Since it first aired in 1965, the animated A Charlie Brown Christmas became an indelible holiday tradition and so, too, has musician Vince Guaraldi’s music — perhaps even more so.
The executive, who has been with the company for two decades, returned from a yearlong sabbatical in May 2021. (Image: Amazon)
Peter Bradbury had been with the measurement company for 26 years. (Image: Nielsen)
Exclusives
Local TV broadcasters and emergency managers from the Washington, DC metro region are convening December 7-8 for the AWARN Washington, DC Roundtable. The goal, according to an AWARN statement, is […]
TV network news programming such as CBS Evening News and E.W. Scripps Co.’s Newsy network have been deemed the lowest risk for viewers and advertisers, while Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson Tonight was rated as having the highest possible risk, according to just released data from news veracity ratings service NewsGuard.
Roker has been hospitalized twice because of blood clots in his lungs and legs. The second time came just a day after he was originally discharged.
Over two weeks after the final police report on the fatal shooting of Rust DP Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin last October was handed over to the local D.A., the document has been made public.
The new members will begin serving their terms on January 1, 2023, running through December 31, 2024. According to the Academy, more than half of those elected are new to the boardroom and represent diverse talent and professions across the industry.
CBS’s Survivor hit a a season high of 4.9 million viewers and a 0.7 demo rating on Wednesday. The CW’s Stargirl (509K/0.1) rose to season highs in audience.
Dow Drops 404, Nasdaq Falls 328, S&P Slips 87
Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street Friday as inflation worries grew. The S&P 500 fell 2.4% after having been up as much as 1.2% in the early going. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.3% and the Nasdaq composite ended 3.1% lower. Both indexes also turned lower after marching higher in early trading.
Meeting the challenge of weather alerting’s expanding demands
A rise in the number of extreme weather events has increased demand for weather alerting by local TV meteorologists, who must communicate with their audiences over the air, online, on mobile, social and OTT. TVNewsCheck and The Weather Company will talk about how technology is meeting the demand for faster, easier and more compelling weather alerting during an Oct. 27 webinar. Register here.
After 28 years at Hearst’s NBC affiliate WDSU New Orleans, reporter Heath Allen will retire on Sept. 30. He started at WDSU in 1994. During his tenure, he has been […]
Advanced Systems Group (ASG), a solutions provider for media creatives and content owners, announced the appointment of John Small as a solutions engineer. Small joins ASG from Quantum where he was a […]
MOXFIVE, a specialized technical advisory firm founded to help minimize the business impact of cyber-attacks, will lead an incident response simulation at TVNewsCheck’s fourth annual cybersecurity for Broadcasters Retreat, to take place Oct. 17-18 at NAB Show NY. Michael Rogers, senior director of technical advisory services at MOXFIVE, will lead the exercise, which is designed to train participants to calmly, efficiently react to a cybersecurity attack at their companies. Register Now for CBR 2022.
Engel, the NBC News chief foreign correspondent, accepted the award Thursday evening Indianapolis, and in his acceptance remarks, delivered what came across as “a call to action” to the journalists in attendance, warning that free speech and democracy are endangered — and that journalists have a responsibility to overcome what he calls “censorship by static” that has come to characterize the social media age over the past 16 years.
Trump May Not Be Able To Control The Narrative This Time
For most of his life, Donald Trump has wielded an immense superpower: the ability to bend and twist reality to meet his needs of the moment. But now it seems he’s losing that magic touch, especially with a group of allies that has been with him since the very beginning — the media.
The cloud and master control — a measured migration
Public cloud platforms aren’t yet ready to handle playout of local TV stations, but a new generation of hubbing strategies offers high-performance, cost-effective solutions for large and even small groups intent on modernizing master control.
CNN White House correspondent John Harwood said that Friday will be his last day at the network. Harwood wrote on Twitter, “Personal news: today’s my last day at CNN … proud of the work … thanks to my colleagues… i’ve been lucky to serve the best in American media – St. Petersburg Times, WSJ, NYT, the NBC family, CNN … look forward to figuring out what’s next.” (Photo: CNN)
This year, the Colorado State Fair’s annual art competition gave out prizes in all the usual categories: painting, quilting, sculpture. But one entrant, Jason M. Allen of Pueblo West, Colo., didn’t make his entry with a brush or a lump of clay. He created it with Midjourney, an artificial intelligence program that turns lines of text into hyper-realistic graphics.
After a 33-year run at Warner Bros Pictures, and lots of hits including the Lego franchise, the last four Harry Potter films, multi-Oscar winner Mad Max: Fury Road and this summer’s hit Elvis, Courtenay Valenti, the studio’s President, Production and Development, has decided to leave. (Image: Warner Bros.)
The NAB DSA “honors broadcasters who have made a significant and lasting contributions to the industry,” the NAB said.
Program participants will be mentored and trained, with a paid mentorship and training program scheduled over a three-month period beginning Sept. 6. The curriculum focuses on developing skills for professional careers as on-camera digital content creators, going beyond independent content creation to give participants experience working on professional video sets. (Image: Rooster Teeth, WBD)
