Broadcasting & Cable News

NRB Calls for Internet Censorship Hearings

April 15, 2018

The National Religious Broadcasters had big issues with Facebook before CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s mea culpa tour of the House and Senate this week, and it still has them, in spades. The group called for Hill hearings on internet censorship following the Zuckerberg hearings, signaling nothing the ...

Primetime Ratings: CBS Wins With Consistent Comedies

April 15, 2018

CBS took Thursday ratings honors with its high-powered comedies, which led to a 1.4 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. That beat the 1.2/5 that ABC put up. Big Bang Theory did a 2.3 on CBS, and Young Sheldon a 1.9, both shows flat. Mom did a flat 1.4 and Life in Pieces ...

PTC: A La Carte Is Path to AT&T-TW Approval

April 15, 2018

The Parents Television Council has some advice for AT&T in its effort to buy Time Warner: Offer its programming a la carte. PTC has long argued (immediately remedy the anti-consumer sentiment the cable industry is so frequently accused of) that programmers should give viewers more choice over ...

Next TV Summit, part of NYC TV Week

April 15, 2018

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‘Bosch’ is Back!

April 15, 2018

The fourth season of Bosch went live on Amazon April 13, with ten episodes in the new season. Bosch of course comes from the novels by Michael Connelly; season four is based on his book Angels Flight. The new season sees an attorney murdered—at Angels Flight, the ancient railroad structure in ...

CBS Renews ‘NCIS’ For Season 16

April 15, 2018

CBS has renewed NCIS, its No. 1 drama, for the 2018-2019 broadcast season. It will be the show’s 16 season. Star and executive producer Mark Harmon has signed a new agreement to continue with the show. “It’s pretty simple–viewers everywhere love NCIS,” said Kelly Kahl, president, CBS ...

NBA Viewing Rose 8% During Regular Season

April 15, 2018

The National Basketball Association scored its most watched season in four years. Combined viewership over the NBA’s four TV outlets—ABC, TNT, ESPN and NBA TV—was up 8% to an average of 1.283 million, according to Nielsen. ABC’s games were up 17%, TNT’s games grew 13%, ESPN showed a 4% gain and NBA ...

NBC Sports's Playmaker Selected for F1 OTT Service

April 15, 2018

Formula 1 racing has selected NBC Sports Digital’s Playmaker Media as the streaming technology provider for F1 TV, a subscription video on demand service set to launch in May. F1 TV will join a growing number of subscription services. ESPN+ launched this week, Turner recently announced plans to ...

NOVA PROBES AIR, LAND, SEA AND ICE TO SHOW HOW EARTH’S CLIMATE AND WEATHER SYSTEM IS CHANGING, WHAT THE IMPACTS WILL BE, AND WHAT WE CAN DO

April 15, 2018

NOVA: DECODING THE WEATHER MACHINETwo-Hour Special Premieres Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 8PM/7C on PBS (check local listings) www.pbs.org/nova Twitter: @novapbs #WeatherMachinePBS BOSTON, MA – Disastrous hurricanes. Widespread droughts and wildfires. Pervasive heat. Extreme rainfall. Something is ...