Broadcasting & Cable News

John Legend to Coach on ‘The Voice’ Next Spring

September 16, 2018

Musician John Legend is on board to coach in the spring cycle of The Voice on NBC. Legend will be joined by returning coaches Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton, as well as host Carson Daly. Legend recently won an Emmy award as a producer on NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, ...

LARRY LAMB TO STAR IN NEW BBC WALES AND BBC ONE DRAMA PITCHING IN

September 16, 2018

September 13, 2018 - Larry Lamb (EastEnders, Gavin & Stacey, New Tricks) is set to take center stage in Pitching In, a new family drama for BBC One Wales and BBC One Daytime. Made by the highly acclaimed LA Productions (Broken, Moving On), Pitching In is set around a caravan park on the north ...

Best Video Production Companies in Cleveland

September 16, 2018

Best Video Production Companies in ClevelandCleveland has for a long time been a major film production hub in the midwest. There are plenty of camera crews, video production companies, & media production resources located in Cleveland making anything from small scale interview shoots to major ...

Mastercard’s Froman Elected Director at Walt Disney Co.

September 16, 2018

The board of directors of the Walt Disney Co. said that Michael Froman, vice chairman, strategic growth at Mastercard, has been elected to the board, effective immediately. Before joining Mastercard, Froman had been Trade Representative for the U.S. under President Barack Obama. “Given his broad ...

AWS Highlights Cloud Advancements across the Media Content Chain at IBC Show 2018

September 16, 2018

Innovations to help video providers gain efficiency, agility, scalability, and intelligence for media workflows at scale Portland, Ore. – Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company, today announced plans to demonstrate advanced approaches for media ingest, video processing and delivery, ...

Local Stations Brace for Hurricane Florence

September 16, 2018

WILMINGTON, N.C.—It was more than a week ago when forecasters first predicted the Carolinas could take the brunt of Hurricane Florence. That’s when WWAY-TV's general manager opened the station’s hurricane preparedness plan — a strategy established in 1964 — to begin preparing station infrastructure ...

Nickelodeon Names New ‘Blue’s Clues’ Host

September 16, 2018

Nickelodeon has named Broadway actor Joshua Dela Cruz to host the reboot of its classic pre-school-targeted series Blue’s Clues, the network said Thursday. Cruz, who most recently appeared in Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway, will host Blue’s Clues & You, based on the popular Nickelodeon series ...

TiVo Deploys ‘Personalized Content Discovery' Platform With Sweden’s Com Hem

September 16, 2018

TiVo has announced that Swedish cable operator Com Hem will deploy its Personalized Content Discovery Platform. Com Hem has deployed TiVo’s Personalized Content Discovery Platform on its TV and mobile platforms, including both Android and Apple iOS. TiVo’s Personalized Content Discovery Platform ...

DAZN OTT Sports Service Inks Combate Americas MMA Rights Deal

September 16, 2018

Upstart premium OTT combat sports service DAZN has secured English language rights to the Combate Americas Hispanic-targeted, mixed martial arts franchise, the company said Thursday. The $9.99 per month DAZN streaming service, which launched on Sept. 10, will offer a minimum of 13 fights per year ...