Broadcasting & Cable News

Turner Ups Audience Buys in Upfront Deals with Clients

August 05, 2018

In a strong upfront overall, Turner seems to have achieved its objective in getting clients to spend more of their ad dollars on data-targeted campaigns. Before the upfront, Turner president David Levy called on clients to shift 5% of their TV budgets from traditional demographic to the kind of ...

Fox Television Stations Prep to Launch 'Phone Swap'

August 05, 2018

The Fox Television Stations are preparing to premiere Vertical Networks’ Phone Swap as their next summer test starting this Monday, Aug. 6. The show, which started as a short-form series on Snapchat Discover, will air on WNYW New York at midnight, KTTV Los Angeles at 11:30 p.m., WTXF Philadelphia ...

Class Action Suits Filed Against Broadcast Groups

August 05, 2018

At least a couple of class action suits, and there could be more, have been filed against Sinclair, Tribune and other top TV station group owners, stemming from a reported Justice Department investigation into TV ad sales, which itself came out of the DOJ's vetting of the Sinclair-Tribune ...

Airbeem Appoints Louis Starnowski as Sports and Entertainment Business Development Director

August 05, 2018

Sports content owners are a key growth market for Airbeem and within the video space, as more clubs, personalities, federations and organisations are pursuing the opportunities presented by direct to fan video platforms, enabling them to maximise on the value of their rights and increase engagement ...

New wysiwyg Release 41 adds exciting features, improves workflow

August 05, 2018

CAST Software announces the release 41 of ighting design and previsualisation software. The new version brings a broad range of new features and functionality that will reinforce wysiwyg’s position as the tool of choice for lighting professionals. “Clients are continually pushing our wysiwyg users ...

BlackTrax helps bring thrills and spills of Fast & Furious movie to live arena event

August 05, 2018

The innovative BlackTrax real-time motion tracking system was instrumental in bringing the thrills of the Fast & Furiousmovie to live events in the UK and Switzerland, with further shows planned for the Czech Republic, Denmark, France and Germany. According to the official web site, Fast & ...

Moonves High on CBS as It Reports Boost in Profits

August 05, 2018

CBS reported higher earnings as it awaited the fate of its CEO Les Moonves. Moonves spoke on the company’s earnings call Thursday and was upbeat about the company’s financial outlook. Second quarter net earnings were $400 million, or $1.06 a share, compared to $58 million, or 14 cents, a year ago. ...

TCA 2018: ‘Last Man Standing’ Will Leave Trump Alone

August 05, 2018

Complete Coverage: 2018 TCA Summer Press Tour Beverly Hills, Calif. — While Roseanne Conner’s affinity for President Trump has defined the Roseanne redux, in part, the Last Man Standing reboot on Fox won’t likely touch on Trump. “I don’t think we’re gonna comment specifically on Trump,” said Kevin ...

OTT Summit: Robert L. Johnson Stresses Importance of Content and New Distribution Model

August 05, 2018

Marina del Rey, Calif. — OTT channels can succeed in today’s fragmented content world, said Robert L. Johnson, founder of BET Networks and founder and chairman of the RLJ Companies, Thursday during the OTT & Video Distribution Summit. “You just got to build a better mouse trap,” Johnson ...