Broadcasting & Cable News

Telestream to Showcase Latest Cloud Media Processing & Video Quality Monitoring Ecosystem at NAB 2020

February 09, 2020

Nevada City, California, February, 7, 2020 – At NAB 2020, on booth SL6, Telestream, a leading provider of workflow automation, media processing, quality monitoring and test and measurement solutions for the production and distribution of video, will demonstrate new enhancements to Vantage Cloud ...

Nine Network of Public Media Names Amy Shaw Its New President and CEO

February 09, 2020

Shaw has served as Interim President and CEO since the untimely passing of previous President and CEO, Jack Galmiche, in April 2019. In her interim role, she oversaw management of the station while simultaneously continuing her responsibilities as Senior Vice President and Chief Content Officer. ...

Primetime Ratings: ‘Grey’s’ Leads ABC to Win

February 09, 2020

ABC posted the top score in Thursday ratings, Grey’s Anatomy pacing the Alphabets to a 0.9 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. CBS, Fox and NBC all rated a 0.6/3. ABC had Station 19 down 10% at 0.9 and Grey’s at a level 1.1. A Million Little Things went up 17% to 0.7. On ...

ESPN's Mendoza Leaving ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ Under New Pact

February 09, 2020

ESPN said that analyst Jessica Mendoza has signed a new multi-year extension that will see her move from Sunday Night Baseball in what the network described as an expanded role. Mendoza has also given up her job as an advisor to the Mets, which appeared to be a conflict, especially after she ...

Disney Plus: How It Went From Zero to 28.6 Million in Less Than Three Months

February 09, 2020

The Walt Disney Company announced this week that its three-month-old streaming service, Disney Plus, matched the most lofty of growth forecasts after just one quarter in the digital marketplace, amassing 28.6 million subscribers. Labeled already an “enormous success” by Disney CEO Bob Iger during ...

Initiative Seeks Standard For Advertising Metadata

February 09, 2020

Ad-ID, Advertising Research Foundation, Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement and Kantar have formed an initiative to standardize advertising metadata. The Ad Metadata Standardization Initiative was unveiled at CIMM’s 9th Annual Cross-Platform Video Measurement and Data Summit Thursday. The ...

Verizon, Rolex, Cadillac, Google To Be ‘Proud’ Oscar Sponsors

February 09, 2020

Verizon and Google have joined Cadillac and Roley as ‘Proud’ sponsors of ABC’s broadcast of the Academy Awards on Sunday. Behind the Super Bowl, ad prices for the Oscars are among the highest on TV, with 30-second spots going for as much as $2.8 million, up from last year, according to sources. ...

Syndication Ratings: Oprah Gives 'Tamron Hall' a Ratings Gift

February 02, 2020

Talk queen Oprah Winfrey returned to daytime on Monday, Jan. 13 to have a candid conversation with Tamron Hall that sent Disney’s rookie talker to its highest ratings yet in the week ended Sunday, Jan. 19. In a week where most syndicated shows were flat to down -- due in part to preemptions and ...

Facilis Technology and Titan Data Solutions form Distribution Partnership

February 02, 2020

HUDSON, MA (January 29, 2020) – Facilis, a leading international supplier of cost-effective, high performance shared storage solutions for collaborative media production networks today announced its partnership with Titan Data Solutions to distribute its products in EMEA, initially focusing on ...