Broadcasting & Cable News

BITMAX SHOWCASES SOLUTIONS FOR FILMMAKERS TO MAKE MONEY FROM THEIR CONTENT AT MEDIA PRODUCTION SHOW 2019

May 19, 2019

London, 15 May, 2019: Bitmax, the digital media management and licensing company, will be exhibiting for the first time at the Media Production Show at London Olympia 11-12 June on Stand 330. On their stand, Bitmax will be discussing with independent producers and filmmakers their seamless ...

Pai Proposes Default Robocall Blocking

May 19, 2019

FCC chairman Ajit Pai is proposing to provide carriers legal certainty that they are allowed to block robocalls, an effort he has teed up for a vote at the FCC's June 6 public meeting. He has circulated a declaratory ruling to the other commissioners for their vote. Under the proposal, the FCC ...

Redbox Selects You.i TV to Launch First Ever React Native App on Roku

May 19, 2019

OTTAWA, ON Canada - May 15, 2019 - Redbox, America’s destination for new-release movies and games, has selected You.i TV to develop and deliver an improved user experience for the Redbox On Demand service, starting with its most popular platform – Roku. The new application is the first in market ...

O'Rielly Calls for Measured Robocall Approach

May 19, 2019

Amid calls from Capitol Hill and efforts by FCC chair Ajit Pai to end the "scourge" of unwanted robocalls, Republican FCC commissioner Michael O'Rielly is calling for a more measured approach that does not stigmatize robocalls in general. In his prepared testimony for an FCC oversight hearing in ...

Dems Slam Pai in Oversight Hearing

May 19, 2019

As expected, House Energy & Commerce Committee Democratic leaders used an FCC oversight hearing in its Communications Subcommittee to hammer FCC chair Ajit Pai over policies and actions with which they strongly disagree. In his opening statement, Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.), chairman of the ...

Vitec Production Solutions at Cine Gear Expo 2019

May 19, 2019

Vitec Production Solutions at Booth 15J New! Litepanels Gemini 1x1 Soft LED PanelLitepanels will showcase the all-new Gemini 1x1 Soft at Cine Gear 2019.The new light was introduced for the first time at the 2019 NAB Show, where it received a 2019 NAB Show Product of the Year Award. Gemini 1x1 Soft ...

WarnerMedia Touts Scale, Results for Advertisers

May 19, 2019

At its first upfront as WarnerMedia, executives from the AT&T unit told media buyers about all the content that it would create and how they can better connect advertisers with consumers. WarnerMedia -- which is comprised of what was Time Warner’s Turner, HBO and Warner Bros. units, plus ...

Twitch Prime Members Get Crunchyroll Premium Preview

May 19, 2019

Anime service Crunchyroll has made a deal with Amazon’s video gaming platform Twitch to offer Twitch Prime members Crunchyroll Premium free for 30 days. Crunchyroll, owned by AT&T’s Otter Media, said this is the first time Twitch Prime members have been offered something other than ...

Pai: President Trump Has Not Contacted Him About Media 'Enemies'

May 19, 2019

FCC chair Ajit Pai has told a House subcommittee that the President has not, to his knowledge, reached out to him about FCC licenses held by media companies whose news coverage he disagrees with. Related: Trump Says Many News Media Are 'Crazed Lunatics That came in a House Communications ...