Broadcasting & Cable News

Primetime Ratings: CBS, Fox Split Wednesday Win

March 24, 2019

CBS and Fox split the Wednesday ratings crown, both posting a 1.1 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. That beat the 0.9/4 put up by ABC. NBC was at 0.8/4. Telemundo and Univision both did a 0.4/2. The CW was at 0.2/1. CBS had two hours of Survivor down 7% at 1.4. SEAL ...

‘Schitt’s Creek’ Back Next Year for Sixth and Final Season

March 24, 2019

Comedy Schitt’s Creek will be back for its sixth and final season on Pop TV in 2020. Shooting begins on the new season in a few weeks. There will be 14 episodes. Season five is currently airing on CBC in Canada and on Pop in the U.S. Eugene and Daniel Levy created the show. The cast includes them, ...

TVU Networks and South Korea’s KT Corp. Partner in World’s First 5G UHD Broadcast Network

March 24, 2019

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – March 20, 2019 – TVU Networks, the global technology and innovation leader in live IP solutions, today announced a partnership with KT Corp., the largest telecom company in South Korea, to bring UHD broadcast over KT’s 5G enterprise network. Under terms of the agreement, KT and ...

Comcast Launching Streaming Service for Broadband Subs

March 24, 2019

Comcast said announced Xfinity Flex, a new $5 a month streaming product available to broadband customers within its service area. Flex comes with more than 10,000 free, ad supported movies and TV shows and live TV from providers including ESPN3, Xumo, Pluto, Tubi TV, Cheddar and YouTube. Flex ...

‘Yellowstone’ Season Two on Paramount Net June 19

March 24, 2019

Paramount Network drama Yellowstone returns for season two June 19. Taylor Sheridan and John Linson created the series. Kevin Costner stars as John Dutton, who controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States. Season one averaged 5.1 million total viewers. It had nine episodes. Also in ...

NAB Considers Microsoft White Spaces Proposals for Rural's Sake

March 24, 2019

The National Association of Broadcasters said it may be able to live with some of the proposals Microsoft has offered up in the FCC's ongoing white spaces proceeding, but the FCC needs to vet them first. The FCC this week wrapped up some changes and resolved some petitions to reconsider the ...

HBO Premieres ‘Deadwood’ Film May 31

March 24, 2019

HBO will debut the original movie Deadwood Friday, May 31. The film is based on the HBO series of that name that premiered in 2004. In HBO’s words, “The indelible characters of the show are reunited after a decade to celebrate South Dakota’s statehood. Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are ...

Prolight + Sound Sees First Public Showing of Calibre’s New 4k Scaler/Switcher

March 24, 2019

Calibre’s new HQPro1000 4K/UltraHD scaler/switcher is receiving its first public showing at Prolight + Sound (2-5 April, Messe Frankfurt, Hall 4, Stand B35). The first in the company’s HQPro series along with the new HQPro1050 remote controller will be available for Q2/2019 delivery. Addressing ...

Broadpeak Products at 2019 NAB Show

March 24, 2019

The video-streaming market continues to experience rapid growth. To take advantage of the opportunities this brings, content providers and pay-TV operators need scalable, cost-effective content-delivery solutions that ensure a flawless quality of experience across all screens, whether delivered ...