Broadcasting & Cable News

Dems Face Off With Amazon Over Facial Recognition

December 02, 2018

Democrats from the House and Senate are not satisfied with Amazon's answers about its Rekognition facial recognition technology. In a letter to company CEO Jeff Bezos, Sen. Edward Markey (Mass.) and Reps. Luis Gutiérrez (Ill.), John Lewis (Ga.), Judy Chu (Calif.), Ro Khanna (Calif.), Pramila ...

Phase One and Done: FCC Marks First TV Station Repack Milestone

December 02, 2018

On Friday, Nov. 30, broadcasters in the first of a 10-phase post incentive auction repack must have completed their move to new channels and ceased broadcasting on their pre-transition channels. Phase two begins Dec. 1. According to the FCC, more than 140 TV stations in over 20 markets will have ...

DOJ Fires New Encryption Warning Shot at Silicon Valley

December 02, 2018

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has made it clear that law enforcement must have access to secure devices to be able to deter and solve crimes, and that high tech has to be part of the solution. It was not a new call for comity, but had an added sense of urgency given the pace of the ...

Netflix Cancels ‘Daredevil’ Series

December 02, 2018

Netflix thriller drama Daredevil has been cancelled after three seasons. The third season premiered Oct. 19. It explored “how an iconic villain returns to power, and the darker path taken by a crushed hero, who finds himself -- and a Daredevil imposter -- at the center of the tyrant’s plan,” in ...

Pai Advises Real Regulatory Humility on Artificial Intelligence

December 02, 2018

Putting the "AI" in Pai, as it were, FCC chair Ajit Pai signaled that when it comes to artificial intelligence and machine learning, the FCC was smart enough to exercise regulatory humility, particularly given that the technology could revolutionize communications, but registered concern about AI ...

Round 31: Bidding in 28 GHz Auction Remains Strong

December 02, 2018

The FCC's 28 GHz auction bidding continued strong Friday as the total bidding for round 31--$19,806,530--pushed the aggregate bids for the auction past $400 million ($410,791,730), or ten times the FCC's low minimum opening bid aggregate for the 3,072 available licenses. More than 80% of those ...

Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With Tight Football Contest

December 02, 2018

Fox won big in Thursday ratings, as booming Thursday Night Football paved the way to a 4.3 score in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 17 share. In second was CBS at 0.9/4. The Cowboys squeaked by the Saints on Thursday Night Football, which occupied all of Fox’s prime. The telecast ...

Clear-Com’s FreeSpeak II wireless communication solution set for installation across major UK broadcaster’s sites

December 02, 2018

Clear-Com® announced today that its FreeSpeak II wireless communication solution has been adopted as part of a wireless systems replacement project across 14 BBC sites, including New Broadcasting House in London, and Salford Quays. Earlier this year the BBC issued an RFP to replace a large ...

Leftchannel Commissioned By Sunglass Hut To Create Experiential Animation For Times Square Store Supporting Disney’s Mickey Mouse 90th Birthday Celebration

December 02, 2018

COLUMBUS, OH — When the Walt Disney Company made plans to celebrate Mickey Mouse’s 90th birthday around the world, celebration campaign partner Sunglass Hut turned to leftchannel, the Columbus, Ohio-based motion graphics and animation studio, to create the experiential animation befitting such a ...