Broadcasting & Cable News

Programmatic TV Summit 2019

June 30, 2019

Images from the B&C/MCN Programmatic TV Summit, held June 24 at The Stewart Hotel New York

Tim Hanlon, founder and CEO of The Vertere Group, welcomes attendees to the *B&C*/*Multichannel News* Programmatic TV Summit, held June 24 at The Stewart Hotel New York.

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Primetime Ratings: Growing ‘AGT’ Leads NBC

June 30, 2019

NBC won the Tuesday ratings crown, summer staple America’s Got Talent leading the Peacock to a 1.4 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 7 share. That doubled runner-up CBS, at 0.7/3. America’s Got Talent, which saw an exuberant contestant erroneously hit the golden buzzer, ticked up ...

VMP’s Vertical Cable Management Options for Floor Rack Enclosures Now Shipping

June 30, 2019

STEVENSVILLE, Md., June 26, 2019 — Video Mount Products (videomount.com), a leading provider of mounting solutions for the broadcast, Pro, security, commercial, CI, and residential markets, is proud to announce its 27U and 42U cable management options for its popular floor rack enclosures are now ...

Acorn TV Greatly Expands Distribution with Apple TV channels, The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Canada and Android TV

June 30, 2019

North America’s largest streaming service for British and international television continues to rapidly grow with addictive Acorn TV Originals and licensing the highest-rated UK Series of 2019 Silver Spring, MD; June 26, 2019 – Acorn TV, North America’s largest and most popular streaming ...

Pai Praises Ericsson U.S. 5G Smart Factory

June 30, 2019

FCC chairman Ajit Pai is praising the announcement by Ericsson that it will build a new factory in the U.S. to produce 5G equipment. It will be the company's first automated "smart" factory and will build "Advanced Antenna System radios to boost network capacity and coverage, including rural ...

Charter Makes Executive Changes

June 30, 2019

Charter Communications is making some executive changes, expanding the role of chief financial officer Christopher Winfrey and chief product officer Rich DiGeronimo while announcing the planned retirements of a trio of executives, the company said Wednesday. Winfrey will expand his areas of ...

Rep. Matsui Circulates Draft of C-Band Compromise Bill

June 30, 2019

There may be a way out of the C-Band-clearing maze after all. As promised at a recent hearing, Rep. Doris Matsui, co-chair of the Congressional Spectrum Caucus, has released a discussion draft of a C-Band repurposing compromise bill, the Wireless Investment Now in (WIN) 5G Act, that would have the ...

CBS Orders More ‘Blood & Treasure’

June 30, 2019

CBS has ordered a second season of summer series Blood & Treasure. The show is averaging 5.7 million viewers, said the network, which calls the show “a globe-trotting action-adventure drama about a brilliant antiquities expert and a cunning art thief who team up to catch a ruthless terrorist ...

Pai to Hill: Commerce Pushback on 24 GHz Was Predictable

June 30, 2019

FCC chairman Ajit Pai went into great detail to explain why the FCC proceeded with the 24 GHz spectrum auction despite concerns by weather forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) about interference to their monitoring systems. That came in letters to concerned ...