Broadcasting & Cable News

Everything Everywhere: Mobile TV Group is Leading an IP Revolution with its new FLEX series mobile units, featuring Calrec audio consoles

January 26, 2020

2019 was a busy 25th anniversary year for Mobile TV Group, which remained true to its progressive and tech-savvy approach by launching two new mobile units into its 41-strong fleet. This initiative broke into new territory, creating the world’s first entirely SMPTE 2110 uncompressed IP-based mobile ...

‘Star Trek: Picard’ Begins on CBS All Access

January 26, 2020

Star Trek: Picard begins on CBS All Access Jan. 23. Sir Patrick Stewart plays Jean-Luc Picard. There are ten episodes. Alison Pill, Isa Briones, Evan Evagora, Michelle Hurd and Santiago Cabera are also in the cast. Stewart played Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Stewart spoke about ...

Burke: Comcast Could Make Most Money in Streaming

January 26, 2020

Comcast expects to be able to make more money from streaming than any other company in the world, according to Steve Burke, chairman of Comcast’s NBCUniversal unit. On Comcast’s fourth-quarter earnings call Thursday, Burke said that looking at Comcast’s broadband business and its Flex and ...

MEDIA ALERT: Xytech to Host MediaPulse Transmission Webinar Targeted for Broadcasters

January 26, 2020

Los Angeles, January 22, 2020 — Xytech, the leader in facility management software for the broadcast and media industries, is highlighting its MediaPulse Transmission during a webinar titled, “MediaPulse Transmission Management,” with Greg Dolan and Sales Engineer Darrel Gardner on Jan. 29, 2020 at ...

ACA Connects With A-List Speakers

January 26, 2020

The American Cable Association is lining up speakers for its upcoming ACA Connects Summit 2020 in Washington March 17-20. Republican commissioner Michael O'Rielly and Atlantic senior editor Ron Brownstein have been penned in for addresses to the assemblage. ACA said the FCC's leadership on rural ...

Primetime Ratings: NBC's ‘Chicago’ Dramas Down But Still Strong

January 26, 2020

NBC earned the top spot in Wednesday prime, with its Chicago dramas setting the pace. NBC’s 1.0 rating in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, was good for first place. It had a 5 share. ABC and CBS were next at 0.6/3. Chicago Med and Chicago Fire both rated a 1.1 on NBC and Chicago P.D. did ...

Season 12 of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ on VH1 Feb. 28

January 26, 2020

Season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race starts on VH1 Feb. 28. Thirteen “fabulous queens,” in VH1’s words, compete for the title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar” and $100,000. After-show RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked follows each week. “With each new generation of queens, the RuPaul’s Drag Race ...

Chaozon Barlow Rejoins HBO Max From Netflix

January 26, 2020

HBO Max said that Pia Chaozon Barlow is returning to the company from Netflix as senior VP of program marketing. Chaozon Barlow, who helped launch Girls, Silicon Valley and The Newsroom in her previous 10-year stint at HBO, will work with Peter Sherman, also senior VP of program marketing, on the ...

Tedial Announces Appointment of Manuel Martínez Ruíz as Regional Sales Director, Spain

January 26, 2020

Tedial Announces Appointment of Manuel Martínez Ruíz as Regional Sales Director, Spain Malaga, Spain – January 22 2020 - Tedial, the leading independent MAM technology solutions specialist, has announced that Manuel Martínez Ruíz has been promoted to Tedial’s Regional Sales Director, Spain, ...