Broadcasting & Cable magazine

Magazine

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 is a television

Television

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 industry trade magazine

Trade journal

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 published by NewBay Media

NewBay Media

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. Previous names included Broadcasting/Telecasting, Broadcasting and Broadcast Advertising, and Broadcasting. Broadcasting was founded in Washington, D.C., by Martin Codel, Sol Taishoff, and former National Association of Broadcasters

National Association of Broadcasters

The National Association of Broadcasters is a trade association, workers union, and lobby group representing the interests of for-profit, over-the-air radio and television broadcasters in the United States...

 president Harry Shaw

Harry Shaw

Harold Shaw was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a full back. He was born in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England.-Club career:...

, 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.) The men operated under the corporate name Broadcasting Publications, Inc.; after Shaw's departure, the company was owned by Codel, Taishoff, and their wives. Broadcasting was published biweekly until January, 1941, and weekly thereafter. Codel left the magazine in January, 1943, to work in public relations for the Red Cross in the North African theater of the war

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, but remained on the masthead as publisher.

In 2009, owner Reed Business Information

Reed Business Information

Reed Business Information is a large business publisher in the United States, United Kingdom, continental Europe, Australia and Asia, often referred to as RBI...

 sold TWICE

TWICE

TWICE is a trade publication and web site owned by NewBay Media serving the information needs of retailers, distributors and manufacturing representatives in the consumer electronics and major appliance industries...

, Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News

Multichannel News

Multichannel News is a magazine and Web site published by NewBay Media that covers multichannel television and communications providers, such as cable operators, satellite television firms and telephone companies, as well as emerging Internet video and communication services.Multichannel News was...

to NewBay Media.