Blackbird Video Study Finds Optimized Cloud Native Production Tools Can Transform Inefficient Workflows

Blackbird, the technology licensor, developer and seller of the market-leading cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, today released data from the company’s recent video industry study that finds the cloud is impacting production but the vast majority of […]

NAB SHOW 2022

Broadcasters, Vendors Tout Cloud Progress At Devoncroft

While previous Devoncroft conferences took place at off-site hotels, the 2022 edition was co-located with the NAB Show and held on the Main Stage of the North Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center. It drew hundreds of senior executives for an afternoon of panel discussions on everything from cloud migration and IP connectivity to virtual production and blockchain technology. Above, Devoncroft Principal Analyst Josh Stinehour (left) and Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley talking technology.

NAB Show: TVU Networks To Showcase 8K IP And Enhanced 5G REMI Solutions

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, has announced two “significant developments” with the company’s transmission technology that will be introduced at the 2022 NAB Show […]

NAB Show: TVU Networks Rolls Out Critical Threat Defense For Broadcasters

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, has announced what it calls “the first cloud-native, 24/7/365, critical threat protection solution for broadcasters.” TVU Networks’ Channel Ready is cloud-native […]

Premium Vizrt Graphics Available Through Grass Valley AMPP System

Vizrt and Grass Valley, two leading broadcast technology providers, today announce that Viz Trio, powered by Viz Engine, can now be added as a module in the Grass Valley AMPP system for cloud-based […]

Globo Selects Grass Valley Cloud-Based Production Platform

Brazilian mediatech company Globo has chosen Grass Valley’s GV AMPP (Agile Media Processing Platform) to produce and stream over 50 live sports and entertainment events. In 2022, Globo expects to produce more than […]

Moving LiveU To The Cloud At NAB Show

LiveU is returning to the 2022 NAB Show (April 23-27 in Las Vegas) with an extensive booth (N1019) featuring live workflow demonstrations, stage presentations, and fireside chats. The buzz around […]

NAB Show: Elements Launches Cloud Solution Specifically For Media & Entertainment

High-performance media storage specialist Elements is set to transform media workflows with a new cloud and hybrid solution. The software platform runs on your preferred cloud service, as well as […]

NAB Show: EditShare Introduces FLEX For Cloud Editing, Archiving, Backup

EditShare, a technology provider that enables creation and management of collaborative media workflows, will unveil its new FLEX cloud solutions at the 2022 NAB Show (April 23-27 in Las Vegas), […]

NAB Show: Evertz Continues Cloud Transition

Evertz Microsystems, a global provider of media and entertainment technology, will head to the 2022 NAB Show (April 23-27 in Las Vegas) at Booth N5907 to showcase its growing portfolio […]

LTN Global Fuels Automated Channel Creation In The Cloud with LTN Lift

LTN Global, a media technology and video transport solutions provider, today launched LTN Lift, a fully managed, cloud-based playout solution for the automated creation of live, linear channels to reach […]

NAB Show: The Switch To Debut Expanded Cloud Video Services Capabilities For Live Events

The Switch, a global provider of production services and transmission of live video, will debut its expanded Cloud Video Services platform, MIMiC, and showcase its work powering coverage of some of the world’s […]

Paramount Global Uses Avid’s Managed Cloud To Transform Video Content Production Operations

Avid has expanded its managed cloud solution offering with a focus on an industry platform. Paramount Global, one of the world’s largest providers and producers of media and entertainment content, has […]

Vizrt Hires Jon Raidel As Global Live Production In The Cloud Lead

Vizrt, a provider of software-defined visual storytelling, has named Jon Raidel the company’s new global lead for its Live Production in the Cloud offering. With a background spanning nearly two […]

Allen Media Group Partners With Google In Multi-Year, Multi-Platform Deal

The strategic alliance is designed to accelerate growth across Allen Media Group’s portfolio of media and digital properties.

Haivision Partners With Grass Valley To Enable Live Low Latency Cloud Media Production

Haivision Systems, a global provider of real-time video streaming and networking solutions, and Grass Valley have created a partnership to provide media producers with a solution for contributing high-quality, low […]

OPEN MIKE BY PETER ABECASSIS

Cloud-First Approach Can Reduce CapEx, Secure Data

A cloud transition enables numerous cost-saving areas and benefits around data security, making a compelling case for the move.

Haivision Introduces Edge-to-Edge Video Network Management

Haivision Systems Inc., a provider of mission-critical, real-time video streaming and networking solutions, today announced major new features to Haivision Hub, the company’s cloud-based software-as-a-service for broadcast video appliance management and […]

New Grass Valley CEO Hails Cloud-Based ‘Revolution’

Niche and lower league sports have been highlighted as potential areas of growth and opportunity for Grass Valley by new Chief Executive Andrew Cross, who describes the shift to cloud-based production as potentially one of the biggest changes to the way content is created.

Grass Valley And Telstra Enable Stan Sport To Deliver All Champions And Europa League Games Live

Long-standing Grass Valley customer and partner Telstra Broadcast Services (TBS) has selected GV AMPP (Agile Media Processing Platform) to enable cloud-based production and playout capability for Stan Sport, the Australian streaming service Stan’s premium, live and on-demand […]

Dalet Launches Key Security Initiatives For Moving To The Cloud

Dalet has secured ISO/IEC certification 27001 and is implementing a Zero Trust security framework across its cloud-native solutions. As Dalet customers continue to shift from on-premise to hybrid and cloud-based […]

TVN TECH

The Transition To IP Blurs The Lines Between Engineering And IT

Executives from Fox Corp., CBS Television Stations, Hearst and Vizrt told a TVNewsCheck webinar last week the ongoing transition to IP networking and public cloud technology is driving staffers in both engineering and IT to learn new skills.

TVN TECH

Compliance Monitoring Shifts Into Swiss Army Knife Mode

In a post-Volicon era, monitoring and compliance tools have gone beyond just making sure content meets regulatory requirements, moving into new broadcast environments and rolling out features designed to ease workflows. Above: Vela’s Encompass product showing both channel and transport stream analysis to help ensure quality of service.

Signiant Announces Integration With AWS’s Media2Cloud

Signiant Inc., a provider of intelligent file transfer software, says its cloud-native software as a solution (SaaS) products, Media Shuttle and Signiant Jet, are now integrated with Media2Cloud from Amazon Web Services (AWS). […]

National Lacrosse League Chooses Flowics Graphics For Cloud-Based Broadcast Graphics Workflow

Flowics, creator of a cloud-based platform for powering remote and in-studio production of live graphics and interactive content, said that the National Lacrosse League (NLL) is using Flowics Graphics as […]

SDVI Unveils Sustainability Program To Create Net-Zero Supply Chains For All Customers

SDVI, a platform provider for cloud-native media supply chains, has rolled out a new sustainability program that makes all usage of its Rally media supply chain optimization platform, going back […]

Dalet Champions New Technology Partner Alliance & Sales Channel Programs

Dalet, a technology and service provider for media-rich organizations, today announced two partner-focused programs. The new Dalet Channel Sales Partner and Technology Alliance Partner programs, which are slated to roll […]

AVIWEST Leads DEEPTEC Project To Demo Green Live-Event Coverage & Delivery Using 5G & Cloud

AVIWEST, a provider of live video contribution solutions, has joined the DEEPTEC project consortium with TDF and IETR (Institut d’Electronique et des Technologies du numéRique) to develop a sustainable and […]

TVN TECH

Virtualization Expands, Moving Off-Prem

Vendors say broadcasters are increasingly looking to expand virtualization of their operations across the whole chain, and they’re also seeking to take that virtualization off-premises, either in their own master control hubs or the public cloud.

Blackbird Achieves AWS Technology Partner Status

Blackbird plc, the technology licensor, developer and seller of the cloud native video editing platform Blackbird, says it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Technology Partner status and completed the Foundational Technical Review […]

Allen Media Group To Add Google Tech Solutions

AMG says Google Cloud’s scalable cloud infrastructure will power AMG’s digital evolution, allowing it to build apps faster, make smarter business decisions and connect to its audiences anywhere through data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities.

TVN’S NEW FACILITIES INSIDER

Inside Newsday’s Live Production Facility

The Long Island newspaper has remade itself as a multimedia news producer with a two-studio, multimillion-dollar production operation and a team of MMJs ramping up extensive video coverage. (Newsday photo)

Jorge Dighero Joins ASG As Director Of Cloud Production Engineering

Advanced Systems Group (ASG), a solutions provider for media creatives and content owners, announced that Jorge Dighero has joined the company as director of cloud production engineering. Already a veteran […]

NEWSTECHFORUM 2022

Broadcasters Eye Cloud As Disaster-Recovery Solution

Executives from Fox Corp., Tegna, Sinclair and Bitcentral at least week’s NewsTECHForum said the cloud has become an increasingly important tool for business recovery, even with the caveat that the public cloud can be subject to its own outages.

MediaKind And Arqiva Partner On Fully-Managed Video Service

MediaKind and Arqiva created what they are calling “a pioneering partnership to introduce a media service proposition that will address the core challenges that broadcasters and operators face in migrating […]

TVN TECH

Tech Trends For ’22: Cloud Still Looms Above All

Executives from WarnerMedia, Graham Media Group, Dalet and Perspective Media Group told a TVNewsCheck webinar last week that the proliferation of direct-to-consumer services and remote/distributed production shifts put the industry’s cloud migration as next year’s biggest trend.

Teradek Launches Ultra Low Latency Video Monitoring Solution

In a recent collaboration with Verizon and Amazon Web Services, Teradek, a member of the Vitec Group’s Creative Solutions division, announced a new ultra-low latency monitoring server for its core […]

Major Outage Hits Amazon Web Services; Many Sites Affected

Amazon Web Services suffered a major outage Tuesday according to users. The company provides cloud computing services to individuals, universities, governments and companies including The Associated Press. Amazon has yet to comment on the outage and few details are available. People trying to use Instacart, Venmo, Kindle, Roku and Disney+ are reporting issues.

Blackbird And TownNews Expand To 80 U.S. TV Stations

No New CEO Imminent For Grass Valley

In a virtual briefing Wednesday, Grass Valley touted its Agile Media Processing Platform to propagate a “shared ecosystem” that combines connected hardware devices, software-only solutions and third-party products from partners. Interim chief Louis Hernandez Jr., CEO of parent Black Dragon Capital, also gave no sign he’ll be handing over the reins anytime soon.