Broadcasting & Cable News

A+E Joins Nielsen Test of Linear Dynamic Ad Insertion

December 02, 2018

Nielsen said the pilot of its U.S. dynamic ad insertion systems is expanding with the addition of cable programmer A+E Networks and MediaTek, which provides technology that’s in 50% of smart TVs. CBS was Nielsen’s original partner in the trial of the system, which used Gracenote Video Automatic ...

Survey: Edge Needs to Better Protect Privacy

December 02, 2018

Three quarters of respondents want Big Tech—Facebook, Google, Amazon, Twitter—to do more to protect their privacy. That is according to a Morning Consult poll released by the Internet Innovation Alliance on the same day the Senate Consumer Protection Subcommittee was looking at the same issue in an ...

TV Centre Upgrades to the new Dalet Galaxy five Platform

December 02, 2018

Paris, France – November 29, 2018 – Dalet, a leading provider of solutions and services for media organizations and content professionals, today announced that Moscow-based station ТВ Центр (TV Centre) will upgrade its media operation to the new Dalet Galaxy five Media Asset Management (MAM) and ...

Tarrant Leaving NBCU Client Partnership Post

December 02, 2018

Alison Tarrant, executive VP of client partnerships at NBCUniversal is leaving the company, NBCU confirmed. Tarrant was put in charge of the new client partnership group at NBCU’s ad sales in 2015. The group is tasked with working directly with clients to understand their strategies and find ways ...

AIMS Welcomes Huawei as Full Member

December 02, 2018

BOTHELL, Wash. — Nov. 29, 2018 — The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) today announced that global engineering and electronics company Huawei has joined the alliance as a full member. A major player in the world's digital transformation, Huawei is a leading provider of information and ...

Facebook Won't Require Disclosures on News Media Ads

December 02, 2018

Facebook said it will exempt "eligible" news outlets--first in the UK and then the U.S.--from having to put a "paid for" disclosure on online ads promoting stories that mention political figures, elections or issues of national importance. It adopted the political ad disclosure requirements to ...

NCTA Tells FCC It's Time to Get Moving on WiFi in 5.9 GHz

December 02, 2018

Cable operators say it is time for the FCC to allow WiFi devices to start operating in the 5.9 GHz band, which has been reserved for connected-car technology--dedicated short-range communications (DSRC)--that may have already been outstripped by app-based connections. NCTA-The Internet & ...

FCC 28 GHz Auction Draws Bids for Additional Licenses

December 02, 2018

After five round of now new licenses being bid on in the FCC's 28 GHz spectrum auction, there is movement on that front in round 27, with additional licenses drawing potential winning bids (PWBs). Bidding in the round increased by $19,308,010 to a total of $336,265,480 bid for 2,503 licenses out of ...

Comedy Central Greenlights Series Starring Awkwafina, Rory Scovel

December 02, 2018

Comedy Central is on board for ten episodes of Awkwafina, a half-hour scripted show starring writer/actor/rapper Awkwafina. She plays a twenty-something living in Queens and striving for more out of life. “This is a special project. Inspired by Awkwafina’s formative years in Queens, the show is ...