Broadcasting & Cable News

5 Factors Disrupting the Media Buying Landscape

August 25, 2019

The emergence and steady rise of OTT has forever changed the advertising landscape. TV, OTT, and digital video were once clearly defined as separate entities, but the lines between them are blurred, thanks to the wide variety of streaming services and devices now in play. This doesn’t have to stop ...

TV5MONDE USA and Cox Communications Significantly Expand Distribution Relationship Across America

August 25, 2019

LOS ANGELES, CA / ATLANTA, GA – August 16, 2019 – As a result of a significant expansion of the distribution relationship between TV5MONDE USA and Cox Communications, customers in more than 20 markets across 14 states will be able to receive America’s only 24/7 French language entertainment ...

Season Three of ‘Goliath’ on Amazon Oct. 4

August 25, 2019

Season three of legal drama Goliath begins on Amazon Prime Oct. 4. Billy Bob Thornton stars. The unexpected death of an old friend leads Thornton’s Billy McBride to take a case in the drought-stricken Central Valley, where he comes face-to-face with a billionaire rancher (Dennis Quaid) and his ...

SPT Preps 'Mel Robbins' for Sept. 16 Debut

August 25, 2019

“The Mel Robbins Show is not a show it’s an experience,” the inspirational speaker and now talk-show host says in the opening seconds of the above first-look trailer for the hour-long talk show that Sony Pictures Television is premiering on TV stations across the country on Monday, Sept. 16. “This ...

Harmonic Brings Real-World OTT and Broadcast Success to IBC2019

August 25, 2019

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Aug. 22, 2019 — At IBC2019, Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) will demonstrate real-world deployments of its unified OTT and broadcast delivery solutions. A variety of deployment strategies will be showcased, including cloud, on-premises and hybrid environments, to demonstrate how service ...

Marci Ryvicker, Wolfe Research, to Keynote Media Outlook 2020

August 25, 2019

August 20, 2019 – What challenges face programmers, cable operators, and new entrants as they navigate the rapid changes in consumer media consumption habits? Marci Ryvicker, Managing Director and Senior Equity Analyst at Wolfe Research, will address this question during her keynote entitled, ...

NBC Adds 'All Access' in Six Markets This Fall

August 25, 2019

NBCUniversal’s Access Hollywood is adding new half-hour, All Access, when the new season debuts Monday, Sept. 9. The new half-hour will air on NBC-owned TV stations that used to air Warner Bros.’ Extra, which is moving to Fox-owned stations in those markets this fall and rebranding to Extra Extra. ...

Network Spotlight: A Deep Dive Into Advertising and Viewership Trends for Fox

August 25, 2019

As summer (sadly) begins to wind down, at least we can look forward to fall TV. To help usher in the new season, we’re shining a spotlight on the major networks. Today’s focus: Fox. We’re examining recent advertising and viewership trends from the network (Jan. 1 through May 31, bypassing the ...

Telestream Announces 25GE Network Support for PRISM Media Processing Platform

August 25, 2019

Nevada City, California, August 22 – At IBC 2019, Telestream (Booth 7.C16 & 7.C14), a global leader in file-based media workflow orchestration, media streaming and delivery technologies, will showcase major new functionality in its PRISM media processing platform. Telestream acquired PRISM ...