Broadcasting & Cable News

SERIES MANIA ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL DATES FOR 2019

June 10, 2018

For its first edition in Lille in 2018, Series Mania scored a triumph in expanding its international outreach and notoriety. This year the festival brought together 56,695 spectators that participated in the event as well as more than 2,000 professionals from 39 countries that took part in the ...

Northwest Broadcasting Reaches Distribution Deal With Charter

June 10, 2018

Northwest Broadcasting and Charter Communications have reached a new distribution agreement, ending a dispute that blacked out 11 stations for four months. The deal was announced on Northwest stations websites. The announcement said stations were expected to be restored to cable lineups ...

National German Basketball League Livestreams with Blackmagic Design

June 10, 2018

Fremont, CA - June 8, 2018 - Blackmagic Design today announced that the 2. Basketball-Bundesliga, Germany’s second tier national basketball league, has developed a live production workflow using broadcast infrastructure from Blackmagic Design to live stream matches from venues across the country. ...

Rep. Chabot Says Trump's ZTE Aid Was Shortsighted

June 10, 2018

President Donald Trump is getting some Republican pushback on his Commerce Department's decision to strike a deal with Chinese Telecom ZTE after Commerce had banned U.S. exports to the company as a sanction for noncompliance with an earlier settlement. ZTE had violated the terms of its settlement ...

Primetime Ratings: NBC Wins as Washington Wins

June 10, 2018

NBC put up the top score in Thursday prime ratings, as the Stanley Cup finals led the network to a 1.9 in viewers 18-49, per Nielsen’s overnights, and a 9 share. That easily beat the 0.9/4 that ABC posted. Game 5 of the Stanley Cup, which saw the Washington Capitals clinch the NHL championship, ...

Legal Gambling Could Spur Bettors to Watch More TV

June 10, 2018

Legalized betting on sports could lead potential gamblers to watch more sports live on TV, according to a study by National Research Group. NRG found that 79% of current and potential gamblers said they would watch more sports live. While most likely to watch their favorite sports, 63% said they ...

CPJ Alarmed by Seizure of Reporter's Emails, Phone Records

June 10, 2018

The Committee to Protect Journalists says it is concerned about reports of the seizure of emails and phone records from New York Times reporter Ali Watkins, calling it the first known such incident in the Trump Administration. The President has branded the Times one of the "enemies of the people" ...

Altice USA Completes Separation from European Parent

June 10, 2018

Altice USA said it has completed the planned separation from its European parent, a move intended to simplify the U.S. company and eliminate any investor fears the domestic operation could be liable for its parent’s debt. Altice first announced its plans to separate in January. The move was made ...

Magical Elves Returns as ‘Project Runway’ Producer

June 10, 2018

Magical Elves will produce Project Runway on Bravo, just as the production company did for the first five seasons of the series. Pre-production has begun and the series will premiere in 2019. Magical Elves also produces Top Chef for Bravo. “Project Runway has truly come full circle with the ...