Broadcasting & Cable News

Cast & Crew Reaches Agreement to Acquire Media Services

February 16, 2020

Cast & Crew, which provides payroll and human resources, accounting and financial, and workflow and productivity software and services to the entertainment industry, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Media Services, a payroll and production management solutions ...

Sohonet Levels Up Remote Post Collaboration for Studios with Introduction of ClearView Pivot

February 16, 2020

Sohonet, the global experts in connectivity, media services and network security for the media and entertainment industry, is introducing ClearView Pivot, a solution for real-time remote editing, color grading, live screening and finishing reviews at full cinema quality. The new solution will ...

Forth, Barclay Sign on at Research Firm Elevate

February 16, 2020

Local media market research and consulting firm Elevate, a division of SmithGeiger, added Dominic Forth as director of development and Bonnie Barclay as creative director. “With our amazing growth at Elevate, we needed exceptional leaders that think ‘outside the lines’ and provide creative ...

Entravision Makes Deal for Nielsen Services

February 16, 2020

Entravision signed an agreement with Nielsen, which will provide a suite of measurement services for all of Entravision’s TV stations. Nielsen signed a previous deal to serve Entravision in 2018. The new deal calls for Entravision to get services including local TV ratings, Nielsen Local TV View, ...

Starz Shares Season Premiere of ‘Outlander’ Early

February 16, 2020

Starz has shared the season five premiere of Outlander on its app and on demand at midnight, at the start of Feb. 14, a couple days before its linear premiere. Subscribers can access the show early, which Starz calls a Valentine’s Day gift to fans of the show. The cast, including Caitriona Balfe, ...

Acorn TV Announces March 2020 Slate – MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS Feature Film, BLOOD, THE SCHOUWENDAM 12, MURDOCH MYSTERIES

February 16, 2020

Let Acorn TV be your streaming destination this March for a wide range of alluring premieres - from world-class thrillers to high-quality dramas to suspenseful mysteries. Many eagerly-anticipated exclusives abound this month, including Acorn TV’s first feature film with the latest installment ...

‘Love Island’ Returns to CBS May 21

February 16, 2020

Season two of Love Island kicks off on CBS May 21. The show will air six nights a week--five originals and a recap show on Sunday. Arielle Vandenberg hosts and Matthew Hoffman narrates. Love Island features a group of single “Islanders” who come together in a tropical villa, ready to embark on a ...

Trump Administration Extends Huawei Temporary License

February 16, 2020

Call it bad timing, or at least bad optics, but even as the Department of Justice was announcing new charges against Chinese telecom Huawei for alleged racketeering and conspiracy to steal trade secrets, the Commerce Department said it will continue to allow U.S. companies to provide components for ...

Sen. Manchin Creates Own Broadband Speed Test Web Page

February 16, 2020

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is encouraging West Virginians to submit broadband speed tests to the FCC to help make the case that his state's broadband coverage is "well below the stated coverage." To that end, Manchin has created a web page on his Senate web site to help them take that speed test ...