Broadcasting & Cable News

Calrec Partners with GSL Professional as Official Distributor in the Middle East

April 22, 2018

HEBDEN BRIDGE, UK, APRIL 19, 2018 - To continue increasing its reach in the Middle East, Calrec has partnered with Dubai-based GSL Professional to give extensive distribution across the region including the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. GSL is representing Calrec ...

NAB Focuses Cap Comments on Pay TV

April 22, 2018

The National Association of Broadcasters has again told the FCC it needs to extend the UHF discount from the 39% national audience reach cap to all VHF stations as well, saying even that overstates their actual audience reach. But while it says the FCC should reject the pay-TV industry's ...

Calrec Reveals the Radio Revolution

April 22, 2018

WEST YORKSHIRE, UK - Type R is a new modular, expandable, IP-based radio system from Calrec Audio (NAB Booth C7408), which utilizes standard networking technology and combines it with configurable soft panels that can be tailored to operator needs. Type R's physical control system consists of ...

Pronology Showcases Streamfile Core at NAB 2018

April 22, 2018

LAS VEGAS - Pronology, a developer of cutting-edge tapeless workflow solutions, presents StreamFile Core, a cross-platform, standalone encoder, at NAB 2018 (Booth SL7927). StreamFile Core encodes evolving IP standards, such as Aspen, NDI, NMI, SMPTE 2022 and SMPTE 2110, and distributes content ...

Discovery Names Jane Latman General Manager at Travel Channel

April 22, 2018

Discovery named Jane Latman as general manager of Travel Channel, one of the networks Discovery acquired when it bought Scripps Networks Interactive. Latman will continue to serve as executive VP, development and research for Investigation Discovery and American Heroes Channel, and as general ...

Amazon Prime Exceeds 100 Million Subs

April 22, 2018

Amazon has more than 100 million Prime members, the company revealed for the first time in a letter to shareholders from founder CEO Jeff Bezos that was released Wednesday. The disclosure provides a more precise glimpse into Prime, a subscription service that provides two-day shipping on items ...

Missouri TV Tower Collapses

April 22, 2018

At least one worker is dead and three others are injured after the station tower of Ozarks Public Television's KOZK-TV collapsed in Fordland, Mo., KYTV-TV of Springfield, Mo., has reported. KYTV said the tower collapsed Thursday morning (April 19) while a crew of seven was working ...

Primetime Ratings: ‘Empire’ Delivers Win For Fox

April 22, 2018

Led by Empire, Fox won the Wednesday ratings battle, posting a 1.5 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, along with a 6 share. In second was NBC at 1.3/5. Empire was down a tenth of a point at 1.7 and Star was a flat 1.3. On NBC, The Voice did a 1.4—it scored a 1.5 Tuesday--and Law & ...

Sinclair: Consolidation Is Not Retrans Blackout Culprit

April 22, 2018

Sinclair Broadcast Group slammed cable and satellite companies for suggesting in FCC comments that eliminating the 39% cap on a broadcast group owners national reach would lead to more retrans blackouts. That came in reply comments to the FCC's inquiry into whether to raise, lower, or maintain the ...