Broadcasting & Cable News

Markey, Eshoo Urge FCC to Enforce Truth-in-Billing Enforcement

April 05, 2020

A pair of Democratic legislators are pushing the FCC to vigorously enforce new truth-in-billing rules that Congress mandated in the Television Viewer Protection Act that passed late last year. The mandate requires cable and satellite providers to disclose all fees before potential subs sign ...

Louisiana Stations Partner on ‘Songs From Home’

April 05, 2020

The Gray Television stations in Louisiana are working together on a series of statewide virtual concerts under the title Louisiana Rising: Songs From Home. The series will feature local artists across the state performing at home. The performances, occurring across three consecutive weekends, will ...

Primetime Ratings: ABC Wins on 'Grey's' Raise

April 05, 2020

ABC got the win in Thursday prime, with Grey’s Anatomy pacing the Alphabets to a 1.0 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. That squeaked by CBS’s 0.9/4. Station 19 fell 8% to 1.1 on ABC and Grey’s Anatomy ticked up 8% to 1.4. How to Get Away With Murder scored a 0.6, up 50% ...

VOA Journalists Get Creative Amidst Coronavirus Isolation

April 05, 2020

As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread and sheltering-at-home becomes the new workplace, the Voice of America, the country's largest international broadcaster, has vacated its newsrooms and is conducting its broadcasts remotely from the homes of its journalists, hundreds of them, across the ...

ViacomCBS Completes Acquisition of 49% of Miramax

April 05, 2020

ViacomCBS said it completed the acquisition of a 49% stake in Miramax from beIN Media Group. beIN Media retains 51% ownership of Miramax, the award-winning studio whose business was disrupted as sexual harassment charges surfaced against founder Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein was found guilty of rape ...

FCC Waives TV, Radio Ad Disclosure Rules for COVID-19 PSAs

April 05, 2020

The FCC has waived its advertising disclosure rules for COVID-19 public service announcements using donated commercial ad time. Ordinarily, a TV spot has to include a disclosure of who paid for the time per FCC rules. But with businesses shuttered, events canceled and social distancing, many ...

Red Giant Debuts Tutorial on How to Create a Forcefield

April 05, 2020

Portland, OR – April 2, 2020 – Red Giant has just released a quick and easy tutorial on creating a forcefield/watery surface effect. Now out on YouTube, Aharon Rabinowitz showcases his process of developing this effect using tools from Red Giant Complete. In just under 5-minutes, the tutorial shows ...

NIPPON TV UNVEILS NEW UNSCRIPTED GAME SHOW FORMAT “MUTE IT!”

April 05, 2020

TOKYO, JAPAN – April 3, 2020 – Airing to stellar ratings in Japan, Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV), Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, announced today that the company has just started offering format rights to its new game show Mute it! (30min to 120min eps.) ...

Apple Relaxes 30% Commission on App Purchases for Amazon, Other Video Sellers

April 05, 2020

Apple has reportedly relaxed a controversial policy whereby it has taken a 30% cut of purchases of things like movies and TV shows that are executed using its technology hardware. The revised program for in-app purchasing was never announced by Apple. But it was spotted by Amazon Prime Video users ...