Broadcasting & Cable News

Primestream at the 2020 NAB Show

March 01, 2020

Check out Primestream at Booth SL2605 At the 2020 NAB Show, Primestream will showcase an array of new solutions that streamline and simplify the workflows that drive content creation. The company will feature solutions that create a seamless bridge between creative tools and Primestream Xchange™, ...

Dick Wolf Signs 5-Year Deal with Universal TV

March 01, 2020

Super producer Dick Wolf has signed a new five-year deal with NBCUniversal’s Universal Television, extending a run with the company that has already lasted 36 years. NBC has also made unprecedented three-year pickups for four of Wolf’s series: the long running Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ...

Ultra Familia Enters a Magical World in The Secret of the Ice Flower

March 01, 2020

West Palm Beach, FL – February 28, 2019 – Ultra Familia, a leading provider of family-friendly HD Spanish-language entertainment for audiences of all ages, is pleased to announce the network premiere of the Danish animation adventure short film The Secret of The Ice Flower on March 2 at 10 a.m. ...

Untamed Sports TV Airs All New Episodes Of Its Popular Series on March

March 01, 2020

West Palm Beach, FL – February 27, 2020 – Untamed Sports TV roars into March with a host of action-packed series premieres including wrestling matches, fishing destinations, vacations and tours for the active lifestyle, racing cars, and more. Untamed Sports TV is the television network dedicated to ...

E.W. Scripps Reports Lower 4th Quarter Earnings

March 01, 2020

The E.W. Scripps Co. reported lower fourth-quarter profits following the acquisitions of 26 stations in 2019. Net income fell to $10.6 million, or 13 cents a share, from $22 million, or 27 cents per share, a year ago. The results included $3.3 million of acquisition and related integrated costs ...

FXX Premieres Lil Dicky Comedy ‘Dave’ March 4

March 01, 2020

Comedy Dave starts on FXX March 4. Based on the life of Dave Burd, the rapper and comedian known as Lil Dicky, Dave is centered on “a neurotic man in his late twenties who has convinced himself that he's destined to be one of the best rappers of all time,” said FXX. “Now he must convince his ...

YouTube TV Dropping Sinclair’s Regional Sports Nets

March 01, 2020

YouTube TV said it would be dropping the Fox regional sports networks, which were acquired by Sinclair Broadcast Group last year. The move, which also impacts YES Network, in which Sinclair bought a stake, is effective Feb. 29. Sinclair is also trying to get carriage for Marquee Sports Network, its ...

Syfy Gives Greenlight to ‘Surrealtor,’ ‘Day of the Dead’

March 01, 2020

Syfy said it picked up two new series, The Surrealtor and Day of the Dead. The shows are co-productions, with The Surrealator produced by Blue Ice Productions, and Day of the Dead produced by Cartel Entertainment. Both series are set for 10 episodes and are expected to appear on Syfy in 2021. ...

Wert Added to Standard’s Choices for Tegna Board

March 01, 2020

Standard General, the investment firm that owns a 9.7% stake in Tegna, said it will nominate former Tribune Broadcasting executive Larry Wert to Tegna’s board of directors. Standard General is now nominating five people for seats on the Tegna board, up from earlier plans to nominate four. The ...