Broadcasting & Cable News

Nexstar Wages Retrans Battles on Two Fronts

January 06, 2019

Nexstar Media Group, currently winding through the approval process for its $6.4 billion purchase of Tribune Media, is fighting retransmission consent battles with two small operators, primarily over pricing disputes. TDS Telecom subscribers in Indiana and Tennessee lost access to three Nexstar ...

Gray Completes Acquisition of Raycom Media

January 06, 2019

Gray Television said it completed its $3.6 billion acquisition of Raycom Media. The combined company owns stations and digital properties in 91 TV markets including 150 affiliates of CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox. As part of the deal, Gray sold off nine stations in markets where it overlaps with Raycom. ...

Senate Confirms Starks, Carr to FCC

January 06, 2019

After holds from Democrats that were lifted late last year, the Senate has confirmed FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr to a full, five-year term and has confirmed Democrat Geoffrey Starks to the open seat. Both had already been approved by the Senate Commerce Committee, Starks in June and Carr a year ...

TF1 Choses Axon’s Cerebrum Software For Router Control

January 06, 2019

When French broadcaster TF1 began looking for a control system to manage its new distributed router, there was only one product on the market that could meet all its requirements – Axon Digital Design’s Cerebrum Master Control Software. This customizable control and monitoring system, which is ...

Jewish Filmmaker, Baptist Preacher and The Prodigal Son Meet the Father’s Love this January on Upliftv

January 06, 2019

West Palm Beach, FL – January 3, 2019 – Upliftv pours fresh laughter and inspiration into the new year with faith-based story about an unlikely pair that overcome differences and discover The Father’s unconditional love. As the globe’s one-stop-hub for year-long spiritual refreshment and ...

Judge Dread and The Gloved One Meet the Queens of Soul and The Caribbean in Ultra Tainment

January 06, 2019

West Palm Beach, FL – January 5, 2019 – January is Superstar Month in Ultra Tainment with the launch of riveting documentaries about music’s all-time greats Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and Rihanna. Also featuring the inside story of British-Irish boy band One Direction and its rise from ...

Crazy Bulls, Barefoot Bishops and Furry Pearls Come to Gran Cine in January

January 06, 2019

West Palm Beach, FL – January 3, 2019 – Gran Cine’s January lineup brings together furry, inspiring and somewhat disturbing characters, including the lovable mutt Perla, the amazing Catalan bishop Pere Casaldàliga and a relentless, bloodthirsty vigilante known as Toro Loco (Crazy Bull). Also ...

Gray Moves to Comscore From Nielsen in More Markets

January 06, 2019

Gray Television, which completed its acquisition of Raycom, is expanding the number stations using Comscore as its ad sales currency rather than Nielsen. Gray said it will be using Comscore in all of the stations it owned before the acquisition and that the majority of stations that had been owned ...

Gracenote Launches More Detailed Video Metadata

January 06, 2019

Gracenote, a division of Nielsen, said it has launched Gracenote Video Descriptors, the first of its Advanced Discovery products that will enable more relevant searches of video content. Gracenote Video Descriptors provide a new level of metadata for programming, including descriptions of a show’s ...