Broadcasting & Cable News

Sen. Hawley: Big Tech's Sec. 230 Sweetheart Deal Must End

March 03, 2019

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) railed at Big Tech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington Friday, saying the days of a sweetheart deal between the government and Big Tech need to come to an end. "Google and Facebook should not be a law unto themselves, " he said to applause. ...

Vice President Pence Echos Trump Media Marginalization

March 03, 2019

Preaching to the conservative choir, Vice President Mike Pence echoed President Trump's attacks on the media, news and entertainment. Pence, himself a former radio broadcaster, was speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington Friday (March 1). "Make no mistake about ...

Sens. Seek Report on China's Impact on 5G Standards

March 03, 2019

Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) want the public, and U.S companies, to see an intelligence report on Chinese participation in 5G standard-setting so they can "assess any existing threats to fair competition and push back against them." Warner and Rubio, vice chairman and a ...

OpenVault To Launch Giving Initiative at NCTC Winter Educational Conference

February 24, 2019

Hoboken, NJ; February 20, 2019 – OpenVault, a global provider of industry analytics and technology solutions for broadband operators, will not only be exhibiting and speaking at the upcoming NCTC Winter Educational Conference in Atlanta, GA, but also will be using the event to launch OV Cares, an ...

Linda Sawyer, Emmy-winning producer, Dies

February 24, 2019

Investigative journalist Linda Sawyer (Mooney), an Emmy-awarded producer, died suddenly in Santa Monica, Calif., on Feb. 10 from surgical complications, according to her family. She was 57 years old. She had an esteemed career in journalism, working for networks such as MTV during its founding, ...

Chicago P.D. Name Jussie Smollett Suspect for Filing False Police Report

February 24, 2019

The Chicago Police Department has named Jussie Smollett a suspect for filing a false police report. The announcement came Wednesday on the Chicago P.D.'s Facebook page and Chicago PD Chief Communications Officer Anthony Guglielmi's Twitter. Smollett, who stars in Fox's Empire, filed a report Jan. ...

SGO Integrates AJA KONA 5 into Mistika Ultima Systems for 8K Production

February 24, 2019

Grass Valley, CA (February 19, 2019) — Grass Valley, CA (February 19, 2019) — AJA Video Systems today announced that post production software developer SGO has integrated AJA KONA 5 audio and video I/O cards into its full finishing and workflow solution Mistika Ultima, providing simplified and ...

Black Box at the 2019 NAB Show

February 24, 2019

At the 2019 NAB Show, Black Box will showcase products across its high-performance Emerald™ unified KVM (keyboard, mouse, video) portfolio and will unveil a new offering that enables even greater flexibility in establishing agile remote desktop connectivity. The Black Box booth, SL12716, will ...

InSync Technology at the 2019 NAB Show

February 24, 2019

A specialist in motion compensated frame rate conversion, InSync Technology will demonstrate the superior-quality conversion available from its FrameFormer software. FrameFormer is ideal for situations where content assets aren't in the format or frame rate needed for an application, such as in ...