Broadcasting & Cable News

Riedel Further Expands APAC Footprint with Two New Appointments

August 11, 2019

WUPPERTAL, Germany — Aug. 8, 2019 — With the recent opening of its Beijing office, Riedel Communications' presence in the Asia-Pacific region now spans across Japan, China, Singapore, and Australia. Riedel's ongoing efforts to establish a regional framework for supporting a growing Asia-Pacific ...

Primetime Ratings: ‘BH90210’ Draws a Crowd on Fox

August 11, 2019

Fox won the Wednesday ratings derby, the premiere of BH90210 pacing the network to a 1.2 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. That topped runner-up CBS, at 0.7/4. MasterChef kicked things off on Fox up 13% at 0.9, before BH90210 got a promising 1.5. A reboot of Beverly ...

ACA Connects C-Band Proposal Gets Some Props From PISC

August 11, 2019

The Public Interest Spectrum Coalition (PISC) is lending some support to the proposal by ACA Connects and others to free up at least 370 MHz of C-band spectrum for fixed wireless while providing a pathway to migrating the program delivery, for which that spectrum is used, to fiber delivery. ...

Apantac Takes 4K / UHD Image Processing to the Next Level

August 11, 2019

Apantac, an internationally recognized manufacturer of multiviewers, video walls, extension and signal processing solutions has added UHD outputs to its T# and Mi Multiviewers. Visitors to the Apantac IBC 2019 stand 8.E43 will receive hands-on demonstrations showcasing enhanced resolution with ...

Microsoft Brands Rural Divide 'National Crisis'

August 11, 2019

While presidential candidates are eyeing Iowa for another reason, Microsoft is there this week--at the State Fair--to pitch its Airband solution to the rural broadband divide, a gap in broadband access it is now branding an "urgent national crisis" as it looks to lasso more spectrum from the ...

FCC OK With Current Cell Phone Emission Levels

August 11, 2019

FCC engineers have concluded that cell phone emissions allowable under current standards don't need tightening. FCC chair Ajit Pai has told his colleagues he plans to maintaining the current radio frequency (RF) standards for wireless devices, citing the director of the Food and Drug Administration ...

Three-Day BravoCon Tickets to go on Sale for $299

August 11, 2019

Bravo said it will begin selling tickets on Aug. 13 for its first BravoCon, an event aimed at the network’s biggest fans. Three-day tickets will start at $299 for the event, which the network said will feature at least 70 “Bravolebrities” from series including Vanderpump Rules, Southern Charm, Top ...

Viacom Held Back Linear Ad Inventory for Scatter

August 11, 2019

Viacom said that it held back linear advertising inventory during the upfront, using its more targeted assets, including Pluto TV, to meet demand. As a result, the company said, it expects to be able to cash in on what it expects to be a strong scatter market. When Viacom reported earnings for its ...

Marc Cherry Drama ‘Why Women Kill’ On CBS All Access August 15

August 11, 2019

Dark drama Why Women Kill begins on CBS All Access August 15. The series is about a house in Pasadena where three couples lived in the ‘60s, ‘80s and present day. In each case, a woman deals with infidelity in her marriage. Lucy Liu, Ginnifer Goodwin and Kirby Howell-Baptiste star. Imagine ...