Broadcasting & Cable News

Avid and Bannister Lake Enter Into Sales and Distribution Agreement

April 14, 2019

LAS VEGAS — April 7, 2019 — Bannister Lake announced today it has entered into a joint sales, marketing, and distribution agreement with Avid®. Avid will serve as a non-exclusive distributor of Bannister Lake's Chameleon data aggregation and management solution. With integration between Chameleon ...

Disney+ to Launch as an Ad-Free Service on Nov. 12

April 14, 2019

The Walt Disney Co. said that its upcoming Disney+ streaming service will be advertising free when it launches on Nov. 12. The price is being set at $6.99 a month and $69.99 a year, undercutting Netflix, the leading streaming service that Disney is looking to compete with. Related: Disney ...

VITEC Launches Industry's Highest Density HEVC IPTV Encoder

April 14, 2019

ATLANTA — April 8, 2019 — VITEC, a worldwide leader in advanced video encoding and streaming solutions, today announced the new MGES-7000 4K/UHD/HD HEVC and H.264 eight-input IPTV encoding blade in booth SL6005 at the 2019 NAB Show. Setting a new benchmark in processing density, the MGES-7000 ...

Amazon Prime Renews ‘Hanna’ Series

April 14, 2019

Amazon Prime has renewed its freshman drama series Hanna, the streaming service said Thursday. The series, based on the 2011 film of the same name, will return in 2020 to the streaming service, said company officials. The first season of the series, which stars Esmé Creed-Miles, debuted on Prime on ...

Disney Making Big Bet on Service With Low Price

April 14, 2019

There will be a lot of expensive content on The Walt Disney Co.’s new Disney+ streaming service, but the company decided to keep the price to main street consumers at a low $6.99 a month, despite worries on Wall Street about lower profits. “We just feel that Disney is loved by so many millions of ...

Disney+ Will Highlight Brands That Make Up New Service

April 14, 2019

Content on the new Disney+ app will range from Star Wars to The Simpsons and include 25 new original series and 10 movies produced specifically for the streaming service. Kevin Mayer, the executive in charge of Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer and International division, speaking at Disney’s Investor ...

HBO Gets Creative With ‘Game of Thrones’ Marketing

April 14, 2019

So massive is HBO drama Game of Thrones that it may seem like the final season could flourish with House Stark dimwit Hodor overseeing the promotion. But HBO’s marketing team has been hustling, crafting a unique and many-faceted campaign to make the most of the fantasy drama’s swan song. The ...

Primetime Ratings: ABC Wins With Mighty ‘Grey’s’

April 14, 2019

ABC got top spot in Thursday prime ratings, Grey’s Anatomy pacing the net to a 1.0 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. That beat the 0.8/4 put up by CBS. Grey’s did its usual 1.5, Station 19 a flat 0.9 and For the People fell 17% to 0.5. On CBS, it was mostly reruns. ...

Season Ten of ‘Blue Bloods’ a Go on CBS

April 14, 2019

CBS has ordered season 10 of drama Blue Bloods. The series will reach 200 episodes in the fall. Tom Selleck stars in the family cop drama. The show premiered in September 2010. “Blue Bloods has been a top-10 drama and Friday’s top-rated show every year it's been on the air,” said Kelly Kahl, ...