Broadcasting & Cable News

Starz Orders New Season of True-Crime Series ‘Wrong Man’

June 30, 2019

Starz has ordered a second season of true-crime series Wrong Man. The show, from Joe Berlinger, looks into the cases of inmates who have been incarcerated for decades and claim they were wrongly convicted. Season two will have six episodes. “With Wrong Man, Joe and his team have created a format ...

Over 18 Million Watch Second Democratic Debate

June 30, 2019

The June 27 Democratic debate averaged 18.1 million total viewers across NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo, according to Nielsen, better than the 15.3 million who watched June 26. Among the 18.1 million, there were 5.3 million viewers 25-54 and 4.4 million in the 18-49 demo. The live stream saw 9 million ...

ESPN Inks Extension With 80-Year-Old Vitale

June 23, 2019

Hall of Fame basketball analyst Dick Vitale, who turned 80 this month, has signed a new extension with ESPN that will keep him with the sports network through the 2021-22 season. The still-boisterous Vitale signed up for this season last May. “I’m so honored and proud to be a little spoke in the ...

Telemundo Snags Trump Interview

June 23, 2019

Telemundo said it has snagged President Donald Trump's first "exclusive, sit-down" interview with a Spanish-language TV network since he took office over two years ago. The interview was taking place Wednesday, a Telemundo spokesperson said, but would not say where. The news net has asked ...

Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins With Consistent ‘Talent’

June 23, 2019

NBC won the Tuesday ratings derby, with America’s Got Talent pacing the network to a 1.3 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 7 share. That easily beat the 0.4/2 put up by ABC, CBS, Telemundo and Univision. America’s Got Talent got a flat 1.5 from 8 to 10 p.m. as host Terry Crews ...

Computer Cos. Pan Hawley Bill as 2019's Version of '1984'

June 23, 2019

Computer companies were quick to attack Sen. Josh Hawley's bill that would make social media networks promise not to censor political speech, and create a government apparatus for certifying that. Those companies, or at least a major trade association representing many of them, said it was the ...

13 More Discovery Nets to Stream Live on fuboTV

June 23, 2019

Discovery said it reached a new distribution deal with streaming service fuboTV that will make 13 more networks available to fuboTV subscribers. fuboTV already carried five networks acquired by Discovery when it bought Scripps Networks Interactive last year. The deal also includes a library of ...

Wisycom Takes Centerstage For The Voice of Germany

June 23, 2019

BERLIN, JUNE 19, 2019 – Wireless Audio System Engineer Victor Lang recently helped The Voice of Germany improve its wireless in-ear monitoring coverage with new Wisycom solutions. With a reliable RF signal that extends from the stage all the way to the back of the audience and backstage into ...

Parkinson-Jones, Scher Join Disney's 'Tamron Hall'

June 23, 2019

Talia Parkinson-Jones and Andrew Scher have joined Disney’s new daytime talk show, Tamron Hall, said William Burton, senior VP of daytime, sports and syndicated development and production at ABC Entertainment on Wednesday. The announcement came just before show host and executive producer Tamron ...