Broadcasting & Cable News

California Committee Approves Tough New Net Neutrality Bill

August 26, 2018

The California Legislature's Communications Committee has passed SB 822, a strong network neutrality bill that would restore rules against blocking, throttling and paid prioritization that the FCC rolled back in June, and then some (it prevents zero rating plans and applies rules to ...

Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins With Mighty ‘World of Dance’

August 26, 2018

NBC won the Wednesday ratings race with a strong showing from World of Dance, the network posting a 1.3 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. That beat the 1.0/5 put up by Fox. America’s Got Talent scored a flat 1.5 and World of Dance went up 9% to 1.2 from 9 to 11 p.m. On ...

Netflix Cancels Joel McHale, Michelle Wolf Shows

August 26, 2018

Netflix has canceled a pair of weekly shows helmed by star comedians after a lone season. The Break with Michelle Wolf, which debuted May 27, has been nixed, as has The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale, which premiered Feb. 18. Airing on Sundays, The Break was a half-hour variety/sketch series. ...

Apple Orders Original Drama ‘Foundation’ from Skydance

August 26, 2018

Apple has ordered an original drama Foundation from Skydance Television. Apple is expected to spend more than $1 billion on programming as its prepares to launch a streaming TV service. The show is based on the novel by the same name written by the late science fiction legend Isaac Asimov. The ...

FCC Helps Outlets Prep for Hurricane Lane

August 26, 2018

The FCC has activated its disaster information reporting system (DIRS) as Hurricane Lane bears down on the Hawaiian islands. At the same time, it has suspended its separate Network Outage Reporting System for the duration of the DIRS activation and it outlining procedures for restoring service in ...

Draper Media to Acquire Delaware NBC Affiliate WRDE

August 26, 2018

Draper Media and SagamoreHill have agreed to buy WRDE Rehoboth Beach, an NBC affiliate serving the Delmarva (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia) Peninsula. Terms of the deal were not divulged. It is expected to close in the fourth quarter. Draper Media owns WBOC, which is based in Salisbury, MD and has ...

IFC Picks Up Fourth Season of 'Baroness von Sketch Show'

August 26, 2018

IFC has picked up the fourth season of sketch program Baroness von Sketch Show, which will air in 2019. The all-female series is written and performed by Carolyn Taylor, Meredith MacNeill, Aurora Browne and Jennifer Whalen. Whalen is showrunner. Season three premieres Nov. 8. The season features ...

Netflix Bets Big on ‘Great British Baking Show’

August 26, 2018

Netflix has acquired the first window rights to The Great British Baking Show in the U.S. They are U.K. seasons 8-10. Love Productions produces the show. The U.K.’s season eight starts on Netflix Aug. 31, with 10 episodes. U.K. season nine starts on Netflix later this year, and season 10 in fall ...

Lauren Lake, Myeshia Mizuno Tapped as Executive Producers of ‘Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court’

August 26, 2018

Lauren Lake and Myeshia Mizuno have been named executive producers of Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court. “Lauren’s experience reuniting more than 600 families with every gavel-hitting, tear-shedding, wisdom-sharing moment of the past 600 episodes has earned her the executive producer title,” said David ...