Broadcasting & Cable News

‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ Star Beth Chapman Has Died

June 30, 2019

Beth Chapman, star of long-running unscripted series Dog the Bounty Hunter, died June 26 in Honolulu. She was 51. Beth had been placed in a medically induced coma, according to CNN, as she battled throat cancer. Dog the Bounty Hunter ran on A&E from 2004 to 2012 and helped reposition the ...

Spectrum Originals Acquires Spanish Series ‘Todo por el Juego’

June 30, 2019

Charter’s original content unit, Spectrum Originals, has a acquired a series from Spain’s MedaPro Studios. Todo por el Juego (“Side Games”) is a Spanish-language adaptation of the book El Fútbol no es Así. It was adapted by Argentine screenwriter Eduardo Sacheri and will appear on demand for ...

Netflix Film Paddleton Takes a Unique Approach to Sound

June 30, 2019

LOS ANGELES, JUNE 26, 2019 – With a unique improvisational acting style at the heart of the Netflix original film, Paddleton, capturing audio was of paramount concern for Sound Supervisor Daniel S. McCoy CAS, owner and operator of ToneMesa, Inc. Taking into consideration that renowned comedian Ray ...

Cox Sells Radio Stations, Rep Group to Apollo

June 30, 2019

Cox Enterprises said it agreed to sell Cox Media Group’s radio stations, CoxReps and its Gamut advertising business to a new company owned by Apollo Global Management private equity funds. Apollo earlier agreed to buy Cox’s TV stations and plans to combine them with the newly acquired assets to ...

Roku Will Soon Have 70% More OTT Devices in Global Streaming Market Than Next Closest Competitor

June 30, 2019

The Roku OTT ecosystem further extended its dominance as of the end of the first quarter, Strategy Analytics said in a new report. And it’s about to get even bigger. The Roku operating environment now powers 41 million OTT devices and smart TVs around the world, the research company said, and it ...

‘T-Pain’s School of Business’ on Fuse Aug. 6

June 30, 2019

Season two of T-Pain’s School of Business premieres on Fuse Aug. 6. The show features rapper T-Pain exploring unique start-ups created by millennials. “In each half-hour episode, T-Pain will dive head first into each business while testing out new products and getting answers to all our questions ...

Dems Pound Facebook Over Doctored Pelosi Video

June 30, 2019

Facebook is getting flak from Hill Democrats over the artificially slowed video of their leader, Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), which was posted on Facebook and made her look drunk or verbally challenged. More than two dozen Democratic House members, including House Energy & Commerce Chairman Frank ...

FCC Investigating Sinclair Over Tribune Deal

June 30, 2019

The FCC has opened an inquiry into Sinclair over its aborted effort to buy the Tribune stations and whether it misled the commission about who would actually be controlling the stations it was spinning off as part of the deal. That is according to a letter of inquiry (LOI) from the Media ...

Syfy Hosts Off the Deep End Weekend, Including Ian Ziering Shark Film

June 30, 2019

Syfy will host a shark-themed Off the Deep End Weekend August 17-18, which will include the Sharknado films and the premiere of Zombie Tidal Wave starring Ian Ziering. In the film, a zombie-slinging tidal wave hits a small town and causes a bit of “maritime mayhem,” said Syfy. Sharknado director ...