Broadcasting & Cable News

Cohen Replaces Founder as President at Whistle Sports

November 18, 2018

Whistle, which creates branded sports content for young audiences, named Michael Cohen as president, taking over day-to-day duties that had been handled by co-founder Jeff Urban. Cohen continues as chief operations officer. Urban remains on the board of directors of the company, whose investors ...

Vitec Production Solutions at GV Expo 2018

November 18, 2018

Vinten and Sachtler: flowtech100 Carbon-Fiber Tripod flowtech100 is the newest addition to the award-winning flowtech carbon-fiber tripod range. Compatible with all major 100mm fluid heads, flowtech100 supports a payload of up to 30 kilograms (66 pounds), making it the ideal tripod for electronic ...

Unreal Engine Supports DeckLink Products, DeckLink SDK Available from Unreal Marketplace

November 18, 2018

Fremont, CA - November 16, 2018 - Blackmagic Design announced today Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4.21 now supports Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink 8K Pro, DeckLink Duo 2 and DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G capture and playback cards. DeckLink SDK binaries and source code from Epic will also now be available free ...

Court Sides with CNN

November 18, 2018

D.C. Federal District Judge Timothy J. Kelly Friday ordered the White House to immediately reinstate White House senior correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass, according to CNN. The judge said the White House needed a process or standard for removing a pass, otherwise it violates the First ...

Bravo Offers Sneak Peek of ‘Dirty John’

November 18, 2018

Dirty John, the scripted limited series from Bravo that is based on the true-crime podcast, will be available for a sneak peek on YouTube, BravoTV.com, on demand and on the Bravo app. Bravo has made the first episode available. The series debuts Nov. 25. Connie Britton and Eric Bana are in the ...

WVTM Birmingham GM Hank Price to Retire

November 18, 2018

Hank Price will retire from his position as WVTM Birmingham president and general manager at the end of the year. He’s held the position since 2014. WVTM is part of Hearst Television. No successor has been named. “Hank is the quintessential broadcaster and represents everything we aspire for a ...

Update: 28 GHz Auction Pushes Past $60M

November 18, 2018

With five rounds completed in the FCC's auction of 28 GHz spectrum for 5G, $62,214,320 million has been bid, up $7,421,500 from round four's $54,792,820. There are 2,121 provisionally winning bids (PWBs), which means they have met the minimum and would be winners if the auction closed at those ...

Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With Seahawks-Packers Thriller

November 18, 2018

Fox won the Thursday prime ratings, with football leading to a 3.3 in viewers 18-49, per Nielsen’s overnights, and a 13 share. In second was CBS at 1.3 and a 5 share. Fox had Thursday Night Football, Packers versus Seahawks, throughout prime. The rating was level with last week’s. On CBS, it was ...

‘SMILF’ Back on Showtime Jan. 20

November 18, 2018

Showtime comedy SMILF starts season two Sunday, Jan. 20. Frankie Shaw is the creator, executive producer, showrunner and star. SMILF is a raw look at the life of a single mom. Filmed on location in Boston, the new season finds Bridgette focusing on her future, while attempting to atone for past ...