KERO Bakersfield Upgrades To LED With Brightline

Scripps Media’s KERO Bakersfield, Calif., is the latest of the station group’s properties to add a Brightline high-performance studio lighting system. From Brightline’s all-in-one retrofit kit to turnkey lighting upgrades, over a […]

Syncbak Launches New Local Content Streaming Platform Zeam

The new offering will debut with nearly 300 local stations featuring news, sports and culture both live and on-demand, plus more than five billion advertising unit avails for marketers. The launch will be backed by an eight-figure marketing campaign, headlined by a Super Bowl spot starring John Stamos.

NBCU Sets Dates for Annual One24 & Upfront Events

The fourth annual technology conference heads to 30 Rock’s Studio 8H on March 20, while the upfront will bring iconic IP and notable back to Radio City Music Hall on May 13.

BRAND CONNECTIONS

TVU Networks Announces General Availability Of TVU MediaHub

TVU Networks, a global provider of cloud and IP-based live video technologies, today unveiled TVU MediaHub, its latest cloud-driven platform for managing video signals in both IP and SDI environments. […]

QUARTERLY REPORT

Google’s Parent Posts Double-Digit Revenue Growth In A Quarter For First Time In Nearly 2 Years

The results announced Tuesday by Alphabet Inc. marked the third consecutive quarter of escalating revenue growth for the Mountain View, Calif., company, with most of the sales coming through Google’s dominance of search and online advertising. The rebound followed an unprecedented drop in Google’s ad revenue coming out of the pandemic following nearly 20 years of uninterrupted growth.

AI & THE MEDIA

New York Times Is Building A Team To Explore AI In The Newsroom

The publication is hiring engineers and editors for a new team that will experiment with uses for generative AI, but says journalists will still write, edit and report the news.

Charter To Use Sensormatic To Measure Spectrum Store Traffic

Charter Communications said today it will use Sensormatic’s in-store traffic analytics to boost product sales and optimize staffing at its 700 retail locations. Charter ran a pilot program using Sensormatic in 50 of its stores lat year.

XGen Network Files For Two New 5G Broadcasting Experimental Licenses

XGen Network, in partnership with HC2 and EGOT Media, has filed for two new experimental 5G broadcast licenses with the FCC. This move is in collaboration with HC2’s WTXX-LD Springfield, […]

Projective Technology And LucidLink’s Groundbreaking Integration Enables Cloud Post-Production At Scale

Projective Technology, a software company that brings structure to post-production workflows for broadcasters, creative agencies and production facilities worldwide, and LucidLink, pioneers in enabling instant access to data and real-time collaboration […]

Mo-Sys Engineering Democratises Virtual Production With Free Lens File Library

Ahead of ISE 2024, Europe’s largest AV and integration show, Mo-Sys Engineering announces a paradigm shift in virtual production (VP) accessibility: the company is transforming its Lens File Library, the […]

Haivision IP And Bonded Cellular Solutions Power Live Broadcast Coverage Of TCS New York City Marathon

Haivision, a global provider of real-time video networking and visual collaboration solutions, announced that Haivision video solutions were used to ensure the successful broadcast of November’s 2023 TCS New York City […]

Blackbird Expands To More U.S. TV Stations With BLOX Digital

Blackbird, seller of the cloud native video editing platform of the same name, says it has been deployed to a further two U.S. TV stations for digital news production following […]

FCC Moves To Simplify Sending Multilingual Emergency Alerts

The commission plans a February vote on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to make it easier to send multilingual alerts over TV and radio.

Talking TV: How NBCU Local Is Strategizing On FAST Channels

Angela Grande, director of streaming news channels at NBCUniversal Local, says FAST channels represent a unique and powerful opportunity for local news, but choreographing the relationships between stations, platforms and tech partners is a fast-evolving dance. A full transcript of the conversation is included.

Microsoft Lays Off 1,900 Activision Blizzard & Xbox Employees

Blizzard President Mike Ybarra has also decided to leave, and Blizzard’s survival game has been canceled.

Broadcast Solutions Supports NEP Germany And Dyn Media To Create Remote Production Capabilities

Broadcast Solutions, a European media systems integration groups, in collaboration with broadcast facilities provider NEP Germany, has designed and implemented a remote production environment for the new sports network Dyn Media. NEP […]

Cobalt Iron Receives Patent On Data Locality-Based Brokering Of Cloud Computing

Cobalt Iron, a provider of SaaS-based enterprise data protection, has earned another new patent, this time on its technology for data locality-based brokering of cloud computing operations. Patent No. 11843665, […]

NAB Show Now Accepting Entries For Excellence In Sustainability Awards

NAB Show is now accepting entries for the second Excellence in Sustainability Awards. The awards will celebrate outstanding achievements in media technology and production, recognizing contributions that demonstrate significant sustainable impact, […]

BT Media and Broadcast and LiveU Collaborate To Offer Live Content Capability For Broadcasters

LiveU says it is working with BT Media and Broadcast to offer new live content sharing capability for broadcasters across sport, remote production, news, live events and a range of […]

Sky Sport Germany Selects Latest Lawo Technology

Sky Sport Deutschland, a provider of sports broadcasts in Germany, has launched a comprehensive technical overhaul, with Lawo equipment at the heart of this transformation. Sky Sport is installing 12 […]

JVC Releases New RM-LP450G Slow-Mo Controller For vMix Studio Switchers

JVC Professional Video has introduced the new RM-LP450G slow-motion controller for its vMix studio switchers, which it says “can increase the speed of a live playback workflow. With a modern appearance […]

Ateliere To Collaborate With AWS On Content Creation And Delivery

Ateliere Creative Technologies, a provider of cloud-native media supply chain solutions, has made a five-year strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS). According to Ateliere, “This collaboration can redefine […]

Blackbird Adopted By WCAV Charlottesville, Va., For Newsroom Workflow

Lockwood Broadcasting’s CBS affiliate WCAV Charlottesville, Va., has chosen browser-based Blackbird for professional, collaborative and scalable video editing and publishing for its broadcast and digital workflow. The station will deploy […]

DatafuelX And MRI-Simmons Bring Demographic Modeling To TV

DatafuelX, a provider of analytics and technology for multi-currency, cross-platform solutions, announced a partnership with MRI-Simmons, the leading provider of insights on the American consumer, to enable the scoring of device-level TV […]

NBC Sports Next’s SportsEngine Expands Partnership With Pixellot To Offer Free Live AI-Automated Streaming Technology To Sports Venues

NBC Sports Next’s SportsEngine and Pixellot today announced the next phase of their partnership, which will offer enhanced livestreaming opportunities for sporting venues across North America at no cost. The new collaboration between SportsEngine, […]

AI & THE MEDIA

Most Top News Sites Block AI Bots. Right-Wing Media Welcomes Them

Nearly 90% of top news outlets like The New York Times now block AI data collection bots from OpenAI and others. Leading right-wing outlets like NewsMax and Breitbart mostly permit them.

Local Media Consortium Picks Ex.Co Video Publishing Technology

The Local Media Consortium, a group focused on providing strategic partnerships for about 5,000 local media outlets, said it selected Ex.Co as its preferred video technology platform. Bonneville International and Capitol Broadcasting’s WRAL Raleigh, N.C., are among the group members now working with Ex.Co. Other members include Cox Media Group and Nexstar Media Group.

NBC Sports Launches New Graphics Solution

Apple Plans New Fees And Restrictions For Downloads Outside App Store

Meta, Spotify and other companies are weighing new options for customers as Apple makes changes to comply with a new European law.

AI & THE MEDIA

NTIA To Release AI Accountability Report ‘This Winter’

he National Telecommunications and Information Administration is planning to release its artificial intelligence accountability report “this winter,” the agency’s top official said on Monday. The NTIA first requested comment in April 2023 on what policies should be put in place to ensure the trustworthiness of AI systems. More than 1,400 commenters weighed in, which is a lot for the agency, NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson said at a Knight Foundation event.