Broadcasting & Cable News

Space Horror Drama ‘Nightflyers’ Blasts Off on Syfy

December 02, 2018

Nightflyers, a “space horror drama,” in Syfy’s words, begins on that network Dec. 2. It is based on a George R.R. Martin novella from 1980; Martin of course wrote the books that hatched Game of Thrones on HBO. He’s an executive producer on Nightflyers. Syfy is on board for 10 episodes. Jeff Buhler ...

NTIA Sets Course for Trump-Mandated Agency Spectrum Audit

December 02, 2018

The National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) has asked federal agencies to report in on their spectrum needs over the next 15 years. That came in a guidance document Friday (Nov. 30) laying out the timetable and format for the information, which is being collected in ...

Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Rocks Alaska

December 02, 2018

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked Alaska on Friday morning, briefly triggering a tsunami warning for part of the state. The quake struck around 8:30 a.m. in an area near Anchorage. The National Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning shortly after the tremors struck for the Cook Inlet and Southern ...

Viewership Deep Dive: Where Are the Country’s Biggest Sports Fans?

December 02, 2018

Fall is that magical time of year when five of the most popular sports are on TV. At this point, baseball’s wound down with the Red Sox winning the World Series, while (NFL and college) football is entering the stretch run. The NHL and NBA also just started new seasons last month. We partnered ...

Dispute With Dish Network Blacks Out Tegna Stations

December 02, 2018

Tegna and Dish Network were unable to renew their retransmission consent agreement and the broadcaster’s 47 stations were blacked out to Dish’s subscribers. “Tegna has worked hard over the course of months to reach a fair, market-based carriage agreement with Dish, something we have successfully ...

President Bush Saluted For Commitment to Service

December 02, 2018

Tributes were coming from all quarters and both sides of the political spectrum Saturday (Dec. 1) following the death of President George H.W. Bush at age 94. First Lady Barbara Bush died last April. Media watchers will recall that President Bush vetoed campaign spending limit legislation in 1992 ...

Tegna and Dish Reach New Carriage Agreement

December 02, 2018

Tegna and Dish Network said they reached a multi-year carriage agreement just hours after Tegna’s stations went dark to Dish subscribers Saturday morning. The companies said that the stations’ signals will be restored to the Dish lineup immediately Financial terms were not disclosed. Related: ...

With Alaska, There’s No Business Like Snow Business

November 25, 2018

WHY THIS MATTERS: A truly unique setting can make a show stand out from the packed TV landscape. A new season of The Last Alaskans, about the few remaining residents in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, starts up on Discovery on Sunday, Nov. 25, representing yet another show set in our 49th ...

SVOD May Be Heading Toward a Bear Market

November 25, 2018

Already populated with the virtual headstones of go90, Seeso and, more recently, FilmStruck (closing down Nov. 29) and Drama Fever, the graveyard for over-the-top video platforms is about to get more crowded. That’s the opinion of Fox Networks senior VP of distribution Sherry Brennan, who believes ...