Broadcasting & Cable News

‘Flack’ Premieres on Pop TV March 13

March 15, 2020

Season two of dark comedy Flack starts on Pop TV March 13. Set in the world of a celebrity crisis PR firm, the show stars Anna Paquin. There are six episodes in the season. Sam Neill, Daniel Dae Kim and Martha Plimpton have joined the cast. Pop TV will offer the entire season on its Pop Now app ...

Black News Channel Launches with Brightline LED Fixtures

March 15, 2020

Bridgeville, Penn. – March 12, 2020 – Brightline, a leading manufacturer of energy efficient lighting systems, today announced Black News Channel, which launched on Feb. 10 and is the nation’s only African American news network, features a dynamic news set lit with Brightline L1.2 and L1.4 ...

Federal Judge Upholds Maine PEG Law

March 15, 2020

A Maine federal district judge has upheld a state law requiring cable operators to place public educational and government channels (PEG) in the basic tier and on lower channels in the vicinity of broadcast stations. The law also requires cable ops to put the channels in program guides and ...

Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With Growing ‘Masked Singer’

March 15, 2020

Fox had the top score in Wednesday prime, The Masked Singer leading the net to a 1.5 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and an 8 share. That beat CBS’s 0.9/5. The Masked Singer got a 1.9 and Lego Masters a 1.1, both unscripted shows up a tenth from last week. CBS had Survivor down 7% at ...

Foxtel Expands Ultra HD Services with Harmonic

March 15, 2020

Market-Leading Electra® Media Processor Employs AI Encoding to Improve Bandwidth Efficiency SAN JOSE, Calif. — March 11, 2020 — Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that Foxtel, a leading subscription-TV provider in Australia, has deployed Harmonic's software-based Electra® XOS live video ...

Devin Emery Named Head of Growth at CuriosityStream

March 15, 2020

CuriosityStream, a science-centered streaming service, has named Devin Emery head of growth. He will report to Clint Stinchcomb, president and CEO. Emery will focus on marketing, audience intelligence, product and content while providing a 360 degree view of the business. He will be based in Silver ...

SDVI Extends EMEA Presence to Support Growing Business

March 15, 2020

Tom Evans Will Oversee SDVI's Growth and Development in Region As General Manager, EMEA SUNNYVALE, Calif. — March 11, 2020 — SDVI, the industry's leading supplier of cloud-native media supply chain solutions, today announced that Tom Evans has joined the company as general manager, EMEA. This newly ...

OpenAP Creates Advisory Board to Guide Ad Company

March 15, 2020

OpenAP, formed by media companies to standardize and simplify data-based targeting advertising, has named an advisory board of media buyers and advertisers. The board will help the company as it introduces new buying mechanisms designed to move the TV ad business beyond the traditional age and sex ...

NY's James Orders End to Bakker Show Coronavirus Treatment Marketing

March 15, 2020

New York State Attorney General Letitia James this week has ordered Dr. Sherrill Sellman to stop marketing colloidal silver products as a coronavirus cure, both on her Web site and on the Jim Bakker Show. The state last week issued a cease and desist letter to televangelist Jim Bakker telling him ...