Broadcasting & Cable News

Ben Abbatiello Departs SpotX, Joins Video Ad Tech Beachfront

June 16, 2019

Beachfront, a programmatic video advertising platform for big media, cable, MVPDs and advertisers, today announced Ben Abbatiello joined the company as Vice President of Advanced TV. In just over one year since opening a New York office and shifting the company headquarters to Manhattan, ...

Netflix Orders More ‘Russian Doll’

June 16, 2019

Netflix has greenlit a second season of dark comedy Russian Doll. Natasha Lyonne stars, and created the show along with Amy Poehler and Leslye Headland. Season two will have eight episodes. Lyonne and Cindy Holland, Netflix VP of original content, shared the news at Recode’s Code Conference in ...

Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins With Stanley Cup Closer

June 16, 2019

NBC skated to a big win in Wednesday ratings, as the final game of the NHL championship paced the Peacock to a 2.5 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 13 share. In distant second was ABC at 0.8/4. The Stanley Cup game seven, Bruins against Blues, did a 2.5 across prime. Game five ...

Embrionix Products at BroadcastAsia2019

June 16, 2019

Exhibiting in the Ideal Systems booth 6E3-01, Embrionix will feature its recently launched, award-winning emVIRTU IP-to-IP media processing and core infrastructure platform, as well as its compact, stand-alone emFUSION and emVIEW IP gateways. BroadcastAsia attendees also will have the opportunity ...

Sens. Warner, Rubio Warn of Using Huawei as Trade Leverage

June 16, 2019

There is bipartisan "deep concern" in the Senate Intelligence Committee that the Trump Administration is using Chinese telecom Huawei as a bargaining chip in trade negotiations with the country. That came in a letter to the State Department and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, from vice ...

Media Matters Praises Local TV Coverage of Abortion Clinic Closing

June 16, 2019

Media Matters for America praised Missouri TV stations Thursday (June 13) for their coverage of abortion issues, even going so far as to issue a press release and post a blog praising them as a "model" for local outlets covering such issues. Media Matters was referring to coverage of the closing of ...

Jordan Wertlieb Elected as NAB Joint Board Chair

June 16, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Jordan Wertlieb, president, Hearst Television, Inc., was elected chairman of the NAB Joint Board of Directors, NAB announced today. Wertlieb takes over from Caroline Beasley, CEO, Beasley Media Group, whose term expired. David Santrella, president of Broadcast Media, Salem ...

Riedel Expands Presence in Sweden Through Partnership With Semafor

June 16, 2019

WUPPERTAL, Germany — June 12, 2019 — Riedel Communications today announced a partnership with Semafor Mediateknik AB, thereby expanding Riedel's distribution network in Sweden. As a full-service provider of systems engineering and technology consulting, Semafor will distribute Riedel's Bolero ...

TDC helps amaze and thrill Vivid Sydney visitors in 2019

June 16, 2019

Vivid Sydney – the largest festival of light, music and ideas in the Southern Hemisphere – has come to life. Once again, Australian entertainment technology company TDC –Technical Direction Company – is playing a significant role in surprising and delighting visitors from Sydney, Australia and ...