Broadcasting & Cable News

AT&T and Starz Reach Multi-Year Carriage Deal

September 01, 2019

AT&T and Starz announced that they reached a new multi-year carriage agreement. The deal gives video subscribers to AT&T’s DirecTV, AT&T TV and U-verse access to Starz, Starz Encore linear channels and on demand and online services. “Starz is pleased to have found a mutually beneficial ...

Pai to Hill: Smart Phone RF Limits Are Sufficient

September 01, 2019

FCC chair Ajit Pai has reassured Congress that the FCC knew what it was doing when it decided not to change its emissions standards for radiofrequency (RF) exposure. "I am satisfied that the United States’ radiofrequency exposure limits for handheld devices are safe for consumers," Pai told Rep. ...

Viewers Nearly as Likely to Go Online First for TV

September 01, 2019

Consumers are nearly as likely to turn to an online video source first when they decide to watch TV as they are to go to a traditional pay-TV provider, according to a new study from Hub Entertainment Research. In a new report, called Decoding the Default, Hub found that 47% of consumers said they ...

Sen. Thune Convening Rural Broadband Field Hearing

September 01, 2019

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) will hold a field hearing on rural broadband Sept. 5 at the Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls. Thune is chairman of the Senate Communications Subcommittee and former chair of the full committee. Among the witnesses for the hearing will be fellow Republican and ...

InSync Technology to Showcase New FrameFormer Live Software-Based Real-Time Standards Converter at IBC2019

September 01, 2019

PETERSFIELD, U.K. — Aug. 28, 2019 — At IBC2019 in Amsterdam, InSync Technology will introduce FrameFormer Live, a highly scalable, professional grade software standards conversion solution that enables live real time conversion of SD, HD, and 3G content using CPU only processing with cross platform ...

Primetime Ratings: CBS, Fox Split Win

September 01, 2019

CBS and Fox shared the Thursday ratings title, both posting a 1.1 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. CBS had Big Brother and unscripted repeats. Big Brother went up 8% to 1.4 before and after repeats. Fox had reruns of MasterChef and Spin the Wheel. Multiple NFL ...

Lee Byung Wook of South Korea Wins IMSTA FESTA's 2018 Songwriting Competition

September 01, 2019

TORONTO — Aug. 28, 2019 — The International Music Software Trade Association (IMSTA) today announced that 20-year-old Lee Byung Wook of Seoul, South Korea, has won the 2018 Songwriting Competition hosted by IMSTA, which holds music technology celebrations in cities around the world. Lee first won ...

Riedel Presents Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre With Appreciation Award

September 01, 2019

MELBOURNE, Australia — Aug. 29, 2019 — Riedel Communications Australia presented the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) with its inaugural Appreciation Award at the Integrate Expo in Melbourne on August 27. The Riedel Appreciation Award recognizes the confidence shown by MCEC in ...

Groups React to Reported YouTube Settlement

September 01, 2019

Google will pay up to $200 million to the U.S. government to settle allegations that its YouTube subsidiary violated children's privacy, according to reports. That was not good news for the various groups who complained to the Federal Trade Commission, which were looking for something tougher. The ...