BOFA Hurricane Grants: $50K And Rising
The Broadcasters Foundation of America has already distributed $50,000 in emergency aid to broadcasters impacted by Hurricane Harvey and $100,000 in projected grants are slated for Hurricane Irma-affected broadcasters. The foundation raised $250,000 at its Celebrity Golf Tournament last week.
The Fox-owned duopoly will relocate its operation and studio facilities to a new complex developed by Carr Properties in Bethesda, Md., according to a letter of intent. The stations, which have operated from their current Wisconsin Ave. location since 1966, will move to a new home along the Metro’s red line in June 2021.
Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon have failed in their legal bid to block CBS Corp. from taking over the insolvent Ten Network. The two had argued that their own bid wasn’t properly considered, but the Supreme Court in New South Wales dismissed the challenge. Murdoch and Gordon have said they’ll appeal the decision.
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Dave Chappelle, Ellen DeGeneres, Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld all crashed scenes from Netflix original programming as the streaming service debuted its “Netflix Is A Joke” TV campaign on Emmy night. Each of the comedians has upcoming Netflix specials.
At IBC 2017, Telestream and IBM Aspera debuted a new solution for high-speed capture and production of live, broadcast quality video from remote locations for faster production turnaround.
Details On Sinclair-Tribune Merger Overdue
The FCC has finally gotten around to asking Sinclair how it intends to comply with the national and local ownership rules. The merger puts it in nominal violation of the caps and it will have to do something to get below them. I applaud the FCC move as the public has the right to know just how Sinclair plans to proceed.
Raycom-owned WPGX in Panama City, Fl. has tapped Bill Poplin as its new general manager/general sales manager. Most recently, Poplin was sales manager for WCTI in Greenville, N.C.
PHABRIX Adds ST 2110 IP Support
PHABRIX will be adding SMPTE ST 2110 IP support to its Qx generator/analyser platform, along with enhanced UHD (12G-SDI) physical layer analysis with new audio generation/embedding and multi-frame test patterns. […]
Global service providers have more IP traffic riding on their networks than ever before, with new services continuously being added to the list, which includes multigigabit-speed broadband, video, voice, mobile/wireless, […]
The Arkansas CW will add a half-hour newscast on Saturdays and Sundays launching Sept. 23 using newsgathering resources from the local ABC affiliate and sister station 40/29.
Snell Advanced Media has announced the latest release of its FormatFusion software. This latest version, FormatFusion4, adds HDR capabilities to its Kahuna production switcher range. The FormatFusion engine is at […]
Primestream Previews IP Capture
At IBC 2017 in Amsterdam, Primestream will preview a major update to its Dynamic Media Management software platform that adds powerful features for simplifying project management across departments and geographic […]
NewTek and Vizrt today announced the availability of the NewTekVizrt IP Graphics Server – the NVG1 – a real-time 4K-capable 3D graphics system designed for deep integration with NewTek IP […]
Rohde & Schwarz introduced at IBC a new ingest, live production and channel playout platform that bridges hybrid SDI and IP operations. Designated R&S VENICE, the system can be used […]
At IBC2017, ChyronHego is showcasing an all-new version of its Silver robotic camera head with the RoboRail straight camera rail system from Mo-Sys Engineering Ltd. The combined system provides no-delay […]
Facebook enabled advertisers to target users with an anti-Semitic bent, a ProPublica investigation has found. An algorithm — not people — created the anti-Semitic categories, and Facebook removed them as soon as they became aware of them.
Networks need a longer window to monetize their DVR audiences, but a host of factors including legacy media inertia, billing logistics and irate advertisers are slowing the prospects of doing so. Extending the cutoff from seven to 35 days could mean a significant revenue uptick, a Nielsen study found,
A new survey of nearly 50 WAN-IFRA members finds Facebook is responsible for an average of just 7% of their digital revenue, and a quarter of publishers queried said they received no direct revenue from the platform at all. The report estimates that puts Facebook lower than other platforms including Google, YouTube and Spotify in terms of how much revenue is shared back with publishers.
Reports of softening TV scatter pricing are false, CBS Corp. Chairman/CEO Les Moonves said Thursday on CNBC. He says the networks just came off a strong upfront that saw CPMs and volume up across the board.
Scripps Networks CEO Ken Lowe may emerge from his company’s prospective sale to Discovery Networks with a $91.6 million golden parachute, an SEC filing Thursday revealed. The company’s board unanimously endorsed the golden parachute, David Lieberman reports.
