Broadcasting & Cable News

Bitmax Signs Comprehensive Content Asset Management And Digital Supply Chain Services Deal With Distribution Solutions

June 02, 2019

Los Angeles, May 30, 2019: Bitmax, the digital media management and licensing company, has signed a multi-year agreement to provide content management and digital supply chain services to Distribution Solutions, a division of Alliance Entertainment, and a distributor of independent film ...

Zero Division to Feature Boxx TV at Media Production Show

June 02, 2019

London, UK – 30 May 2019 – London-based wireless video transmission hire specialists, Zero Division, today announced that it will exhibit for the first time at the Media Production Show, taking place from 11-12 June 2019 at Olympia London. On Stand 112 Zero Division will exclusively feature ...

SpotX Retains Standing in Anti-Fraud Programs

June 02, 2019

SpotX, the video advertising and monetization platform, said it has retained its platinum status with the anti-fraud Trustworthy Accountability Group. TAG is one of the organizations that has sprung up to attempt to assure marketers that the digital advertising they’re buying is real and brand ...

Facilis Ships Next Gen HUB Shared Storage System

June 02, 2019

HUDSON, MA (May 29, 2019) – Facilis, a leading international supplier of cost-effective, high performance shared storage solutions for collaborative media production networks today announced that its new HUB Shared Storage System is now shipping. Built as an entirely new platform, Facilis HUB ...

NBCU Serving ShoppableTV During French Open Tennis

June 02, 2019

Weeks after announcing the launch of its ShoppableTV platform, NBC Sports is letting French Open viewers buy items from the Lacoste X Djokovic Collection via their TVs and smartphones. During Novak Djokovic's matches on NBC, viewers will be alerted to an “On-Air Shoppable Moment.” Consumers ...

‘Good Omens’ Premieres on Amazon May 31

June 02, 2019

Six-part series Good Omens, based on the novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, begins on Amazon Prime May 31. Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Jon Hamm, Michael McKean and Miranda Richardson are in the cast. Gaiman is the showrunner and Douglas Mackinnon directed. The oddball novel Good Omens: ...

Calrec Brings Surround Sound to Salt Lake City’s KUED

June 02, 2019

SALT LAKE CITY, MAY 30, 2019 — William Montoya, audio team leader for KUED, Utah’s PBS station, was looking to improve the overall sound quality of its programs while increasing the studio’s capabilities by upgrading to a 5.1 native broadcast audio console. It wasn’t until the unveiling of Calrec ...

40% of TV Ad Spending to Be Data-Driven By 2020: Survey

June 02, 2019

Spending on data-enabled TV advertising is expected to reach a 40% share of total TV advertising in 2020, according to a new study commissioned by Comcast’s Blockgraph initiative. The study of 150 advertisers and agencies conducted by Advertiser Perceptions found that advertisers said that 20% of ...

Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins as ‘American Ninja Warrior’ Returns

June 02, 2019

NBC got top spot in Wednesday ratings, the season starter for American Ninja Warrior pacing NBC to a 0.9 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 4 share. In second was Fox at 0.8/4. American Ninja Warrior did a 1.0 from 8 to 10 p.m., down from its 1.2 opener a year ago, and the premiere ...