Broadcasting & Cable News

Women's Group Looping 'Access Hollywood' 'Protest' Video Outside Congress

October 07, 2018

Access Hollywood is moving to D.C., sort of. According to women's advocacy group UltraViolet, two of whose members famously cornered wavering Republican vote Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) in an elevator last week to urge him to vote against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, says it will be looping ...

IAB’s Patrick Dolan to Discuss Latest Trends in Digital Advertising at 2018 Media Credit Seminar

October 07, 2018

IAB President, and COO Patrick Dolan will discuss the current digital advertising landscape at the upcoming 2018 Media Credit Seminar. The full-day event will take place on Thursday, October 25 at the offices of Lowenstein Sandler LLP, 1251 Ave of the Americas, in Midtown Manhattan. ...

Lexhag Visual Effects Builds On Set 3D Camera Tracking System with Blackmagic Design

October 07, 2018

Manchester, United Kingdom - October 4, 2018 - Blackmagic Design today announced that London’s Lexhag Visual Effects has used the Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K, ATEM 2 M/E Production Studio 4K and DaVinci Resolve Studio to develop a four head witness camera solution that has revolutionized its ...

Sports Stars Renovate Homes in New Series Airing on CBS

October 07, 2018

Sports stars are renovating homes in a new series Superstar Renovation, which will air on CBS. Produced by Juma Entertainment, the first episode will air Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. ET and features Philadelphia Eagle safety Malcolm Jenkins. The second episode stars LaMarcus Aldridge of the San Antonio Spurs. ...

Jonathan Young, DP for the BBC’s ‘Mediterranean With Simon Reeve,’ Endorses Anton/Bauer Dionic XT

October 07, 2018

SHELTON, Conn. — Oct. 4, 2018 — Anton/Bauer's Dionic XT 14V Li-ion batteries played a starring role in the production of "Mediterranean With Simon Reeve," the latest installment of the BBC's popular travel program featuring the well-known British author, adventurer, and TV presenter. Renowned ...

Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With Wednesday Music Shows

October 07, 2018

Fox won the Wednesday ratings race, as its music-themed shows led the network to a 1.4 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. That topped the 1.2/5 put up by NBC. Fox had Empire down 21% from its opener at 1.5 and Star down 20% at 1.2. NBC aired Chicago Med and Chicago Fire ...

Sen. Thune Slams FCC Over High-Cost Broadband Subsidies Shortfall

October 07, 2018

Senate Commerce Committee chair Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) hammered the FCC Thursday (Oct. 4) for not investing enough in subsidizing and deploying broadband to rural areas like his home state, calling it an "unacceptable failure" and adding that he has urged FCC chair Ajit Pai to act immediately to ...

‘CBS Evening News’ to Air From Battleground States

October 07, 2018

Jeff Glor will anchor CBS Evening News from key battleground election states starting Oct. 9 and leading up to Election Day. In addition to anchoring the newscast, Glor will interview candidates and voters in these states about the issues that matter most to them. On Oct. 9, Glor will anchor from ...

Hispanic TV Summit: Advice to Brands on Cultural Messaging

October 07, 2018

Sandra Alfaro, managing director of Wing, the multicultural agency of Grey Advertising, kicked off the 16th annual Hispanic TV Summit with a primer on incorporating Hispanic-influenced cultural realities into brand advertising today. She backed up her message by showing five cool commercials, only ...