Netflix and Disney hope a lower price point will convince all of those recent grads, grandparents, old boyfriends, etc. who are still on someone else’s plan to sign up for one of their own. That’s going to be a tough sell.
Aveco, the independent provider of automation and MAM for media companies, today announced the worldwide availability of its ASTRA V (“vee”) core platform for its ASTRA Studio, ASTRA MCR, and […]
Telstra Broadcast Services (TBS) is highlighting its Media Production Platform at IBC 2022, demonstrating the new cloud-based production and playout service’s full capabilities, and unveiling a range of new features to […]
Executives from NBCUniversal, Fox Television Stations, E.W. Scripps, Gray Television and Estrella Media told a TVNewsCheck webinar last week they’ve needed to embrace a wide range of tools and tactics to grow audience and revenue for their streaming channels. Ubiquity and flexibility, they said, are key.
T-Mobile’s premium unlimited wireless customers already get year free of Apple TV Plus to go with a free Netflix standard plan.
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How will streaming services consistently identify, acquire and develop projects that resonate? That’s going to require ever better ways to measure and predict success.
Apple’s keynote iPhone event is locked in for early Sept., which means it’s just about time for the company to announce a boatload of new products, chief among them being this year’s lineup of new iPhones.
T-Mobile will partner with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and use the company’s Starlink satellites to provide mobile networks for cellphone users in remote areas, both companies announced at an event on Thursday.
TVNewsCheck’s Michael Depp talks with Joe Murphy of Deep Brain AI, a technology company that’s creating digital copies of TV news anchors for outlets in China and South Korea, about how the tech works, the ethical issues around it and the likelihood that we’ll be seeing digital anchors on U.S. screens. A full transcript of the conversation is included.
Pixellot, a provider of AI-Automated sports video and analytics solutions, today announced its collaboration with HomeTeam Live, a live streaming app for amateur sports leagues. Pixellot’s technology will provide streaming […]
The WICT Network, the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers and Cablefax today announced Toni Stubbs as the winner of the 2022 Women in Technology Award. Stubbs is VP technology, engineering and operations at Cox Communications. The Women […]
Disguise, an Emmy-winning pioneer in extended reality (xR) technology, is giving showgoers a sneak peek into the future of visual storytelling at this year’s IBC Show (RAI, Amsterdam, Sept. 9-12, […]
Amagi, a global provider of cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, will showcase its range of cloud streaming and monetization innovations, as well as highlighting strong growth powered […]
TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video production technology, will showcase its 24/7 linear channel scheduling and playout approaches at IBC 2022 (RAI, Amsterdam, Sept. 9-12, Hall 5, stand C73). […]
Grass Valley, leading provider of live production solutions, has appointed Sai Gopal as its chief financial officer. Andrew Cross, CEO, said: “Sai is a great addition to the Grass Valley team — […]
At IBC 2022 (RAI, Amsterdam, Sept. 9-12, booth 5.D55), Mobius Labs, a developer of next-generation AI-powered metadata technology, will unveil Visual DNA, a new AI-based system that it says “is set to transform […]
Imagine Communications is adding new functionality to its Imagine Aviator platform with the launch of the Essentials channel origination option for its Make TV cloud playout solution. Designed for channels […]
Broadcasters are more receptive than ever to buying their tech on an opex basis, but that doesn’t mean the capex model is anywhere near extinction, nor has a standard definition of software as a service settled in across the industry.
Imagine Communications is adding new functionality to its Imagine Aviator platform with the launch of the Essentials channel origination option for its Make TV cloud playout solution. Designed for channels […]
The 4K revolution appears to have stalled out. According to high-profile streaming technology analyst Dan Rayburn, an executive at an ISP he spoke to said that less than 10% of digital bits transmitted over the company’s network are related to 4K/Ultra High Definition video — roughly flat with 2021. Meanwhile, an also-unnamed official for an OTT service provider said that less than 2% of the company’s streaming time to customers was for 4K/UHD video.
Flowics, creator of a comprehensive platform for powering remote and in-studio production of live graphics and interactive content, and TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, […]
Harmonic and NAGRA are teaming up to improve content protection for live sports streaming with a new watermarking-as-a-service offering. NAGRA NexGuard forensic watermarking, a key solution within the NAGRA Active […]
Studio Technologies, a manufacturer of audio, video and fiber optic solutions, will present its latest solutions at IBC 2022 (RAI, Amsterdam, Sept. 9-12, stand 8.F93), including its Model 209 Talent […]
Fonn Group company 7Mountains will exhibit at IBC 2022 (RAI, Amsterdam, Sept. 9-12) in hall 7, stand 7.A45. The company will demonstrate the story-centric newsroom tool Dina, which launched in 2019. […]
