Broadcasting & Cable News

Barr: Warrant-Proof Encryption Aids Sexual Exploitation

January 26, 2020

Attorney General William Barr made clear Wednesday that one of the issues a new presidential commission will be tackling is the battle with Big Tech over access to devices and the "new obstacles" to law enforcement presented by technology. Barr was delivering opening remarks for the creation of ...

Feb. 1 CRAS Open House Open to Potential Students & Their Families

January 26, 2020

Gilbert, Ariz., Jan. 22, 2020 - The Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences (CRAS; www.cras.edu), a leading institution for audio engineering education, will be opening the doors to its Gilbert, Ariz. campus (1205 N. Fiesta Blvd.) to prospective students, parents, and the media on Saturday, ...

T-Mobile-Sprint Team Gets DOJ Award

January 26, 2020

While the Justice Department has gotten blowback from deal critics on its vetting and approval of the T-Mobile-Sprint deal, DOJ clearly doesn't see it that way. The team reviewing that merger, which the department approved with conditions, received an award Wednesday from Assistant Attorney General ...

Dems Launch Prosecution of Impeachment Articles

January 26, 2020

The Senate chaplain, opening the second day of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, attempted to set the tone after a first day marked by accusations of cover-ups and serial lying. "Words have consequences," intoned Chaplain Barry Black. "Give them a civility built upon integrity." That ...

Syndication Ratings: Shows Return to Form After Weeks of Holiday Reruns

January 26, 2020

Syndication got back to business in the week ended Jan. 12, with many shows returning to original episodes and hitting new season highs. CTD’s Dr. Phil regained talk’s top spot after two second-place finishes over the holidays with reruns. The perennial talk leader scored the largest increase of ...

‘Outmatched’ Starts on Fox Jan. 23

January 26, 2020

Comedy Outmatched, starring Jason Biggs as a blue-collar father raising a bunch of genius children, begins on Fox Jan. 23. Lon Zimmet created the show and is executive producer. Maggie Lawson plays the mother of the brilliant kids. The cast also includes Tisha Campbell, Jack Stanton, Connor ...

Joe Donnarumma Named President/GM at Univision Arizona

January 26, 2020

Joe Donnarumma has been named president and general manager of Univision Arizona. He starts Feb. 10. Overseeing KTVW and KFPH, a Univision-UniMas pair, and four radio stations, he will be based in Phoenix. Donnarumma will report to Luis Fernandez-Rocha, president and regional general manager, ...

CBS Hires Former Trump Chief of Staff Priebus

January 26, 2020

CBS News has named Reince Priebus as a political analyst. Priebus, President Donald Trump's first chief of staff, hit the ground running, commenting on the second day of impeachment proceedings in the Senate. Priebus, currently president of law firm Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP, ...

Fox News Impeachment Coverage Draws Most Viewers

January 26, 2020

Fox News Channel drew the most viewers for the first day of the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, according to early Nielsen numbers. Over the first four hours of coverage on broadcast and cable, 1-5 p.m. Jan. 21 (1-3 p.m. for CBS, which was the extent of its live coverage), FNC ...