Broadcasting & Cable News

Mars 2020 Rover to Capture Sound on the Red Planet for the First Time Ever with DPA Microphones

December 23, 2018

ALLEROED, DENMARK, DECEMBER 20, 2018 - In February 2021, NASA's Mars 2020 Rover is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet. The spacecraft will have the capability to capture imagery and sound as the Mars 2020 vehicle descends through the Martian atmosphere and lands on the surface of Mars. To ...

Primetime Ratings: CBS Wins With ‘Survivor’ Closer

December 23, 2018

CBS won the Wednesday ratings race on the back of the Survivor finale, as it posted a 1.4 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 7 share. That beat the 0.6/3 that ABC rated. CBS’ rivals threw up mostly repeats. Survivor did a 1.5 from 8 to 10 p.m., flat with last week and up 7% over ...

Comedy Central Acquires 'Parks and Recreation'

December 23, 2018

Comedy Central has acquired all seven seasons of NBCUniversal’s Parks and Recreation, which will make its debut on the network in a full-day marathon on Monday, Jan. 21. Select episodes also will be available to stream on cc.com and the CC app. Parks and Rec joins other acquired shows on Comedy ...

Android TV Now Claiming Over 100 Pay TV Operator Partners Worldwide

December 23, 2018

Google’s Android TV platform has now been deployed by more than 100 pay TV operators around the world, the technology’s top product manager told B&C Thursday. According to Shalini Govil-Pai, senior director of product management for Android TV, the platform designed to provide access to ...

Kantar Names Brooks Chief Operations Officer

December 23, 2018

Kantar said it appointed James Brooks to the newly created role of chief operations officer. Brooks had previously been chief operations officer of Kantar’s Insights Division. Scott Carter was named chief human resources officer at Kantar. He had been chief HR officer for Kantar Media. “In Scott ...

Black Box at ISE 2019

December 23, 2018

At the ISE 2019, Black Box will showcase reliable, high-performance solutions for modern IP-based and 4K AV visualisation and distribution. The company will highlight its extensive portfolio of products and its ability to tailor highly individual pro AV systems, informed by decades of experience ...

FCC OK With Gray-Raycom Merger

December 23, 2018

As expected, Gray Television has now received both FCC and Department of Justice approvals for its $3.6 billion acquisition of Raycom Media. The FCC helped pave the way this week by dismissing a license challenge to Raycom stations in Honolulu, announcing its approval of the deal late ...

Clear-Com FreeSpeak II Performs for Garth Brooks at Notre Dame in the Rain and Snow

December 23, 2018

Garth Brooks made history on October 20, 2018 by being the first non-football event to be held at the University of Notre Dame’s famed Notre Dame Stadium in Indiana. The in-the-round concert is scheduled to air as a prime-time TV special called “Garth: Live at Notre Dame!” on CBS on December 2, ...

‘WTF Baron Davis’ to Have World TV Premiere on Fuse in January

December 23, 2018

Further expanding its primetime lineup of entertaining and socially-relevant content that attracts a young, multicultural audience, Fuse Media has acquired the exclusive TV rights to WTF Baron Davis. At launch on January 20, 2019 (11pm/ET), the new, eight-episode comedy series starring two-time NBA ...