Broadcasting & Cable News

Season Three of ‘The Grand Tour’ Starts on Amazon

January 20, 2019

Amazon Prime Video has premiered the third season of humorous car-variety show The Grand Tour Jan. 18. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May star in the show. Season three has the trio around the world, “causing more chaos than ever,” said Amazon, with visits to Colombia, Mongolia, China, ...

Sweetwater Studios to Host Recording Master Class Featuring Progressive Rock Band Frost* and Sweetwater’s Nick D’Virgilio

January 20, 2019

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 — January 16, 2019, Fort Wayne, IN – Sweetwater Studios, the world-class, multi-room recording facility owned and operated by top music retailer Sweetwater, will host another installment of its three-day, hands-on recording master classes this month, featuring the ...

Byron Allen Eyes 2020 for 'Trending Funny'

January 20, 2019

Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios plans to launch one-hour comedic talk strip Trending Funny into first-run broadcast syndication for fall 2020, the company said. The show will be hosted by a panel of comedians and feature celebrity guests with strong social media followings, riffing on ...

Netflix Brings Back ‘Unsolved Mysteries’

January 20, 2019

Unsolved Mysterious, the docuseries that ran on NBC and then CBS in the ‘80s and ‘90s, is coming back on Netflix. The original producers, Cosgrove/Meurer Productions, is producing along with 21 Laps, which produces Stranger Things. Said Netflix, “This modern take on the classic series will maintain ...

Netflix Could Lose 9% Of Subs to Price Hike: Study

January 20, 2019

News about Netflix’s plan to raise prices spread quickly and about 9% of the streaming giant’s subscribers said they would drop their membership entirely, according to a survey taken by the Hub. According to the survey 70% of Netflix’s sub were aware of the price hike two days after the ...

Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins With ‘Ellen’ and Trump

January 13, 2019

NBC got top score in Tuesday ratings, which featured an address from President Trump and the Democratic response. NBC did a 1.4 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. That beat the 0.9/4 put up by ABC. NBC had the premiere of Ellen’s Game of Games at 1.5; it premiered at ...

Australia’s Stage Mums Shot withURSA Mini 4.6K and Edited with DaVinci Resolve Studio

January 13, 2019

Fremont, CA - January 9, 2019 - Blackmagic Design today announced that season one of the popular Australian television comedy “Stage Mums” was shot using its URSA Mini 4.6K and Pocket Cinema Camera digital film cameras. The show’s editing, audio editing and color correction were also completed ...

WICT Names Global Board

January 13, 2019

Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) has picked its leadership for 2019. WICT Wednesday (Jan. 9) announced its global board of directors. Marca Johnson, VP state and government affairs, for Charter, remains chair; Sandy Howe, EVP and president, Americas, for Technetix, was elected vice chair, ...

Scripps Renews NBC Affiliate Deal

January 13, 2019

E.W. Scripps said it has reached a multi-year affiliate agreement with the NBC broadcast network. Terms were not disclosed. The agreement, effective Jan. 1, covers WGBA in Green Bay, Wis.; WTMJ in Milwaukee; KJRH in Tulsa, Okla.; WPTV in West Palm Beach, Fla.; and KSHB in Kansas City, Mo. “We are ...