 2019

ABC News is hosting the next Democratic debate Thursday, Sept. 12. Univision is a partner on the event, which happens at Texas Southern University in Houston. Chief anchor George Stephanopoulos, World News Tonight anchor David Muir, ABC News correspondent Linsey Davis and Univision anchor Jorge ...

Expanded Riedel Artist and New Bolero Wireless Enable Integrated Comms across University of Georgia Sports Venues

September 01, 2019

WUPPERTAL, Germany — Aug. 27, 2019 — A longtime user of Riedel Communications' Artist digital matrix intercom system, the University of Georgia Athletic Association (UGAA) has completed an expansion of its Artist-based communications infrastructure. The system now fully integrates multiple sports ...

Disney Sells YES Network to Group Including Sinclair

September 01, 2019

The Walt Disney Co. completed the sale of the 80% stake in the YES Network to a group including Sinclair Broadcast Group in a deal that values the regional sports network at $3.47 billion. Disney acquired the YES stake when it bought 21st Century Fox. Disney had to sell YES and 21 other regional ...