Broadcasting & Cable News

Sandra Oh, Andy Samberg Named Golden Globes Hosts

December 09, 2018

Sandra Oh, star of BBC America drama Killing Eve, and Andy Samberg, star of NBC comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, will co-host the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards. The three-hour telecast happens Sunday, Jan. 6. NBC airs the show. Winners in 25 categories, 14 in film and 11 in television, are voted on by ...

Movies Anywhere Added to Xfinity X1 Platform

December 09, 2018

Adding to the streaming content available to Xfinity subscribers through their cable box, Comcast is integrating Movies Anywhere into its X1 platform. Movies Anywhere lets consumers collect, organize and watch the movies they’ve purchased from digital retailers. Comcast is the first pay-TV ...

Golden Globes Nominations Announced

December 09, 2018

Nominations for the Golden Globe Awards were announced, and it’s FX’s The Americans and Pose, Netflix’s Bodyguard, Amazon Prime’s Homecoming and BBC America’s Killing Eve that are up for top drama. Killing Eve star Sandra Oh is hosting the Golden Globes, alongside Andy Samberg, Jan. 6. NBC airs the ...

PTC Pushes for Family Movie Act Clarification

December 09, 2018

The Parents Television Council is calling on House and Senate leaders to pass the Family Movie Act Clarification Act. That the bill that would make it clear that digital versions of movies (the bill does not mention TV shows, though PTC said it would apply to them, too) delivered over ...

SMPTE Expands Virtual Classroom With Self-Study Options and a New HDR Technology and Workflows Course

December 09, 2018

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Dec. 6, 2018 — SMPTE®, the organization whose standards work has supported a century of advances in entertainment technology and whose membership spans the globe, is expanding the SMPTE Virtual Classroom offering with a new course: High-Dynamic-Range (HDR) Technology and ...

36th America's Cup: circle-O to Stage the World's Most Spectacular Sailing Regatta

December 09, 2018

VIENNA — Dec. 6, 2018 — In 2021, the 36th America's Cup will set sail toward Auckland, New Zealand. Working together as circle-o Broadcast Productions, Austrian production company West4Media and German broadcast manufacturer Riedel Communications will jointly produce this major TV event. The battle ...

Breaking ‘Mad’

December 09, 2018

Network, the stage adaptation of the 1976 film about a struggling TV network and its increasingly unglued news anchor, Howard Beale, who draws enormous ratings after he threatens to blow his brains out on the air, premieres on Broadway Dec. 6. Bryan Cranston, who portrayed Walter White on AMC smash ...

EditShare Gets High Marks at Liverpool Screen School

December 09, 2018

Basingstoke, UK — December 6, 2018 - EditShare a technology leader in intelligent shared storage and media management solutions, today announced that The Liverpool Screen School has upgraded the existing media infrastructure to the latest EditShare XStream EFS storage platform as well as added ...

Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With Consistent ‘Empire’

December 09, 2018

Fox got the trophy in Wednesday prime ratings, riding Empire to a 1.3 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. Just off the pace was NBC at 1.2/5. Empire rated a flat 1.5 and Star grew 9% to 1.2. NBC had Chicago Med and Chicago Fire at 1.2, the former flat and the latter down a ...