Broadcasting & Cable News

Primetime Ratings: ABC, CBS, Fox Tie on Repeats-Rich Night

June 17, 2018

ABC, CBS and Fox were virtually tied in Thursday’s ratings. CBS was technically on top with its 0.7 rating in viewers 18-49, according to Nielsen’s overnights, and a 4 share. ABC and Fox were both at 0.7/3. None of the networks had much to brag about in Thursday prime. CBS had repeated comedies, ...

Upside Rebuilds Its Post Production Systems with Blackmagic 12G-SDI Products

June 17, 2018

Tokyo, Japan — June 15, 2018 - Blackmagic Design announced today that Japanese post production company Upside rebuilt their studio around Blackmagic Design 12G-SDI technology. As part of their upgrade from HD to 4K60p support, the company installed DaVinci Resolve Mini Panel, DaVinci Resolve Micro ...

Rancic Back as ‘E! News’ Co-Host

June 17, 2018

Giuliana Rancic returns to her co-host role at E! News on E!. She’ll be on the program at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m., covering the day’s main pop culture stories. Rancic first joined E! News as correspondent in 2002 and co-anchored the program from 2005-2015. She will join co-host Jason Kennedy beginning ...

Fox Nears Upfront Finish with NFL Boosting Volume

June 17, 2018

Fox Networks Group, which is nearly done with its upfront negotiations, has gotten commitments from advertisers to spend significantly more on advertising next season, according to sources familiar with the situation. The company, which is aiming over the long term to reduce the amount of ...

CBS Sees Double-Digit Upfront Ad Price Increases

June 17, 2018

CBS has completed its upfront negotiations with the major media buyers, increasing its sales volume across all dayparts, according to sources familiar with the situation. Prices were up in the double-digit range with individual deals ranging from high single-digits to low double digits. Demand was ...

Apple Makes Multi-Year Content Deal With Oprah

June 17, 2018

Apple, which has been making deals to create original video programming, on Friday said it reached a multi-year content partnership with Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey, who also runs the Oprah Winfrey Network for Discovery, will create “original programs that embrace her incomparable ability to connect ...

Broadcast, Cable to FCC: C-Band Sharing Needs More Study

June 17, 2018

Broadcasters and cable operators are on the same page when it comes to the FCC doing lots more looking before leaping into expanding terrestrial wireless access to the C-band spectrum. That came in a joint filing that included the American Cable Association and NCTA-The Internet & Television ...

Byron Allen, Entrepreneur Who Bought The Weather Channel, Sets Sights on OTT Sports

June 10, 2018

Byron Allen, the comedian, TV producer and programming entrepreneur who recently bought The Weather Channel and is preparing to launch a sports streaming service, has joined the keynote lineup at the OTT & Video Distribution Summit on Aug. 2 in Los Angeles, Calif. Allen, is the founder, owner, ...

FX Gives ‘Pose’ TV’s Biggest Promo Push

June 10, 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 ...