A Sinclair/Sony/Avid experiment aims to optimize news photographers’ field time by immediately logging metadata into cameras in the field, while Starlink and 5G rollouts continue to boost reliability in more remote scenarios. Above, Vislink’s MVP Streamur Live Streaming App in action, allowing reporters to broadcast into the production workflow using a mobile device.
At NAB Show 2023 (Las Vegas, April 15-19), Xytech Systems (Booth W2949), a provider of end-to-end media operations for media and broadcast entities, will present the “new Xytech” — its revitalized vision for […]
Dalet, a technology and service provider for media-rich organizations, has entered a strategic business partnership with Fincons Group (Fincons), an international IT business consulting and system integration company with four decades of […]
At the HPA Tech Retreat 2023 (Feb. 20-23, Rancho Mirage, Calif.), Arch Platform Technologies (Booth 509) highlighted its capabilities for building and managing cloud-based and hybrid digital content creation studios. The company […]
Planetcast Media Services, a broadcast technology and media services provider in India and Southeast Asia, has appointed Sanjay Duda chief executive officer. He will be responsible for spearheading the growth of the […]
Cloud company Akamai Technologies today launched Akamai Connected Cloud, which it calls “a massively distributed edge and cloud platform for cloud computing, security, and content delivery that keeps applications and […]
Exclusives
Synacor today announced that its Cloud ID identity and access management platform for premium consumer and entertainment services is available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace. Cloud ID enables consumer-focused applications to offer what it calls “one of […]
TVU Networks played a key role in Spanish public broadcaster betevé’s successful fully cloud-based live multi-camera production over a private, standalone 5G network. The initiative is part of Spain’s 5G Catalonia project, one of […]
The broadcast industry is going through a period of rapid technological change, bringing about new workflows, vendors and products. To better understand how television production professionals are staying ahead of the curve, NewscastStudio recently conducted its annual industry sentiment survey. The results shed light on the challenges and opportunities facing the industry.
Blackbird plc, the technology licensor, developer and seller of the cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, has been named “IABM Broadcast / Media Company of the Year.” This IABM (International Association […]
Flowics, creator of a cloud-native platform for powering remote and in-studio production of live graphics and interactive content, has rolled out a major update to its HTML5-based broadcast graphics solution, […]
TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, has unveiled its key findings and analysis of market trends from 2022. Based on an analysis of what it […]
swXtch.io, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IEX Group, has integrated and deployed Timebeat’s Precision Time Protocol (PTP) into cloudSwXtch, allowing for clock synchronization across hybrid cloud networks. The announcement closely follows the […]
Automation And Cloud Drive Studio Workflows
Technology executives from Disney, CBS Television Stations, Fox’s WTTG Washington and Amagi said they’re turning to private and public clouds to find new efficiencies in production workflows at TVNewsCheck’s NewsTECHForum on Tuesday, a transition one sees as “scaling” in. Pictured (l-r): CBS Television Stations’ Jeff Birch, WTTG Washington’s Jim Beahn, Disney’s Fabian Westerwelle and Amagi’s Stephen Bach (Alyssa Wesley photo). Read a full report here and/or watch the video above.
Tellyo, a cloud-based video production platform, has named Arcari Misse the company’s first solutions architect for EMEA. He has worked in similar broadcast technical and operational roles in Spain since […]
SMPTE has collaborated with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Motion Pictures Laboratories Inc. (MovieLabs), a technology joint venture of the major Hollywood studios, to publish Media in the Cloud: […]
The Public Media Venture Group (PMVG) will present a technology-focused Summit on April 13-14, 2023, immediately preceding the 2023 NAB Show Centennial in Las Vegas. Following the success of the […]
Executives from Sinclair, Fox Television Stations, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, TAG Video Systems and Imagine Communications told a TVNewsCheck webinar last week that live production at volume in the public cloud may finally come to pass next year, noting the growing adoption of enabling technologies like low-latency JPEG-XS compression.
Flowics, creator of a platform for powering remote and in-studio production of live graphics and interactive content, and now part of the Vizrt Group, has set a new technology partnership […]
Early progress in cloud playout is expanding to other functions like cloud ingest and media prep, quality control and a software switch, executives from NBCUniversal, Sinclair and Perspective Media Group told a TVNewsCheck webinar last week.
TVU Networks, the industry leader in live video production and playout solutions, launched a 24/7 live, pop-up channel covering the four-day La Mercè Festival using cloud-native TVU Channel. With TVU, Barcelona public broadcaster Betevé, launched the channel, […]
Chyron today announced the first major update to its cloud-native live production platform – Chyron LIVE – which provides broadcaster-grade production switching, motion graphics, replay, telestration, and audio mixing within […]
Imagine Communications, a provider of software-based architectures and cloud solutions, says it has successfully completed the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Foundational Technical Review (FTR) for its Aviator Make TV cloud playout solution. […]
Broadcasters Want Big Business Changes From Cloud
Tech executives from Tegna, Sinclair and CBS Owned Stations are looking to the cloud for major changes to their processes that offer new flexibility and scalability for their businesses. A single, cloud-based control room is near top of their wish list. Above (l-r): Tegna’s Kurt Rao, Sinclair’s Mike Kralec, Vizrt’s Jon Raidel and CBS Owned Stations’ Jeff Birch (Alyssa Wesley photo).
Vizrt, a provider of software-defined visual storytelling tools (#SDVS), says its Viz Now tool for automating deployments of live production tools in the cloud “removes the complexity and lengthy set […]
IEX Group, through its wholly-owned subsidiary swXtch.io, today launched cloudSwXtch, a new cloud-native software product. The company says cloudSwXtch is “a virtual overlay network that adds feature rich, high-performance networking to […]
LiveU has experienced tremendous growth over the years – moving from a small start-up to a global provider of IP cellular bonded solutions with a presence in more than 150 […]
Leaders from NBCUniversal Media, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Telestream, Perspective Media Group and and swXtch will explore governance, multi-cloud usage and adapting TV workflows to the cloud — and vice versa — in a TVNewsCheck webinar on Nov. 10 at 1 p.m. ET. Register here.
With a combination of new and expanded partnerships and an emphasis on software-defined advances, FOR-A has created a live production ecosystem that it says works with all flavors of IP, […]
TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video production technology, will shine its spotlight on 5G remote production, cloud-based playout and new device integration at the 2022 NAB Show New […]
Red Bee Media, a global media services provider, has partnered with QuantumCast, a cloud-based orchestration of QuantumCast audio backend services, to expand its audio streaming capability offering for customers. This updated […]
LiveU is returning to NAB Show New York (Oct. 17-20, Javits Center, booth 1045) with a focus on moving live video to the cloud. LiveU will showcase its end-to-end cloud production […]
Disguise has launched Disguise Cloud, a new suite of cloud-ready applications for the media and entertainment industry. Available on a free starter plan, Disguise Cloud is built to enable end-to-end remote collaboration […]
Executives from Tegna, Sinclair, CBS Television Stations and Vizrt will look at how cloud workflows are transforming their operations in a panel discussion at TVNewsCheck’s TV2025: Monetizing the Future event at the NAB New York Show on Oct. 19. Register here.
At IBC, Returning To A New Normal
In Amsterdam this week, there was plenty of talk about broadcasters’ ongoing transition to IP and the cloud, along with the supply chain issues and labor shortages hampering it, but most people were too grateful to see old friends, colleagues and clients to complain.
Ateliere Creative Technologies, a developer of media supply chain solutions, has taken home the Best of Show Award at IBC 2022 for Ateliere Connect capabilities that let content owners, broadcasters, sports organizations […]
At IBC 2022 (stand 7.B15), Matrox Video is outlining how broadcasters can leverage best-practice tools and methodologies to deploy efficient and cost-effective on-premises and cloud-based live production workflows. Making its […]
Newsbridge, an AI & cloud media company, raised 7 million euros in Series A funding round to continue its expansion to the U.S.A, and hire top AI and media engineering talent […]
Net Insight, a provider of video transport and media cloud technology for content providers, says it is strengthening its management team, consolidating R&D, and appointing a new CTO group focusing […]
