Broadcasting & Cable News

Hispanic TV Summit: There’s Still Room for Traditional TV

October 07, 2018

New York -- While advertisers may focus on digital content to attract younger viewers, a panel of top executives claimed that for the Hispanic market, traditional TV still has a big impact. At a panel session entitled, "New Directions in Media, Placement and Research," at the Multichannel ...

Delrahim: Criminal Case Against Anti-competitive Search Algorithms Coming

October 07, 2018

Search engines are on notice that the government is about to lower the boom on somebody. The Department of Justice is wrapping up what it bills as a first-ever criminal case against the anticompetitive use of search algorithms in a "price-fixing scheme." DOJ antitrust chief Makan Delrahim teased ...

AMC Orders Season Two of ‘Lodge 49’

October 07, 2018

AMC has renewed original show Lodge 49 for a second season, which will air in 2019. Wyatt Russell plays Sean “Dud” Dudley. Jim Gavin created the show and is an executive producer. Peter Ocko is executive producer and showrunner. AMC describes Lodge 49 as “a modern fable” set in Long Beach, Calif. ...

EditShare Leads NAB New York Lineup with Multi Award Winning Media Workflow Solutions

October 07, 2018

Boston, MA — October 4, 2018 - EditShare a technology leader in intelligent shared storage and media management solutions, will showcase its multi award-winning EFS scale-out intelligent shared storage solutions, Flow media asset management, now compatible with third-party storage , and its ...

NHMC Names Television Writer Class of 2018

October 07, 2018

The National Hispanic Media Coalition has tapped a dozen new members of its Television Writers Program. The class of 2018 comprises Maritza Avelar, Daniela Bailes, Allegra Caldera, Michelle Calderon, Eric Esquivel, Pamela Garcia-Rooney, Emanuel Gironi, Jerry Hernandez, Elfi Martinez, Natalia ...

Broadpeak Products at the 2018 NAB Show New York

October 07, 2018

U.S. operators of OTT services will generate nearly $28.8 billion in subscription and advertising revenues in 2018, up 26 percent from last year, according to Digital TV Research. As content providers and pay-TV operators look to take advantage of new revenue opportunities related to OTT services, ...

Rep. Pallone Presses Edge on Possible Russian Kavanaugh Meddling

October 07, 2018

The ranking member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee wants some answers from social media giants after reports of Russian-linked efforts to affect the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. In a letter to the CEOs of Google parent Alphabet, Facebook and Google, Rep. Frank ...

Interra Systems at 2018 NAB Show New York

October 07, 2018

Driven by file-based workflows, OTT service delivery has become ubiquitous. By the end of 2018, OTT video services will reach a global subscriber base of 400 million, according to ABI Research. As service providers look to capitalize on the opportunities up for play, one thing is clear: quality is ...

Viaccess-Orca Partners With RedSo to Simplify OTT Delivery on Android Set-Top Boxes

October 07, 2018

PARIS — Oct. 4, 2018 — Viaccess-Orca (VO), a global leader providing OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, announced today that it has partnered with RedSo, a leading Asian mobile app development company, on an end-to-end OTT solution for pay-TV operators and ...