Broadcasting & Cable News

OSHA Concludes Contractor at Fault for Tower Collapse

November 25, 2018

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) concluded that contractors were to blame for the collapse of the tower of KOZK-TV Fordland, Mo, (Ozarks Public Television) back in April. That is according to Current, which covers noncommercial TV and radio issues, per an OSHA report it ...

Pac-12 Conference Upgrades Sports Video Experience Using AWS

November 25, 2018

Pac-12 Networks, the sports media production arm of the prestigious Pac-12 Conference, is on a mission to transform the sports fan experience – reaching more viewers, at more locations, and on more devices. Their new approach takes advantage of AWS cloud technologies, including AWS Elemental Media ...

Food Network Gives ‘Holiday Baking Championship’ TV’s Biggest Promo Push

November 25, 2018

B&C has partnered with attention and conversion analytics company iSpot.tv to bring you a weekly chart we call Promo Mojo: exclusive data showing the top five TV promos ranked by TV ad impressions. These are the shows networks have been promoting most heavily to drive tune-in (our data covers ...

FCC Pauses 28 GHz Auction

November 25, 2018

The FCC has hit the pause button on the 28 GHz spectrum auction until Monday (Nov. 26) for the long Thanksgiving Day holiday weekend-plus. After 14 rounds, the bidding stands at $145,136,710 for 2,367 provisional licenses--ones where the bidder would win the spectrum if the auction closed after the ...

64 Audio Announces Black Friday Deals on In-Ear Monitors and Accessories

November 25, 2018

VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 21, 2018 - 64 Audio, the leader in custom and universal fit in-ear monitors, is proud to announce it will once again host its Annual Black Friday Sale at www.64audio.com as well as via authorized 64 Audio dealers. The event will take place from 12:00am Friday, November 23 ...

Court Sets Oral Argument Duration for AT&T-Time Warner Suit

November 25, 2018

For AT&T-Time Warner court case watchers looking to update their calendars, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has set the time and duration of the arguments in the Department of Justice's challenge to the merger. The arguments will lead off the court's docket at 9:30 a.m. on Dec. ...

FCC Will Vote to Define Texting as Information Service

November 25, 2018

The FCC plans to vote Dec. 12 on a declaratory ruling that wireless text messages (SMS and MMS) are information services, not telecom services, so that service providers can continue to protect their customers from spam and scams, said senior FCC officials. Critics say that will also allow those ...

Undefeated Season Powers Notre Dame Ratings on NBC

November 25, 2018

With Notre Dame marching to a undefeated season so far and a potential berth in the college football championships, viewership of games on NBC is up 40% from last year. With an average of 3.491 million viewers over seven games, 2018 was Notre Dame’s most watched season in six years, NBC Sports ...

Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins Despite ‘Voice’ and ‘This Is Us’ Drops

November 25, 2018

NBC earned the top spot in Tuesday ratings, riding a consistent New Amsterdam to a 1.4 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. That beat the 1.0/5 that CBS posted. On NBC, The Voice slid 13% to 1.4 and This Is Us, featuring six different Thanksgivings, fell 10% to 1.8. New ...