Broadcasting & Cable News

Bill Owens Named ‘60 Minutes’ Exec Producer

February 10, 2019

Bill Owens has been named executive producer of 60 Minutes. Incoming CBS News president/senior executive producer Susan Zirinsky made the announcement. He starts immediately and reports to Zirinsky. Owens has been executive editor of 60 Minutes since 2008. “Bill Owens is steeped in the storytelling ...

State of the Union Draws 46.8M Viewers, Nielsen Says

February 10, 2019

The State of the Union address on Tuesday drew an estimated 46.8 million viewers, according to Nielsen. It was the biggest audience for a traditional address since 2010, when President Obama spoke to Congress. Bigger audiences saw the president speak in 2017 and 2009, but those speeches were ...

Report: Former Rep. John Dingell in Hospice

February 10, 2019

Rep. John Dingell, the former elder statesman of the House of Representatives and onetime chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, is in hospice care, according to the Associated Press. Dingell, 92, was the longest-tenured House member when he retired at the end of 2014, having been ...

GLOBECAST NAB 2019 SHOW PREVIEW - SU9910

February 10, 2019

Server Side Dynamic Ad Insertion (SSDAI) New for NAB 2019 on booth SU9910, Globecast debuts Server Side Dynamic Ad Insertion (SSDAI), a groundbreaking, advertising insertion technology. SSDAI is changing the media landscape by dynamically detecting and substituting the broadcast ads with more ...

VEMOX Adds Spanish Telenovelas and Movie Channel Póngalo

February 10, 2019

West Palm Beach, FL – February 7, 2019 – Olympusat’s leading-edge VEMOX streaming platform expands its roster of signature content with the addition of the Spanish-language live linear and on-demand network Póngalo (Play It!). Póngalo brings to VEMOX content from its library of more than 14,000 ...

NBA All-Star Weekend Gets Bigger for Turner

February 10, 2019

Though the Super Bowl was a bit of a dud, Turner is seeing a lot of excitement around the next big event on the sports calendar, the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 17. Over the years, Turner and the NBA have turned the the game into a weekend-long event. This year, there is even more going on and Turner ...

Wheeler: ISPs Can't Be Allowed to Make 'Net Rules

February 10, 2019

Former FCC chair Tom Wheeler tells Congress that the policies "crystallized" in his 2015 Open Internet order should be the touchstone of any congressional effort to secure a free and open internet, given that it reflected the "accumulated wisdom of both Anglo Saxon common law and Congressional ...

BITMAX INKS MULTI-YEAR DEAL WITH GRAVITAS VENTURES FOR DIGITAL CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND RETAIL PARTNER INTEGRATION

February 10, 2019

Under the expanded terms, Bitmax will centralize storage of the complete Gravitas catalog within its BAM 2.0 (Bitmax Asset Management) system. BAM 2.0 enables automated upload of content and metadata from global filmmakers, and sets in motion workflows that match the egress requirements for ...

Walmart Signs Up to Make NewFront Pitch

February 10, 2019

Walmart will be joining the likes of YouTube and Hulu at this year’s Digital Content NewFronts. The NewFronts—where digital video companies pitch their goods to advertisers—will take place the week of April 29 in New York City. Co-founders Google’s YouTube, Hulu, Verizon Media and Digitas, will be ...