Broadcasting & Cable News

Access curated headlines and analysis from the leading national source for television and media business news.

Busted Pilot: Documentaries Shake Up Pop Culture, ‘New Yorker’ Examines Fox News, ‘Catastrophe’ Signs Off

B&C's Kent Gibbons and Mike Malone discuss documentaries that shake up pop culture, The New Yorker's examination of Fox News, the end of Catastrophe, and more.

Read more

NBC to Show Six Nations Rugby Decider as Wales Faces Ireland

The final round of the Six Nations rugby championship happens on NBC March 16, with Wales, England and Ireland all holding a shot at the title. Undefeated Wales faces off against Ireland, which is 3-1, on NBC at noon ET March 16. NBC Sports Gold has the match live at 10:45 a.m. ET. The game happens ...

Read more

TV Defends Ratings; Critics Say System Needs Overhaul

Broadcasters and movie studios rate the TV content ratings/guideline system as working quite well, pointing to "public surveys" over a decade that show lots of folks are using the guidelines and that the ratings get "consistently high marks for accuracy." They also say the ratings oversight board ...

Read more

DirecTV Now Drops Hurt AMC, Discovery, Viacom

Stock prices of cable programmers AMC Networks, Discovery and Viacom dropped Wednesday after AT&T confirmed they were being dropped by DirecTV Now. AMC Networks finished down nearly 5%, Discovery dropped more than 5% and Viacom fell 3.36%. AT&T boosted the price of DirecTV Now to try to ...

Read more

Sen. Lankford: FCC Should Ponder Show-Appropriate Ad Requirement

Sen. Jim Lankford (R-Okla.) has given the FCC some further guidance on what Congress is looking for from its mandate that the FCC review the TV ratings system and that includes looking at whether TV ads should also carry at least an implied rating that matches the show. Initial comments were due ...

Read more

By the Numbers: Advertiser and Viewer Insights for ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’

Tucker Carlson’s misogynistic comments that recently came to light are just the latest in what seems to be an endless series of gaffes from public figures. As the backlash started to grow this week, we took a look at the advertisers for his Fox News show using data from TV ad measurement and ...

Read more

TV Distribution and Newsreading Company Media Gateway Announces the Death of Founder Jeff Lyle, Little Rock AR

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- It is with great sadness that Media Gateway shares the news that its Founder Jeff Lyle passed away last Saturday night (March 9th) in Des Moines, Iowa. Mr. Lyle had been absent from the business since December 28th, 2018 when he had a stroke. He ...

Read more

Cartoni's new tripod legs feature innovative profile for unmatched payload

Rome, Italy (March 14, 2019) – Cartoni, the Italian leader in premium camera supports for the broadcast, film and pro-video industries, is proud to announce the launch of the new Sports 200 heavy-duty tripod legs at NAB 2019 (Central Hall, Booth C9020). The new Sports 200 are a revolutionary set of ...

Read more

FCC Launches Latest 5G Auction

The FCC Thursday (March 14) was scheduled to launch its latest 5G wireless auction, the 24 GHz auction of 24 GHz high-band (millimeter wave) spectrum (auction 102). It is the second of the FCC's first-ever millimeter-wave auctions. That comes despite some pushback from legislators and science ...

Read more

Find Your Future in Broadcasting

Connect with West Virginia's top TV and Radio stations. Find new opportunities, advance your career, and join our trusted network.

Jobs in Broadcasting

Find the latest open positions across West Virginia's top TV and Radio stations. Advance your career today!