Broadcasting & Cable News

Primetime Ratings: NBC, Fox Share Wednesday Crown

August 25, 2019

NBC and Fox had the top score in Wednesday prime ratings, with CBS just behind them. NBC and Fox scored a 0.7 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 4 share. CBS did a 0.7/3. NBC had an America’s Got Talent results show at 1.1 and Songland at 0.7, both flat, then Hollywood Game Night ...

FCC Sets Comment Dates For Further KidVid Dereg

August 25, 2019

The FCC has set comment dates for its proposal that TV stations be allowed to fulfill their educational/informational children's programming obligations by airing it on another station in the market. A divided FCC adopted an order July 10 to give broadcasters more flexibility in how they air ...

Leading Hong Kong Production Houses Invest in Riedel's Bolero Wireless Intercom for Large-Scale Event Production

August 25, 2019

WUPPERTAL, Germany — Aug. 22, 2019 — Riedel today announced that two of Hong Kong's leading providers of rental broadcast and production equipment — A-Team Plus and Show Bros — have invested in Riedel's industry-leading Bolero wireless intercom. The two companies, which have common customers and ...

Red Giant Releases Game of Thrones VFX Pt. 2: The Undead Horse

August 25, 2019

Portland, OR - August 22, 2019 - Red Giant, creator of filmmaking, visual effects and motion graphics tools, today released the second installment of its multi-part Game of Thrones visual effects tutorial series: how to turn a live horse into a member of the Night King’s undead army. Daniel “Hashi” ...

Sean Spicer, Christie Brinkley, Lamar Odom on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

August 25, 2019

Sean Spicer, Christie Brinkley and Lamar Odom are in the cast when Dancing with the Stars launches on ABC Sept. 16. Spicer was White House press secretary. Brinkley is a supermodel and Odom a former NBA star. The other dancing celebs are country star Lauren Alaina, pop star Ally Brooke, former ...

VuWall and Matrox Join Forces to Showcase the Most Advanced Video Wall and Visualization Technology for Command and Control Rooms at GSX 2019

August 25, 2019

Visit VuWall at GSX 2019, Booth 1187 MONTREAL — Aug. 22, 2019 — VuWall, a leader in video wall control and AV network management solutions, and Matrox Graphics Inc., a world-class provider of capture, video and graphics processing, real-time encoding, KVM extension and switching, and AV-over-IP ...

QSC Earns an A+ at Berklee College of Music

August 25, 2019

BOSTON, MA (August 22, 2019) – Berklee College of Music has been known for decades as the premiere educational institution for students who are serious about developing careers in the contemporary music industry. Their diverse offering of both traditional instrumental performance and ...

FCC Handing Out $5 Billion More in Rural Subsidies

August 25, 2019

The FCC has announced almost $5 billion in support of rural broadband over the next decade, a continuation of its focus of government broadband subsidies on closing the rural divide. The commission said the money ($4,914,427,137 to be exact) will go to improving and expanding "affordable" ...

Communications Companies Pledge to Help AG's Tackle Robocalls

August 25, 2019

In coordination with all 50 state attorneys general, Charter and Comcast have joined with big telecoms to combat robocalls. A dozen companies (see below) have committed to a dozen principles they say will help protect phone users by making it easier for AGs to investigate and prosecute bad actors. ...