Broadcasting & Cable News

BCCA Media Credit Seminar Scheduled for Thursday, October 25

September 23, 2018

The 2018 Media Credit Seminar will be held on Thursday, October 25, at the offices of Lowenstein Sandler LLP, 1251 Ave of the Americas, in Midtown Manhattan. Organized by BCCA, the media industry’s credit association, and NMCP (National Media Credit Professionals), the full-day seminar ...

Primetime Ratings: Mighty ‘Talent’ Paces NBC

September 23, 2018

NBC won the Tuesday ratings race, as the second to last episode of America’s Got Talent led the network to a lofty 1.8 rating in viewers 18-49, and an 8 share. That easily beat the 0.6/3s that CBS and Fox put up. America’s Got Talent, with the 10 finalists doing battle at the Dolby Theatre, went ...

FX Orders Season Three of ‘Snowfall’

September 23, 2018

FX has ordered a third season of John Singleton drama Snowfall. Season three premieres in 2019. Eric Amadio and Dave Andron also created the series. Eric Schrier and Nick Grad, presidents of original programming for FX Networks and FX Productions, announced the pickup. “It has been great to see ...

Fox Orders Season 10 of ‘MasterChef’

September 23, 2018

Fox has ordered a 10th season of MasterChef, which will air during the 2018-2019 season. Gordon Ramsay hosts. The cooking show is averaging 6.4 million multiplatform viewers, according to Fox. The season finale airs Sept. 19. Natalka Znak has been added as an executive producer. Related: Fox ...

Grassley Won't Delay Kavanaugh Hearing

September 23, 2018

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has told Democratic committee members he is not calling off the Sept. 24 hearing into allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and reiterated he is not going to ask the FBI to investigate, as ...

Sen. Grassley Wants Copy of Ford Allegation Letter

September 23, 2018

Democrats and Republicans continue to spar over the allegation of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, specifically the process for testing its veracity given the implications for Kavanaugh, the court and the public. The latest twist was a request from Senate Judiciary ...

TV Revenue Expected to Dip in Record-Setting Year for Ads

September 23, 2018

Media agency Magna sees 2018 as a year in which U.S. ad revenues will reach an all-time high, surpassing $200 billion, despite a drop in television spending. In its latest forecast, Magna sees national TV ad spending falling 2% to $41.9 billion from $42.3 billion in 2017 and a peak of $43.3 billion ...

Nielsen in Deal to Provide Digital Ad Ratings for Sling TV

September 23, 2018

Dish Media Sales has signed an agreement expanding its relationship with Nielsen, which will provide digital measurement for Sling TV and data segments to enable Sling and Dish TV to offer addressable investor to advertisers. Dish Media sales will use Nielsen Digital Ad Ratings to measure campaigns ...

Premier Media trusts Mediaproxy LogServer for compliance logging and monitoring

September 23, 2018

Mediaproxy, the leading provider of software-based IP broadcast solutions, has announced that Premier Media has implemented Mediaproxy's LogServer compliance logging and monitoring platform to produce detailed reports on the quality and performance of three SDI-based channels. Owned by Premier ...