Broadcasting & Cable News

FCC Proposes Scrapping Broadcast License Posting Rules

May 13, 2018

The FCC has unanimously voted to propose eliminating rules requiring the posting of broadcast licenses, as well as ownership and contact information, in specific physical locations. That is because the rules date back most of a hundred years--they were adopted in 1930--and almost all the info is ...

Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins Thanks to ‘Empire’

May 13, 2018

Fox won the Wednesday ratings derby, Empire leading the network to a 1.4 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. CBS and NBC tied for second at 1.0/4. Empire lost 6% for a 1.6, then Star rated a flat 1.2. On CBS, Survivor rated a 1.5, then SEAL Team a 0.9 and Code Black a ...

Fox Renews Musical Series ‘Star’ for Third Season

May 13, 2018

Fox said it has renewed its music industry drama Star for a third season. This season, the series is averaging a 1.9 rating and 7 share in Nielsen’s L7 ratings among adults 18 to 49. It gets a lot of delayed viewing, with its audience growing by 71% from live plus same day to a multiplatform ...

Lee Daniels Signs New Overall Deal with 20th Century Fox

May 13, 2018

High profile writer and creator Lee Daniels has signed a new overall deal with 20th Century Fox. The studio is one of the assets Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has agreed to sell to the Walt Disney Co., and retaining talent is a priority. The competition for talent is especially fierce these ...

Deloitte's Beilis To Discuss Future Of Advertising At Media Finance Focus 2018

May 13, 2018

Washington, DC May 10, 2018 – Todd Beilis, a principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP, will share the firm’s insights concerning the future of advertising at Media Finance Focus 2018, the 58 annual conference for MFM and its BCCA subsidiary, the media industry’s credit association. The conference ...

Pai: No Discussions With AT&T in Cohen 'Pay' Period

May 13, 2018

FCC chairman Ajit Pai said neither he nor his staff talked with AT&T representatives during the period when the company was paying for insights into the new administration, including reportedly on net neutrality, from the President's then-attorney, Michael Cohen. That came in a press ...

Riedel Names Kevin Broce to Head U.S. West Coast Business Development Effort

May 13, 2018

BURBANK, Calif. — May 10, 2018 — Signaling its continued momentum in the North American marketplace, Riedel Communications today announced the appointment of Kevin Broce to spearhead business development for the company’s U.S. West Coast operation. Broce brings over a decade of experience in live ...

Adult Swim Makes Deal to Renew ‘Rick and Morty’

May 13, 2018

Adult Swim said it made a long-term deal with the creators of Rick and Morty, Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, to keep the animated series on the air for light years. The agreement includes 70 new episodes of the program, which Adult Swim says is the Number 1 comedy with millennials. Rick and Morty ...

Simon Fell Joins Piksel Board of Directors

May 13, 2018

York, United Kingdom — May 10, 2018 — Piksel, Inc., a global provider of professional and managed services underpinned by its state-of-the-art video platform, the Piksel Palette, today announced that Simon Fell has joined its board of directors. Mr. Fell was most recently the Director of Technology ...