Broadcasting & Cable News

Fix the Court Presses for Kavanaugh Documents

July 15, 2018

Judicial transparency group Fix the Court continues to try to get info on Brett Kavanaugh's time at the White House and working on the Starr Report. Kavanaugh, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, was nominated this week to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. ...

Goldcrest Post Delivers Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom with DaVinci Resolve

July 15, 2018

Manchester, United Kingdom - July 12, 2018 - Blackmagic Design today announced that Goldcrest Post completed the final DI for Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s global blockbuster “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” using DaVinci Resolve Studio, together with the DaVinci Resolve Advanced ...

Sinclair-Tribune Pushback Piles Up

July 15, 2018

Comments opposing the Sinclair-Tribune deal were piling up in the FCC's docket Thursday (July 12), the deadline for replies to comments on Sinclair's fifth version of the deal. Many appeared to be form comments generated by a call to arms (headlined "Stop Trump TV!") by activist group ...

Teen Pregnancy Series ‘Unexpected’ Starts on TLC Aug. 5

July 15, 2018

Season two of Unexpected, the TLC series about teenagers becoming parents without necessarily planning on it, starts Aug. 5. The series picks up with returning couples Lexus and Shayden and McKayla and Caelen, joining three newly expecting couples. “From cheer tryouts and proms, to baby showers ...

Broadpeak® CDN Solutions Power New OTT Service for Taiwan Broadband Communications

July 15, 2018

Deploying CDN Technologies From Broadpeak, Taiwan Broadband Communications Reduces OTT Delivery Costs and Improves QoE on Every Screen RENNES, France — July 12, 2018 — Broadpeak®, a leading provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV ...

Globosat Chooses Harmonic for Live UHD Broadcast of International Football Tournament

July 15, 2018

Harmonic’s Solution Provides Superior UHD Video Quality, Low Latency and Maximum Bandwidth Efficiency SAN JOSE, Calif. — July 12, 2018 — Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT), the worldwide leader in video delivery technology services, today announced that Globosat, Latin America’s largest content and program ...

WGAE: WNYW Staffers Approve New Contract

July 15, 2018

Staffers at Fox's top market flagship WNYW-TV New York has signed a new collective bargaining agreement with the company, according to the Writers Guild of America, East, which represented the staffers, including those on Good Day New York. The staff vote was unanimous. The agreement runs ...

Primetime Ratings: ‘Big Brother’ Leads CBS to Victory

July 15, 2018

CBS seized top honors in the Thursday (July 12) ratings race, as Big Brother led the net to a 1.0 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. That beat the 0.8/4 that Fox put up. CBS aired Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon reruns, then Big Brother (pictured, top) did a 1.5, ...

FCC Provides Lengthy Kids TV Comment Period

July 15, 2018

The FCC has provided a lengthy comment period for its proposed changes to its children's television rules. Initial comments won't be due until 60 days after the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is published in the Federal Register, which won't be until next week at the earliest, and 30 days ...