Broadcasting & Cable News

Upfront Notebook: Embattled Moonves Gets Standing Ovation

May 20, 2018

CBS CEO Les Moonves, in a battle for control over his company, got a standing ovation from the audience at Carnegie Hall during the network’s upfront presentation on Thursday. CBS also defended network advertising at a time many of its competitors are focusing on how it needs to be changed. CBS is ...

Sundays Offer ‘Supergirl’ and ‘Charmed’ on CW Schedule

May 20, 2018

The CW shared its 2018-2019 schedule, which will reflect the network programming Sundays. The CW will have 12 hours of original programming. Sundays feature Supergirl and Charmed, a reboot about three sisters who are witches. Mark Pedowitz, CW president, said the network wanted an established ...

Pai Signals Leased-Access Do-Over

May 20, 2018

FCC chairman Ajit Pai has signaled he plans a remake of the FCC's leased-access rules. That is according to Pai's blog about what he has billed a "blockbuster" June public meeting. Tackling leased access is the latest in his series of modernizing media regulation initiatives. "The glaring problem ...

Broadpeak® BroadcastAsia2018 Exhibitor Preview

May 20, 2018

Asia-Pacific OTT revenues from TV episodes and movies will reach $24.41 billion in 2022 according to Business Wire. This provides content providers and pay-TV operators with a tremendous opportunity to drive new revenue. But in order to take advantage, they need scalable, cost-effective content ...

Memphis Grizzlies Upgrade to AES67-Based Comms With Riedel’s Artist and Bolero

May 20, 2018

BURBANK, Calif. — May 17, 2018 — Riedel Communications today announced that the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies have joined several other U.S. professional sports teams in adopting Bolero, Riedel’s widely acclaimed wireless intercom system. Working in concert with Riedel’s Artist digital matrix intercom ...

Calrec Appoints Karl Chapman as International Sales Manager

May 20, 2018

HEBDEN BRIDGE, UK, MAY 17, 2018 - Calrec Audio announced today the appointment of Karl Chapman as international sales manager, primarily concentrating on EMEA territories, effective immediately. Chapman's deep knowledge of the television and radio broadcast industries will further expand the ...

Court Finds Cigar Health Warnings on Ads Constitutional

May 20, 2018

A D.C. District court judge has rejected a tobacco industry First Amendment challenge to health warnings on print and broadcast/digital ads for cigars, a decision that may have opened the door for health warnings on other products, like sodas or fast food. When the FDA brought cigars and other ...

Academy Award-winning DP Claudio Miranda UsesDaVinci Resolve Studio and DaVinci Resolve Mini Panel

May 20, 2018

Fremont, CA - May 17, 2018 - Blackmagic Design today announced that Academy Award-winning DP Claudio Miranda, ASC, (“Life of Pi”) uses DaVinci Resolve Studio and the DaVinci Resolve Mini Panel for editing and color grading as part of his work as a cinematographer, as well as on his personal ...

Conservative PAC Attacks Sinclair-Tribune

May 20, 2018

Citizens for the Republic is against the Sinclair-Tribune merger. The PAC, founded by then candidate Ronald Reagan in 1977 to espouse conservative causes, has joined the Coalition to Save Local Media, whose goal is not to save the merger, which it argues would put corporate elites in charge of the ...