Broadcasting & Cable News

Desarme Chronicles Couple’s Fight for Justice After Son Randomly Gunned Down

August 04, 2019

Olympusat, Inc., the TV and media industry leader specializing in Spanish-language TV networks presents Ultra Docu, which provides access to a collection of documentaries on Latin American topics—some of which have never before been seen in the U.S.—as well as lifestyle, technology-related films ...

‘Fleabag’ Wins Big at TCA Awards

August 04, 2019

The Television Critics Association gave out its awards at the Beverly Hilton, with Amazon Prime series Fleabag winning three trophies. Desus & Mero, hosts of the Showtime talk show of the same name, hosted the event. Fleabag won Outstanding Achievement in Comedy and Program of the Year. Star ...

‘Our Boys’ Premieres on HBO Aug. 12

July 28, 2019

Limited drama series Our Boys begins on HBO Aug. 12, kicking off with back to back episodes. The show is set in 2014. Three Jewish teenagers are kidnapped by Hamas militants, and a couple days later, the burned body of a Palestinian teen is found in Jerusalem. The series is filmed in Israel and is ...

Media M&A Volume Grew in 2Q, PwC Report Says

July 28, 2019

Merger and acquisition activity in the U.S. media and telecommunications sector picked up slightly in the second quarter with a few megadeals boosting dollars volume, according to a new report from PwC. There were 159 deals in the second quarter, down from 219 a year ago. But this year’s deals were ...

‘Rockin’ Eve’ to Reveal First Powerball Millionaire of 2020

July 28, 2019

America will meet the first new millionaire of 2020 just after midnight during Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest. Working with Powerball, dick clark productions said the newly minted million-dollar winner will be announced by country singer Jessie James Decker during the ...

OpenVault to Demo Award Winning Technology and New Revenue Opportunities at The Independent Show

July 28, 2019

Hoboken, NJ; July 25, 2019 – OpenVault, a global provider of industry analytics and technology solutions for broadband operators, will highlight its award-winning ACS WiFi Insider and other products that can help broadband operators drive new revenue, reduce costs and improve subscriber ...

Burke Says NBCU's Streamer Will Launch Next April

July 28, 2019

NBCU CEO Steve Burke said the company’s streaming service will be launched in April and rely on the Now TV platform. With a slew of companies jumping into streaming, Burke, speaking on parent company Comcast's second-quarter earnings call Thursday, said that NBCU’s approach will be innovative and ...

NBCU Says Upfront Volume Up 10% to $7B

July 28, 2019

NBCUniversal said it completed its upfront with record volume. NBCU CEO Steve Burke said volume on all of the company’s platforms grew 10% to $7 billion. NBCU sold the Olympics for the first time during the upfront. Without the Tokyo 2020 gains, upfront volume was up 3% Prices were up 9% on a ...

Shark Week Reels in New Marketing Partners

July 28, 2019

The powerful pull of Discovery’s Shark Week has attracted several new marketing partners, including the Association of Volleyball Professionals, DJ Jauz, Pintril, The Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale, Tarte and USA Swimming. They join returning partners Southwest Airlines, Great Clips, Pledgling, ...