Broadcasting & Cable News

IBC2019: SSIMWAVE Shows Support for Dolby Vision

August 25, 2019

Waterloo, ON, Canada, August 23, 2019 – At IBC2019 September 13-17 in Amsterdam, SSIMWAVE will be demonstrating publicly for the first time its unique capability to inspect Dolby Vision™ enabled content for file-based streaming environments. At its stand (Hall 1.B13), SSIMWAVE will show how its ...

Wanda Sykes Developing Half Hour Comedy for BET

August 25, 2019

BET is working with comedian Wanda Sykes to develop a half-hour sitcom with the working title W.H.I.P.s. The show is about four former sitcom stars from the 80s and 90s who are trying to navigate the rest of their lives while living together. W.H.I.P.s will be the first female African-American ...

Upcoming Season of HBO’s ‘Ballers’ is Final One

August 25, 2019

The fifth season of comedy-drama Ballers begins on HBO Aug. 25, and it is the final season for the football-focused series. Dwayne Johnson plays Spencer Strasmore, a former NFL star who is now a financial manager for NFL superstars. Stephen Levinson created the show, and runs it too. There are ...

Altice USA Union Workers in West Virginia Say They’re ‘Ready to Fight For Job Security’

August 25, 2019

The Communications Workers of America said 52 Altice USA employees based Beckley and Logan, West Virginia are “ready to fight for job security” as they prep for their first collective bargaining negotiator with the cable company. “Altice’s workers and customers deserve better than this,” said ...

Primetime Ratings: CBS, Fox, NBC Split Win

August 25, 2019

CBS, Fox and NBC all rated a 0.9 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. CBS was bolstered by Big Brother, Fox had pre-season football and NBC aired repeats, with football in some markets. With several NFL games airing in various markets, ratings may be inflated for some ...

FCC Defends Pole Attachments Dereg

August 25, 2019

Backed by the Justice Department, the FCC has told a federal court it knew what it was doing when it deregulated pole attachments, and had the authority to do it. That came in a brief responding to the lawsuit filed by utility companies last October. DOJ Antitrust Chief Makan Delrahim was also on ...

Sinclair Closes Acquisition of Regional Sports Networks

August 25, 2019

Sinclair Broadcast Group said it completed its acquisition of 21 Fox regional sports networks from the Walt Disney Co. The price was $9.6 billion, which values the businesses at $10.6 billion. Disney acquired the networks when it bought 21st Century Fox, but had to divest the regional sports ...

Season Two of ‘Temptation Island’ on USA Network Oct. 10

August 25, 2019

Season two of unscripted series Temptation Island premieres on USA Network Oct. 10. Mark L. Walberg hosts. There are 12 episodes, including a reunion special. The show depicts four dating couples who have to decide whether to commit to a lifetime together or give in to temptation. Tempting them are ...

Second Circuit Joins Courts Who Agreed to Stream Argument

August 25, 2019

C-SPAN's streaming of Second Circuit oral argument Friday (Aug. 23) in a case (Donald J. Trump, et al., v. Committee on Financial Services, et al.) involving the subpoena of President Trump's financial records, and whether House committees can do so, was hailed by Fix the Court (FTC) as the fourth ...