Broadcasting & Cable News

Second Season of Letterman’s ‘My Next Guest Needs No Introduction’ on Netflix May 31

May 19, 2019

The second season of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman premieres May 31. All six episodes debut that day. Guests will be announced later; Kanye West is one. The show “combines humor, curiosity and in-depth conversations with extraordinary people,” said Netflix. Letterman is ...

Riedel Deploys and Manages Massive Comms Infrastructure for Special Olympics World Games 2019 in Abu Dhabi

May 19, 2019

WUPPERTAL, Germany — May 16, 2019 — Riedel Communications supplied a comprehensive, integrated communications infrastructure for the Special Olympics World Games 2019 (SOWG) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Riedel's Artist digital matrix intercom system and Bolero wireless intercom were at the ...

FCC's Pai Praises NAB/Microsoft Progress Toward Consensus

May 19, 2019

FCC chair Ajit Pai suggested this week that the FCC is awaiting consensus among broadcasters and Microsoft before moving ahead with a proposal on freeing up the "white spaces" between and around post-incentive auction repacked TV channels for wireless broadband. That came in an FCC oversight ...

FCC Casts Doubt on Constitutionality of Leased Access

May 19, 2019

As expected, the FCC has proposed a major overhaul of its leased access rules, but it is also potentially taking a wrecking ball to the regs, asking for comment on whether the rules should be struck altogether given the First Amendment impact on cable speakers and the "dramatic changes in ...

Light Iron Adds Colorist Jeremy Sawyer

May 19, 2019

Light Iron, a Panavision company, has announced Jeremy Sawyer is returning to its Los Angeles facility as a senior colorist. The highly regarded Sawyer brings over 20 years of color finishing experience to his role. He joins Light Iron’s formidable talent roster as the facility manages a growing ...

Content protection: b<>com and Viaccess-Orca combine their skills to detect video piracy

May 19, 2019

Rennes, May 15th, 2019 In order to develop technologies that protect video content, Viaccess-Orca, a subsidiary of the Orange Group, is joining b<>com. The first step in this long-term partnership is a unique innovation in watermarking that tracks pirates who redistribute illegal streaming ...

Leonardo DiCaprio Documentary ‘Ice on Fire’ on HBO June 11

May 19, 2019

The Leonardo DiCaprio environmental documentary Ice on Fire premieres on HBO June 11. The film has its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival May 22. “Ice on Fire, an eye-opening documentary that focuses on many never-before-seen solutions designed to slow down our escalating environmental ...

‘The Tick’ Canceled on Amazon

May 19, 2019

The Tick has been cancelled on Amazon Prime. Season two began April 5. Ben Edlund created the series, about an offbeat superhero. Peter Serafinowicz plays the main character. Also in the cast are Griffin Newman, Valorie Curry, Brendan Hines, Yara Martinez and Scott Speiser. Edlund shared the news ...

Nine Network Names Amy Shaw Interim President and CEO

May 19, 2019

Amy Shaw, the senior VP and chief content officer at Nine Network of Public Media in St. Louis, was named interim president and CEO after the sudden death of Jack Galmiche on April 16. Shaw is recognized as a national leader and innovator in community engagement and public media, Nine Network said. ...