Broadcasting & Cable News

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Season Cut Short Due to Coronavirus

March 29, 2020

The current season of Grey’s Anatomy has been cut short due to coronavirus. The season finale has been moved up to April 9. The episode is called “Put on a Happy Face” and it will be the 21st episode of the season. ABC said there are no plans to resume production to complete filming on additional ...

Estrella TV Expands Access to its Content During COVID-19

March 29, 2020

Burbank, CA., March 26, 2020 — Estrella Media, Inc. a leading vertically integrated, multi-platform, Spanish-language media company in the U.S. announced today that all DIRECTV and U-verse TV subscribers will be provided free access to EstrellaTV for 60 days, effective immediately, if not already ...

SBS Puerto Rico Closes Offices

March 29, 2020

Spanish Broadcasting System Puerto Rico has closed its offices "until further notice" after an employee tested positive for the coronavirus, but its TV and radio station programming will continue, including online. SBS had already reduced its Puerto Rico staff as a preventative ...

ViacomCBS, Comcast Raise Billions in Cash Selling Notes

March 29, 2020

Media companies are borrowing billions of dollars as they seek to weather the coronavirus crisis. Viacom announced plans to raise money by selling notes worth $2.5 billion. Comcast completed the sale of notes worth $4 billion, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ...

AMC Networks Withdraws Guidance on Earnings

March 29, 2020

AMC Networks became the latest media company to withdraw its previous financial guidance in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. “To date, we have experienced adverse advertising sales impacts and suspended content production, which has led to delays in the creation and availability of some of our ...

ESPN in Deal with NFL to Air ‘Monday Night Football Classics’

March 29, 2020

In the next-best thing to airing live sports, ESPN has made a deal with the NFL to air iconic games from the last 15 years under the Monday Night Football Classics banner. The games will air over the next five weeks on Monday nights, starting March 30. Some of the advertising inventory in the ...

Trish Regan Out at Fox Business

March 29, 2020

Trish Regan has exited Fox Business Network, Fox confirmed Friday. Regan said she was leaving to spend more time with her family during the current crisis, but the exit comes only a couple weeks after she got blowback for saying coronavirus concerns were a "scam" propagated by foes of President ...

Where Did NCAA Tournament Audiences Go Without March Madness to Watch?

March 29, 2020

The absence of live sports has left some glaring holes on television, but for advertisers, those can also be new opportunities. For instance, while March Madness was lost as a big draw for TV audiences, those people didn’t go anywhere. In fact, they’re still watching TV -- just not actual sporting ...

Xytech Launches Podcast Focusing on Media Industry Trends

March 29, 2020

LOS ANGELES, CA, March 25, 2020 — Xytech, leader in facility management software for media and broadcast, has launched ‘Xytech After Dark,’ a podcast focusing on trends in the media and broadcasting industries. The first two episodes are now available on iTunes, Spotify and all other podcasting ...