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Busted Pilot Podcast: Soccer, Ann Curry Chases the Cure, and More

Broadcasting & Cable's Kent Gibbons and Michael Malone discuss the summer of soccer, Ann Curry chasing the cure and other live series, reboot strategy shifts, Elizabeth Holmes as TV star, and more.

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‘Reef Break’ Top Show in June for Ad Viewability

The top TV show for ad viewability in June was Reef Break, according to new data from TVision. Viewability is defined the opportunity to view commercials during a programming because someone was in the room while the ads were playing. Reef Break, on ABC was the top show on broadcast with an 88.1% ...

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Sinclair Signs New Carriage Agreement With Charter

Sinclair Broadcast Group said it signed a new multi-year carriage agreement with Charter Communications. The deal covers the company’s TV stations and its Tennis Channel on cable. The new regional sports network being created by Sinclair and the Chicago Cubs will also be carried by Charter as part ...

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Christian Revival Church Implements AV Solution from Blackmagic Design

Fremont, CA - July 11, 2019 - Blackmagic Design today announced that the newest branch of South Africa’s Christian Revival Church (CRC) has installed a multi purpose AV solution based on the ATEM 4 M/E Broadcast Studio 4K and ATEM 1 M/E Advanced Panel. With more than 90 congregations throughout ...

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AT&T Launches Pop-Up Weather Service During Nexstar Impasse

AT&T is looking to make sure local viewers have access to emergency weather information, and at the same time remove an issue raised by a U.S. senator from weather-plagued Louisiana related to an ongoing carriage impasse with Nexstar. Nexstar stations have been off AT&T's DirecTV and ...

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Sigma Unveils Sigma fp Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera; Announces High-Performance Lens Series for Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera Systems

July 11, 2019 Sigma Corporation today made the following announcements: Launch of Sigma fp, the world’s smallest and lightest full-frame mirrorless digital camera.Introduction of a newly developed high-performance lens series for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The first of which will include:Sigma ...

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‘Saints & Sinners’ Opener is Most-Watched for Bounce

The season four premiere of Saints & Sinners generated the highest viewership in the history of Bounce, the digital multicast network aimed at African Americans. Sunday’s broadcasts at 9 p.m. ET and 9 p.m. PT reached 1.3 million unduplicated viewers. Viewership of the premiere was up 10% from ...

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NAB’s Zamir Ahmed Named VP of Media Relations

Zamir Ahmed, NAB director, media relations, has been promoted to VP of media relations. Ahmed joined the National Association of Broadcasters in 2011 as manager of media relations. As VP of media relations, Ahmed will “shape messaging for NAB Communications in the public policy arena,” said NAB, ...

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Study: TV (as Online Video Monitor) Not Dead Yet

Younger demos prefer watching video on a smart phone than smart TV by a vast majority, but for the 18-plus audience, a TV is still the preferred device. That is according to the inaugural Digital Strategy Study from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP and Vorhaus Advisors. The study, based on a ...

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