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National Theater of Japan Upgrades Its Comms With Riedel's Bolero and Artist Intercom Systems

WUPPERTAL, Germany — Jan. 31, 2019 — Riedel Communications today announced that the National Theater of Japan in Tokyo is using the Bolero wireless and Artist wired intercom systems across its two performance halls — a 1,610-seat theater and a smaller 590-seat theater — to enable flexible ...

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Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With Booming ‘Masked Singer’

Fox won big in Wednesday ratings, riding red-hot The Masked Singer to a 1.9 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and an 8 share. ABC got second with a 0.9/4. Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back grew 9% to 1.2 on Fox, and The Masked Singer climbed 13% to 2.6. On ABC, it was The ...

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Litepanels Expands Portable Power Capabilities of Gemini 2x1 Softlight With New Dual Battery Bracket, Floor Stand Kit, and Soft Carry Case

LOS ANGELES — Jan. 31, 2019 — Litepanels today introduced three new accessories for its award-winning Gemini 2x1 LED Soft panel: a dual battery bracket for either Gold Mount or V-Mount batteries, a floor stand kit, and a soft-sided carry case. "The broadcast and cinema industries' most accurate and ...

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Showtime Orders Season Ten of ‘Shameless’

Showtime has ordered a tenth season of comedy Shameless. The renewal establishes Shameless as Showtime’s longest running series ever. Production begins this year. William H. Macy, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, Emma Kenney, Christian Isaiah and Cameron Monaghan are in the cast. Emmy Rossum ...

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Doyle Extends YouTube Invite to Net Neutrality Hearing

House Communications Subcommittee chairman Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) has scheduled a hearing, “Preserving an Open Internet for Consumers, Small Businesses, and Free Speech," for Feb. 7 at 11 a.m. He even took to YouTube to encourage the general public to tune in: Rep. Doyle signaled Wednesday (Jan. 30) ...

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AMC Premiere Subscribers Get ‘Dead’ a Week Early

AMC Network is letting subscribers to its premium service AMC Premiere watch the mid-season return of The Walking Dead on Super Bowl Sunday, a week before it will appear on cable. AMC Premiere customers will be able to watch the latest installment of the top-rated zombie drama starting in the ...

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Showtime Bringing Back ‘The L Word’

Fifteen years after the series premiered, Showtime is bringing back The L Word. Marja-Lewis Ryan is showrunner and executive producing, along with creator Ilene Chaiken and original series stars Jennifer Beals, Katherine Moennig and Leisha Hailey. The L Word is scheduled to premiere by the end of ...

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Watch the Muppets Battle on TNT's 'Drop the Mic'

The Muppets took over TNT's Drop the Mic Wednesday. Watch the epic battle between Kermit the Frog and Pepé vs Miss Piggy and Beaker. Drop the Mic airs on TNT Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT with an encore on sister network TBS Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

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FCC's 24 GHz Auction to Launch March 14

The FCC has made it official. The next in its series of 5G targeted spectrum auctions will begin March 14. That is the auction of 24 GHz spectrum (auction 102) that was scheduled to begin after the 28 GHz auction (101) that closed last week. That auction brought in $702,572,410 for 2,965 licenses. ...

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