Broadcasting & Cable News

Pai to Hill: Tongue Was Tied on DDOS Non-Attack

August 19, 2018

FCC chair Ajit Pai defended his decision not to talk about the findings of an FCC inspector general report that the FCC had misled Congress about the source of problems with the FCC's network neutrality comment docket. That came in a Senate Commerce Committee FCC oversight hearing Thursday (Aug. ...

SMPTE Now Offers Technical Specifications to Address Rapidly Developing Technologies

August 19, 2018

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Aug. 16, 2018 — SMPTE®, the organization whose standards work has supported a century of advances in entertainment technology and whose membership spans the globe, announces SMPTE Technical Specifications (TSPs), a new offering to complement SMPTE Standards by being proactive ...

Los Pollos Hermanos Delivers For ‘Saul’ Via Postmates

August 19, 2018

Los Pollos Hermanon, the fiction chicken restaurant made famous in AMC’s Breaking Bad and now featured in Better Call Saul is making deliveries to fans in New York and Los Angeles. In a deal with on-demand food delivery service Postmates, fans can get fried chicken and curly fries from the ...

Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins With 'America's Got Talent' Twice in a Row

August 19, 2018

NBC won Wednesday primetime ratings again with America's Got Talent according to Nielsen overnights, adults 18-49. The network ranked a 1.2 and a 6 share. World of Dance was also a strong player in the network win. AGT rated a 1.5/7 with almost 10 million viewers and World of Dance rated a 1.1, ...

FCC Majority Mum on Harmfulness of Trump Press Attacks

August 19, 2018

The FCC's Republican majority declined to say whether they thought President Donald Trump's attacks on the media were harmful. That came in an FCC oversight hearing in the Senate Commerce Committee Thursday (Aug. 16). Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) pointed to the Boston Globe-backed effort Thursday to ...

Fox News Names Berry Editor-in-Chief for Digital

August 19, 2018

Fox News Channel named Porter Berry VP and editor in chief of Fox News Digital. Berry, who had been executive producer of Sean Hannity’s primetime show on the network, will oversee all Fox News content, including FoxNews.com, FoxBusiness.com and the Fox News apps. He succeeds Noah Kotch, now at the ...

Pai: White House Sought Status Report on Sinclair-Tribune

August 19, 2018

FCC chair Ajit Pai told a Senate panel Thursday (Aug. 16) that White House counsel Don McGahn had contacted him personally last month to ask about the status of the Sinclair-Tribune merger. He said that came in mid-July in a phone call. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) had asked during an FCC ...

National Hot Rod Association Brings Earth-Shaking Sounds of World’s Fastest Motorsport into Homes Like Never Before

August 19, 2018

GLENDORA, CA, AUGUST 16, 2018 – When the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), was looking to attract more fans and recreate the ear-splitting, earth-shaking racetrack experience for its television viewers, it was presented with a unique challenge. While capturing races in Dolby Atmos, the NHRA was ...

‘Real Country’ to Debut Nov. 13 With Graham Bunn as Host

August 19, 2018

USA Network said its music series Real Country will debut Nov. 13 and will be hosted by Graham Bunn, most recently of California radio station Go Country 105. The series, featuring Shania Twain, Jake Owen and Travis Tritt judging emerging country acts, will have guest appearances by Trace Atkins, ...