Broadcasting & Cable News

Paramount Network to Air ‘Heathers’ After All

October 14, 2018

Paramount Network will premiere the original series Heathers Oct. 25. Two episodes of the satirical comedy will air that night, and then new episodes will run each night for four more nights, the nine-episode event ending Oct. 29. Paramount Network will also stream the series on the network’s app ...

Tech Startups Finish Comcast Accelerator Program

October 14, 2018

Ten tech startups are set to graduate from Comcast NBCUniversal’s LIFT Labs Accelerator Program. Founders from each of the companies made presentations in Philadelphia to investors, mentors, Comcast NBCU staffers and the city’s tech and startup community. A worldwide audience watched online. The ...

Michael Myers Meets Zombies as AMC Promotes ‘Halloween’

October 14, 2018

As if zombies aren’t scary enough, AMC Network has produced a custom-made spot featuring notorious Halloween villain Michael Myers to promote Universal Pictures’ new version of the horror classic that will air during Sunday’s episode of The Walking Dead. The spot is part of a larger advertising and ...

CBS Gives Full-Season Order to ‘FBI’

October 14, 2018

CBS has ordered a full season for new drama FBI, which premiered Sept. 25. CBS called FBI, from Dick Wolf, its most-watched new series with over 13.6 million viewers. The show is about the inner workings of the FBI’s New York office. CBS said the series details “all the Bureau's skills, intellect ...

‘Romanoffs’ Cast Hustle For Chance to Work With Weiner

October 14, 2018

The Romanoffs, an eight-episode anthology series from Matthew Weiner, premieres on Amazon Prime Oct. 12. Weiner of course created Mad Men, which ran for seven seasons on AMC, and was on The Sopranos as well. Mad Men picked up four Emmys for outstanding drama. The Romanoffs is about people who ...

FCC Defends Internet Dereg as Justifiable Light-Touch Remake

October 14, 2018

The FCC told a federal appeals court Thursday (Oct. 11) that its order deregulating internet access simply restored "the longstanding regulatory classification of broadband Internet access service as an “information service” under Title I of the Communications Act" and returned to a "light touch" ...

Lionsgate to Work with BBC to Develop Shows in U.S.

October 14, 2018

BBC Studios has agreed to identify, co-develop and co-fund scripted formats and original intellectual property for the U.S. market with Lionsgate Television. As part of a first-look deal, the companies will create original series and raw on formats from the BBC catalog. “BBC Studios productions is ...

Sen. Grassley Wants Answers About Google+ 'Glitches'

October 14, 2018

Add Senate Judiciary Committee chair Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) to the lengthening list of those, Republican and Democrat, who want answers from Google about the Google+ data vulnerability it chose not to tell its users about. Grassley wants the company to explain how it is protecting personal info ...

Primetime Ratings: Football Leads to Fox Win

October 14, 2018

Fox was the big winner in Thursday’s ratings, the NFL leading the network to a 3.4 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 14 share. That easily whupped the 1.3/6 that CBS posted. The game, which saw the Eagles thrash the Giants, scored a 3.4 across the Fox prime. Last Thursday’s game ...