Broadcasting & Cable News

Hill to Trump Admin: Include Us in Privacy Blueprint Plans

September 23, 2018

The White House's signal that it is working on a blueprint for a national privacy protection framework in the age of ubiquitous broadband and the Internet of Things has prompted some bipartisanship on Capitol Hill. The chairmen and ranking members of the Senate Commerce Committee's Consumer ...

Primetime Ratings: ‘AGT’ Finale Gives NBC Big Win

September 23, 2018

NBC rode the America’s Got Talent season finale to a 1.7 in viewers 18-49, and an 8 share. That easily beat the 1.0/5 put up by Fox. America’s Got Talent did a 2.0 from 8 to 10 p.m., up 33% from last week. Spoiler alert—magician Shin Lim won the million bucks. The I Feel Bad double premiere scored ...

Dems Debut New Opt-in Privacy Bill

September 23, 2018

Reps. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) are offering up the latest legislative effort to regulate online privacy, including by requiring web sites and online services to get opt-in permission for collecting and/or sharing web browsing data and requiring privacy policies to be ...

New Zealand’s Department of Post Uses DaVinci Resolve 15 for HDR and 4K Post Production

September 23, 2018

Fremont, CA - September 20, 2018 - Blackmagic Design today announced that New Zealand’s Department of Post is using DaVinci Resolve 15 as part of their HDR and non-HDR work with a number of film, commercial and television productions. This included color correction, conform and VFX work for a ...

Rep. Issa Tapped for Trump Trade Post

September 23, 2018

CTA and The Trump Administration have nominated Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) to be director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. The USTDA promotes U.S. exports, including identifying new markets and connecting foreign demand to U.S. supply and the capital to finance projects. Issa is a former tech ...

Peele to Host ‘Twilight Zone’ Reboot on CBS All Access

September 23, 2018

In addition to being executive producer, Jordan Peele will be host and narrator of The Twilight Zone when CBS All Access reboots the creepy anthology series. Production starts this fall and it premieres in 2019. The original Twilight Zone premiered in 1959 and ran until 1964. Rod Serling was host ...

64 Audio Launches N8 Custom In-Ear Monitor

September 23, 2018

VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 20, 2018 - 64 Audio, the leader in custom and universal fit in-ear monitors, is proud to announce its collaboration with Grammy-nominated Nathan East and the launch of the special edition N8 customizable in-ear monitor. N8 (pronounced “Nate”) is targeted towards musicians ...

Edge, ISPs Set for Senate Commerce Privacy Hearing

September 23, 2018

According to the Senate Commerce Committee agenda, Google and other edge and ISP providers are sending execs to testify at a Sept. 26 hearing on consumer privacy protections. Providing impetus to the inquiry are both a renewed Hill focus on the edge and data sharing and protection in the wake of ...

AT&T: DOJ's Fragile Case Against Time Warner Merger Doesn't Hold Up

September 23, 2018

AT&T has told a federal appeals court that a lower court was right to rule that the Justice Department failed to prove that its merger with Time Warner would allow it to raise prices for Turner content (CNN, TNT, and TBS). AT&T says Justice can't meet the burden of proving the lower court ...