Broadcasting & Cable News

Matrix Finds Big Political Spenders Weren't Necessarily Big Winners

November 11, 2018

Matrix revisited its midterm ad spending totals to see how the big spenders fared in the 10 swing state Senate races where it had tracked local broadcast TV spending and, as of press time, more of the bigger spenders lost than won. Of the seven toss-ups where the races have been ...

Bounce Get Rights to Air ‘Scandal’ in Deal With Disney

November 11, 2018

Bounce has made a deal for the broadcast rights to reruns of the former ABC series Scandal. The deal with Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International gives the digital broadcast network all seven seasons and 125 episodes of the show, which was produced by ABC Studios. Financial terms were ...

‘Catfish’ Back on MTV Nov. 28

November 11, 2018

MTV debuts a new batch of Catfish episodes Nov. 28th. There are 10 episodes in the bunch, an extension of season seven. They feature Nev Schulman as he auditions actors, athletes and influencers to help him track down online daters and bring them face to face. Viewers get to watch the Catfish--the ...

Sinclair: National Cap Split Has FCC in Pause Mode

November 11, 2018

Sinclair isn't looking for the FCC to weigh in on the national ownership cap in the nearterm, its president told analysts Wednesday (Nov. 7), citing the division in the broadcast industry over just what the FCC should do about it. Asked about the prospects for more deregulation on its third-quarter ...

TSL Products Supports U.S. SMPTE Chapter Student Recruitment Program

November 11, 2018

Washington, D.C. – November 7, 2018 – TSL Products is joining the initiative to inspire young professionals to consider broadcast engineering as an exciting career opportunity. In conjunction with Washington D.C.’s SMPTE chapter of media and broadcast engineers, TSL Products will join other ...

Commercials Had to Wait as Votes Were Counted

November 11, 2018

On election night the cable news networks reduced their commercial load in primetime as they covered the vote totals as they came in state by state, according to an analysis by iSpot.tv. From 7 p.m. to 10 p.m CNN ran only six minutes of spots, compared to 42.5 minutes of advertising the night ...

Platinum Tools® Announces New Unloaded Patch Panels; Now Available

November 11, 2018

NEWBURY PARK, Calif., Nov. 7, 2018 - Platinum Tools (www.platinumtools.com), the leader in solutions for the preparation, installation, hand termination and testing of wire and cable, is proud to announce the launch of the new shielded and unshielded Unloaded Patch Panel line. The new 24- and ...

ABC Orders Full Seasons of ‘The Kids Are Alright’, ‘Splitting Up Together’

November 11, 2018

ABC has ordered full seasons of rookie comedy The Kids Are Alright and sophomore comedy Splitting Up Together. Both shows air on Tuesdays. The Kids Are Alright debuted Oct. 16, leading out of The Conners. The show comes from ABC Studios and was created by Tim Doyle, who is an executive producer. It ...

DOJ's Delrahim Promotes 'AT&T-Time Warner Doctrine' in Mexico

November 11, 2018

Department of Justice antitrust chief Makan Delrahim Wednesday put an exclamation point on what might now be called the AT&T-Time Warner Doctrine given the confluence of that case with Delrahim's emphasis on spin-offs versus conditions in vertical mergers: "If a structural remedy isn’t ...