Broadcasting & Cable News

CBSN Adds Denver OTT Outlet

February 23, 2020

CBS TV stations has added Denver as its seventh market for a local streaming version of its CBSN 24/7 online news service. CBSN Denver joins similar CBS ad-supported OTT news services in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, Minnesota and Philadelphia. It will stream CBS' KCNC-TV newscasts ...

Imagine, NCTC Deploy Ad-Insertion Technology

February 23, 2020

Imagine Communication said it made an agreement that will enable independent cable operators to use AdKey technology to monetize IP-based video streams. As small cable operators shift to IP-based operations, AdKey enables them to recreate legacy systems and capabilities. It also provides a simple ...

ViacomCBS to Launch New Streaming Service

February 23, 2020

ViacomCBS said it plans to expand its streaming business with a new broad pay “House of Brands” product that will expand CBS All Access. The new service will feature partnerships with traditional and new distributors and be available domestically and internationally. The company said it will “take ...

CBS Stations Renew Comscore Ratings Deal

February 23, 2020

CBS’s local TV station group renewed its deal with Comscore. The deal covers all 27 CBS stations, which will continue to use Comscore local ratings and Comscore’s advanced data on automotive and political advertising. "CBS Television Stations has been a long-term customer of Comscore, and we are ...

New Tools in Red Giant Universe 3.2 Enhance Broadcast Motion Graphics and Social Media Content Creation

February 23, 2020

Portland, OR - February 19, 2020 - Red Giant has just released an update to Universe, its collection of GPU-accelerated plugins for editors and motion graphics artists. Universe 3.2 delivers five brand new tools for creating intricate animations, building beautiful transitions, stylizing imagery ...

FCC Denies Texas County TV Station Market Modification

February 23, 2020

The FCC has denied a request by Tyler County, Texas to modify the satellite markets of five TV stations, but invited it to resubmit the request with better supporting material. The stations at issue are KLTV Tyler; KETK-TV Jacksonville; KFXK-TV Longview; KYTX Nacogdoches; and KTVT ...

ViacomCBS Expanding Star Trek Franchise

February 23, 2020

ViacomCBS said it will be expanding its Star Trek franchise, producing new TV shows, movies and books. The company is also going to be changing the programming mix at Showtime to include more reality and sports, plus programming aimed at black viewers from its BET cable channel. On ViacomCBS’s ...

Loving to Head WOI-KCWI

February 23, 2020

David Loving has been named president and general manager at WOI (TV) (ABC) and KCWI (CW) in Des Moines. Most recently, Loving was president and GM of Univision's Houston operations, overseeing KXLN and KFTH, as well as four radio stations and co-owned digital properties. Loving has ...

NAB 2020: FOR-A Offers ‘World of Possibilities’ with 12G-SDI/4K Solutions, Expanded IP Options

February 23, 2020

Cypress, CA, Feb. 20, 2020 – With expansive product lines supporting 4K, 12G, HDR, and IP workflows, FOR-A Corporation of America will offer a “World of Possibilities” to attendees at the 2020 NAB Show (Booth C5016), which runs April 19-22 in Las Vegas, Nev. The theme will carry across five ...