Broadcasting & Cable News

MX1 Teams Up With IMS Productions to Distribute NTT IndyCar Series Broadcasts

March 10, 2019

March 5, 2019 — MX1, a global solution provider of media services, and IMS Productions, a leader in media production and technology, announced today a partnership to provide distribution services for the NTT IndyCar Series, the premier level of open-wheel racing in North America. Over the next ...

Interra Systems Introduces BMP Industry-Grade Media Player

March 10, 2019

CUPERTINO, Calif. — March 5, 2018 — Interra Systems, a global leader and provider of media QC, monitoring, and analysis solutions, today announced BMP, a powerful new feature-rich media player with support for the widest range of formats and easy integration with broadcast workflows at any stage. ...

'Jeopardy!' Host Alex Trebek Announces Cancer Diagnosis

March 10, 2019

Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek, 78, has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, he said in a video posted on YouTube on Wednesday. “Just like 50,000 other people in the United States each year, I was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer,” Trebek, who’s been hosting the game show for 34 ...

Cord Cutting Nearly Doubled in 2018 to 2.9M: Leichtman

March 10, 2019

The top 11 U.S. pay TV operators lost 2.87 million customers in 2018, nearly double the 1.5 million the domestic ecosystem shed in 2017. These are the latest quarterly findings by Leichtman Research Group (LRG), which measures the leading operators covering 95% of the U.S. market. The big negative ...

Ex-Edge Exec: Consumer Tech Reflects Lack Staff of Diversity

March 10, 2019

Another day, another tech smackdown on the Hill. The House Consumer Protection Subcommittee waded into the issue of the lack of diversity in the tech sector and its impact not only on staffing but the tech those mostly male, white or Asian, engineers produce. Committee chair Rep. Jan Schakowsky ...

WarnerMedia Investigating WB CEO Tsujihara: Reports

March 10, 2019

Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara is being investigated amid published reports that he had a sexual relationship with an actress who wanted to be cast in the the studio’s movies and TV shows. Warner Bros. is part of AT&T and Tsujihara this week was given additional responsibilities as part of a ...

Win a new SDS Tripod! Cartoni launches global contest to celebrate the new SDS Tripod system

March 10, 2019

Rome, Italy (March 7, 2019) – Cartoni, the Italian leader in premium camera supports for the broadcast, film and pro-video industries, is proud to celebrate the SDS Tripod, with a global contest inviting users from around the world to share how they use their Cartoni system. The contest coincides ...

Tegna Unit Using MadHive Blockchain to Curb Fraud

March 10, 2019

Tegna’s over-the-top advertising unit Premion is using a new suite of blockchain-based technology from MadHive to prevent fraud, target campaign and verify ad delivery. MadHive uses cryptography to address ad fraud that it estimates will be about $19 billion in 2019, and provide the transparency ...

Comcast Spotlight Finds Opportunity in The New TV

March 10, 2019

In a new report that looks at what it calls The New TV, Comcast’s ad sales arm, Spotlight, identifies five myth holding the industry back and a three step process advertisers can use to take advantage of television’s advanced advertising capabilities. In it’s paper, Spotlight defines the new TV as ...