Broadcasting & Cable News

Source Digital Partners with Prime Image to Boost Customer Engagement and Targeting Through Machine Learning

April 08, 2018

LAS VEGAS, APRIL 5, 2018 - As it becomes increasingly important to effectively engage viewers through metadata to monetize content, Source Digital, a leading provider specializing in monetization strategies, is collaborating with Prime Image to add a machine learning component to its SourceSync.io ...

You.i TV Connects With Weather Group

April 08, 2018

You.i TV said it has been picked to power next-gen apps for Weather Group, starting with Local Now, the hyper-local offering that was launched in 2016. RELATED: The Weather Channel Streams Out ‘Local Now’ Under the agreement, You.i TV’s Engine One platform will drive an “enhanced experience” for ...

Amazon Grabs Jordan Peele’s Lorena Bobbitt Series

April 08, 2018

Amazon has greenlit Lorena, an original series from Jordan Peele about John Wayne Bobbitt and Lorena Bobbitt. Monkeypaw, Sonar Entertainment and Number 19 are producing the four-part documentary series, directed by Joshua Rofé. Lorena Bobbitt cut off her then-husband John’s penis in ...

Wisycom Introduces New Wideband Antenna with Integrated Tunable RF Filters at NAB 2018

April 08, 2018

LAS VEGAS, APRIL 5, 2018 - Wisycom, designer and builder of the most sophisticated RF solutions for broadcast, film and live production, premieres its LFA Ultra-Wideband Active Antenna (LFA) and BFA-B/BFA-N Ultra-Wideband Booster (BFA) at this year's NAB Show (Booth C856). The new antenna hosts ...

FX Orders Pilot Based on ‘Y: The Last Man’

April 08, 2018

FX Networks has ordered a pilot based on the post-apocalyptic science fiction comic book series Y: The Last Man. Melina Matsoukas will direct the pilot, which will be produced by FX Productions. Michael Green and Aida Mashaka Croal will be co-showrunners and will executive produce the project along ...

Litepanels at Prolight + Sound 2018

April 08, 2018

Prolight + Sound 2018 Show Preview Litepanels April 10-13, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Exhibiting With New Media AV, Hall 4.0, Stand B40 New Media AV, one of Vitec Group’s distributors based in Germany, will showcase Litepanels along with other Vitec Group brands including Sachtler, Vinten, ...

Insys Video Technologies Announces API integration with Amazon Web Services to Streamline OTT Video Management and Delivery

April 08, 2018

April 5, 2018 — Dübendorf, Switzerland: Insys Video Technologies today announced API integration between the company’s enterprise-class InsysPLAY over-the-top (OTT) video platform and its InsysGO white-label OTT solution with AWS Elemental MediaLive and AWS Elemental MediaPackage from Amazon Web ...

‘Roseanne’ Revived: A Look at Viewer Emotions Surrounding the Return of the Fan-Favorite

April 08, 2018

ABC’s beloved sitcom Roseanne returned to TV screens last week with its original cast, including Roseanne Barr as Roseanne Conner and John Goodman as Dan Conner. B&C partnered with Canvs, the emotion measurement company, and iSpot, the TV ad measurement company with attention and conversion ...

NAB 2018: Sprockit Picks Startup Finalists

April 08, 2018

Sprockit, a marketplace that curates and connects “market-ready” startups, has picked nine finalist companies that will be featured at next week’s NAB Show in Las Vegas. Those finalists, which will get a chance to strut their stuff at the Sprockit Hub in the Innovation Pipeline exhibit in the North ...