Broadcasting & Cable News

CBS Renews ‘Young and the Restless’ for Four More Years

February 02, 2020

CBS and Sony Pictures Television said the long-running soap opera The Young and the Restless has been renewed for four more years. The show, the highest-rated daytime drama for 31 years, will continue to run through the 2023-24 broadcast season. Earlier Thursday, CBS renewed The Days of Our Lives ...

NPR to FCC: Drive a Stake Into LPTV 'Franken FMs'

February 02, 2020

NPR says that, all things considered, the FCC should not allow LPTV stations on ch. 6 to continue to operate analog FM radio services, services they brand "Franken FM's that pose an interference threat to public radio stations. Related: FCC Sets Comment Deadlines for LPTV Analog Radio ...

Microsoft's Brad Smith: We Need More Tech Regulation

February 02, 2020

Microsoft president Brad Smith is calling for more regulation of tech companies. He said those businesses need to step up and provide more self regulation, but "we do think we need more regulation of technology." Smith, who has co-written a new book, Tools and Weapons, was appearing on C-SPAN's ...

Roku May Lose Fox Before Super Bowl

February 02, 2020

A brewing dispute between Roku and Fox days before the Super Bowl might prove that streamers won’t be able to avoid some of the headaches that are driving them from cable. Roku said its distribution agreement with Fox Corp. is set to expire on Friday, which would make programming on Fox channels ...

Upliftv Presents Stories Surrounded by Love and Meaning on February

February 02, 2020

West Palm Beach, FL – January 27, 2020 – The Upliftv February premieres are refreshingly simple and straightforward tales about characters that recognize the value to live experiences surrounded by love and meaning. Upliftv distinguishes itself as the one-stop-hub for spiritual refreshment with the ...

Cartoon Marks Black History Month With Interview Series

February 02, 2020

For Black History Month, Cartoon Network is launching a digital interview series for kids, by kids, called Drawn to Happiness. In the series, actor Philip Solomon of Cartoon’s Craig of the Creek, interviews young people making an impact about their activities and the people who have inspired them. ...

Privacy Groups Hail Facebook Facial Recognition Settlement

February 02, 2020

Facial recognition critics are weighing in on Facebook's revelation--in its financial reports this week--that it had paid $550 million to settle a class action suit alleging it had violated an Illinois law by using the biometric technology without user's knowledge consent. That was just the latest ...

Cheeks Named President/CEO of CBS Entertainment

February 02, 2020

George Cheeks has been named president and CEO of CBS Entertainment Group, effective March 23. He succeeds Joe Ianniello, chairman and CEO of CBS, who will be leaving the company. CBS said Ianniello will work with the company to ensure a smooth transition. Cheeks is vice chairman, NBCUniversal ...

Gray Promotes Corrente to GM in New Orleans

February 02, 2020

Gray Television said it promoted Ronna Corrente to general manager of WVUE-TV, the top-rated station in New Orleans. The company also named Joe Sciortino as general manager of WAFB-TV, the CBS affiliate in Baton Rouge, La., succeeding Corrente. The new positions are effective Feb. 1. Corrente ...