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DuJuan McCoy Establishes Big Data Company

DuJuan McCoy, owner, president and CEO of Circle City Broadcasting (parent company of Indianapolis duopoly WISH (CW) and WNDY (MNT), has teamed up with data scientist and co-founder Roosevelt Smith to launch eMedia Augmentation […]

VuWall Releases New 510 All-in-One SDVoE Encoder/Decoder

VuWall, a provider of video wall control systems and unified visualization solutions, has expanded its VuStream encoder and decoder family with the new VuStream 510 appliance. Fully SDVoE compatible, the […]

Live Events Specialist Rees Williams Joins CJP Broadcast

Multimedia systems integrator, equipment specialist and service provider CJP Broadcast has added Rees Williams as broadcast engineer. He joins the company after four years with event presentation company Universal Live […]

PSI Broadcasting Selects PlayBox Neo Playout Systems For New HD Channels

Thai television broadcaster and playout service provider PSI Broadcasting has expanded its investment in PlayBox Neo equipment with the purchase of latest-generation Channel-in-a-Box servers for integration into its Bangkok headquarters. […]

Video Journalist Taps JVC Connected Cam For Aviation Documentary

A storyteller by nature, Annalisa Russell-Smith has been a video journalist for 13 years for a variety of high-profile clients and her work has appeared in media outlets around the […]

Celebro Chooses Quicklink ST500 Studio-In-A-Box

Celebro Media, a provider of live TV services to broadcasters, has partnered with Quicklink as part of its new global studio project. Quicklink’s ST500 (studio-in-a-box) solution has been chosen to […]

Digital Nirvana Announces MonitorIQ 8.0

Digital Nirvana, a provider of media monitoring and metadata generation services, announced the upcoming release of MonitorIQ 8.0, the newest version of its AI-driven compliance logging and monitoring tool that […]

Grass Valley And Telos Alliance Partners Bring Integrated Intercom To Cloud Production

In partnership with the Telos Alliance, Grass Valley is releasing Telos Infinity VIP (Virtual Intercom Platform) on GV AMPP (Agile Media Processing Platform), a professional intercom solution for cloud-based media production workflows. Infinity VIP on AMPP […]

RTI Intros RTI Music MS-3 Music Streamer

Control and automation manufacturer RTI has debuted the new RTI Music and the MS-3 Music Streamer. RTI Music is designed so that technology integrators can deliver what RTI calls “an exceptional streaming […]

Dalet Enables Migo’s Digital Distribution Growth

Migo is using the Dalet Flex media logistics platform to manage its data delivery operation and geographic expansion. Migo is a disruptive digital distribution service designed for emerging economies and […]

Teradek Introduces New Bolt 4K Monitor Modules 1500 TX/RX

Teradek has launched the Bolt 4K Monitor Modules 1500 TX and 1500 RX, giving users a long-range option with the 1500 monitor modules and a short-range option with the original 750 […]

Shure Hires Prakash Moorut As Senior Director Of Spectrum/Regulatory Affairs

Shure is strengthening its commitment to the audio industry by hiring industry veteran Prakash Moorut as senior director of spectrum and regulatory affairs. Shure has been an advocate for the […]

Elevate Broadcast Chooses Custom Consoles Module-R

System integrator Elevate Broadcast has chosen Custom Consoles control room and studio desks as part of a large-scale project for an APAC free-to-air television and radio network. “Custom Consoles’ technical […]

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ATSC Touts Gains On 3.0 Receivers, Datacasting

In a hybrid in-person/virtual, two-day conference last week, ATSC celebrated 43 markets with NextGen TV on the air and dozens more soon to follow as well as successes in datacasting and auto data delivery trials. Among the panels was one on successful trials of 3.0 data delivery to automobiles in Phoenix and Santa Barbara, Calif., conducted by Sony in conjunction with Pearl TV and the News-Press Gazette group.

Synamedia Launches Integrated Security, Business Solutions For Android TV

Synamedia, an independent video software provider, has integrated a broad range of its video offerings with Android TV and has extended its Infinite cloud TV platform to support Android TV […]

Coalition Begins Work On Creating Algorithms To Detect Fake Videos

The Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), a Joint Development Foundation project established to scale trust in online content, has released a draft of its content provenance specifications for community review and feedback. Driven by a […]

Grass Valley And Telos Alliance Partners Bring Integrated Intercom To Cloud Production

In partnership with the Telos Alliance, Grass Valley is releasing Telos Infinity VIP (virtual intercom platform) on GV AMPP (agile media processing platform), a professional intercom solution for cloud-based media production workflows. Infinity VIP on AMPP […]

LiveU & T-Mobile Go To Bat For Fox’s ‘MLB At Field Of Dreams Game’

The MLB at Field of Dreams Game broadcast on Aug. 12, produced by Fox Sports, in collaboration with MLB, paid homage to the renowned classic movie from Universal Pictures while relaying the […]

Digital Nirvana Announces MonitorIQ 8.0

Digital Nirvana, a provider of leading-edge media monitoring and metadata generation services, today released MonitorIQ 8.0, the newest version of its AI-driven compliance logging and monitoring tool that integrates with […]

CBS Sports Director Bob Fishman Retiring After NCAA Hoops Tournament

CBS Sports said long-time director Bob Fishman will retire following next year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. In 50 years with CBS, Fishman has directed nearly every sport televised by the network and has been the lead director on college basketball since 1982. He also directs CBS Sports’ No. 2 NFL broadcast team.

Pilot Announces Winners Of Its 2021 Innovation Challenge

Pilot, an innovation initiative of the National Association of Broadcasters, today announced two winners of the 2021 Pilot Innovation Challenge. Winners will receive relevant mentorship, feedback, travel support and exhibit […]

Monitizing NextGen TV At TV2025

Executives from NBCUnversal, E.W. Scripps and Pearl TV will zero in and talk about the state of the art of ATSC 3.0 deployment, revenue, marketing as well as future opportunities and obstacles on Sept. 22 during TVNewsCheck’s sixth annual TV2025: Monetizing the Future conference. Register here.

Vubiquity CEO Darcy Antonellis To Step Down

Darcy Antonellis, a veteran tech exec who held senior posts at Warner Bros and CBS before becoming CEO of Vubiquity, has announced she will step down and take on an advisory role. Antonellis, who has led the tech services provider since 2014, initiated the move and announced it internally in June. Vubiquity, a subsidiary of Amdocs, provides premium content services and media tech solutions to Disney, Warner Bros, Sony, Paramount Pictures and many other clients.

Core Networks, Tower Connectivity, Broadcaster Education Vital For ATSC 3.0 Strength

Advanced television’s growing pains — along with its growth trajectory — were evident during last week’s ATSC “Full Steam Ahead” annual member meeting and conference. Discussions veered from NextGen TV’s ability to make traditional broadcasting better to entry paths for entirely new data delivery ventures.

ATSC Honors Alan Stein, Gordon Smith

InterDigital’s Stein receives the Bernard J. Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award, while NAB’s Smith is presented the Mark Richer Industry Leadership Medal.

Phenix Names T.K. Gore Chief Revenue Officer

Phenix, a provider of real-time streaming technology, today appointed T.K. Gore chief revenue officer. In his new role, he will spearhead Phenix’s sales leadership and expansion following the company’s oversubscribed Series B investment […]

MultiDyne Expands SilverBack Fiber Camera Adapter Series

MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Solutions is bringing a new version of its flagship SilverBack-V series fiber camera adapters to market that reduces the cost of creating high-resolution, cinematic quality productions for a much broader customer base. Ideal for content […]