Broadcasting & Cable News

Magna Study: Digital Video Reaches Non-TV Viewers

January 27, 2019

A new study by two units of giant media buyer IPG Mediabrands takes a closer look at the growing number of consumers who watch little or no traditional linear TV and finds that many of them are older and more affluent than previously thought. The report, from Magna and IPG Media Lab, is entitled ...

Senate Communications Subcommittee Members Named

January 27, 2019

Senate Commerce Committee leaders have set the leadership and membership of the various subcommittees. The announcement came from new chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and ranking member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.). As expected, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), who had to give up his chairmanship of the full ...

Primetime Ratings: ‘Grey’s’ Down But Still Paces ABC

January 27, 2019

ABC got the top spot in Thursday prime ratings, with a down but still strong Grey’s Anatomy leading to a 1.1 in viewers 18-49, and a 5 share. That bested the 0.9/4 that both CBS and NBC posted. Grey’s Anatomy fell 16% to 1.6 on ABC. A Million Little Things did a level 1.1 and How to ...

Rachael Ray, Food Network Ink Multiplatform Pact

January 27, 2019

Food Network and Rachael Ray have agreed to a deal that includes fresh episodes of her series 30 Minute Meals, and a new companion series on digital platforms. The “reimagined” 30 Minute Meals, in Food Network’s words, starts production later this month and premieres April 1. The show sees Ray ...

Court Outlines Net Neutrality Argument Logistics

January 27, 2019

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has released a detailed guide to its network neutrality oral argument scheduled for Feb. 1. The court is hearing Mozilla et al.'s challenge to the FCC's Restoring Internet Freedom order rolling back regs against blocking, throttling and paid ...

Deal! Agreement Would Allow Government to Re-Open--'Temporarily'

January 27, 2019

The President and Congress have struck a tentative deal to re-open the government, which means FCC staffers can return to the full-time job of policing the airwaves and wires. The President Friday (Jan. 25) announced the agreement on a short-term (three-week) continuing resolution (CR) that would ...

AIMS at ISE 2019

January 27, 2019

With over 100 members continuing to work toward standards-based IP signal transport, the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) is attending ISE 2019 with a focus on open standards and specifications for media over COTS IT networks. AIMS will promote the adoption of open standards for video and ...

CBS Renews ‘FBI,’ ‘Magnum P.I’ and ‘The Neighborhood’

January 27, 2019

CBS has renewed freshman series FBI, Magnum P.I. and The Neighborhood for second seasons. FBI comes from Dick Wolf. Jay Hernandez stars as Magnum P.I. Cedric the Entertainer stars in The Neighborhood, and is an executive producer, too. “Each of these distinctive shows has made their ...

Viacom CEO Bakish Got Paid $20M for 2018

January 27, 2019

Viacom CEO Bob Bakish received total compensation of $19.955 million for fiscal 2018, down 2% from the prior year, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Bakish, who is trying to turn around Viacom by focusing on a small group of flagship networks and acquiring digital ...