Broadcasting & Cable News

WENDY’S SHABBAT, INDEPENDENT SHORT FROM FIRST TIME FILMMAKER RACHEL MYERS, MAKES ITS TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL DEBUT ON APRIL 21

April 01, 2018

Los Angeles, CA, March 26, 2018 – Wendy’s Shabbat, a documentary short about the joys of community and connection as we age, will make its New York debut at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday, April 21 (see additional screening dates below). Directed by Rachel Myers, the film was one of ...

Second BDAC Member Quits Over Charges of Industry Influence

April 01, 2018

A second member has quit the FCC's Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee, also suggesting it has been carrying water for industry rather than drawing on a well of other sources to grow broadband deployment. Miguel Gamiño Jr., CTO of the New York City, said in a letter to FCC chairman Ajit Pai ...

The Washington Post’s Frederick J. Ryan, Jr. to Receive MFM-BCCA’s Avatar Award at Media Finance Focus 2018

April 01, 2018

Frederick J. Ryan, Jr. Publisher and CEO of The Washington Post, will receive the Media Financial Management Association’s (MFM’s) Avatar Award, its highest honor, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the communications industry and exemplary role in community service. The Award will ...

‘Roseanne’ Reboot Viewers Came from Republican States

April 01, 2018

Viewers contributing to the huge ratings for ABC’s reboot of Roseanne were most likely to come from mid-west and rustbelt states that voted Republican, according to analysis by research company Samba TV. Eight of the 10 states that over-indexed most in Roseanne viewership on Tuesday voted ...

Cobalt Digital Delivers openGear Modular Computer Card in Coveted Appliance-Type Package

April 01, 2018

The OG-PC-x86 Is the First Full-Functionality x86 Processor-Based PC Card for the 2RU openGear Ecosystem CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — March 30, 2018 — Cobalt Digital today introduced the OG-PC-x86 modular PC card, which the company developed in direct response to customer demand for an appliance-type package ...

Platinum Tools® to Give Away Three EXO™ ezEX-RJ45® Termination & Test Kits During 2018 NAB Show

April 01, 2018

NEWBURY PARK, Calif., March 30, 2018 - Platinum Tools (www.platinumtools.com), the leader in solutions for the preparation, installation, hand termination and testing of wire and cable, is proud to announce that it will give away three new EXO ezEX-RJ45® Termination & Test Kits during the 2018 ...

Sinclair Refiling Tribune Deal...Again

April 01, 2018

Look for Sinclair to file yet another version of its deal to buy the Tribune TV stations with the FCC, the fourth version since it was initially filed with the FCC last spring. Sinclair has signaled to the FCC that its third version of the deal, submitted earlier this month, would not be the ...

Report: CBS Readies Viacom Merger Proposal

April 01, 2018

CBS is putting together a proposal to merge with Viacom that could be submitted within days, according to a report in Bloomberg News, putting in motion a process that would reunite the former corporate sisters after more than a decade apart. Viacom and CBS each hired advisers and appointed ...

AT&T-Time Warner Opening Arguments Delayed Until Thursday

March 25, 2018

AT&T and Time Warner will have to wait at least another day to begin the defense of their proposed merger in a D.C Court. Judge Richard Leon rescheduled opening arguments from Wednesday (March 21) to Thursday due to the predicted snowstorm. He has also rejected a request by former Justice ...