Broadcasting & Cable News

FX Shares Premiere Dates for ‘Baskets,’ ‘Legion’ and ‘Snowfall’

May 05, 2019

FX has set premiere dates for comedy Baskets and dramas Legion and Snowfall. The fourth season of Baskets begins June 13. The third and final season of Legion premieres June 24, and the third season of Snowfall starts July 10. Zach Galifianakis stars in Baskets. After 49 years, his Chip character ...

BIA to Justice: Local TV Faces Big Battle for Ad Bucks

May 05, 2019

Rick Ducey, managing director of ad data firm BIA Advisory Services, was advising a Justice Department audience Thursday (May 2) that while local broadcast and cable TV remain foundational media, ad growth is now concentrated in digital video and local broadcasters are competing with a bunch of ...

Golden Gate Chapter Registers First-Ever Sweep to Win SCTE•ISBE Chapter Title

May 05, 2019

MAY 2, 2019 (Exton, PA)—The Golden Gate (Calif.) Chapter put on a full-court press to capture SCTE•ISBE Chapter of the Year honors, becoming the first chapter ever to win every award category and ending an impressive five-year string of titles by the Alaska Chapter, the Society of Cable ...

NCTA Praises Broadband Fund Coordination Effort

May 05, 2019

A bipartisan bill to coordinate the deployment of broadband deployment and funding to areas in need and reduce overbuilding. NCTA-The Internet & Television Association is definitely on board. The Broadband Interagency Coordination Act is co-sponsored by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chairman of ...

Target Renames Media Network Roundel

May 05, 2019

Target renamed its media network business as Roundel, and said it will be using the data it has to help marketers reach its shoppers. Speaking at Target’s NewFront presentation Thursday, Kristi Argyilan, president of Roundel (and formerly president of Target Media Network) said Roundel is in the ...

HBO Premieres 'Chernobyl' May 6

May 05, 2019

Chernobyl, a five-part miniseries based on the 1986 nuclear accident in Ukraine, debuts on HBO May 6. The series "tells the story of the brave men and women who made incredible sacrifices to save Europe from unimaginable disaster, all the while battling a culture of disinformation," in HBO's ...

DOJ's Delrahim Provides Road Map to Ad Market Review

May 05, 2019

Department of Justice antitrust chief Makan Delrahim provided a number of breadcrumbs that broadcasters and advertisers can follow on the trail to what changes DOJ may or may not make to its view of the competitive advertising market when it comes to merger reviews. Justice and the Federal Trade ...

CBS Q1 Earnings Get Super Bowl Boost

May 05, 2019

CBS’s first quarter earnings got a boost from the Super Bowl and a big tax benefit in the first quarter. Net earnings were $1.58 billion, or $4.21 a share, up from $511 million, or $1.32 a share. CBS had a $768 million tax benefit from reorganizing its international operations. Without the benefit, ...

‘Succession’ Back on HBO in August

May 05, 2019

Season two of HBO series Succession returns in August. Jesse Armstrong created the comedy-drama, and wrote the pilot with Adam McKay. The 10-episode first season began in June 2018. Season two “follows the Roy family as they struggle to retain control of their empire, and while the future looks ...