Broadcasting & Cable News

Primetime Ratings: ABC Thrives on Norman Lear Live Special

May 26, 2019

ABC got the top score in Wednesday prime ratings, with live airings of All in the Family and The Jeffersons leading the net to a 1.3 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 7 share. In second was NBC at 1.0/5. Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The ...

BINGE WATCH ALERT: Highest-Rated BBC and ITV Series of the Year Exclusively in the U.S. on Acorn TV - LINE OF DUTY and MANHUNT -

May 26, 2019

Silver Spring, MD; May 23, 2019 - Featuring the highest rated UK programs of 2019 with BBC One’s smash hit cop thriller LINE OF DUTY, Season 5 and ITV’s gripping true crime drama MANHUNT, Acorn TV is off to an incredible start to the year. Available via Acorn.TV and via apps on most streaming ...

Senate Bulks Up FCC Robocall Fining Authority

May 26, 2019

On its way out the door for the Memorial Day holiday, the Senate overwhelmingly passed the bipartisan Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act (S. 151). The bill was introduced in January, co-sponsored by Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Communications ...

Vislink Technologies HCAM-ULRX Camera System Offers Industry’s Lowest Latency Wireless Video Solution

May 26, 2019

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, MAY 23, 2019 — Vislink Technologies’ new low-latency HCAM 4K UHD transmitter and UltraReceiver (ULRX-LD) wireless camera solution offers single-frame end-to-end capabilities for broadcast sports and major entertainment event coverage applications. When used collaboratively, ...

Joseph Roncon joins PHABRIX as VP of Sales for North America

May 26, 2019

PHABRIX, a worldwide leader in test and measurement solutions, today announced it has teamed up with Joseph Roncon to manage the company’s sales operations in North America. Roncon joined the company on May 6, 2019. Roncon will assume responsibility for the management of PHABRIX’s distributor ...

Fox Nation to Premiere New Programs June 10

May 26, 2019

Fox Nation, the subscription streaming service from Fox News, will roll out new programs the week of June 10. Fox News Channel contributors Tyrus, Kat Timpf, Tammy Bruce and Lawrence Jones will host the shows. Fox Nation launched November 27. It costs $5.99 a month and $64.99 yearly. Nuffsaid ...

WHO Lets Des Moines Rival Broadcast on Digital Channel

May 26, 2019

KDSM-TV, the Fox affiliate in Des Moines, Iowa, is back on the air thanks to rival station WHO-TV, which is letting KDSM broadcast on its digital channels. A line to KDSM’s transmitter failed on May 17 and efforts to repair the transmission line have been delayed. In order to get a high-definition ...

VA Teams with Microsoft on Airband Initiative

May 26, 2019

Microsoft has a new government ally in its Airband Initiative effort to use TV white spaces for unlicensed broadband, an effort it says will help close the rural digital divide. The Department of Veterans Affairs will team up with Microsoft to get broadband access to more veterans. Microsoft will ...

FCC Opens Door to Next-Gen TV

May 26, 2019

Looks like the next-gen era in broadcast transmissions will begin May 28. That red-letter day is when the FCC says it will start accepting TV station applications to modify their licenses to allow them to broadcast in the ATSC 3.0 transmission standard, which will allow for interactivity, targeted ...