Broadcasting & Cable

Broadcasting & Cable (B&C, or Broadcasting+Cable) was a telecommunications industry monthly trade magazine and, later, news website published by Future US. Founded in 1931 as Broadcasting, subsequent mergers, acquisitions and industry evolution saw a series of name changes, including Broadcasting and Broadcast Advertising and Broadcasting-Telecasting, returning to the original Broadcasting before adopting its current name in 1993. B&C, which was published biweekly until January 1941, and weekly thereafter, covers the business of television in the U.S.—programming, advertising, regulation, technology, finance, and news. In addition to the newsweekly, B&C operates a comprehensive website which offered a forum for industry debate and criticism.^[3]

On August 6, 2024, Future announced that the magazine would cease publication after its September 2024 issue, and switch to a digital-only format as part of sister website Next TV. However, Next TV as a whole ceased publishing new content at the end of September 2024.

Broadcasting was founded in Washington, D.C., by Martin Codel, Sol Taishoff and former National Association of Broadcasters president Harry Shaw, and the first issue was published on October 15, 1931. Originally, Shaw was publisher, Codel editor, and Taishoff managing editor; when Shaw retired, Codel became publisher and Taishoff took over as editor-in-chief. (Taishoff had succeeded Codel writing the radio column for the Consolidated Press Association, both men using the pseudonym "Robert Mack"; the two met while covering radio in Washington.)^[4] The men operated under the corporate name Broadcasting Publications, Inc.; after Shaw's departure, the company was owned by Codel, Taishoff, and their wives. Codel left the magazine in January 1943, to work in public relations for the Red Cross in the North African theater of the war, but remained on the masthead as publisher until June 1944, at which point Taishoff and his wife bought out the Codels' interest in the magazine. Taishoff then assumed the post of the publisher in addition to editor.^[5]

Broadcasting merged with Broadcast Advertising in 1932, with the Broadcast Reporter in 1933, and with Telecast in 1953.^[6] The title was changed to Broadcasting-Telecasting beginning with the November 26, 1945, issue; Telecasting was dropped from the cover page on October 14, 1957, but remained on the masthead through January 5, 1959. The title remained Broadcasting thereafter until February 22, 1993, becoming Broadcasting & Cable with the March 1, 1993 issue.

Sol Taishoff ganó un premio Peabody por su labor periodística en 1980. ^{[ 7 ]} Times Mirror compró Broadcasting en 1986 a la familia Taishoff. ^{[ 8 ]} Cahners Publishing compró Broadcasting en 1991. ^{[ 9 ]} En 2009, el sucesor de Cahners, Reed Business Information, vendió TWICE , Broadcasting & Cable y Multichannel News a NewBay Media . ^{[ 2 ] [ 10 ]} Future adquirió NewBay Media en 2018. ^{[ 11 ]} En 2020, Future integró Broadcasting & Cable en su nueva plataforma, Next TV. ^{[ 12 ] [ 13 ]}

En agosto de 2024, Future anunció que la revista dejaría de publicarse al mes siguiente, aunque tanto esta como Multichannel News (que también dejó de publicarse) sobrevivirían como sub-marcas en el sitio web hermano de noticias de la industria Next TV , que se centraba principalmente en la industria del streaming. Sin embargo, el Salón de la Fama de la revista continuaría. ^{[ 14 ]} El 30 de septiembre, se publicó un aviso en Next TV indicando que se había cesado por completo la publicación de contenido nuevo, pero que el sitio web permanecería en línea con contenido de archivo. ^{[ 15 ]}

La revista patrocina una cena anual en la que alrededor de una docena de profesionales de la industria son incorporados a su Salón de la Fama de la Radiodifusión y el Cable. ^{[ 16 ]}

En diciembre de 2012, el programa de televisión de juicios Judge Judy le valió a su estrella, Judy Sheindlin, un lugar en el Salón de la Fama de Broadcasting & Cable . Sheindlin aceptó el honor en el Hotel Waldorf Astoria de Nueva York. ^{[ 17 ] [ 18 ]}

En 2015, el Salón de la Fama celebró su 25 aniversario ^{[ 19 ]} y hasta la fecha ha honrado a casi 400 ejecutivos, talentos y programas, entre ellos Bob Iger , presidente y director ejecutivo de The Walt Disney Company ; ^{[ 19 ]} David Zaslav, director ejecutivo y presidente de Warner Bros. Discovery , ^{[ 20 ]} el locutor deportivo y ex jugador de la NFL Frank Gifford ; el Dr. Phil McGraw , presentador de Dr. Phil ; y Kathie Lee Gifford , copresentadora de la cuarta hora de Today .

As of 2019, only fifteen shows have either been inducted or are scheduled to be inducted:^[16]

• 20/20
• 60 Minutes
• American Idol
• Dateline NBC
• Entertainment Tonight
• Family Feud
• Good Morning America
• Inside the NBA
• Live with Kelly & Michael
• Mad Men
• Monday Night Football
• The Simpsons
• SportsCenter
• Today
• The View

• Sitio web oficial
• Don West, especialista en radiodifusión y televisión por cable en las bibliotecas de la Universidad de Maryland.
• Archivos de revistas