Broadcasting & Cable News

Meredith Corp. Names Frierott Chief Financial Officer

March 01, 2020

Meredith Corp. has announced that Jason Frierott will be taking over as VP and chief financial officer, effective March 9. He will succeed Joe Ceryanec who is retiring March 31. Frierott will report to Meredith Corp. president and CEO Tom Harty. In his new role at Meredith, Frierott will be ...

Veritone at the 2020 NAB Show

March 01, 2020

At this year's NAB Show (booth SL6323), Veritone will showcase its full portfolio of AI applications and solutions optimized for the media and entertainment (M&E) industry. Demonstrations will include customer-centric examples from leading podcasting, radio, TV, and sports organizations and ...

NAB: Get Those Service to America Nominations In

March 01, 2020

The National Association of Broadcasters wants to remind its members that the nomination window for the 2020 NAB Leadership Foundation's Service to America Awards, is about to close. They have until March 6 to submit their nominations. The awards recognize TV and radio public service ...

ACTOR TANTOO CARDINAL (“Stumptown,” Dances With Wolves, “Godless”) TO RECEIVE 2020 GOVERNOR GENERAL’S PERFORMING ARTS AWARDS (GGPAA) FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN CANADA APRIL 24

March 01, 2020

FEBRUARY 27. 2020 - LOS ANGELES, CA – Tantoo Cardinal, the iconic Indigenous actor of Métis descent, was named a 2020 Governor General's Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) recipient for Lifetime Artistic Achievement in Canada today. The GGPAA recognizes Canadian artists who have made an indelible ...

Lectrosonics Announces the Passing of Howard Kaufman

March 01, 2020

Rio Rancho, NM (February 28, 2020) — It is with great sadness that Lectrosonics mourns the passing of a member of its immediate family, longtime Northeastern Technical Sales Representative Howard Kaufman, on February 27, 2020. A 23-year veteran of Lectrosonics, Kaufman was working as an engineer ...

‘Hawaii Five-0’ Series Finale Set for April 3 on CBS

March 01, 2020

CBS drama Hawaii Five-0 will conclude April 3. It is in its 10th season, and will have amassed 240 episodes when it wraps this spring. Alex O’Loughlin, Scott Caan, Ian Anthony Dale, Meaghan Rath, Beulah Koale, Katrina Law, Taylor Wily and Dennis Chun are in the cast. Peter M. Lenkov, David Wolkove, ...

Golf Channel Moving Some Employees from Orlando

March 01, 2020

NBCUniversal is planning to move some of Golf Channel’s media operations out of Orlando, where the network is headquartered, to Stamford, Conn., where the NBC Sports is based, the company said. Other NBC Golf operations will be staying in Orlando, including GolfNow, technology development, business ...

Nexstar's KTXL Launching Political Affairs Series

March 01, 2020

Nexstar's Fox affiliate KTXL-TV Sacramento, Calif., says it will launch a locally produced half-hour political affairs show. Inside California Politics will debut Sunday, March 1, at 7:30 a.m. PT. The California primary, one of the "Super Tuesday" primaries, is March 3. The show will ...

Sinclair Extends Fox RSNs As YouTube TV Talks Continue

March 01, 2020

A day after announcing it would drop Sinclair Broadcast Group’s regional sports networks, YouTube TV said Friday night that it agreed to a temporary extension and that negotiations continue. On Thursday, YouTube TV tweeted that it had been unable to reach an extension with Sinclair, which bought ...