Broadcasting & Cable News

“The Bravest” Utilizes Pixelworks True Cut Platform

August 11, 2019

Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PXLW), a leading provider of advanced visual processing solutions, today announced that the Company’s award-winning TrueCut® platform was used to present “The Bravest,” an action-packed drama. The movie, which premiered in Beijing, grossed box office sales of approximately ...

Scripps Reports 2Q Loss on Acquisition Costs

August 11, 2019

E.W. Scripps Co. reported a loss in the second-quarter because of higher interest and other costs from acquisitions. The company lost $366,000 in the quarter, or 1 cent per share, compared to net income of $5.7 million, or 6 cents a share a year ago. Operating income slipped to $22.2 million from ...

TVision Goes Over the Top With Streaming Analytics

August 11, 2019

Diving deeper into the rising tide of the over-the-top space, TVision is launching a new product that offers granular measurement of streaming content viewing over leading platforms. TVision Streaming Analytics provides second-by-second, personal-level viewing behaviors at a time when more than ...

David Bowie Documentary on Showtime Aug. 9

August 11, 2019

David Bowie: Finding Fame, a documentary about the theatrical rock star, debuts on Showtime Aug. 9. The movie is about “the formative years of Bowie that led to him becoming a global icon,” said Showtime. The glam-rock icon died in January 2016. The film, directed by Francis Whately, looks into ...

Steyer Campaign Says It Is Step Closer to TV Debates

August 11, 2019

The campaign of Tom Steyer said that he has now qualified in three of the four polls he needs to be included in the next Democratic TV debate. Steyer is the billionaire financier who has been calling for impeachment, and bankrolling a media campaign, Need to Impeach, to get Congress to open those ...

NMA: Facebook Is De Facto News Publishing Regulator

August 11, 2019

The News Media Alliance has issues with Facebook's reported plan to set up a section where it pays to license news content--it currently aggregates and recommends stories, but does not pay to do so. NMA said the edge provider is a "de facto regulator of the news publishing industry" and "can't be ...

Encryption Fans Rip Barr Over Speech

August 11, 2019

Critics of law enforcement efforts to force technical backdoors to device encryption took issue with Attorney General Bill Barr's characterization of that aforementioned issue, saying it contained "misleading and misguided" statements, and that encryption is bedrock infrastructure, a foundation it ...

HBO Comedy ‘Divorce’ Finished at Three Seasons

August 11, 2019

HBO’s dark comedy Divorce will not see a fourth season. Sarah Jessica Parker starred in the series, which was created by Catastrophe creator/star Sharon Horgan. The show premiered in fall 2016. Season three began July 1 and featured six episodes. Parker and Thomas Haden Church played a couple on ...

Court Vacates FCC Dereg of Cell Tower-Site Reviews

August 11, 2019

Turns out the race to 5G can't run roughshod over the landscape, at least as the FCC has proposed it. In a partial defeat for the FCC and a victory for localities trying to retain their authority over cell tower placement and impact, a federal appeals court has ruled that the FCC did not justify ...