Broadcasting & Cable News

Qatar’s Al Rayyan TV updates its playout infrastructure with Pebble Beach Systems Marina

February 17, 2019

Weybridge, UK, February 14th, 2019 –Pebble Beach Systems, a leading automation, content management and integrated channel specialist, today announced that Al Rayyan TV, part of the Al Rayyan Media and Marketing Company in Qatar, has deployed a Marina automation solution at the heart of its new ...

Bounce Gets Rights to ‘Moesha’ and ‘The Game’ from CBS

February 17, 2019

Digital broadcast network Bounce said it licensed the broadcast TV rights to the long-running series Moesha and The Game in a long-term deal with CBS Television Distribution. Bounce plans to air both series weeknights starting Feb. 18. Moesha, a winner of the NAACP Image Award, stars Brandy Norwood ...

Primetime Ratings: Booming ‘Masked Singer’ Paces Fox

February 17, 2019

Fox got top prize in Wednesday’s prime ratings, with The Masked Singer leading to a 1.7 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and an 8 share. That topped the 1.2/6 that NBC posted. Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back lost a tenth of a point for a 1.0 on Fox and The Masked Singer went ...

FCC Eliminates Broadcast EEO Reporting Form

February 17, 2019

The FCC has voted unanimously, though with two concurrences, to eliminate the obligation for broadcasters to file midterm reports on EEO compliance, pointing out the info is, or soon will be, available elsewhere. But Democrats on the commission signaled there were substantive issues that should ...

Dan Colarusso Named CNBC Senior VP of Business News

February 17, 2019

Dan Colarusso, executive editor at Reuters Digital, is shifting to CNBC, where he’ll be senior VP of business news, overseeing television news content, coverage and production. He starts next month and will report to CNBC chair Mark Hoffman. Colarusso joined Reuters in 2011 as global head of ...

Bill Would Make PACER Records Free

February 17, 2019

In a move that could keep some money in journalistic organization's pockets, Reps. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) and Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) have introduced a bill that would knock down the pay walls between the public and court records. Currently, to access online copies of various court filings, the public, ...

Acorn TV joins as exclusive North American partner for the return of global sensation Miss Fisher in new feature film and new spin-off series Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries

February 17, 2019

Miss Fisher remains one of the most successful Australian series worldwide; The new Acorn TV Original Series, as well as film will make their exclusive U.S. Premieres in 2019 Marking the return of one of Australia’s greatest heroines and one of its most successful series worldwide with fans and ...

Black Box at World ATM Congress 2019

February 17, 2019

At the World ATM Congress 2019, Black Box will showcase reliable, high-performance solutions for modern IP-based and 4K AV visualisation and distribution. Experts from Black Box will showcase technology solutions for airport traffic management and air traffic control that improve the work of air ...

Grammy-Winning Audio Engineer Derek Ali (aka MixedByAli) to Present IMSTA FESTA Miami Keynote

February 17, 2019

TORONTO — Feb. 14, 2019 — The International Music Software Trade Association (IMSTA) today announced that Grammy® Award-winning audio engineer Derek Ali, known as MixedByAli, will present the keynote at IMSTA FESTA Miami, which will take place Feb. 23 at the SAE Institute Miami. MixedByAli has ...