Broadcasting & Cable News

Netflix Earnings Down as Sub Growth Misses Forecasts

July 21, 2019

Netflix reported lower net income in the second quarter as global paid streaming customers topped 150 million, but growth was below forecasts. Net income was $271 million, or 60 cents a share, down from $384 million, or 85 cents a share a year ago. The results included a non-cash unrealized loss ...

USA Network Picks Up Competition Series ‘Cannonball’

July 21, 2019

USA Network has grabbed a competition series called Cannonball, which it said “pits contestants against some of the highest, fastest and wettest challenges ever created, for a cash prize.” The network signed up for 10 episodes. Cannonball is produced by ITV Entertainment and will premiere in 2020. ...

Sinclair’s Stirr Reaches 1M Downloads in 6 Months

July 21, 2019

Sinclair Broadcast Group’s streaming service Stirr has garnered more than a million downloads since its launch six months ago, exceeding the company’s forecasts. Most of the viewing is coming to Stirr’s linear channels and the most popular network is the Stirr City channel, featuring news from ...

FTC Seeks Input on Need to Update COPPA

July 21, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment on 2013 updates to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA Rule) and whether more changes are needed. The FTC says it usually reviews rules every 10 years but technological changes are driving the earlier review to make sure children ...

Meredith Stations Go Dark to Dish Customers

July 21, 2019

Despite a one-day extension made in hopes they could hammer out a deal, about 17 TV stations in a dozen markets owned by Meredith Corp. went dark to Dish subscribers Tuesday, adding to a growing list of station blackouts in the past few weeks. The Meredith stations to go dark include CBS affiliate ...

ATVA: 2019 Retrans Blackouts Tie Previous Record

July 21, 2019

Meredith Corp.’s blackout of its 17 stations in 14 markets to Dish Network customers helped push the total retrans blackout tally to 213 so far this year, tying the previous record set in 2017 with nearly five months remaining in the year, according to industry group the American Television ...

Syndication Ratings: No Fireworks for Sitcoms Over Fourth of July

July 21, 2019

There were very few ratings fireworks among syndicated shows in the traditionally low viewing Fourth of July holiday session ending July 7. Making matters more difficult, some shows were in competition with or bounced out of their time slots by the popular FIFA Women’s World Cup semi finals, which ...

BITMAX SIGNS CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH HIGH OCTANE PICTURES

July 21, 2019

Los Angeles, July 18, 2019: Bitmax, the digital media management and licensing company, has signed a multi-year agreement to provide content management and services to High Octane Pictures (HOP), a full-service film distribution and sales agency that cultivates relationships with distributors, ...

Mario Lopez to Join ‘Access Hollywood’

July 21, 2019

Mario Lopez joins Access Hollywood and daytime show Access Daily as host September 9. Lopez has signed an overall development and producing deal for scripted and alternative programming with Universal Television and Universal Television Alternative Studio. Access Hollywood and Access Daily are ...