Broadcasting & Cable News

ESPN Knocks Out Seven Year Deal with Top Rank

August 05, 2018

ESPN and boxing promoter Top Rank signed a new seven year deal that includes airing 54 live events per year exclusively on ESPN channels. The deal also includes exclusive shoulder programming, classic fights and studio content. Many events and much of the content will appear on ESPN+, bulking up ...

Hendricks Brings Sponsored Ads to CuriosityStream

August 05, 2018

CuriosityStream founder John Hendricks believes he has cracked the code for OTT services, adding a new twist to a practice established during the first Golden Age of Television – sponsored programming – but using those sponsors to help promote the service and drive viewers and subscribers through ...

Comcast Integrating Amazon Prime Video Into X1 Platform

August 05, 2018

Comcast and Amazon have reached an agreement that will make Amazon Prime Videos available to Comcast subscribers via the X1 interface and remote control. It is the first time Amazon Prime Video has been integrated into an MVPD platform in the U.S. Comcast has already integrated Netflix and YouTube ...

FCC Approves One-Touch Pole Attachments

August 05, 2018

The FCC has voted unanimously, though with one partial dissent, to adopt a one-touch, make-ready (OTMR) policy for new broadband attachments on utility poles. The third Report & Order and declaratory ruling allows new attachers -- like cable broadband providers and Google Fiber -- to perform ...

Grammy Award-Winning Mix Engineer Ariel Borujow to Present Keynote at IMSTA FESTA NY, Sept. 22 at SAE Institute

August 05, 2018

Engineer and Educator Will Share Expertise at Celebration of Music Technology TORONTO — Aug. 2, 2018 — The International Music Software Trade Association (IMSTA) today announced that Grammy Award-winning mix engineer Ariel Borujow will present the keynote at IMSTA FESTA NY, which will take place ...

miniDSP Launches immerGO Object-Based 3D Audio

August 05, 2018

HONG KONG, Aug. 2, 2018 – miniDSP (www.miniDSP.com), a market leading designer and manufacturer of digital signal processing platforms and solutions for a wide range of applications, is proud to announce the launch of immerGO object-based 3D audio. Featured as a live presentation during the recent ...

FCC Launches LPTV/Translator Repack Reimbursement

August 05, 2018

The FCC has voted unanimously on a proposed framework for handing out the $1 billion Congress has authorized to 1) pay for LPTV, translator and FM expenses related to the broadcast incentive auction and, more specifically, post-auction TV station repack, and 2) provide additional money for full ...

FCC Votes to Launch Incubator Program

August 05, 2018

The FCC has voted to approve, with one strong dissent, the framework for an incubator program that will grant existing TV stations media regulatory relief if they successfully help minority or female owners to buy a full-power station, or put struggling owners on firmer footing. The program was ...

Behind-the-Scenes of Cirque du Soleil's CRYSTAL

August 05, 2018

Cirque du Soleil Crystal is more than just an ice show. Cirque du Soleil’s CRYSTAL, explores the artistic limits of ice for the first time in the company’s history. This unique production pushes boundaries of performance by combining stunning skating and acrobatic feats that defy the imagination. ...