Broadcasting & Cable News

CBS Blacked Out As Talks With AT&T Fail

July 21, 2019

CBS stations were blacked out to subscribers to AT&T’s pay TV services as the two companies failed to reach an agreement by the deadline of 2 a.m. ET Saturday morning. AT&T pointed the finger at CBS for the breakdown, which could leave millions without CBS shows when they wake up. In ...

Dish Faces Blackout of FX and National Geographic

July 21, 2019

FX and National Geographic channel—cable network groups acquired by the Walt Disney Co. when it acquired 21st Century Fox—are warning Dish subscribers that the channels could go dark in a dispute over carriage fees. The deadline is 11:59pm Mountain Time on July 21. Earlier this week, a dispute with ...

‘The Orville’ Changes Orbit From Fox to Hulu

July 21, 2019

The third season of The Orville, Seth MacFarlane’s sci-fi series, will stream exclusively on Hulu, leaving Fox, which is focusing on live programming. Season 3 is expected to be available on Hulu in late 2020. “The Orville has been a labor of love for me, and there are two companies which have ...

FCC Votes to Sunset EBS Band Designation

July 14, 2019

A politically divided FCC has voted to convert the 2.5 GHz band from one reserved for educational (EBS) licenses to flexible licenses that can be used for 5G, and to auction current unassigned spectrum (white spaces) in the band. Republicans backed the plan, while Democrats saw it as sacrificing a ...

Soularity Sound Relies on NUGEN Audio for its Rock-Solid Products and Customer Service

July 14, 2019

AUSTIN, JULY 10, 2019 – Working with independent filmmakers allows post-production audio professionals the opportunity to put an extra stamp of creativity on their projects. This is exactly the type of work that Korey Pereira, MSPE member and owner/creative director of Austin-based post house, ...

FCC Preempts San Francisco Inside Wiring Ordinance

July 14, 2019

A politically divided FCC has voted to preempt a San Francisco ordinance to the extent it allows competitors to share the in-use wiring in apartments, condos and office buildings. Republicans argued the city had gone beyond its authority--they did not have an issue with mandated sharing of unused ...

Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With Baseball All-Star Game

July 14, 2019

Fox won the Tuesday ratings battle, the MLB All-Star Game setting the pace for the network’s 1.7 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 9 share. That beat NBC’s 1.4/7. The All-Star Game, won 4-3 by the American League, took up all of Fox’s prime. Last year’s game, also an American ...

Holzhauer, Boettcher Returning to 'Jeopardy!' With Tournament of Champions

July 14, 2019

Jeopardy! superstar James Holzhauer will have a chance for redemption in the syndicated game show’s upcoming Tournament of Champions, airing for 10 days November 4-15, 2019. Holzhauer and the woman who defeated him, Emma Boettcher, both will compete in a 15-player field that also includes Josh ...

FCC Takes Heat for KidVid Revamp

July 14, 2019

The FCC was taking some heat Wednesday (July 10) after it voted to loosen its children's television rules, including from the Senator behind the Children's TV Act that mandated the FCC educational/informational (E/I) programming rule regime. The FCC's Republican majority voted to allow for ...