Broadcasting & Cable News

MBG Sues Nexstar Over Station Sales

April 14, 2019

Marshall Broadcasting Group (MBG), which is owned by Pluria Marshall, has filed suit against Nexstar Broadcasting in the New York State Supreme Court. Allegations in the nine-count suit include Breach of Contract and fraudulent misrepresentation. "The allegations made by MBG in its lawsuit against ...

PCCW Media Selects Harmonic SaaS for Unified Next-Gen IPTV and OTT Service Delivery

April 14, 2019

SAN JOSE, Calif. — April 7, 2019 — Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that PCCW Media, a leading fully integrated multimedia and entertainment group of PCCW Limited based in Hong Kong, is using Harmonic's VOS® Cluster SaaS for its Now TV, now Player and Now E services. By providing PCCW Media ...

Harmonic and Sony Partner to Demonstrate New SaaS Technology for ATSC 3.0 Hybrid Service Delivery at the 2019 NAB Show

April 14, 2019

SAN JOSE, Calif. — April 7, 2019 — Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) and Sony Electronics today announced an innovative demonstration of advanced, hybrid ATSC 3.0 functionality that expands cloud services and enhances the end-consumer experience for ATSC 3.0 TVs. Harmonic's VOS®360 SaaS delivers both the ...

ftrack Review launches for content creators

April 14, 2019

2 April, 2019 – Stockholm, Sweden – ftrack – creators of ftrack Studio, the project management and production tracking application for the media and entertainment industry – have announced the launch of a new standalone product in its range: ftrack Review. ftrack Review is a cloud-based ...

605 Makes Deal to Gauge Impact of TV Context

April 14, 2019

Data analytics company 605 said it formed a strategic relationship with Research Measurement Technologies that will help it measure the contextual impact of TV advertising. The audience engagement and targeting capabilities from RMT will also help 605 optimize audience targeting and improve ...

Fox, Discovery Using SpotX, Clypd Combo for Cross Platform

April 14, 2019

Video advertising and monetization platform SpotX and audience-based sales platform Clypd said they integrated their platforms to let advertisers more efficiently buy commercials across linear TV and over-the-top. Discovery and Fox are among the first media companies to use the new combined ...

Justice Provides Guidance on CLOUD Act

April 14, 2019

The Justice Department is providing some thoughts on what it sees as the scope, effect and implications of the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act, which passed a year ago this month. That comes in a just-released White Paper, "Promoting Public Safety, Privacy, and the Rule of Law ...

FTC's Simons: We Are Cop on Privacy Beat

April 14, 2019

Federal Trade Commission chair Joseph Simons said his agency has been a cop on the privacy beat for decades, including "vigorous enforcement with every tool we have." He was making that point this week at the FTC's two-day forum on privacy. The issue is top of mind given the rise of the Internet of ...

RTDNA Seeks Kaleidoscope Nominations

April 14, 2019

Nominations are now being accepted for the Radio Television Digital News Association's Kaleidoscope awards. The awards honor are given out annually for "outstanding coverage of diverse communities." Specifically, the association is looking for "stories or series [TV, radio or online] demonstrating ...