Broadcasting & Cable News

TWICE Leader John Laposky Dead at 51

April 15, 2018

John Laposky, TWICE content director and longtime editorial cornerstone, died on April 11, 2018, due to a sudden illness. He was 51. Born in Pennsylvania on Dec. 17, 1966, Laposky attended Bethlehem Catholic High School and Lehigh University, where he studied journalism. He began his career as an ...

How to Gain a Competitive Edge through HDR

April 15, 2018

Implementing HDR makes sense for your media operation if you understand that High Dynamic Range (HDR) is not just about more pixels, it’s about better pixels. Whether you are a content creator, broadcaster, cable/satellite operator or OTT streaming service provider, the opportunity is now as HDR ...

Genachowski on AT&T/TW Suit: DOJ Has Hard Case to Prove

April 15, 2018

Former FCC chairman Julius Genachowski, now managing director of asset management firm, Carlyle Group, suggested Friday that the Department of Justice has an uphill battle in its effort to block the AT&T-Time Warner merger. The suit is currently being litigated in a D.C. federal circuit court ...

Marty Schack Named President and GM of THV11

April 15, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 11, 2018) – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) announced this week that Marty Schack has been named President and General Manager of THV11 in Little Rock. Schack has worked in broadcast advertising for more than 30 years. He most recently served at TEGNA’s San Antonio property ...

More FCC Repack Bucks Expected Early Next Week

April 15, 2018

Look for the FCC, as early as Monday morning, to release the second round of repack funding for broadcasters, which will likely mean most of the remaining $750 million in Congress' initial repack fund. That should be good news for broadcasters, who have argued the FCC needed to free up most of the ...

Hulu Signs as Sponsor of NBA Playoff Series on TNT

April 15, 2018

As the National Basketball Association playoffs begin, Hulu has signed a deal with Turner to be the presenting sponsor of TNT’s First Round, Conference Semifinals and Western Conference Finals coverage. Hulu also recently signed up as the presenting sponsor for the National Hockey League’s Stanley ...

Tonya Harding, Johnny Damon on Board For ‘Dancing with the Stars: Athletes’

April 15, 2018

Tonya Harding, Johnny Damon and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are among the 10 athletes that will compete on Dancing with the Stars: Athletes. The show debuts on ABC April 30. The lineup was shared on Good Morning America Friday. Hosted by Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews, Dancing with the Stars: Athletes ...

Miranda Set to Make Debut on ‘DuckTales’

April 15, 2018

Hamilton creator and DuckTales fan Lin-Manuel Miranda’s debut as a character on the Disney Channel series has been scheduled for May 11. Disney Channel will be airing DuckTales daily starting May 1, with premiere episodes every Friday in May. The series also appears on DisneyNow and Disney ...

Netflix Renews ‘Marvel’s Jessica Jones’ For Season Three

April 15, 2018

Marvel's Jessica Jones has been renewed for a third season on Netflix. Marvel’s Jessica Jones stars Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, a former superhero turned private investigator. The cast also features Rachael Taylor as Trish Walker, Carrie-Anne Moss as Jeri Hogarth and Eka Darville as Malcolm ...