Broadcasting & Cable News

E.W. Scripps Sells Last Batch of Radio Stations

August 19, 2018

E.W. Scripps Co. said it agreed to sell its last group of 19 radio stations in four markets to SummitMedia for $47 million. In January, Scripps said it would sell its radio stations as part of a restructuring designed to focus the company on core assets, including TV businesses. Through four ...

Primetime Ratings: NBC Dominates With 'America's Got Talent'

August 19, 2018

NBC blew all the networks out of the water for Tuesday's primetime ratings according to Nielsen overnights, adults 18-49 with America's Got Talent. The network pulled a 1.7 and an 8 share on the night. America's Got Talent averaged a 2.0/9 for the night and had more than 10 million viewers and was ...

WE tv Renews Vow With ‘Bridezillas’ Series

August 19, 2018

WE tv announced that it has renewed what it calls its signature series Bridezillas for another dysfunctional season. Bridezillas returned to the AMC Networks-owned channel this year after a long hiatus. Over the course of the seasons, Bridezillas ratings grew by double digits. The series ...

NHL Names Bernard to VP, Programming, Post

August 19, 2018

Ross Bernard was named VP of programming and development at the National Hockey League. Bernard, who had been senior VP, original programming, for Epix, will report to Steve Mayer, executive VP and chief content officer at the NHL. In his new post, Bernard is responsible for programming and ...

DGA Honoring Sen. Klobuchar

August 19, 2018

The Directors Guild of America will honor Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) at its annual 2018 DGA Honors awards presentation Oct. 18 in New York. The awards recognize distinguished contributions to film and TV. Klobuchar's contribution, said DGA, has been her "longstanding commitment to fighting for ...

Trump Pulls, Threatens Security Clearances of Critics

August 19, 2018

President Donald Trump has revoked the security clearance of former CIA director John Brennan and threatened those of other former top national security officials almost all of whom have been critical of him online and on cable and broadcast news shows. The move comes the day before many news ...

Sen. Udall Will Seek Press Protection Commitment From Pai

August 19, 2018

Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) has signaled he will use some of his time questioning FCC Chairman Ajit Pai at an Aug. 16 FCC oversight hearing to make sure he has journalists' backs. That is the same day journalist organizations are getting together to push back on President Donald Trump's attacks on ...

T-Mobile Touts Customer Care Reorg and Not New OTT Service at Anticipated Press Event

August 19, 2018

Those hoping that Wednesday morning’s highly anticipated T-Mobile press event would provide details on the wireless operator’s upcoming OTT service came away disappointed. With T-Mobile CEO John Legere tweeting daily in the run-up to the secretive presser, billing it as the company’s next big ...

SpotX Whitepaper Sees Digital Growth, But Life for Linear

August 19, 2018

In a White Paper about the growth of digital media, SpotX concludes that while technological advances are changing consumer behavior, linear TV and traditional broadcasters are not dying. Instead, the SpotX paper says, those legacy media companies are evolving to cater to the new digital reality. ...