Broadcasting & Cable News

Canoe Reports 17% Increase in Ads Served in VOD Shows

October 28, 2018

Canoe, the ad tech company owned by the top cable operators, said that it served commercials resulting in more than 6.2 billion impressions in on-demand programming in the third quarter. So far this year, impressions are up 17%. Digital and IP based devices now account for about 25% of the ...

‘Power’ Creator Kemp Signs Deal With Lionsgate

October 28, 2018

Courtney A. Kemp, creator and executive producer on Starz series Power, has signed a multiyear development and production deal with Lionsgate that will see her develop and produce a variety of new content across multiple platforms through her End of Episode banner. Lionsgate said that may include ...

Viacom Shakes Up Cable Network Management Team

October 28, 2018

Viacom announced that it has restructured the management of its U.S. cable networks. Kevin Kay, a Viacom veteran who most recently launched The Paramount Network, is leaving the company. Kay’s responsibilities also included CMT and TV Land. Paramount will become part of a new group that also ...

Media Matters: Megyn Kelly Must Go

October 28, 2018

Media Matters for America, a watchdog group that has long criticized now NBC Today anchor Megyn Kelly, has called for her ouster following comments she made and has since apologized for. “While it’s good to see that NBC rebuked Kelly’s recent comments defending blackface and allowed its other ...

The University of the West England Puts EditShare Creative Workflow and Shared Storage Solutions at the Core of Its Media Education Program

October 28, 2018

EditShare a technology leader in intelligent shared storage and media management solutions, today announced that The University of the of West England (UWE Bristol) has upgraded the existing infrastructure of its new Arts, Creative Industries and Education media programs facility to a modern, ...

ChyronHego Releases Significant Upgrade of Coach Capture, Unique Coaching Tool by Analysts, For Analysts

October 28, 2018

MELVILLE, N.Y. — Oct. 25, 2018 — ChyronHego today announced a significant new release of Coach Capture, the latest addition to the company's award-winning coaching product suite. With the upgrade, Coach Capture includes many new features and enhancements geared toward making the tool even easier to ...

InSync Technology Partners With Marquise Technologies on Software Standards Conversion Within MIST Mastering Solution

October 28, 2018

PETERSFIELD, U.K. — Oct. 25, 2018 — InSync Technology and Marquise Technologies today announced the integration of FrameFormer motion compensated frame rate conversion into the industry-leading MIST Mastering solution. MIST revolutionises the mastering process by offering unrivaled features for ...

Broadpeak Joins the Streaming Video Alliance

October 28, 2018

RENNES, France — Oct. 25, 2018 — Broadpeak®, a leading provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, today announced that the company has joined the Streaming Video Alliance, an industry association dedicated to ...

FCC Considers Opening Skies Wide for Satellite Broadband

October 28, 2018

The FCC's November meeting will primarily be variations on a satellite theme, with a focus on opening up the skies for satellite-delivered broadband. November is being billed as "space month" at the commission. The FCC released its tentative agenda for the Nov. 15 open meeting and nine of the 11 ...