Broadcasting & Cable News

Fox Nears Sellout for World Cup Final Match

July 15, 2018

Fox Sports is nearing a sellout for the World Cup final between France and Croatia in Russia on Sunday. As of Thursday morning there were two spots left and Fox says it has multiple offers for those units. Prices appear to be rising as the tournament nears its conclusion, with at least one spot ...

FCC Votes to Open C-Band For Wireless Broadband

July 15, 2018

The FCC has unanimously voted to find ways to open up the C-band spectrum (3.7-4.2 Ghz) for terrestrial wireless use, either all of the 500 Mhz or some portion of it, and through either an incentive or capacity auctions, a market mechanism where incumbents voluntarily strike deals to reduce their ...

Australia’s 3P Studio Scales Seamlessly with EFS Scale Out Storage

July 15, 2018

Basingstoke, UK - July 12th, 2018 - EditShare a technology leader in intelligent scale-out storage, AQC and media management solutions, announced today that Brisbane, Australia-based boutique post production house and one of the few women-led post houses in Australia, 3P Studio, has invested in ...

FCC Launches KidVid Revamp

July 15, 2018

A politically divided FCC has voted 3-1 to launch a revamp of its children's television rules. Those are the 1996 rules that implement the Children's Television Act, which obligated TV stations to air educational and informational children's TV programming. The FCC is proposing to eliminate the ...

Senators Seek DOJ Vetting of Possible Comcast-Fox Meld

July 15, 2018

Some high-profile media consolidation critics in the Senate have called on the Department of Justice's antitrust division to conduct a thorough review of Comcast's bid for Fox assets. Comcast does not have a deal yet--it is in a bidding war with Disney -- but the senators are not waiting for a ...

DPA Microphones Names New Global Sales Support & Business Development Manager and Regional Sales Manager, Pacific Northwest

July 15, 2018

LONGMONT, CO, JULY 12, 2018 – DPA Microphones, a leading manufacturer of high-quality microphone solutions for professional audio applications, is pleased to announce that Paul Andrews and Chris Brunhaver have joined the company as the new Global Sales Support & Business Development Manager and ...

Litepanels, OConnor, Sachtler, and Anton/Bauer Products Smooth Production for Award-Winning Film ‘Mountain Rest’

July 15, 2018

LOS ANGELES — July 10, 2018 — High-performance products from Litepanels, OConnor, Sachtler, and Anton/Bauer — all Vitec Production Solutions brands — played a starring role in the production of “Mountain Rest,” the feature-film debut of writer/director Alexandra O. Eaton. The film was created ...

FCC Changes Formal Complaint Process

July 15, 2018

A divided FCC voted 3-1 Thursday (July 12) to "streamline, coordinate and refine" the FCC formal complaint rules to "clarify" that the informal complaint process is meant to facilitate dialog between carriers and customers, but does not itself result in a formal complaint. The order, which stems ...

Netflix Leads in Emmy Nominations

July 15, 2018

The Television Academy announced the nominees for 2018 Emmys, and Netflix led all networks with 112 nominations, ahead of HBO’s 108 and NBC’s 78. HBO’s Game of Thrones has the most nominations among series (22), followed by HBO’s Westworld (21) and NBC’s Saturday Night Live (21). Outstanding ...