ITV has partnered with Avid to deliver leading-edge functionality in its news editing, storage and publishing systems for both ITV Regional News and ITV National News, through a new subscription deal. ITV News is […]
Maxon, developers of professional software solutions for editors, filmmakers, motion designers, visual effects artists and creators of all types, today announced a comprehensive update to a series of products in […]

Avid Technology, a provider of video and audio editing software and equipment to TV, filmmakers and recording studios, is exploring a potential sale, according to people familiar with the matter. The Burlington, Mass.-based company is working with Goldman Sachs Group on the sale process and has asked for binding offers from interested parties, the sources said. Avid’s shares jumped 18% on the news to $24.35 in Wednesday afternoon trading, giving the company a market value of about $1 billion.
EVS, a provider of live video technology, has launched IPD-VIA Create. The new web application allows users of EVS’ end-to-end live production asset management (PAM) solution — MediaCeption Signature — to access […]
Actus Digital, a solutions provider for broadcast compliance logging, quality monitoring, alerting, advanced editing, content repurposing, and AI-based workflows, has appointed Janis Jekabsons as vice president of sales in Europe. […]
Boris FX’s original flagship suite for video editors, VFX artists and content creators, Continuum 2023, now features more than 300 effects, over 40 transitions, and more than 5,000 drag-and-drop presets. […]

Fox Corp. CTO and President of Digital Paul Cheesbrough and Jeff Dow, its EVP, media & broadcast operations, offered a rare glimpse into how the company built a new cloud-centric architecture that feeds all of its broadcast and digital streams in a TVNewsCheck webinar last week.
Blackbird plc, the technology licensor, developer and seller of the cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, today appointed Mo Volans SVP of product marketing. He joins the company from VEGAS Creative […]
Blackbird plc, the technology licensor, developer and seller of the cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, today named Sumit Rai as chief product officer. he will join the company in […]
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 […]
Tellyo has released the latest version of Tellyo Pro, a cloud solution for video editing, clipping and streaming: V2.30.0. This latest release sees the introduction of Watch Folders that help users monitor […]

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.
Vizrt, producer of software-defined visual storytelling tools, has released Viz Mosart 5, part of Vizrt’s automation solution. The latest release offers users the option to automate recorded content, as well […]
ATG Danmon has completed a large-scale upgrade to the news production and editing facilities at the London headquarters of Alaraby Television. Based in Park Royal, London, Alaraby broadcasts via satellite […]
TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, is partnering with Blackbird plc, developer and seller of the Blackbird cloud-native video editing and publishing platform, to add access to […]

With adoption pushed by the pandemic, cloud editing tools have expanded to cover light-weight, heavy-weight and hybrid workflows as vendors continue to minimize latency problems. Above, Avid’s Edit On Demand provides a fully provisioned and secure virtual editing environment, complete with Media Composer cloud editing and Avid NEXIS cloud storage, that can be deployed and scaled quickly.
Arvato Systems announced the immediate availability of VidiEditor, a browser-based desktop editor that belongs to the company’s Vidispine brand. VidiEditor offers a cloud-based solution to the increasing demand for remote […]
Blackbird plc, the developer and seller of the cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, says that Blackbird is being used by 18 more U.S. TV stations for digital news production following TownNews’ […]
Object Matrix, a provider of object storage solutions to the media industry, has partnered with Blackbird plc, developer and seller of the cloud video editing platform Blackbird. The partnership includes the […]
EditShare, a technology provider that specializes in collaboration, security, and intelligent storage solutions for media creation and management, introduced its Flow Panel for DaVinci Resolve Studio, connecting thousands of users […]
Blackbird plc, developer and seller of the cloud video editing platform, Blackbird, and MOOV, a sports and events graphics company, have partnered to enrich fast turnaround sports video content with an […]
Blackbird, developer and seller of cloud video editing platform, Blackbird, has been chosen by Sky News Arabia for remote and collaborative cloud video editing and publishing of digital news content. Sky […]
Cinegy today announced TurboCut, a new Adobe CC plug-in that the company says “significantly accelerates the editing of H.264/HEVC by utilizing the NVIDIA GPU’s hardware decoder.” This announcement coincides with […]

Coronavirus-necessitated remote workflows have spun up quickly and reliably to allow TV stations to keep broadcasting during the pandemic. There’s reason to believe they’ll stick around after the crisis subsides. Above: Avid Edit On Demand provides a full virtual production environment in the cloud, including Media Composer software and Avid NEXIS storage. (Source: Avid)
Dalet, a provider of solutions and services for broadcasters and content professionals, has released the new version of its Dalet Xtend module, enabling remote proxy editing capabilities within Adobe Premiere Pro, […]
EditShare, which specializes in collaboration, security and intelligent storage solutions for media creation and management, is making collaborative cloud-based media production possible with its virtualized video editing and storage platform […]
Zixi, a provider of live broadcast-quality video over any-IP, and architect of the Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP), today announced a partnership and integration with Blackbird, which offers a professional cloud […]

The coronavirus pandemic has amped up the transition to cloud-based workflows as broadcasters have employed as many remote operations as possible. The next frontier: an acceleration of live production applications in the cloud. Above, an Amazon Web Services Outpost cloud server.
Cloud video production, editing and distribution platform Grabyo today announced a global partnership with Reuters that enables news organizations, broadcasters and publishers to remotely edit and publish live video from […]
Blackbird plc, developer and seller of the cloud video editing platform, Blackbird, today launched its virtual pre-NAB 2020 focused on enabling live or file-based remote video editing for enterprises. Enterprises […]
Avid today announced that Media Composer will deliver native support for Apple’s ProRes RAW camera codec and support for ProRes playback and encoding on Windows. In addition, Apple will provide 64-bit decoders […]
Grass Valley’s all-in-one media production platform, GV Stratus, has been selected to deliver end-to-end newsroom capability by three major Latin American broadcasters: TV Bahia, TV Integração and TV Pajuçara. Having extensively used Grass […]
Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, today launched the newest version of EDIUS, its nonlinear editing software. With consumer demand for more content on a greater number of devices, broadcasters are under increased […]
Arvato Systems will launch VPMS MediaEditor, a new browser-based nonlinear editing (NLE) solution, at booth SU10106 at NAB 2019. First seen as a technology preview at IBC 2018, MediaEditor is […]
ChyronHego today issued a new release of Coach Capture, the latest addition to the company’s coaching product suite. With the upgrade, Coach Capture includes many new features and enhancements geared […]
Digital Nirvana | Hall 14, Stand D05 | https://digital-nirvana.com/ Digital Nirvana, a global provider of media solutions and services, will showcase its new Metadator application. First introduced at the NAB […]
On The NAB Exhibit Floor: Arvato Systems & Vidispine
Arvato Systems & Vidispine | Booth SU6714| https://it.arvato.com Arvato Systems and Vidispine AB will, for the first time, jointly present their video editing solutions at their NAB booth. Vidispine has […]
On The NAB Exhibit Floor: Cinegy
Cinegy | Booth SL12116 | https://home.cinegy.com/ Cinegy develops software solutions for collaborative workflow encompassing IP, capture, editing, and playout services tools, integrated into an active archive for full digital asset […]
On The NAB Exhibit Floor: Elements
Elements | Booth SL11505 | www.elements.tv Elements provides high-performance hardware and software solutions for the post production and broadcast industry. Elements is showcasing its full set of workflow enhancement tools […]
On The NAB Exhibit Floor: Matrox
Matrox | Booth C12634 | www.matrox.com/video Matrox Video is a technology and market leader in 4K, HD, and SD digital video hardware and software for accelerated H.264 encoding, realtime editing, […]