Broadcasting & Cable News

NAB, Computer Giants Spar Over Unlicensed Spectrum

October 21, 2018

Broadcasters and computer companies continue to spar over the highest and best use of spectrum, in this case spectrum broadcasters use for newsgathering and computer companies' desire for more unlicensed spectrum for broadband. In meetings with top FCC officials, the National Association of ...

NBC Orders Full Season of Rookie Drama ‘Manifest’

October 21, 2018

NBC has ordered three more episodes of new drama Manifest, which brings the full-season order to 16 episodes. The show premiered Sept. 24. Manifest has averaged a 3.9 rating in adults 18-49 and 17.2 million viewers in L+7, said NBC. As to why Manifest did not get a larger season order, NBC noted ...

Wendy Williams Makes an Impact With 10 Years on TV

October 21, 2018

As her daytime talk show heads into its 10th season, Wendy Williams on Thursday received the NAB Show New York Impact Award for her 10 years as a New York-based TV talk show host, for her more than 20 years as a New York City drive time radio deejay and for the philanthropic work done with her ...

Pai: USTelecom Research Shows FCC Broadband Policy Is Working

October 21, 2018

It was a mutual broadband expenditure admiration society Thursday (Oct. 18) as USTelecom released research showing increased broadband investment and FCC Chairman Ajit Pai released a statement spotlighting the new figures and said they confirmed his broadband policies are working. Both Pai and ...

Agenda Announced for 2018 Media Credit Seminar

October 21, 2018

New York - Sessions addressing the digital media marketplace, demographic changes affecting the top U.S. Metro Markets, global business intelligence and the legal considerations involved in electronic business transactions and social media will be featured at the upcoming 2018 Media ...

Manufacturers: FCC Got Net Neutrality Right

October 21, 2018

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and U.S. Chamber of Commerce are standing strongly behind the FCC's deregulation of internet access in the 2017 Restoring Internet Freedom Order. That order, which eliminated the rules against blocking, throttling and paid prioritization as well as a ...

Broadpeak, Inca Networks, and Espial Enable Scalable IP Video Delivery for Hiawatha Broadband Communications

October 21, 2018

RENNES, France — Oct. 18, 2018 — Broadpeak®, a leading provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, and Inca Networks, the leader of intelligent video delivery providing carrier-grade video delivery solutions with a ...

Nevins Named Chief Creative Officer at CBS

October 21, 2018

With Les Moonves, its CEO and resident programming genius gone, CBS Corp. has named Showtime boss David Nevins as chief creative officer. Nevins was also promoted to chairman of Showtime Networks and remains its CEO. He is based in Los Angeles. The move was announced by Joe Ianniello, who was named ...

Suozzo Named Exec Producer of ‘NBC Nightly News’

October 21, 2018

Jenn Suozzo has been named executive producer of NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt. She was interim executive producer on the program, and before that was senior broadcast producer. Suozzo also launched, and was executive producer on, Andrea Mitchell Reports on MSNBC. She succeeds Sam Singal in ...