Broadcasting & Cable News

Trump Hammers Amazon

April 01, 2018

President Donald Trump was hammering Amazon in a Tweet Thursday (March 29), further evidence that the FANG gang (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google) are under increasing scrutiny in Washington. Related: Amazon to Begin Collecting State Sales Taxes Facebook has been in Washington’s sites over the ...

Chelsea Handler Signs First-Look Producing Deal With Universal Television

April 01, 2018

Chelsea Handler has signed a first-look producing deal with Universal Television and Universal Television Alternative Studio. The deal covers both scripted and unscripted programming. “Chelsea’s singular voice has long stood out among a crowded TV landscape, and we’re excited that she is bringing ...

CRACKLE’S ORIGINAL COMEDY SERIES, ‘ROB RIGGLE’S SKI MASTER ACADEMY’ DIVES INTO PRODUCTION IN MALIBU, CA

April 01, 2018

CULVER CITY, Calif. – March 29, 2018 – Crackle, a Sony Network, today announced that production has commenced in Malibu on the eight-episode comedy series, “Rob Riggle’s Ski Master Academy.” In this Crackle original, celebrity patriot Rob Riggle, who is mostly known for his legendary ski master ...

WGN America to Debut 'Last Man Standing'

April 01, 2018

Tribune-owned cable network WGN America will add Twentieth’s Last Man Standing to its programming line-up starting Monday, April 30, the network said Thursday. “We’re very excited to welcome comedy mega-star Tim Allen and his hit sitcom Last Man Standing to WGN America,” said Gavin Harvey, ...

Chris Buchanan to Present Keynote at 2018 NAB Show's Future of Cinema Conference, Produced in Partnership With SMPTE

April 01, 2018

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — March 29, 2018 — SMPTE®, the organization whose standards work has supported a century of advances in entertainment technology and whose membership spans the globe, today announced that Chris Buchanan, director of new business development at Samsung Electronics America, will ...

IFC Renews ‘Brockmire’ For Seasons 3 and 4

April 01, 2018

Comedy Brockmire has been picked up for two more seasons by IFC. Season two starts April 25. Season three is slated for 2019 and season four for 2020. Originally premiering in April 2017, Brockmire follows Jim Brockmire, a baseball announcer played by Hank Azaria who suffered a notorious public ...

AIMS Members to Give More Than 30 Presentations at the 2018 NAB Sh

April 01, 2018

AIMS Member Sessions Include Conference Papers as well as Broad Lineup of Talks in IP Showcase Theater, Booth C12634 BOTHELL, Wash. — March 29, 2018 — The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) today announced that representatives from AIMS member companies will make 33 presentations at the 2018 ...

Triveni Digital Executives to Share ATSC 3.0 Expertise at the 2018 NAB Show and PBS Tech Con

April 01, 2018

PRINCETON, N.J. — March 29, 2018 — Triveni Digital today announced that the company’s executives will speak at the Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology Conference (BEITC) at the 2018 NAB Show and PBS Technology Conference (PBS Tech Con), both of which take place in Las Vegas in April. ...

Turner Sports, CBS Sports Share ‘TeamCast’ Commentator Teams

April 01, 2018

Turner Sports and CBS Sports are headed to San Antonio for the March Madness Final Four, and then the National Championship. Loyola and Michigan face off in one semifinal March 31, 6:09 p.m., while Kansas and Villanova play in the other at 8:49 p.m. that night. Those games are on TBS, as is the ...