Broadcasting & Cable News

AJA Ships HDR Image Analyzer 12G with 8K Support

February 16, 2020

Grass Valley, CA – is now shipping HDR Image Analyzer 12G, the powerful, real-time HDR and WCG monitoring and analysis platform featuring 12G-SDI connectivity. Developed in partnership with Colorfront, HDR Image Analyzer 12G supports up to 8K/UHD2 HDR monitoring and analysis for high raster ...

‘Little Big Shots’ Back on NBC March 1

February 16, 2020

Kids talent show Little Big Shots returns on NBC March 1. Melissa McCarthy hosts. NBC offers a preview Feb. 24 leading out of the season premiere of The Voice. McCarthy succeeds Steve Harvey in the host role. NBC calls the new season “completely reimagined.” The show averaged a 1.0 rating in 18-49 ...

Epix Orders Season Two of ‘Godfather of Harlem’

February 16, 2020

Epix has renewed drama Godfather of Harlem, which features Forest Whitaker as crime boss Bumpy Johnson in 1960s New York. ABC Signature Studios produces. Chris Brancato and Paul Eckstein created the show. Season two will have 10 episodes. It will be produced in New York. Bumpy Johnson gets out of ...

ESPN Again Most Valuable Cable Network to Operators

February 16, 2020

ESPN once again was the cable network perceived as the most valuable by cable operators, according to the latest survey by Beta Research. The sport channel, which commands the industry’s highest fees, has topped Beta’s list for 20 years. In the survey, operators ascribed an average perceived value ...

NYSE Uses LTN Network to Improve Media Organizations' Access to Live News and Floor Activity

February 16, 2020

COLUMBIA, Md. — Feb. 4, 2020 — LTN® Global, the global leader in broadcast-quality IP video transport solutions, is providing transmission services for video covering opening and closing bells, floor activity, and other financial news taking place at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Global ...

LPTVs Push Back on NPR 'Franken FM' Comments

February 16, 2020

Low-power broadcasters are pushing back on NPR's effort to drive a stake into what the noncom service calls "Franken FMs," saying such a move would kill off important diverse public interest programming. Some analog LPTVs operating on ch. 6 use their spectrum to program an ancillary audio ...

Lotame Hires Comscore’s Yeung as General Counsel

February 16, 2020

Data company Lotame said it hired former Comscore executive Amy Yeung as general counsel and chief privacy officer. Yeung, who had been deputy general counsel at Comscore, will oversee all legal functions at Lotame and spearhead privacy protocols including privacy features in the company’s data ...

Sean Spicer Joins Newsmax TV Lineup

February 16, 2020

Former White House Press Secretary and more recently Dancing with the Stars contestant Sean Spicer has gotten his own show on Newsmax TV. That is the conservative cable news outlet launched over two decades ago by CEO and Donald Trump confidant Chris Ruddy, who said to look for more programming ...

Calrec NAB 2020 Preview: Central Hall Stand C8008

February 16, 2020

Calrec Showcases AoIP and Virtual Mixing Capabilities New: Type R for TV Calrec’s Type R for TV is a new virtual mixing console with its design allowing customers to take advantage of these new workflows. It’s flexible and integrated native IP core gives customers a way to benefit from ...