Broadcasting & Cable News

FCC Deregulates Cable Franchise Fees

August 04, 2019

The FCC said local cable franchising authorities (LFAs) cannot regulate a cable operator's broadband service and that in-kind services or equipment they require those cable operators to provide must count toward the FCC's 5% cap on franchise fees. That came in a politically divided 3-2 vote at the ...

Viewership Insights: CNN’s Democratic Debates

August 04, 2019

This week, CNN hosted a two-night Democratic debate event in Detroit, with each evening featuring 10 candidates. Below, we share minute-by-minute viewership of the debates as well as where people were tuning in from, courtesy of Inscape, the TV data company with glass-level insights from a panel of ...

Veritone Product Highlights at IBC2019

August 04, 2019

Veritone Digital Media Hub™ At IBC2019, Veritone will highlight Veritone Digital Media Hub™, focusing on two main use cases: access and delivery, and monetization. Digital Media Hub is an intuitive white-label portal fueled by Veritone aiWARE™, the world's first operating system for artificial ...

NUGEN Audio Highlights Loudness Toolkit’s Netflix-Ready Workflows at IBC 2019

August 04, 2019

AMSTERDAM, AUGUST 1, 2019 – NUGEN Audio’s Netflix compliance is making quite a splash with post-production audio teams across the globe. Among the many Netflix-focused solutions is its Loudness Toolkit 2.8, which will be presented at IBC 2019 (Pod F.P37). The company will also feature its Halo ...

HBO Max Lands Exclusive Streaming Rights to ‘Doctor Who’ in BBC Content Deal

August 04, 2019

Building momentum for the big upcoming launch of its news SVOD service HBO Max, Warner Media today announced that it has acquired exclusive streaming rights from BBC Studios to all 11 seasons of Doctor Who. The series will be available to HBO Max and launch and will include the premiere of season ...

Voltaggio Promoted in Discovery Ad Sales Unit

August 04, 2019

Discovery promoted Robert Voltaggio to executive VP, ad sales revenue and planning, effective immediately. Voltaggio, who had been group senior VP, will continue to lead the development and implementation of sales strategies, yield optimization and sales operations for Discovery’s TV networks and ...

Senate Confirms New Trump Administration CTO

August 04, 2019

The Senate has unanimously confirmed Michael Kratsios to be Donald Trump's associate director of the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), according to Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, which oversees tech policy issues. That also means ...

EditFest LA 2019 Keynote Conversation to Feature Joe Walker, ACE

August 04, 2019

EditFest LA, the day-long celebration of the art and craft of editing, is set for August 24, 2019 at Walt Disney Studios’ Frank Wells Theater. EditFest brings the world’s top editors to the stage to share their insights and experiences. Joe Walker, the Oscar®, BAFTA, and Eddie nominated editor, ...

NAB's Smith: Big Tech Should Get Public Interest Scrutiny

August 04, 2019

National Association of Broadcasters President Gordon Smith said the government should start applying a public interest standard to Google and Facebook and other Big Tech titans. That was in an interview for C-SPAN's Communicators series with C-SPAN's Peter Slen and Paul Kirby, senior ...