Broadcasting & Cable News

BlackTrax helps young dancers shine

October 07, 2018

Staged annually for the last 14 years, Queensland, Australia’s Creative Generation (CGEN) event was the biggest yet, with almost 2,000 schoolchildren being given the opportunity to perform in a professional environment on an enormous arena stage measuring 20 metres x 18 metres, with a 38 metre x 6 ...

Fox Gives ‘9-1-1’ TV’s Biggest Promo Push

September 30, 2018

B&C has partnered with attention and conversion analytics company iSpot.tv to bring you a weekly chart we call Promo Mojo: exclusive data showing the top five TV promos ranked by TV ad impressions. These are the shows networks have been promoting most heavily to drive tune-in (our data covers ...

New Kavanaugh Accuser Emerges

September 30, 2018

Attorney Michael Avenatti has revealed the identify of his client and the latest woman to accuse Judge Brett Kavnaugh of sexual assault or misconduct. "We demand an immediate FBI investigation into the allegations. Under no circumstances should Brett Kavanaugh be confirmed absent a full and ...

Primetime Ratings: ‘This Is Us’ Premiere Down From Last Year

September 30, 2018

NBC took the top spot in Tuesday ratings, the This Is Us season premiere leading to a 2.3 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 10 share. That easily beat the 1.2/5 that CBS posted. NBC had The Voice at 2.1, up a tenth from the previous night’s premiere. This Is Us, which showed how ...

Charter Tells Hill it's All in for Opt-In

September 30, 2018

Charter stood out during a Hill privacy hearing for its unqualified support for making an opt-in requirement for sharing Web user data part of any new federal privacy legislation that emerges, but all the witnesses were in agreement that federal legislation should preempt state efforts like ...

Kavanaugh Concedes to Past, Cringeworthy, Acts

September 30, 2018

Embattled Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh has submitted his testimony for the Senate Judiciary Committee's Sept. 27 hearing on sexual allegations against him, in which he "categorically and unequivocally" denies the charges leveled against him by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, but concedes ...

Frank Pugliese Tapped to Run TNT’s ‘Alienist’ Successor

September 30, 2018

TNT has lined up Frank Pugliese to be showrunner on The Angel of Darkness, a limited series based on the sequel to Caleb Carr novel The Alienist. Pugliese was most recently executive producer and co-showrunner on Netflix drama House of Cards. The main cast from The Alienist, including Daniel ...

iSpot.tv Raises $30 Million to Accelerate TV Ad Measurement Innovations

September 30, 2018

Bellevue and New York City — September 26, 2018 — iSpot.tv, the TV ad measurement company trusted by hundreds of disruptive brands, today announced it is bolstering the rapid adoption of its industry-leading TV advertising analytics with an additional $30 million of investment capital. The Series C ...

Networks Gear Up to Cover Kavanaugh Hearing

September 30, 2018

The networks’ news departments are prepping their coverage for the Brett Kavanaugh hearing the morning of Sept. 27, as the Supreme Court nominee and Christine Blasey Ford testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Kavanaugh is nominated for a Supreme Court seat. Ford has alleged that he ...