Broadcasting & Cable News

New Marshall HD POV Cameras Series Represents the Next Evolution In POV Video Production at InfoComm Show 2019

May 05, 2019

TORRANCE, CA, MAY 1, 2019 – Marshall Electronics is pleased to announce the release of the next generation Marshall HD camera line, which greatly improves upon nearly every feature that has made the current Marshall POV cameras so widely adopted in broadcast and professional AV applications. ...

Viewer Shift to Streaming Powers Bullish NewFronts

May 05, 2019

The continuing shift of viewers from traditional television to digital video will fuel this week’s Interactive Advertising Bureau NewFront presentations, where new and old media companies gather in New York to try to convince advertisers they’ve got what people want to watch how they want to watch ...

Final Season of ‘Suits’, Start of Spinoff ‘Pearson’ on USA July 17

May 05, 2019

The ninth and final season of Suits and spinoff Pearson will begin back to back July 17 on USA Network. UCP produces both shows, which will have 10-episode seasons. The final season of Suits picks up with Manhattan corporate law firm, Zane Specter Litt Wheeler Williams, facing change yet again ...

Ellen Digital Network Adds Series Starring Lea Michele

May 05, 2019

Ellen DeGeneres’s Ellen Digital Network said it is creating a new series with Glee actress and singer Lea Michele. At its NewFront presentation on Wednesday, The Ellen Digital Network said the new series will be called Well, Well, Well with Lea Michele, and will offer health tips and comedic takes ...

Nick Hornby’s Next Novel Tackles Brexit

May 05, 2019

Nick Hornby, creator of the SundanceTV series State of the Union, will tackle Brexit in his next novel. Hornby said the book will be titled Just Like You, and described it as “a contemporary love story set mostly in the year of the referendum, the Brexit referendum.” The novel was recently ...

Samsung Ads Sees New Group of ‘Total TV Watchers’

May 05, 2019

Amid all the talk about the shift of viewing from traditional TV to streaming, Samsung Ads has identified an important new viewer who consumes video both ways, which it has dubbed The Total TV Watcher. Samsung TV said that 68% of households that own Samsung smart TVs stream video, nearly as many as ...

Bitmax Signs Licensing And Provisioning Agreement With Blockchain-Based Digital Media Platform MTonomy

May 05, 2019

Los Angeles, May 2, 2019: Bitmax, the digital media management and licensing company, has partnered with MTonomy, the blockchain-based digital media rights and content management company, to license and provide new release content to MTonomy. Through this partnership, millions of ...

Discovery Reports $384M in Profit During First Quarter

May 05, 2019

Discovery reported a profit in the first quarter, with ad revenue rising and costs down. Discovery reported net income of $384 million, or 53 cents a share, compared to a loss of $8 million, or 1 cent a share, a year ago. The current figures include the operations of Scripps Networks, which was ...

Trade Desk Using Samba Data for Cross-Screen Campaigns

May 05, 2019

The Trade Desk said it will use data and analytics from Samba TV for its cross-screen TV planning tool. The Trade Desk’s Planner gives clients the ability to build media plans based on how often an ad is served to consumers, the companies said, and helps marketers forecast cross-screen reach and ...