SMPTE today announced that Frank Kunkle has joined the society as its new director of marketing. Kunkle, who officially assumed his new role on July 22, is guiding development and […]
Sony’s Profit Dips, Sticks To Forecast For Year
The Japanese electronics and entertainment company’s April-June profit totaled 152 billion yen ($1.4 billion), down from 226 billion yen in the same period of the previous year. Quarterly sales inched down 1% to 1.93 trillion yen ($17.7 billion). Sony kept its profit forecast for the fiscal year through March 2020 unchanged at 500 billion yen ($4.6 billion).
Sales, Engineering, GM Positions Available
New posts last week on TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center, include job openings from Nexstar and Hearst for their stations in California, Florida and Iowa.
The platform will enable 4G and 5G wireless operators to offload OTT and live content on to the “one-to-many” broadcast Digital Terrestrial Transmission (DTT) networks that broadcasting are building with ATSC 3.0.
Multicasting Special Report | Improved Encoders Equal More Diginets
Broadcasters are capitalizing on that simple equation as they try to squeeze every last advertising dollar out of their 6 MHz channels through multicasting. Hopped-up encoders and advanced video compression have also facilitated channel sharing in the wake of the incentive auction and will come in handy for stacking legacy ATSC 1.0 signals as broadcasters roll out ATSC 3.0.
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A step up from past LCD video walls, the new LED technology is increasingly featuring in new news set designs, enabling crisper images and more flexibility.
Digital Nirvana At IBC 2019
Digital Nirvana’s service portfolio includes media monitoring and analysis, media solutions and services, investment research services and learning management services. MonitorIQ — MonitorIQ is a leading broadcast-monitoring solution from Digital Nirvana […]
Dejero, a provider of cloud-managed video transport and Internet connectivity solutions while mobile or in remote locations, is showcasing its latest 5G-ready solutions, SMPTE 2110 support, return video solutions, CellSat […]
Riedel Communications today added to its North American sales presence with the appointment of Ashley D. Condon as regional sales manager for the Southeastern U.S. Based in Florida, Condon reports […]
It says the deal will allow it to provide end-to-end managed broadcast operations, transmission, and content monetization.
Amino Communications, a global media and entertainment technology solutions provider, today said it has purchased the privately-held Amsterdam-headquartered 24i, a provider of online video solutions and services. “The fast-growing 24i […]
Dalet, a provider of solutions and services for broadcasters and content professionals, today acquired the Ooyala Flex Media Platform business. The asset deal includes the Ooyala Flex Media Platform, as […]
ProCo Sound, an ACT/RHC brand, introduces its new wireless in-ear monitor system (W.I.E.M.S.). The company says W.I.E.M.S. is “the most-compact in-ear solution on the market today. It features a sleek and […]
Control and automation manufacturer RTI is now shipping its flagship T4x handheld remote control. TRTI says the controller’s design “offers superb ergonomics, a high-resolution 4-inch capacitive touchscreen, and fully programmable […]
Live streaming provider Corrivium has chosen the cloud video platform Blackbird for the clipping and publishing of highlights of Global Rapid Rugby, a new international rugby competition. Corrivium delivers live streaming events globally. […]
Red Bee Media has opened its second Red Lab facility in Hilversum, the Netherlands. Red Lab Hilversum will focus on product development, testing and demonstrations of IP and software-based solutions […]
Veritone, the creator of aiWARE, an operating system for artificial intelligence, said that Cox Media Group (CMG) has selected the aiWARE-powered Veritone Essentials suite of applications to use across its […]
Sonnet Technologies has debuted its SF3 Series – RED Mini-Mag pro card reader, the latest model in its family of professional media readers. The SF3 Series features dual card slots and […]
Biamp, a supplier of professional audio and video solutions based in Beaverton, Ore., has acquired Audioprof Group International, parent company of Community Loudspeakers, based in Philadelphia, and Apart Audio, based […]
TVU Networks, a global technology and innovation provider of live IP solutions, has announced the purchase of its TVU Anywhere app for capturing and streaming live video with the TVU Server by […]
CNN Rides The IP Train Into Hudson Yards
The global news giant has built the first major broadcast facility to be completely based on the SMPTE 2110 IP networking standard. “The idea behind going IP was to get everything across CNN’s facilities connected,” says Bob Hesskamp, EVP of broadcast engineering for Turner. “The other reason we did this was we wanted to build a facility that wasn’t out of date on Day One, that was software-configurable, expandable and easier to make changes to.”
WCET, WPTD And WPTO Back On Air
Corporate Openings At Graham And Nexstar
Both Graham and Nexstar have openings in their respective corporate headquarters in Chicago and Dallas for a chief technology officer and a senior vice president of local content development.
Bitcentral Inc., a provider of efficient media workflows in the U.S. and Latin America, today named Colin Mitchell as market development VP for Fuel, non-broadcast. Launched in August 2018, Fuel is the […]
TNDV: Television, Harb Production Services and Coastal Media Group join forces with Live Mobile Group to offer full-service live production facilities and solutions coast to coast.
