Efficiency Is IBC’s 2023 Mantra

Post-pandemic normalcy returned to Amsterdam as broadcasters and vendors convened, but a palpable sense of economy and efficiency blanketed the International Broadcasting Convention.
MediaKind says it is converging all existing video contribution and distribution functionalities while extending its use-case scope to include cloud-edge processing to deliver pristine video quality with maximum efficiency. The desire […]
MediaKind is taking center stage at the IBC, (Sept. 15-18, RAI Amsterdam) Stand 1.D25, showcasing its latest video streaming innovations built to support the direct-to-consumer (D2C) revolution. MediaKind’s next-generation video […]
MediaKind today unveiled MK/IO, a streaming solution built on Microsoft Azure that “blends Emmy award-winning video quality and high reliability with the quality of experience enjoyed by tens of millions of viewers […]
MediaKind, a global provider of video technology and streaming video service enablement, announces selection by EPTV, a TV Globo affiliate and Brazilian network, to replace its microwave network solution with […]
MediaKind will return to NAB Show New York (Oct. 17-20, Javits Center, booth 1620) to highlight how its portfolio of tecnology, solutions and services can power media companies “to stream […]
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.
MediaKind announced today in a statement the addition of new technology advances to its portfolio of edge products, delivering increased technology integration options with the major industry standards to content […]
At IBC 2022 (Amsterdam, Sept. 9-12), MediaKind (stand 1.09) will demonstrate how its technology, solutions and services “enable media companies to stream live without limits, at scale.” During the show, […]

IBC’s first in-person event since 2019 may have fewer days and attendees than at its high-water mark, but vendors are packing their schedules with meetings and say they’re excited to be doing business in person again.

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.
MediaKind today announces an extension to its strategic partnership with Microsoft Corp. to enable new opportunities for video content owners, broadcasters, operators, and enterprises to accelerate their video digital transformation. […]
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 […]
MediaKind, a global provider of media technology and services, today appointed Allen Broome as CEO. Broome has led MediaKind’s research and development organization for the past two years as the company’s […]
MediaKind has debuted MediaKind Engage, a new end-to-end direct-to-consumer (DTC) solution for video contribution, production, streaming, and audience engagement. The solution enables sports entities, broadcasters, and content owners to make […]
NBC Olympics Selects Technology Providers
NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, today announced a number of the companies that will be providing technology products and services for the Tokyo Olympics, July 23-Aug. […]
Media technology and services provider MediaKind has named Mark Ramberg group vice president of products, and Jeff Sherwin executive vice president, technology strategy and operations. It says these newly created […]
Altice France’s SFR, France’s second-largest telecoms operator with 25 million customers, has extended the deployment of MediaKind’s Video Storage and Processing Platform (VSPP) solution to deliver live OTT coverage of […]
MediaKind, a global provider of media technology and services, worked with New Digital Technology on the delivery of high-quality recorded 4K content for BTV’s winter sporting events channel, which launched […]
MediaKind, a global provider of media technology and services, has launched the CE Mini, a high performance, rapidly deployable, single-channel contribution encoder. CE Mini addresses the demands of live content […]
Sports Must Move From Satellite To IP

U.S. sports broadcasters are primed and ready to migrate from satellite to IP signal delivery to reach their audiences with some like Fox already going there. Vendors and content providers need to closely collaborate as the transition happens with renewed focus on reliable transmission and content protection.
MediaKind, a global media technology provider, today appointed Jennifer Yohe executive vice president of business affairs. She will be responsible for all of MediaKind’s commercial activities, reporting directly to Matt […]
MediaKind, a global media technology provider, has introduced its next-generation broadcast solution, Aquila Broadcast, to enable broadcasters and operators to make a seamless, step-by-step transition from appliance-based platforms to all-IP media […]

Ross Video kicks off its Ross Live series of virtual events on Tuesday, while Sony Professional Products convenes the first of three Technology Tuesdays and TAG Video Systems continues its series with Live Production and Multiviewing in the Cloud. Digital Nirvana addresses monitoring and advanced workflows for captioning and translation; Gates Air considers FM SFNs and AWS convenes three days of presentations. More events from IEEE, JW Player, MediaKind and AWS are all set for this week. For the complete listing with dates, times and registration links, visit TVNewsCheck’s Virtual Events Page.
MediaKind, a global media technology leader, today announced that its advertising and content distribution rights portfolio, Prisma, has been reconfigured with a new flexible, modular feature set. The company says […]

An SaaS version of MediaKind’s Aquila OTT streaming solution launches today, offering broadcasters the ability to quickly launch new or temporary program services with end-to-end technology operating in the public cloud.
TVN Tech | IP, Cloud, AI Were Everywhere At Buzz-Free IBC

Exclamations about the IP transition, the cloud and AI were notably muted at this year’s IBC. Vendors say that’s because this year wasn’t about shiny new things, but rather getting to work on implementation.
MediaKind, a global media technology provider, was chosen by the Brazilian TV network RecordTV to enable its delivery of over 1,000 hours of programming of the 18th Pan American Games, across […]
Tech Vendors Still Fighting Headwinds

The top executives of Arista Networks, Imagine Communications, MediaKind and Belden describe a tough selling market as broadcasters try to maintain an eroding linear TV business while investing significant dollars in new digital platforms that are still largely unprofitable.
MediaKind, a global media technology provider, launched Cygnus 360º as-a-Service (360aaS) solution for live events. As part of MediaKind’s Cygnus Solution this new offering provides a cloud-based workflow for live […]
DishTV, the largest direct-to-home (DTH) service provider in India and world’s largest single-country DTH company, will deploy MediaKind’s AVP 4000 video processing platform to deliver enhanced, next-generation immersive experiences to […]
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 […]
MediaKind | Stand 1.D61| http://www.mediakind.com/ MediaKind is launching MediaFirst Client for Mediaroom, a new solution that enables existing Mediaroom operators to upgrade to the MediaFirst TV Platform. Mediaroom is an […]