Broadcasting & Cable News

Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With ‘Empire’ and ‘Star’

April 14, 2019

Fox won the Wednesday ratings race, Empire leading the network to a 1.0 in viewers 18-49, according to the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. That beat the 0.9/4 that both ABC and CBS posted. Empire did a 1.1 and Star a 0.9, both down a tenth of a point. On ABC, The Goldbergs rated a flat 1.1 and ...

Harmonic Simplifies OTT Delivery with New CDN-Enabled Primary Distribution Solution

April 14, 2019

SAN JOSE, Calif. — April 7, 2019 — Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today unveiled the new CDN-enabled Primary Distribution solution, a powerful new workflow supported by the company's VOS®360 SaaS. The Primary Distribution solution streamlines the management and delivery of linear channels from programmers ...

Harmonic Adds Microsoft Azure Support and Expands Partnership with Akamai for Harmonic VOS 360 SaaS

April 14, 2019

SAN JOSE, Calif. — April 7, 2019 — Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced immediate availability of Harmonic's VOS®360 SaaS solution on Microsoft Azure with video content delivered by Akamai Media Delivery. This combined offering enables video content and service providers to adopt a more modern, ...

Simon Upped at '60 Minutes'

April 14, 2019

Tanya Simon has been named executive editor of CBS News's 60 Minutes. “Tanya is fantastic journalist with two decades worth of reporting at 60 Minutes," said executive producer Bill Owens. Simon, who had been senior producer, has been with the broadcast for most of ...

Shaping the Future of Broadcast – Riedel and tpc Collaborate on Innovative Full-IP Broadcast Facility

April 14, 2019

WUPPERTAL, Germany, and ZURICH — April 8, 2019 — Riedel Communications and tpc, an SRG subsidiary and Swiss broadcast technology leader, today announced their collaboration in the development of Project Metechno, Switzerland's first full-IP broadcast facility. Located in the Leutschenbach district ...

FCC Warns of Rise in Noncompliant Streaming Set-Tops

April 14, 2019

The FCC's Enforcement Bureau has noted a rise in the marketing of set-tops with internet streaming capability that do not comply with FCC equipment marketing rules, and has issued a warning about the consequences. The rules apply to the "manufacture, import, sale, offer for sale, shipment, or use ...

Riedel's Artist and Bolero Enable Seamless Comms Across Four-Venue Passion 2019 Conference

April 14, 2019

BURBANK, Calif. — April 8, 2019 — For the fourth consecutive year, Riedel Communications supplied the communications backbone for Passion Conference — an annual Christian gathering of tens of thousands of students and young adults that took place in early January. Riedel's Artist digital matrix ...

CBS Orders Season 17 of ‘NCIS’

April 14, 2019

CBS has renewed NCIS, setting up a 17th season for the drama. NCIS is averaging 16 million viewers this season. “NCIS has been a global juggernaut for almost two decades,” said Kelly Kahl, president, CBS Entertainment. “Its viewers are clearly the most loyal of any drama on television. They are ...

Riedel and TechSound Partner to Deliver Advanced, VoIP-Based Comms Solutions to Chinese Esports Market

April 14, 2019

WUPPERTAL, Germany — April 8, 2019 — Riedel Communications today announced its support of TechSound, a Shanghai-based company specializing in audio for international esports teams. TechSound designs and operates advanced player communications systems for China esports clients based on Riedel's ...