Broadcasting & Cable News

FCC Pressed on Protecting Broadcasting as Critical Infrastructure

April 07, 2019

Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.) had broadcasters' back at a Hill hearing this week, with an assist from commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel. During questioning at a House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee hearing on the FCC's budget, and after much talk from legislators ...

Autodesk Announces Flame 2020

April 07, 2019

San Rafael, CA (April 4, 2019) – Today Autodesk announced Flame 2020, the latest release of the Flame Family of integrated visual effects (VFX), color grading, look development and finishing system for artists. A new machine learning-powered feature set along with a host of new capabilities bring ...

Showtime Offers Season Premiere of ‘The Chi’ For Free

April 07, 2019

The season two premiere of Lena Waithe drama The Chi is available for free viewing online, ahead of its linear debut Sunday, April 7 on Showtime. Waithe created the show, a coming-of-age story set on the South Side of Chicago, and executive produces it. The premiere is on YouTube and Sho.com, and ...

Pond5 Announces Plan to Build a New Marketplace of Premium Video Footage Shot With ProRes RAW

April 07, 2019

New York City, NY - April 4, 2019 - Global video marketplace Pond5 today announced a plan to create a new collection of royalty-free licensable video shot with Apple’s recently released ProRes RAW codec. Filmmakers working with cameras or gear that can capture ProRes RAW footage — such as Atomos ...

‘Claws’ Back on TNT June 9

April 07, 2019

TNT dramedy Claws returns for season three Sunday, June 9. Niecy Nash, Carrie Preston and Judy Reyes are in the cast. Claws follows the rise of five treacherous manicurists working at the Nail Artisans of Manatee County salon, “where there is a lot more going on than silk wraps and pedicures,” ...

Busted Pilot Podcast: 'Killing Eve,' Sophomore Slumps, 'Fosse/Verdon,' and More

April 07, 2019

Kent Gibbons and Mike Malone discuss the latest in TV programming, including Killing Eve and sophomore slumps, what sets FX's Fosse/Verdon apart, new seasons of Barry and Veep, and why the NY Mets' broadcast booth is in first place.

Audionamix’s Professional Services Division Isolates Dialogue from Baywatch for Remastered Release

April 07, 2019

LOS ANGELES, April 4, 2019 – For the remastered high definition release of the long-running hit series Baywatch, produced by Fremantle, Audionamix was called upon to remove music and provide isolated dialogue tracks. Replacing original music versus relicensing it often proves to be a more ...

AWS Delivers Nimble Cloud Workflows, High-quality Viewing Experiences at NAB 2019

April 07, 2019

Portland, Ore. – April 4, 2019 – At NAB Show 2019 in Booth SU2202, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company, will showcase advances for content creation, media supply chains, and content distribution to help customers be more agile and enhance quality across their video workflows. ...

Nexstar, Tribune Fire Back at Critics in FCC Filing

April 07, 2019

Dismiss, deny and reject. That was Nexstar and Tribune's advice to the FCC related to the various parties that petitioned the FCC to block their merger as not in the public interest. They were responding to petitions to deny filed by Common Cause, Public Knowledge, United Church of Christ, Sports ...