Broadcasting & Cable News

FFTC: House Dems Seek Bipartisan Net Neutrality Bill

May 26, 2019

Net neutrality activists at Fight for the Future (FFTF) say they have gotten hold of a draft letter signed by almost four dozen Democratic House members calling for compromise network neutrality legislation, including forming a bipartisan caucus, as a pair of senators did), a conciliatory move FFTF ...

Studio Technologies Introduces New Dante® Intercom Beltpacks

May 26, 2019

SKOKIE, IL, MAY 22, 2019 – Studio Technologies, manufacturer of high-quality audio, video, and fiber-optic solutions, introduces two new Dante®-enabled intercom beltpacks, the Model 372A and Model 373A. Both units, which combine a single talk channel with two channels of listen, are capable of ...

Court Rules Against Qualcomm in Chip Case

May 26, 2019

A California district court has ruled that the way Qualcomm licensed its modem chips for handsets was anticompetitive--siding with the Federal Trade Commission, which had sued the company for having "harmed competition in two markets for baseband processors [modem chips]." Judge Lucy Koh concluded ...

Live Recording of The Birthday’s Recent Tour Shot With Pocket Cinema Camera 4K and URSA Mini Pro Using Blackmagic RAW

May 26, 2019

Fremont, CA - May 22, 2019 - Blackmagic Design announced today that URSA Mini Pro 4.6K and Pocket Cinema Camera 4K were used for live shooting of The Birthday's TOUR 19 NIGHTS 2018 AUTUMN, the sold out recent tour by the popular UNIVERSAL SIGMA Japanese rock band. A total of 10 Blackmagic Design ...

‘Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City’ on Comedy Central June 14

May 26, 2019

Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City returns to Comedy Central with back to back episodes June 14. Hart will showcase 24 comedians in eight cities in the new season. The show follows Hart and co-stars Joey Wells and Harry Ratchford on a mission to spotlight up-and-coming comics from cities with ...

SVOD Wars: Return of the Seller?

May 26, 2019

In 2005, after a freelance producing career, I was hired as a network executive by HGTV and spent the ensuing decade enjoying the fruits of the growing cable-TV business from the buyer’s side. It’s hard to believe now, but back in the “aughts” (when House Hunters was hosted and Mike Rowe was ...

AIMS Members to Provide Educational Sessions on Open Standards for AV Over IP at InfoComm

May 26, 2019

Visit AIMS at InfoComm 2019, Booth 375 BOTHELL, Wash. — May 22, 2019 — The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) today announced that at InfoComm 2019, representatives from AIMS member companies will be providing three days of educational presentations on the subject of adopting open standards for ...

Weatherman Champion Returns to WABC-TV in New York

May 26, 2019

Sam Champion is returning to WABC-TV in New York. Champion will work on the morning and noon editions of Eyewitness News on WABC, where he first worked beginning in 1988. After serving as the weatherman for Good Morning America and ABC News in 2006, he joined The Weather Channel, working on air ...

Award Contenders Enlist Light Iron for Post Services

May 26, 2019

Light Iron, a Panavision company specializing in post production services, is again playing an important collaborative role with notable episodic series this season. Customized workflow offerings from Light Iron for BETTER THINGS, THE GOOD FIGHT, THE OA, RAMY, SHRILL, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, and ...