Broadcasting & Cable News

Quantum Reorganizes Engineering Division with General Managers Leading Primary and Secondary Storage Businesses

April 12, 2020

Quantum Corp. (NASDAQ: QMCO) announced a reorganization of its engineering division, establishing two general manager positions with P&L responsibility to lead the company’s primary and secondary storage product lines, and adding a key executive role. The positions will enable Quantum to expand ...

Henry Geller: Fifty Years Ahead of His Time

April 12, 2020

There’s no such thing as a “new” idea, said Mark Twain. In the FCC World there really isn’t because someone thought of almost every great new idea 50 years earlier. That someone was the FCC world’s Visionary-in-Chief, former FCC General Counsel and National Telecommunications & Information ...

In a Time of Pandemic, What Do People Want to Watch?

April 12, 2020

"To find out, we captured viewers’ neurologic immersion – a second-by-second measurement of what is most valued by the brain – while people watched some of the most popular shows on TV and streaming services." -Paul J. Zak, founder, Immersion Neuroscience Quarantines. Shelter at home. Sickness. ...

NBCUniversal Debuts ‘Family Movie Night’ With Reduced Commercials

April 12, 2020

NBCUniversal is premiering “Family Movie Night” across its various networks, including USA Network, Syfy and Telemundo. It starts April 10 with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on USA, Syfy and E! "Tonight we're thrilled to air our very first ‘Stay-In Theater’ Family Movie night ...

How TV Station Marketers Are Tackling the Coronavirus Challenge

April 12, 2020

It's in times of crisis that local broadcasters shine. The above spot -- in which anchors from different TV stations in the Washington, D.C., market all share the message that “We are here for you” -- is a perfect example of how local broadcasters are approaching their role in the nationwide ...

Seacrest to Host ‘The Disney Family Singalong’ on ABC April 16

April 12, 2020

Ryan Seacrest hosts The Disney Family Singalong Thursday, April 16 on ABC. The special celebrates family, music “and the love of all things Disney,” said Disney. It will show celebrities and their families taking on their favorite Disney tunes at home. Guests contributing remote performances ...

‘Killing Eve’ Producers Surprised by Success of Dark Drama

April 12, 2020

Season three of Killing Eve begins on BBC America and AMC April 12. The season was set to start April 26, but the networks moved it up, Sarah Barnett, president of AMC Networks Entertainment Group and AMC Studios, mentioning “how keen people are for great content right now.” Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer ...

Amy Schumer Set for Self-Shot Show on Food Network

April 12, 2020

Food Network said it has fast tracked a new culinary series featuring comedian and actress Amy Schumer and her husband Chris Fischer, a professional chef specializing in farm-to-table cuisine. Amy Schumer Learns to Cook (working title) will be self-shot while the couple is quarantined at home, ...

WRC-TV Vet Barbara Harrison Launches COVID Series for Kids

April 12, 2020

Veteran D.C. reporter/anchor Barbara Harrison (special projects anchor, WRC-TV) has produced a YouTube video to help kids talk about, deal with, and get through the current pandemic. The video series, Kids Speak Out: On Coronavirus, will be a weekly, 20-minute conversation using Zoom to ...