ABC Bringing Localish Digital Brand to Broadcast TV
Will be available to eight markets starting Feb. 17.
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Major Networks Sign On for Graham’s STELAR Expiration Plan
Would call for a one-year transition period before a free market takes over.
Locast Cites ‘Abuse’ by Major Broadcasters in Lawsuit Counterclaims
ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC filed a lawsuit in July challenging legality of streamer.
Disney Warns ESPN, ABC Could Be Blacked Out for AT&T Subs
Would also include Freeform and all Disney networks.
FCC Issues Fines for Misuse of Emergency Alert Tones by TV, Radio Outlets
More than $600,000 in combined civil penalties were levied against stations.
Major Broadcasters File Lawsuit Against Locast
ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC team up, calling Locast “Aereo 2.0.”
New Shure Lavalier, Wireless System Play Roles in Live ‘All in the Family’ Redux
The Axient Digital and new TwinPlex solutions were chosen by production mixer Paul Wittman.
KNOE's $4M Renovation Positions Station for the Future
Gray-owned station combined master control and production control into one Technical Media Producer (TMP) room.
Diginets Come of Age
Cord-cutters looking for less-expensive options propel multicast business model
ABC's New 'Castaway' Reality Series Shot on Panasonic Varicam LT
Contemporary action in the series was shot in a remote part of Indonesia
ABC Closes Out its Indy 500 Telecasts on Multiple Platforms and Devices
Broadcasts of the iconic Memorial Day event will move to NBC in 2019
New ABC O&O President: Local Brands ‘Intent On Serving’ Audiences On All Platforms
Last month, Disney announced Wendy McMahon would become the new president of ABC Owned Television Stations Group, effective Jan. 1.
ABC O&Os Update Digital News App
ABC Owned Stations Group is enhancing its news app with more robust video offerings and giving users a higher degree of customization and control.
Wendy McMahon Named President of ABC O&O Group
Wendy McMahon yesterday, Dec. 6, was appointed president of the ABC Owned Television Stations Group.
Disney | ABC Signs 160 Stations to OTT Service
More than 160 ABC affiliate stations have signed on for Disney | ABC Television Group’s OTT Clearinghouse initiative.
Grass Valley Switchers Part of Upgrade to Australian Broadcaster
Grass Valley and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) have continued what GV says is a 20 year relationship with the broadcaster installing GV switchers as part of range of studio upgrades.
Disney|ABC TV Creates ‘Clearinghouse’ to Speed Digital Distribution for Affiliates
Disney|ABC Television Group announced the creation of a new affiliate initiative called “Clearinghouse,” which lays the groundwork to create turnkey opportunities for its affiliates to initiate distribution of newly developed services on TV Everywhere platforms and with over-the-top providers.
Ericsson Nabs Captioning Contracts With Aussie Networks
Ericsson signed a pair of contracts with Australian public service broadcasters ABC and SBS for multi-year captioning services.
Q&A: Renu Thomas on Disney|ABC’s Technology Future
Television is smack in the midst of a technological rebirth on the order of a Mars mission, and Disney|ABC is mapping the trajectory with Renu Thomas at the engineering helm.
Renu Thomas Steps Into Vince Roberts' Role at Disney
Renu Thomas has been promoted to executive vice president of Media Operations, Engineering and IT at Disney|ABC Television.
Disney/ABC CTO Vince Roberts to Retire
Roberts, who joined Disney Channel prior to its launch in 1983 as a staff engineer, has led DATG’s operational and technological strategies and solutions for its vast portfolio of media and broadcast businesses.