Broadcasting & Cable News

FCC: Station Coronavirus Coverage Sharing is Exempt from Reporting Rules

March 22, 2020

The FCC said that ad hoc news sharing agreements between TV stations during the coronavirus pandemic don't have to drawn up and placed in stations' online public files. "The Commission recognizes that broadcasters play an essential role in helping Americans stay safe and informed during the ...

FCC Lets New Jersey Travel Info Station Boost Power During Pandemic

March 22, 2020

The FCC has granted Hudson County, N.J., which is adjacent to New York City, special authority to transmit COVID-19 pandemic information to listeners at ten times the power limit for its Travelers Information Service. Those are the low-power radio services that provide traffic and weather ...

NBC News Staffer Dies of Coronavirus

March 22, 2020

Larry Edgeworth, longtime employee of NBC News, died March 19 after testing positive for coronavirus. Edgeworth, who was 61, was an audio technician who worked at 30 Rock in New York. He suffered from other health issues. "Many of you were fortunate enough to work with Larry over the years, so you ...

NAB Show 2020 Won't Be Rescheduled

March 22, 2020

National Association of Broadcasters president Gordon Smith has alerted members and exhibitors that the cancelled 2020 NAB Show will not be rescheduled, but will instead be re-imagined as a "digital" platform dubbed NAB Show Express, which will launch in April, when the physical show would have ...

Primetime Ratings: ABC Wins With Potent ‘Grey’s’

March 22, 2020

ABC won Thursday prime ratings, Grey’s Anatomy leading the Alphabets to a 1.2 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. That beat NBC’s 0.8/4. Ratings continue to go up with people staying home amidst the coronavirus. ABC had Station 19 up 30% to 1.3 and Grey’s up 25% to 1.5. A ...

Oscar-Winning Series on O.J. Returning to ESPN Next Week

March 22, 2020

ESPN, looking to program its networks while live sports are shut down by the coronavirus, said it will re-air its Academy-Award winning 30 for 30 documentary on O.J. Simpson next week. O.J: Made in America, an eight-part series dealing with race and celebrity will air over four nights from March 23 ...

Washington’s Wizards, Caps Featured in Simulated Games

March 22, 2020

Monumental Sports Network and NBC Sports Washington will give sports fans a taste of what the rest of the NBA Wizards and NHL Capitals season would have been like by airing simulated games using video games. The networks will present one-hour versions of the games using Take-Two Interactive’s NBA ...

Disney Plus Postpones Launch in India

March 22, 2020

The Walt Disney Company is postponing plans to deploy its new Disney Plus streaming service in India, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to massively disrupt global commerce. The service, which got off to a massive start in North America, amassing 28.6 million subscribers from Nov. 1 through Dec. ...

Trump Calls NBC Reporter 'Terrible'

March 22, 2020

President Donald Trump got particularly exercised with an NBC reporter at the daily coronavirus briefing Friday (March 20), then took off on the media. Asked by NBC News’ Peter Alexander whether the President's positive spin on efforts to produce vaccines was giving people false hope, the ...