Broadcasting & Cable News

House E&C Approves Rules

January 27, 2019

The House Energy & Commerce Committee has approved its new rules for the 116th Congress under Democratic leadership. That came at an organizational meeting Jan. 24. The Democratic leadership also announced a hearing on how the government shutdown is affecting the various agencies under their ...

Sports Fans Pay Attention to TV Ads Out of Home: Survey

January 27, 2019

A new study on out-of-home viewing of Fall sports found that 92% of those responding said they paid attention to at least some of the advertising shown, according to Nielsen. Nielsen surveyed both the general population of adults 18 and older, as well as Hispanic English dominant viewers and found ...

Primetime Ratings: ‘Masked Singer’ Stays Sizzling on Fox

January 27, 2019

Fox got top spot in Wednesday ratings, with The Masked Singer paving the way to a 1.7 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 7 share. That beat the 1.2/5 that NBC got. Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back got a 1.1 on Fox and The Masked Singer a 2.3. Both shows were up a tenth of ...

Democratic Senators Seek T-Mobile-Sprint Hearing

January 27, 2019

A quintet of Democratic senators have written the Republican leadership of the Senate Commerce Committee to hold a hearing on the proposed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. Opponents of the merger say it will further consolidate an already consolidated industry. Proponents, including the companies, ...

AMC Orders Fourth Season of ‘Ride with Norman Reedus’

January 27, 2019

AMC has renewed unscripted series Ride with Norman Reedus for a fourth season, which will go into production later this month. Season three begins Sunday, Feb. 10. The show follows the former Walking Dead star Reedus as he explores different cultures on his motorcycle. Said AMC, “Each episode ...

Jim Gaffigan to Star in Amazon Prime’s First Stand-Up Special

January 27, 2019

Amazon Prime will premiere the Jim Gaffigan stand-up special Quality Time at some point this year. It will be Amazon’s first original stand-up comedy special. Quality Time will be recorded live at the State Theatre in Minneapolis March 9. Jeannie Gaffigan directs and Brian Volk-Weiss & Cisco ...

New Fremantle CEO Mullin Reorganizes Management

January 27, 2019

Jennifer Mullin, named global CEO of Fremantle last year, announced a restructuring of the company’s senior executives. Suzanne Lopez was promoted to COO for North America from executive VP of business and legal affairs. Named to succeed Lopez as executive VP of business and legal affairs is Tim ...

‘Seduced by Evil’ Starts on Oxygen Feb. 9

January 27, 2019

Oxygen premieres Seduced by Evil, the story of con-man Derek Alldred, Feb. 9. The documentary “delves into the world of the wickedly smart and dangerously evil Derek Alldred, a criminal mastermind who sought out relationships with unsuspecting women and entangled them in a web of lies to deplete ...

Google Pitches Trump Administration on Dynamic Spectrum Sharing

January 27, 2019

Google has told the Trump Administration that dynamic spectrum sharing should be a key element of any national spectrum policy. That is the spectrum database-based technology it and Microsoft have been pushing for use in the "white spaces" between TV channels. "Government policies that incorporate ...