Broadcasting & Cable News

New Season of ‘Shameless’ on Showtime Sept. 9

July 29, 2018

Showtime comedy Shameless has its season nine premiere Sunday, Sept. 9. Starring William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum, Shameless depicts the hapless but endearing Gallagher clan in Chicago. In season nine, political fervor hits the South Side, and the Gallaghers take justice into their own hands. Frank ...

Report: DOJ Looking at TV Ad Sales

July 29, 2018

The Department of Justice is investigating whether TV station owners ran afoul of antitrust laws and inflated ad rates, according to The Wall Street Journal, which said the investigation stemmed from DOJ's vetting of the Sinclair-Tribune merger. DOJ's concerns about Sinclair's control of inventory ...

Trump Threatens Investigation of Twitter

July 29, 2018

President Donald Trump threatened a government investigation of Twitter, just the latest volley at edge providers from inside the Beltway, where real 'fake news,' Russian election meddling, third-party data sharing and more have D.C. rethinking the hands-off approach to social media platforms. The ...

BlackTrax gets new distributor for South East Asia

July 29, 2018

CAST BlackTrax has appointed Acoustic & Lighting System (A&L) as its South East Asia distributor for CAST’s unique, innovative BlackTrax real-time motion tracking system. “BlackTrax has already executed over 9,000 events around the world, but we continue to look for strategic opportunities ...

BlackTrax appoints Amptown System Company

July 29, 2018

BlackTrax announces that Amptown System Company is the latest to join the growing BlackTrax partner network. The company will be responsible for the sales, support and marketing of BlackTrax real time motion tracking systems throughout the German speaking market. “BlackTrax was the perfect addition ...

Netflix Options Rights to Phil Knight’s ‘Shoe Dog’

July 29, 2018

Netflix has optioned the rights to the book Shoe Dog, written by Nike founder Phil Knight. Frank Marshall will produce the film alongside Knight. Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski are writing the screenplay. “We couldn’t be more excited to be making Shoe Dog with Phil Knight, one of the world’s ...

Insight TV Commissions Endurance: 24 Hours of Spa, a Thrilling Documentary Experience for Motor Racing Fans Worldwide

July 29, 2018

Amsterdam, Netherlands – 23 July 2018 – INSIGHT TV, the world’s leading 4K UHD channel, has commissioned new action-packed show, Endurance: 24 Hours of Spa, which goes behind-the-scenes at one of the world’s toughest endurance races “Total 24 Hours of Spa”. The event, which this year marks its ...

Network Deep Dive: Viewership Trends for HBO

July 29, 2018

HBO is on yet another hot streak. It just kicked off its latest critically acclaimed miniseries Sharp Objects, starring Amy Adams as a troubled journalist who returns to her hometown to investigate two murders — and recently snagged multiple Emmy nominations for Game of Thrones, Westworld and other ...

CURIOSITYSTREAM UNCOVERS THE ABC'S OF THE WORLD’S CONTROVERSIAL LOVE AFFAIR WITH VITAMINS AND SUPPLEMENTS IN THE WORLD STREAMING PREMIERE OF VITAMANIA

July 29, 2018

(Silver Spring, Md.—July 19, 2018) - In a wealthy city in Australia, a young man goes blind from a lack of vitamins. In the Antarctic wilderness, an explorer dies from ingesting too many. Vitamins and supplements are dietary staples around the globe, with almost one billion of us taking them ...