Broadcasting & Cable News

Sen. Rubio Introduces Data Privacy Bill

January 20, 2019

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has introduced a bill, the American Data Dissemination Act, regulating the collection and use of personal data. It would apply the general outlines of the 1974 Privacy Act, which dealt with government record keeping, to private companies data practices. It comes as the ...

beIN Launches Website Targeting Alleged Massive TV/Web Pirate

January 20, 2019

Qatar-based sports broadcaster beIN Media Group has launched a website laying out its case against Saudi Arabia-based network beoutQ, which it said "consistently steals content from both international leagues and networks for illegal broadcasts." BeIN said that since the network's launch in 2017, ...

Showtime to Air Rick Rubin Docu-Series

January 20, 2019

Showtime will air a docu-series about music producer Rick Rubin later this year, with Morgan Neville producing the project. Shangri-La is its working title, and Rubin’s Malibu studio, also called Shangri-La, is the backdrop. What Showtime calls a “work-in-progress” will screen at SXSW in Austin in ...

Bill Introduced to Ban U.S. Tech to ZTE, Huawei

January 20, 2019

A bipartisan, bicameral, quartet of senators has introduced a bill that would reimpose a ban on U.S. tech imports to ZTE and potentially extend it to Huawei. The bill, the Telecommunications Denial Order Enforcement Act, is co-sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Rep.Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), ...

ENCOMPASS PARTNERS WITH ZIXI

January 20, 2019

Encompass Digital Media, a global technology services company delivering end-to-end video playout and distribution solutions to broadcast and digital media companies, announces its partnership with Zixi, the industry leader for enabling dependable, live broadcast-quality video over the internet. ...

Signiant Celebrates Unprecedented Growth in 2018

January 20, 2019

Signiant Inc, a long-time leader in intelligent file transfer, today announced record business growth in 2018 with new highs for key SaaS metrics. The growth was fuelled by expansion of the company's market-leading SaaS platform to support a broader array of use-cases for any sized media ...

Nielsen Reaches New Ratings Deal with Cox Media Group

January 20, 2019

Nielsen and Cox Media Group said they signed a multi-year renewal of their TV and audio measurement agreement. The new contract covers all of Cox Media Group’s television and radio stations, plus CoxReps and Videa. The deal comes at a time when Nielsen’s local market business is under pressure from ...

Inscape Claims Viewing Data From 10M Connected TVs

January 20, 2019

Inscape said the number of connected TV sets from which it gets viewership data has passed the 10 million mark, more than any other smart-TV data provider. A subsidiary of Vizio, Inscape provides its Automated Content Recognition data to a growing number of networks, ad agencies and other companies ...

BritBox Claims More Than 500,000 Streaming Subs

January 20, 2019

Britbox, the streaming service featuring British television, said it has surpassed 500,000 subscribers. The service, launched in March 2017 by BBC Studios and ITV, says its core audience is women age 45 and over who live in the south and midwest and are Anglophiles. AMC Networks is an investor in ...