Broadcasting & Cable News

CBS Posts 4Q Profit and Tops Streaming Targets

February 17, 2019

CBS reported a fourth-quarter profit as advertising and subscription revenues rose. Net earnings were $561 million, or $1.49 a share, compared to a $41 million loss, or 10 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue rose 3% to $4 billion. The company said its direct to consumer streaming businesses—CBS All ...

College Football Playoff Uses Veritone's AI and Digital Asset Management Solutions to Enable Richer Media Coverage

February 17, 2019

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Feb. 14, 2019 — Veritone Inc. (Nasdaq: VERI), the creator of the world's first operating system for artificial intelligence, aiWARE™, today announced that the College Football Playoff (CFP) leveraged an expanded deployment of Veritone solutions and services for the 2019 CFP ...

HoverCam's Pilot Series and ClassFusion Learning Platform Land Big Wins at TCEA 2019

February 17, 2019

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Feb. 14, 2019 — HoverCam, a leader in innovative, interactive, and engaging education solutions, announced that the company's digital classroom solutions received three major honors from Tech & Learning at the recent Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) 2019 ...

Barr Confirmed as U.S. Attorney General

February 17, 2019

The Senate has confirmed William Barr as the next attorney general, succeeding Jeff Sessions and supplanting acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker. The vote was 54-45 (there are 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats and two independents who caucus with the Dems). Barr is a familiar face, both at the DOC ...

Telemundo to Co-Host First Presidential Primary Debate

February 17, 2019

Telemundo Chairman Cesar Conde had some big news for employees of the Spanish-language network. The Democratic National Committee has tapped Noticias Telemundo to co-host the first presidential primary debate among what is shaping up to be a large field of candidates. Conde says it is the first ...

CBS Says it Expects to Renew NFL, Other Sports

February 17, 2019

CBS said it expects to renew its contract with the high-ratings generating NFL and other sports properties. “Live sports attract big broadcast audiences and that becomes more important every day in delivering ad dollars, in growing sub and fueling increases in retrans, reverse comp and virtual ...

ESPN Tops Beta Research Survey for 19th Straight Time

February 17, 2019

ESPN extended a 19-year winning streak, once again finishing atop Beta Research’s survey of the cable network cable operators see as most valuable. Cable operators in the study said ESPN had a perceived value of $1.14 per month. The next most valuable cable network was Fox News, at 95 cents, ...

U.S., UK Strike Post-Brexit-Focused MRAs

February 17, 2019

The U.S. and the UK have signed an agreement that means that country will still recognize U.S. telecom equipment testing, quality assurance, certifications after the UK exits the European Union. The U.S. will do the same with UK products. Deputy U.S. Trade Representative C.J. Mahoney and Ambassador ...

Stadium’s Linear Network Gets Carried on Sling TV

February 17, 2019

Multi-platform sports programmer Stadium said its linear network—Stadium 24/7—is being carried by Sling TV to subscribers of both its Orange package and its Blue package. Other sports networks are available on Sling, but Stadium 24/7 is the first to be a part of both packages. Stadium Plus, which ...