Broadcasting & Cable News

FCC's Pai: Rep. Pallone Should Speak Out Against Free Press Petition

April 19, 2020

Tells House E&C chair that that would be speaking out for First Amendment

FCC OK's T-Mobile/Dish MVNO

April 19, 2020

Says New Boost deal will provide an on-ramp to facilities-based competition

Digigram Presents IQOYA Guest Preview: a Simple Way to Stream Remote Broadcasts During Challenging Times

April 19, 2020

Montbonnot, France, April 16, 2020 — During these challenging times, digital broadcast expert Digigram is standing tall and adapting its operations while following government directives. The company’s first steps were to safeguard its employees’ health while ensuring the continuity of the company. ...

Sen. Markey Pushes Back on White House Pandemic Database

April 12, 2020

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is taking a "don't trust but verify" approach to reports of a new COVID-19 tracking system. Markey spoke out Wednesday (April 8) following reports that the Trump Administration was looking into creating a coronavirus "surveillance" system using a database of potentially ...

Season Two of ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ on FX April 15

April 12, 2020

Vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows starts season two on FX April 15. Based on the movie by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, What We Do in the Shadows looks at the exploits of vampire roommates Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), Laszlo (Matt Berry) and Colin Robinson (Mark ...

White House Adds Communications Staffers

April 12, 2020

The White House has officially expanded its communications team, confirming the addition of Kayleigh McEnany as press secretary, replacing Stephanie Grisham. Related: Grisham Out, McEnany in as White House Press Secretary In addition, Alyssa Farah has been named director of strategic ...

Xandr Using Ad Platform to Deliver COVID-19 PSAs

April 12, 2020

Xandr, AT&T advanced advertising business, is using its platform to distribute public service announcements aimed at helping viewers slow the spread of the Coronavirus as part of its Tech For Good program. Xandr is also donating $200,000 to charitable causes including Save the Children, Feeding ...

Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With ‘Resident’ Season Finale

April 12, 2020

Fox got top score in Tuesday ratings, with The Resident leading the net to a 0.8 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 4 share. That got by the 0.7/4 that NBC posted, with ABC at 0.7/3. The Resident season finale lost 13% for a 0.7 and Empire gained 17% for a 0.7. NBC had Ellen’s ...

Nexstar Stations Air Virtual Town Hall With Arkansas Governor

April 12, 2020

Nexstar Broadcasting will host a live virtual town hall meeting with Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson April 9 at 7 p.m. CT. The governor will address the state’s response to the coronavirus outbreak and will be joined by Arkansas State Health Director Dr. Nathaniel Smith. The one-hour town hall ...