Broadcasting & Cable News

‘Queen Sugar’ Returns on OWN June 12

March 17, 2019

Season four of Queen Sugar begins on OWN June 12. The series comes from Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey. Warner Horizon Scripted Television produces the show. DuVernay, who is creator and executive producer, has an all-female directing team for season four, as she has done before, that includes ...

DELUXE ADOPTS DATA-DRIVEN STRATEGY AND OUTLINES HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY MIGRATE TO THE CLOUD AND LEVERAGE DATA

March 17, 2019

Burbank, CA – March 15, 2019 – Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. (Deluxe), the leading video creation to distribution company, today published a new whitepaper that explores the integral role data plays in powering the cloud and automating the flow of content throughout the digital media ...

Sen. Harris Debuts Bill to Boost Government Tech

March 17, 2019

Senator and presidential candidate Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) has introduced a bill that would boost funding for state and local governments to invest in improving digital services, which means updating systems and Web sites, as well as "bolster" the U.S. Digital Services (USDS). The Obama ...

FCC Opens Ultra-High Bands for Testing

March 17, 2019

The FCC has voted unanimously to explore the outer reaches of the spectrum galaxy, the millimeter waves above 95 GHz, spectrum that could help drones approach cognition speeds of computer processing and smart phone touch screens respond without even a touch. That came in the FCC's unanimous ...

LPTVs, FMs Get $150 Million in Repack Bucks

March 17, 2019

The FCC has voted to allocate $150 million in funding to help low power TV and FM radio stations in the post-incentive auction TV station repack already in progress. Congress had directed it to add them to the funding list, but left it up to the FCC's expertise to say how. That came in a Media ...

Primetime Ratings: ABC, Fox Split Thursday Win

March 17, 2019

ABC and Fox shared the Thursday ratings title, both networks posting a 0.9 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 4 share. That squeaked by the 0.8/4 put forth by CBS. ABC had Grey’s Anatomy at 1.4 and Station 19 at 0.8, both down a tenth of a point, then For the People was up a tenth ...

Graham Seeks DOJ Info in Wake of '60 Minutes' Piece

March 17, 2019

A 60 Minutes story has raised some hackles and questions from one powerful Republican on the Hill. Sen. Judiciary Committee chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has written to Attorney General William Barr asking for documents related to allegations that high-ranking Justice officials had discussed ...

2020 Golden Globes on NBC Jan. 5

March 17, 2019

The 2020 Golden Globe Awards happens Jan. 5. NBC will air the show, which sees the Hollywood Foreign Press Association give out film and television awards. Dick clark productions is producing the event. No host has been named for the 2020 show. The broadcast is viewed in more than 220 countries and ...

Newest Veritone aiWARE Enhancements Enable Customers to Expand and Accelerate Their Adoption of AI

March 17, 2019

COSTA MESA, Calif. — March 14, 2019 — Veritone Inc. (Nasdaq: VERI), today announced aiWARE™ 2.0, enhancing the world's first operating system for artificial intelligence (AI). This new release of Veritone's industry-leading aiWARE operating system includes further enhancements to the groundbreaking ...