Broadcasting & Cable News

Adler Mannheim, Champion German Ice Hockey Club, Scores With Riedel's Bolero Wireless Intercom

February 16, 2020

WUPPERTAL, Germany — Feb. 11, 2020 — Adler Mannheim, the ranking champion in the German ice hockey league (Deutsche Eishockey Liga or DEL), has adopted Riedel Communications' award-winning Bolero wireless intercom and Bolero S managed communication service for its 2019/2020 season. Bolero and ...

Wilbon, Breen Receive Basketball’s Gowdy Award

February 16, 2020

Michael Wilbon and Mike Breen were named the 2020 Curt Gowdy Media Award winners by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Also announced during the NBA’s All-Star Weekend were two newly created honors. The Transformative Media Award went to TNT’s Inside the NBA, which stars Kenny Smith, ...

MFM’s February Lunch and Learn Explores “Advertising is Dead. So What’s Your Next Move?”

February 09, 2020

Media Financial Management Association’s (MFM’s) February Lunch & Learn, “Advertising is Dead. So What’s Your Next Move” will be held on Tuesday, February 18. Presenting the session will be Gordon Borrell, CEO of Borrell Associates. The session will begin at 1:00 pm ET. Traditional forms of ...

A1 Mixer Devin Barnhart Talks Sports

February 09, 2020

Q: What’s your current role and what does it involve? A: I’m a freelance audio A1, though most of my work is for ESPN, where I’m one of the main A1s for the NBA. I’ve recently taken on ABC college football, which includes the play-off bowl games and national championship. I’ve also worked on the X ...

605 Launches Advanced TV Ad Measurement Platform

February 09, 2020

Measurement and analytics company 605 said it is launching a platform that will help programmers and advertisers plan, buy, assess and attribute advanced advertising campaigns. AMC Networks and Discovery are the first two programmers to sign up for a pilot test of the 605 Platform, the company ...

Hulu + Live TV Reaches 3.2M Subscribers, Now the Biggest Virtual Pay TV Service

February 09, 2020

Hulu + Live TV now has 3.2 million subscribers, according to figures released Tuesday by the Walt Disney Company. Barring a disclosure of huge growth for Sling TV when parent company Dish Network reports its fourth-quarter earnings later this month, Hulu Live is now the biggest virtual MVPD on the ...

‘Save My Skin’ Starts on TLC Feb. 20

February 09, 2020

Save My Skin, showing dermatologist Dr. Emma Craythorne addressing extreme skin conditions, premieres on TLC Feb. 20. Save My Skin leads out of My Feet are Killing Me Feb. 20, then slides into the 9 p.m. ET/PT slot March 5. Craythorne is based in London. “At TLC, audiences absolutely love our ...

Season Two of 'Altered Carbon' on Netflix Feb. 27

February 09, 2020

Season two of sci-fi drama Altered Carbon premieres on Netflix Feb. 27. There are eight episodes. The show is based on the science fiction novels from Richard K. Morgan. Anthony Mackie stars as Takeshi Kovacs. “In the world of Altered Carbon, the journey of Takeshi Kovacs spans hundreds of years, ...

Broadpeak Powers Delta's New Video Service in the Netherlands

February 09, 2020

CESSON-SEVIGNE, France — Feb. 4, 2020 — Broadpeak®, a leading provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, today announced that Dutch cable operator Delta Fiber Nederland, has launched a new video service powered by ...