Broadcasting & Cable News

Analysts Have Few Questions About Changes at CBS

November 04, 2018

In the wake of the ouster of CBS’s powerful CEO Les Moonves, there were relatively few questions about management changes on the company’s third quarter earnings call Thursday evening. As on past calls, the possibility of a combination with Viacom was taboo. Moonves was removed following sexual ...

Gran Cine premieres comedies El Muerto Cuenta su Historia and El Derechazo

November 04, 2018

West Palm Beach, FL – October 31, 2018 – Gran Cine, Olympusat’s commercial-free contemporary Spanish-language network announced the addition of two comedic movie premieres from Argentina and Chile. On Nov. 4 at 10 p.m. EST, fans from all over the country will have the opportunity to tune into El ...

Ultra Tainment Premieres Four Biographical Documentaries on Today’s Biggest Musical Icons

November 04, 2018

West Palm Beach, FL – November 2, 2018 – Throughout November, Ultra Tainment, the HD Spanish-language pop culture channel, will feature the inside scoop on some of today’s biggest stars, every Sunday at 7:30 p.m. EST. Each documentary will showcase music icons including Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, ...

Public Knowledge on HBO Black Out: We Told You So

November 04, 2018

Public Knowledge says that HBO's first blackout in a carriage dispute in its 40-year history--it went Dark on DISH Thursday (Nov. 1)--demonstrates the dangers of media consolidation, specifically the merger of AT&T, which owns Dish rival DirecTV, with Time Warner, which owns HBO. Public ...

Obamas Acquire Rights to Michael Lewis’ ‘The Fifth Risk’

November 04, 2018

President Barack Obama has acquired the rights to the Michael Lewis book The Fifth Risk for his production company, Higher Ground, which has a deal with Netflix. The book is about the transition from Obama’s presidency to that of Donald Trump. It looks closely at the Departments of Agriculture, ...

Voters, News Orgs Treat Midterms Like Presidential Election

November 04, 2018

Like the World Cup and the presidential election, the midterm elections happen every four years. But with voter interest in the Nov. 6th midterms white hot, and the electorate feeling an enormous amount is at stake at the polls, reporters who cover the quadrennial Congressional contest say the 2018 ...

Discovery Debuts U.S.-Mexico Border Series ‘Border Live’ Dec. 5

November 04, 2018

Discovery depicts the work of law enforcement on the U.S.-Mexico border, and the lives of those who live and work in the region, on the series Border Live, which premieres Dec. 5. There will be six episodes. Bill Weir, CNN anchor and correspondent, hosts. “The U.S.-Mexico border has been the focus ...

Showtime Drama ‘Penny Dreadful’ Shifts From London to L.A.

November 04, 2018

The next season of Showtime drama Penny Dreadful will have the title City of Angels, as the setting shifts from London to Los Angeles. John Logan, creator and executive producer, will continue in those roles. Production is expected to start in 2019. Michael Aguilar is on board as an executive ...

Facebook Faces Hill Ire Over Political Ad Transparency Issue

November 04, 2018

The co-authors of the Honest Ads Act, which would increase political ad transparency, have a bone to pick with Facebook over its political ad transparency tool. That came in a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg from Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.). It also came in response ...