Bexel, an NEP Broadcast Services company, said industry veteran Mike King has rejoined the company as manager of strategic accounts. In his new role, King will manage and support key client […]
University of Louisville has chosen the Viper XL Bidirectional Fiber Optic Transmission System from Grass Valley as part of an upgrade to its production capability. The investment comes in advance of the Atlantic Coast Conference […]
At Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Mo., the department of Mass Media’s TV & Film program offers an intensive, hands-on curriculum in which students work on a wide variety of […]
Members of the Advanced Television Systems Committee elected four industry executives to serve on the its board of directors for three-year terms that begin in January 2019. Anne Schelle, Pearl […]
Calrec Audio’s Brio36 digital audio console was the console of choice for Rush Media’s recently completed six-unit OB fleet. Primarily used for sports broadcast, the mobile unit provider was looking for a high-quality […]
ICIT’s Parham Eftekhari To Speak At CBR 2019
The executive director of the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology will talk about emerging cybersecurity threats; communicating with the C-suite about investing in security; and the latest technologies being used and developed to thwart cyber crime at TVNewsCheck’s second annual Cybersecurity for Broadcasters Retreat in February.
On Friday, Nov. 30, broadcasters in the first of a 10-phase post incentive auction repack must have completed their move to new channels and ceased broadcasting on their pre-transition channels. Phase two begins Dec. 1. According to the FCC, more than 140 TV stations in over 20 markets will have moved frequencies when phase one is over.
Aiding A Community With Facebook Innovation
An Alabama meteorologist used Facebook Live and satellite imagery to pinpoint weather information for viewers affected by Hurricane Michael. Because of his creative efforts to serve the viewers during a difficult time, Josh Johnson of WSFA has won the Social Media Excellence Awards’ top distinction — the Innovator Award.
Broadcast Solutions implemented a new HD TV studio facility for Switch TV, a new channel in Nairobi, Kenya. Broadcast Solutions, with its Hungarian team, acted as the main contracting partner […]
KSYS Averts Disaster With NVerzion
KSYS Medford, Ore. (DMA 135), a PBS member station operated by Southern Oregon Public Television, recently replaced its aging digital video recorders with the new NVerzion NFinity broadcast video servers. […]
A Grass Valley Global IP Barometer finds a strong industry desire to invest in open IP based solutions with 43% percent of media industry respondents reporting IP deployments underway. The need for improved infrastructure flexibility is the leading business priority driving IP migration.
DPP’s Harrison Makes IP Work Around The World
Under Mark Harrison, the U.K.-based Digital Production Partnership has been instrumental in extending the use of SMPTE’s Interoperable Master Format (IMF) standard for broadcast and online applications and focusing vendors’ attention on cyber security. He talks about how his group is helping broadcasters keep up with consumers’ ever-changing content demands. “We are, in effect, democratizing IMF.”
WJW Goes Live With Hitachi 3.0 Solution
The NAB and the Consumer Technology Association have deployed Hitachi Kokusai Electric Comark’s fully integrated ATSC 3.0 solution at WJW Cleveland. Under an experimental broadcast license from the FCC, Tribune […]
Viewer engagement platform Megaphone TV announced new and extended partnerships with some of the biggest content providers in television and OTT/streaming. These national and international partnerships are in addition to […]
NAGRA, a provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, and NOS, Portugal’s leading communications and entertainment company, are stepping up the fight against broadcast and streaming piracy of Benfica […]
Rohde & Schwarz has acquired Pixel Power Ltd., a provider of television branding, graphics, automation, master control and playout. A price was not disclosed. With this acquisition, Rohde & Schwarz […]
Simon Trudelle, NAGRA senior director, product marketing: “The solution is driven by a combination of technology, collaboration, and innovation to fight pirate services across all distribution networks. Sports leagues must partner with vendors and service providers, as well as providing their own OTT services if not already the case, to ensure all fans get the best experience possible, anywhere.”
KCCI Reveals Personal Moments, Incredible People
Hearst’s KCCI Des Moines, Iowa, took top honors in the small-medium market category in TVNewsCheck’s inaugural Social Media Excellence Awards. Its social media producer explains how the station captured a “beautiful moment” to lift it above the pack.
Cobalt Digital is one of the recipients of the 70th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards that will take place in partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters at the NAB […]
MediaKind, a global media technology provider, has been selected by Slovak Telekom and T-Mobile Czech Republic, members of the Deutsche Telekom group, to power the delivery of IPTV services to consumers in […]
The collapse of KOZK Springfield, Mo.’s tower in April that killed an engineer was caused by mistakes made by contractors, according to a report by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
To honor innovative, creative and effective use of social media, this year’s NewsTECHForum on Dec. 10 will present the first Social Media Excellent Awards to WTVT Tampa, Fla.; KCCI Des Moines, Iowa; Josh Johnson of WSFA Montgomery, Ala.; and Kristen Hampton of WBTV Charlotte, N.C. After accepting their awards, winners will participate in a panel discussion moderated by Kim Wilson of Social News Desk.
Local OTT Pioneers To Share Best Practices
At TVNewsCheck’s annual NewsTECHForum on Dec. 11 in New York, Michael Depp will moderate a discussion among four broadcast experts on how to make the most of OTT content, tech and monetization.
The award recognizes outstanding contribution to the field of live transmission as Dejero turns 10.
Used exclusively by NBC/Telemundo station meteorologists, the StormRanger radar trucks are honored for revolutionizing the timeliness and accuracy of local weather forecasting and reporting.
Wazee Digital’s Robin Melhuish: “Content creation companies that develop and produce film and television programs are continually working to make sure their asset management and distribution processes are as simple as they can be. Having a global archive/marketing distribution platform can help them eliminate distribution complexity, unify and streamline operations and maximize the revenue potential for each production.”
Making sure that 4K signals maintain their integrity offers big, new challenges. “It’s a change in physics, in the way you make the cameras and capture the images,” says Phabrix’s Phillip Adams. “We need new instruments to understand what is happing with the high-dynamic range.” And then there are issues when the signals are also being distributed over broadband and mobile networks.