Broadcasting & Cable News

‘Rob Riggle: Global Investigator’ Starts on Discovery March 8

January 19, 2020

Rob Riggle: Global Investigator, which sees the comedian travel the globe to unearth the world’s great mysteries, starts on Discovery March 8. Will Packer is producing the show. “In his quest for answers to humanity’s biggest questions, Riggle teams up with experts and scholars that help him use ...

Comcast Expects Peacock to Break Even by 2024

January 19, 2020

Comcast’s NBCUniversal expects its new streaming service Peacock to break even by 2024, marking a similar trajectory to the new services from competitors The Walt Disney Co. and AT&T. Matt Strauss, the former Comcast exec heading Peacock, said the company will be investing $2 billion on Peacock ...

Bannister Lake Integrates MPEG-DASH Streaming Protocol Into Chameleon Data Aggregation Workflow

January 19, 2020

CAMBRIDGE, Ontario — Jan. 16, 2020 — Bannister Lake announced today that MPEG dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP (DASH) video content is now fully supported through its flagship Chameleon data management product. Responding to high market demand for the integration of the popular streaming ...

Masstech wins Technology & Engineering Emmy® award for contribution to media storage management

January 19, 2020

Masstech Innovations Inc has been awarded a Technology & Engineering Emmy by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) in their 71 Annual Awards. Masstech was honored for its work in Early Development of HSM Systems that Created a Pivotal Improvement in Broadcast Workflows ...

Terry McCarthy Appointed as American Society of Cinematographers CEO

January 19, 2020

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has named Terry McCarthy as CEO of the organization. In this newly created role, McCarthy is responsible for all business matters relating to the Society, including events, educational efforts, and publishing. With more than 30 years of experience in ...

‘Better Call Saul’ Renewed For Sixth and Final Season

January 19, 2020

Better Call Saul, the prequel to the acclaimed Breaking Bad, was renewed for what will be its sixth and final season, AMC Network and Sony Pictures Television said. The series, created by Vince Gilligan, is about to launch season five on Feb. 23. During season five, attorney Jimmy McGill, played by ...

‘Diary of a Future President’ Begins on Disney+

January 19, 2020

Original series Diary of a Future President, with Gina Rodriguez executive producing and guest starring, begins on Disney+ Jan. 17. Ilana Peña created the show, which is inspired by her childhood, growing up Cuban-American and raised by a single mother. Told from the narration of her diary, Diary ...

Three CBS-Owned CW Stations Add Nightly News

January 19, 2020

CBS Television Stations is introducing nightly 10 p.m. news at owned CW affiliates in Detroit, Atlanta and Tampa. None of the stations currently feature newscasts. Each of the three stations is hiring multimedia journalists to create news content. The newscasts will be produced at another CBS-owned ...

CBA Proposes Mandatory C-Band Clearing Fee

January 19, 2020

Now that FCC chair Ajit Pai has signaled he wants to hold a public auction of the C-Band, midband, spectrum for 5G, the satellite operators with licenses in that spectrum say it should make paying them to get off that spectrum ASAP a condition of participation in an auction. That came in a new ...