Broadcasting & Cable News

CWA Touchy Over One Touch

July 29, 2018

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) is fighting hard against an FCC proposal they say endangers its members and could send CWA work to unskilled non-union contractors. The FCC is preparing next week to vote on, and almost certainly approve, a proposal to allow for "one touch, make ready" ...

New York: Charter Has to Stop Operating Systems in State

July 29, 2018

Charter will have to stop operating the cable systems in New York state it purchased from Time Warner Cable because the state has now rescinded its okay on the Charter-Time Warner deal. At least that is according to the New York State Public Service Commission, which concluded Friday (July 27) that ...

Article Charges Moonves With History of Harassment

July 29, 2018

A bombshell article in the New Yorker quotes six women charging CBS CEO Leslie Moonves with sexual harassment. In the story, written by Ronan Farrow, 30 other current and former employees at parts of CBS, ranging from CBS News and its 60 Minutes program to the cable network Pop, charge they were ...

TCA 2018: Amazon Studios Orders ‘The Expatriates’ to Series

July 29, 2018

Beverly Hills, Calif. — Amazon Studios has picked up The Expatriates to series, Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, announced Saturday at the Television Critics Association Summer press tour. The Expatriates, from Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films, explores a community of female expats living in ...

TCA 2018: Amazon Execs Cast Prime as Alternative to Netflix

July 29, 2018

Complete Coverage: TCA 2018 Summer Press Tour Beverly Hills, Calif. – Amazon Studios wants to be known as an alternative to major content brands like Netflix, but it won’t look to keep up with its competitors in regards to the number of projects developed, according to Amazon Studios head Jennifer ...

TCA 2018: AMC Renews ‘Better Call Saul,’ 'Fear the Walking Dead’

July 29, 2018

AMC has renewed scripted series Better Call Saul and Fear the Walking Dead, the network said Saturday during its Television Critics Association summer press tour session. Better Call Saul, which stars Bob Odenkirk, will return for a fifth season, according to AMC president and general manager ...

VideoAmp Acquires IronGrid and Gets Inscape Audience Data

July 22, 2018

Advertising software company VideoAmp said it acquired IronGrid Data Services, which processes big data, and made a deal with Vizio’s Inscape, which will give it connected TV viewership and ad exposure data to go with the set-top box data is has been using. Video Amp said it was setting up a Data ...

Inscape Announces Partnership with VideoAmp to Integrate Smart TV Data Viewing Data into Planning Tools for Agencies, Advertisers and Media Owners

July 22, 2018

San Francisco and Los Angeles Calif. -- July 18, 2018 -- Inscape, the leading provider of automated content recognition (ACR) data with glass-level insights from nearly nine million smart TVs announced a partnership with VideoAmp, the software and data solutions company powering the convergence of ...

Google Hit With $5 Billion Fine

July 22, 2018

The European Commission has fined Google a record $5 billion over what it says was illegal restrictions on Android device manufactures and mobile operators in violation of EU antitrust rules. In addition, if Google does not end the practice within 90 days, it faces an additional penalty of 5% of ...