Broadcasting & Cable News

Trump Plugs Fox, Thumps CNN, Twitter

May 26, 2019

President Trump was doing some late night media currying and clobbering on Twitter Thursday night. His first was essentially a promo for Fox Nation, the subscription streaming service from his favorite news outlet--that list does not appear long. But that was it for the positive side of the ...

CREDO Slams Facebook for Not Pulling Pelosi Video

May 26, 2019

Liberal activists at CREDO Action were slamming Facebook Friday (May 24) for not taking down a doctored video of House speaker Nancy Pelosi that went viral. The video, which has been viewed millions of times, according to CNN, had been slowed to make Pelosi seem drunk or "out of it," the ...

Starks: Race to 5G Could Bypass No-Gs

May 26, 2019

For all the talk about the U.S. winning the race to 5G, FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks is concerned that the country will race right by with no-G. In a speech at Georgetown University, Starks, the newest member of the commission, said he wanted to lay down a market on one of the most important ...

Comcast Ends Xfinity On Demand App on TiVo

May 26, 2019

Comcast is informing its customers that effective June 25, the Xfinity On Demand app will no longer work on TiVo. “The current platform connecting your TiVo to Xfinity On Demand runs on an out-of-date technology that cannot be upgraded or updated,” Comcast said in its notification. Comcast reps ...

Award-winning UK Post House, Films at 59, relies on PixStor Software-Defined Storage For Demanding 4K Collaborative Workflow

May 26, 2019

Pixit Media, pioneer of software-defined storage and data-management solutions for the Media and Entertainment industry, is pleased to announce that one of the UK’s leading post houses, Films at 59, has installed a PixStor scalable storage platform to support its 4K high-end grading and finishing ...

SMPTE and AIS Partner to Present Entertainment Technology on the Bay 2019 (ET@19)

May 26, 2019

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — May 23, 2019 — The SMPTE® San Francisco Section and the Advanced Imaging Society (AIS) are partnering to present Entertainment Technology on the Bay 2019 (ET@19), a two-day event in Silicon Valley that will focus on the art and science of next-generation storytelling. Slated ...

CBS Reveals Fall Programming

May 19, 2019

CBS has shared its 2019-2020 prime schedule, which features four new dramas, four new comedies and 24 returning series. Five shows will premiere in the fall. They include Bob ♥ Abishola from Chuck Lorre, starring Billy Gardell; Carol’s Second Act, starring Patricia Heaton; and The Unicorn, starring ...

FCC's Pai Focuses on Broadband, Phone, Spectrum in Hill Testimony

May 19, 2019

FCC chair Ajit Pai's prepared testimony for the House Communications Subcommittee's FCC oversight hearing Wednesday (May 15), which he said he was updating on "the work of the Federal Communications Commission to advance the public interest," was notable for what he didn't say as what he did. The ...

Marshall Electronics CV420-CS Now Supports HDR

May 19, 2019

ORLANDO, MAY 15, 2019 – Marshall Electronics introduces High Dynamic Range (HDR) support for its CV420-CS, a compact true 4K60 camera, at InfoComm 2019 (Booth 3725). Built around a 12.4-Megapixel, 1/1.7-inch sensor, the Marshall CV420-CS delivers crisp, clear 4096x2160p video with vibrant colors ...