Broadcasting & Cable News

NAB Slams OTI Opposition to Broadcast Vacant Channel Use

April 28, 2019

Broadcasters have told the FCC not to pay attention to the tech companies seeking to harpoon the great white (spaces) whale by preventing broadcasters from using vacant channels to help in the transition to next-gen ATSC 3.0 TV transmissions. That came in a call this week between NAB execs and ...

Alarcón Joins MMTC Board

April 28, 2019

Raúl Alarcón, chairman and CEO of Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS), has been elected to the board of the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC). MMTC promotes equal opportunity in mass media, telecom and broadband. Alarcón has made the most of his opportunities, ...

Snap Letting Buyers Reserve Ads in Discover Programs

April 28, 2019

Snap is launching Snap Select, which will let media buyers reserve commercials in Snapchat Discover shows, which reach the young consumers marketers covet. Snap Select, which is expected to be up and running in the second quarter, offers non-skip six-second ads in premium video inventory at fixed ...

ChyronHego Expands EMEA Sales Presence With Three Key Appointments

April 28, 2019

LONDON — April 26, 2019 — To support significant momentum in the EMEA market for its world-class graphics solutions, ChyronHego today announced the appointment of Matt Bryan as territory sales director, together with Andy Newham and Gary Lewis as account executives. With sales oversight for all ...

Trump: Mueller Stories Were "Corrupt" Reporting

April 28, 2019

President Trump dismissed the reporting on the Mueller investigation, with a particularly shot at NBC, in a wide-ranging interview Thursday night with one of his favorite TV commentators, Fox News' Sean Hannity. Talking about one of the President's favorite subjects, the "witch hunt" report of ...

Sinclair, Dish Destroy Confidential Documents Per FCC Order

April 28, 2019

There were some final loose ends tied up this week in Sinclair's failed effort to buy the Tribune stations. Sinclair and Dish both certified that they had destroyed confidential documents obtained about each other's businesses during the FCC's vetting of the merger, a merger ultimately derailed ...

Comcast’s Burke’s Pay Drops But Still Beats CEO Roberts

April 28, 2019

NBCUniversal president CEO Steve Burke’s compensation for 2018 fell 14% to $39.595 million, but he still out earned his boss, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts. Roberts’ total compensation was $35.026 million, up 8% from 2017, according to a proxy statement filed with the SEC. Burke’s salary rose to nearly ...

‘The Bachelorette’ Begins on ABC May 13

April 28, 2019

The fifteenth season of The Bachelorette begins on ABC May 13, as Hannah Brown searches for her soulmate. Thirty bachelors face off this season. Brown was in the cast of the 23rd season of The Bachelor. Said ABC, “With a newfound sense of self and her southern charm, Hannah is ready to shed her ...

FCC Sets Stage for Review of Nexstar-Tribune TV Station Spin-Offs

April 28, 2019

The FCC's Media Bureau has accepted for filing the TV station spin-offs that Nexstar said gets its merger with Tribune--just barely--under the 39% national audience reach cap. With that info in hand, the FCC's Media Bureau has set the comment dates for what is the now-consolidated application for ...