Broadcasting & Cable News

Czech TV selects PHABRIX’s Qx 12G Rasterizer for Test and Measurement Lab

November 04, 2018

PHABRIX, a worldwide leader in test and measurement solutions, is pleased to announce that Czech TV, the public television broadcaster in the Czech Republic, has chosen PHABRIX’s 4K UHD enabled Qx 12G test and measurement solution to verify UHDTV standards and test new 4K/UHD devices at its Prague ...

Five Takeaways From GroupM’s ‘The State of Video’ Report

November 04, 2018

In its new The State of Video report, media agency GroupM reaches a handful of conclusions about the future it says are certain. They are; Linear viewing of ad-supported TV is not going to grow. The economics of ad-funded OTT are questionable.Subscription fatigue is inevitable.Advertisers will, as ...

HBO Blacked Out to Dish Network Subscribers

November 04, 2018

AT&T’s HBO and Cinemax premium channels have been blacked out to Dish Network and Sling TV subscribers in a dispute over a carriage agreement. Dish said it is the first time HBO has ever blacked out a distributor. Dish said that HBO made “untenable demands” designed specifically to harm ...

AMC Networks Reports Higher 3d Quarter Net

November 04, 2018

AMC Networks reported higher profits in the third quarter as losses at its international unit shrunk. Net income for the third-quarter rose 28% to $111 million, or $1.93 per share, from $87 million, or $1.35 per share a year ago. Revenue rose 7.5% to $697 million. Revenue got a boost from the ...

Firm Started by Actor Ed Norton Raises $12M to Measure TV Ads

November 04, 2018

Actor Ed Norton doesn’t want to talk about Fight Club but, surprisingly, he’s real interested in measuring TV advertising. A technology investor, Norton is a co-founder of EDO, a company that uses artificial intelligence to analyze viewer engagement in real-time that on Thursday announced closing a ...

NCTA Withdraws Support from Rep. King

November 04, 2018

The cable industry's biggest trade group has pulled its support from the re-election campaign of Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). “As an organization and industry that highly values diversity and inclusion, we denounce the Congressman’s comments and no longer support his campaign," NCTA said in a ...

LMG Adds Riedel's Bolero and Artist to Rental Portfolio for Comprehensive, Integrated, and Reliable Communications

November 04, 2018

BURBANK, Calif. — Nov. 1, 2018 — The Show Technology division of LMG, a large U.S. provider of audiovisual equipment, solutions, and support, has added a Riedel Communications' Artist 64 digital matrix intercom frame and Bolero DECT-based wireless intercom to its rental equipment inventory. With a ...

BMI Names Government Relations VP

November 04, 2018

Broadcast Music Inc., the music licensing organization, has named Michael Collins VP of government relations effective Monday. Nov. 5. Collins has been with the D.C. lobbying firm of Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas. Before that, he was legislative director for Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.). ...

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Holi-slay’ Special on VH1 Dec. 7

November 04, 2018

VH1 will air a holiday-themed RuPaul’s Drag Race special Friday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The one-hour RuPaul’s Drag Race Holi-slay Spectacular will feature Eureka O’Hara, Jasmine Masters, Kim Chi, Latrice Royale, Mayhem Miller, Shangela, Sonique and Trixie Mattel as they compete for the title of ...