Broadcasting & Cable News

CBS Cancels Upfront Presentation at Carnegie Hall

March 15, 2020

CBS has cancelled its live upfront presentation at Carnegie Hall in May out of coronavirus concern. The network will instead unveil its 2020-2021 primetime lineup and highlights from CBS Entertainment, CBS News, CBS Sports and CBS All Access in a video upfront special posted to digital platforms on ...

Ozzy Osbourne to Appear on ‘The Conners’ March 17

March 15, 2020

Ozzy Osbourne turns up on The Conners on ABC March 17, in an episode entitled “Beards, Thrupples and Robots.” Ozzy and wife Sharon Osbourne appear as themselves. The episode sees Harris as the boss of Darlene after her mother gets a job at Price Warehouse. Jackie decides to take her “thrupple” ...

NBCU Cancels Upfront Presentation

March 15, 2020

NBCUniversal has cancelled its upfront presentation set for May 11 in New York due to what it called “health concerns.” The company will televise and stream its presentation about NBC’s 2020-2021 season “to ensure the safety of all participants while also reflecting the increasingly direct ...

Rock & Roll Induction Ceremony on HBO Postponed

March 15, 2020

The 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony has been postponed amidst concerns about coronavirus. HBO was to air the event live May 2. The network said the event will happen “at a future date.” This year was to be the first time HBO would broadcast the music event, at Cleveland’s ...

NEP Standardizes on Sony’s HDC-3500 and HDC-5500 4K HDR Live Production Camera Systems

March 15, 2020

Sony Electronics Inc. today announced completion of an agreement with international outsourced technical production partner NEP Group for the purchase of more than 50 Sony HDC-3500L and HDC-5500L cameras. A longtime Sony customer and collaborator, NEP will use these products to support live sports ...

Wonder Women, NYC TV Week Spring Events Rescheduled

March 15, 2020

The Wonder Women and NYC TV Week Spring events, produced by Multichannel News, Broadcasting+Cable and Next TV, will not be held as scheduled on March 24-26 but will instead be rescheduled until June, amid coronavirus safety concerns associated with large gatherings of people. The 22nd annual Wonder ...

MLB Delays Start of Season Due to Coronavirus

March 15, 2020

Major League Baseball has suspended spring training games and will delay the start of the regular season by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic. MLB commissioner Robert Manfred Jr. made the announcement after consulting with the 30 ballclubs and the Major League Baseball Players ...

PBS NewsHour Plans Coronavirus Virtual Town Hall

March 15, 2020

PBS NewsHour said it is working on a special on the coronavirus that will include a virtual town hall. Rather than a ripped-from-the-headlines or sped-to-air version of the unfolding crisis, PBS is taking its time. Confronting Coronavirus: A PBS NewsHour Special is scheduled for ...

NCAA Cancels March Madness

March 15, 2020

The Division I men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments have been cancelled. NCAA president Mark Emmert made the announcement March 12. “This decision is based on the evolving COVID-19 public health threat, our ability to ensure the events do not contribute to spread of the pandemic, and ...