Broadcasting & Cable News

Seth Worley and Red Giant Subvert the Horror Film Genre in New Film “Darker Colors”

March 01, 2020

Portland, OR - February 27, 2019 - Red Giant, the VFX and motion graphics software company that has produced hit short films for YouTube, has just released a brand new horror short directed by Seth Worley titled, “Darker Colors.” Clocking in at just over 10 minutes, “Darker Colors,” a ...

NAB Slates Pai Q&A for Vegas Show

March 01, 2020

FCC chair Ajit Pai will be in Las Vegas for the NAB Show, according to the National Association of Broadcasters. Pai will participate in a keynote Q&A with NAB president Gordon Smith April 20. Look for Smith to ask him about spectrum policy for one thing. Currently broadcasters are looking to ...

Veteran Sound Mixer Chris Howland Saves Shoot After Shoot with Lectrosonics

March 01, 2020

Los Angeles, CA (February 26, 2020) — One look at production sound mixer Chris Howland’s résumé, and it is evident that he is a seasoned veteran of films, TV series, and second-unit shoots of all kinds. Howland finds himself adapting on a near-daily basis to different locations, directors, crews, ...

NAB to Hill: First Informers Are Crucial to Emergency Communications

March 01, 2020

With no broadcast witness at Thursday's (Feb. 27) House Communications Subcommittee hearing on "Strengthening Communications Networks to Help Americans in Crisis," the National Association of Broadcasters sent the subcommittee a letter reminding them of the vital role its communications network ...

Shotoku USA to Exhibit Manual Camera Support Solutions at NAB 2020

March 01, 2020

Shotoku USA to Exhibit Manual Camera Support Solutions at NAB 2020 Highlights will feature entry-level tripods, studio pedestals and pan/tilt heads Woodcliff Lake, NJ – February 12, 2020 -- Shotoku USA, Shotoku Broadcast Systems’ North American operation, will highlight a complement of manual ...

Comscore in Breakthrough Deal for Comcast TV Data

March 01, 2020

Comscore, in what it called an industry-transforming deal, has reached an agreement with Comcast to integrate set-top-box viewing data from Comcast homes into its local and national measurement services. Comcast has not made its consumer data available to audience research companies, limiting the ...

Comscore Reports Smaller Loss for Fourth Quarter

March 01, 2020

Comscore, looking to recover after setting fraud charges and management turnover, reported a narrower loss in the fourth quarter. The net loss was $21.4 million, or 31 cents per share, compared to a loss of $27.2 million, or 46 cents a share ,a year ago. Related: Comscore in Breakthrough Deal for ...

Viewership and Advertising Insights for the 10th Democratic Debate

March 01, 2020

On Tuesday night, seven candidates took the stage for the last debate before the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday (March 3): former Vice President Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer and Sen. Elizabeth Warren. The debate moderators ...

Sofia Vergara Joins ‘America’s Got Talent’ as Judge

March 01, 2020

Sofia Vergara will be a judge on NBC’s America’s Got Talent this summer, and Heidi Klum returns to the judges’ table. The two join Simon Cowell and Howie Mandel as judges, and Terry Crews returns as host. Cowell created America’s Got Talent and is an executive producer as well. Vergara stars in ...