Broadcasting & Cable News

End of the Line for ‘Quantico’, ‘Designated Survivor’ on ABC

May 13, 2018

Quantico and Designated Survivor won’t be back on ABC next season. Quantico went three seasons and Designated Survivor lasted for two. Quantico is about a group of FBI recruits training at Quantico headquarters. ABC Studios produces the show, which airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET. Priyanka Chopra, ...

How Broadcast Shows Will Finish

May 13, 2018

The network season is coming to an end and the highly anticipated season finales are about to air. A pioneer in data-targeted advertising, Simulmedia uses its VAMOS (Video Advertising Marketing Operating System) software to predict the ratings of the last episode of broadcast’s most-watched shows. ...

NBC Saves Canceled ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’

May 13, 2018

NBC has picked up cop comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which had been cancelled earlier in the week by Fox. Season six will have 13 episodes. Michael Schur and Dan Goor created the show. Goor wrote on Twitter, “Hey everyone, just wanted to say no big deal but.... NBC JUST PICKED BROOKLYN99 UP FOR SEASON ...

CBS Renews Five Shows, Including ‘Instinct’

May 13, 2018

In advance of Upfront Week, CBS has renewed the comedies Man With a Plan and Life in Pieces, unscripted show Celebrity Big Brother and dramas Criminal Minds and Instinct. Man With a Plan debuted in the fall of 2016. Matt LeBlanc stars. Life in Pieces premiered in the fall of 2015. The ensemble ...

‘America’s Got Talent: The Champions’ to Air on NBC in Winter

May 13, 2018

In addition to its season that starts May 29 on NBC, America’s Got Talent will offer a Champions installment in the winter. Past winners of the various Got Talent series around the world will compete in America’s Got Talent: The Champions. “America’s Got Talent dominates the summer by bringing ...

WNBA to Stream 20 Games Live on Twitter

May 06, 2018

The WNBA said it has scheduled 20 games to stream live on Twitter during the 2018 season. Twitter also streamed WNBA games last year. The schedule starts on May 20 with 12 teams in action as part of WNBA Tip-Off 2018 presented by Verizon. Every WNBA team will make at least two appearances on ...

Roy Promoted To VP at dick clark productions

May 06, 2018

Ben Roy has been promoted to VP of programming and development at dick clark productions. Roy will oversee production of sponsorship integrations into shows including the American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. He reports to Mark Bracco, executive VP ...

Editor Alan Edward Bell Uses Fusion 9 Studio on Red Sparrow

May 06, 2018

Blackmagic Design today announced that Editor Alan Edward Bell used its visual effects (VFX) and motion graphics software, Fusion 9 Studio, while editing the film “Red Sparrow.” ”Red Sparrow” is a new spy thriller from 20th Century Fox about ballerina Dominika Egorova (Jennifer Lawrence) who is ...

Broadpeak® Responds to North American Business Growth With New Sales Director Hires

May 06, 2018

RENNES, France — May 2, 2018 — Broadpeak, a leading provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, today announced that it has recently hired two new sales directors for the North American region to address increased ...