Broadcasting & Cable News

Kimberly Guilfoyle Departs Fox News

July 22, 2018

The veteran Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle has left the network to work on the 2018 midterm elections on behalf of President Trump. Guilfoyle was co-host of roundtable program The Five, airing weekdays 5-6 p.m. She joined FNC in 2006 as a legal analyst and hosted crime-based The Lineup. "Fox ...

Netflix Shares Shondaland Slate

July 22, 2018

Netflix announced the first slate of series developed by Shondaland, comprised of Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers and their team, for the streaming service. The projects include The Warmth of Other Suns, based on the book of the same name, and an untitled project based on the New York Magazine article ...

Markey to FCC: KidVid Proposals Lack Facts

July 15, 2018

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) hosted a press conference Wednesday (July 11) to call for the FCC to convert its kidvid notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) into a notice of inquiry (NOI) so it can collect more data on the impact of its proposals. He was joined by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and ...

Nexstar Stock Rises on Buyout Talk

July 15, 2018

Shares of Nexstar Media Group soared Wednesday after Reuters reported that private equity firm Apollo Global Management had approached the second largest broadcast station owner in the country about a possible buyout. Nexstar stock rose as high as $89.75 per share in early trading Wednesday (up ...

Investigation Discovery to Debut Four Series This Summer

July 15, 2018

Crime and justice network Investigation Discovery has shared its summer schedule, with four new series and five returning ones offering fresh crime content. Dark Waters: Murder in the Deep debuts July 31, looking at murder on the water. Someone You Thought You Knew, about “those closest to you ...

CBS Gives ‘TKO: Total Knock Out’ TV’s Biggest Promo Push

July 15, 2018

B&C has partnered with attention and conversion analytics company iSpot.tv to bring you a weekly chart we call Promo Mojo: exclusive data showing the top five TV promos ranked by TV ad impressions. These are the shows networks have been promoting most heavily to drive tune-in (our data covers ...

Pai Outlines Diversity Incubator Program

July 15, 2018

The FCC is proposing the framework for an incubator program to help diversify broadcast ownership and will seek comment on how to reimburse low power TV's and translators for their spectrum repack expenses with the money Congress recently set aside for that purpose.That is according to the ...

Meredith Vieira to Host '25 Words or Less'

July 15, 2018

Meredith Vieira will host the Fox Television Stations’ limited run of game show 25 Words or Less, which will debut Aug. 6 and air for three weeks on Fox’s stations in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Dallas, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Orlando, and Charlotte, N.C. Should the show perform ...

House Dems Want Further GAO Review of TV Sharing Deals

July 15, 2018

House Democratic leaders Frank Palone (D-N.J.) and Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) want the General Accountability Office to look into the impact of various local broadcaster sharing agreements on competition, localism and diversity. Hill Dems have been critical of Sinclair's inclusion of such agreements with ...