Broadcasting & Cable News

Batter Up! CRAS Students Train with Live FOX SPORTS Audio/Video Feed During Arizona Diamondbacks Games

September 02, 2018

Phoenix, Ariz., August 29, 2018 – The Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences (CRAS; www.cras.edu), the premier institution for audio engineering education, is proud to announce that its students recently had the opportunity to practice mixing live audio and video feeds from FOX SPORTS in the ...

Smarter, Faster, Simpler: Harmonic Brings a Bold Approach to Video Streaming at IBC2018

September 02, 2018

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Aug. 29, 2018 — At IBC2018, Sept. 14-18 in Amsterdam, Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) will demonstrate how its software-defined and SaaS solutions are changing the face of OTT and next-gen TV delivery, driving better-quality video experiences on every screen. Embracing Harmonic’s ...

Insight TV Partners with Major Consumer Electronics Supplier TCL for Sophisticated Smart TV App

September 02, 2018

Amsterdam, Netherlands – 28 August 2018 – Insight TV, the world’s leading UHD broadcaster and producer of native UHD HDR content covering action sports, entertainment, and lifestyle, has announced that it has created and launched a Smart TV app in partnership with TCL, one of the fastest growing TV ...

Insight TV to Provide LG TV Owners with Sophisticated Simple-to-Navigate TV App

September 02, 2018

Amsterdam, Netherlands – 28 August 2018 – INSIGHT TV, one of the world’s largest UHD HDR broadcasters and producers of native UHD content, has announced that its latest Insight TV 4K App will be available on LG’s webOS-based TVs starting September. With 50 hours of HDR content live ready to air, LG ...

L’espace Vision Uses71 HyperDeck Studio Pros For Recording Concert by NEWS

September 02, 2018

Fremont, CA — August 29, 2018 - Blackmagic Design announced today L’espace Vision used HyperDeck Studio Pro and Smart Videohub routers for recording a recent concert by the famous Japanese music group, NEWS. The concert, held at the Saitama Super Arena, was captured using Blackmagic Design’s ...

Primetime Ratings: ‘AGT’ Down but NBC Wins Easily

September 02, 2018

NBC was the major winner in Tuesday ratings, riding America’s Got Talent to a 1.5 rating in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 7 share. That whupped the 0.9/4 that ABC posted. America’s Got Talent lost 10% for a 1.8 from 8 to 10 p.m. and Making It slipped 20% to a 0.8. On ABC, ...

Out-of-Home Viewing Boosts Comedy, Competition Shows

September 02, 2018

The lift that out-of-home viewing gives to news and sports programming has been documented, but according to a new report by Nielsen, other types of shows on broadcast, cable and Spanish-language networks are also getting a significant boost. For the first six months of the year, Nielsen looked at ...

Brian Lovett Named Exec VP at Original Productions

September 02, 2018

Brian Lovett has returned to FremantleMedia’s Original Productions as executive VP of production and development. Lovett most recently had been VP of production and development at National Geographic Studios, before that he had worked on some of Original Productions’ biggest shows and was part of ...

Showtime, Hulu Part of Spotify’s Students Package

September 02, 2018

Showtime and Hulu have partnered with Spotify Premium on Spotify’s Premium for Students plan, which offers students Spotify Premium, Hulu with limited commercials and Showtime for $4.99 monthly. The Premium for Students deal starts Aug. 29. Music platform Spotify said the package has a combined ...