NAB 2018

Avid today announced the immediate availability of workflow innovations for enabling sports broadcasters to streamline creation and airing of live ultra-high definition (UHD) programs. Integrating Avid’s Maestro graphics suite, Avid FastServe video […]

Avid today unveiled Avid l On Demand, a cloud services and solutions platform that provides media production capabilities on demand. Avid | On Demand lets media organizations “conveniently deploy the […]

Avid today introduced Avid NEXIS | E5 NL nearline storage solution. With the addition of this high-density on premises solution to the Avid NEXIS family — the world’s first software-defined storage […]

“Broadcasters are competing for viewers and advertisers against gigantic multinational players,” NAB CEO Gordon Smith says ahead of the association’s annual bash, taking place at the Las Vegas Convention Center April 7-12.

IHSE USA | Booth SL10216| www.ihseusa.com  IHSE USA is a provider of KVM (keyboard, video, and mouse) products supporting long-distance signal extenders and switching for DVI, HDMI, VGA, SDI, USB, […]

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 […]

TAG Video Systems | Booth SU9510| www.tagvs.com  TAG Video Systems is a provider of IP monitoring and multiviewer solutions for the broadcast, production and post markets. TAG is introducing an […]

AWARN Alliance | Booth N1739FP | http://www.awarn.org/ The AWARN Alliance is showcasing the power of ATSC 3.0 over-the-air broadcasting, integrated with optional broadband connectivity, to provide the world’s most advanced emergency […]

Both an ATSC 3.0 single-frequency network (SFN) launch in Dallas and a “model market” test in Phoenix have equipment ready to go and are simply awaiting legal approval to turn on, which could come as early as tomorrow.

The NAB Show continues to grow in scope with each year, expanding to fit the puzzle that now represents media, entertainment and technology – or as NAB coins it, the M.E.T. Effect. This melting pot of ideas is showcased through the show’s 200 plus sessions and 1,700 exhibitors, with the latest and greatest on display.

Alteros, the Audio-Technica wireless microphone technology spinoff launched in 2016, has just finished its first year of operations and sales, roughly contemporaneous with the first year under the FCC’s RF-spectrum reallocation. That made it a good time — just ahead of the NAB Show next week — to sit down with Alteros President-CTO Jackie Green to ask what she is seeing as the smoke around the RF reallocation clears.

SpherePlay | Booth N3438SP-A| www.sphereplay.com SpherePlay is dedicated to the development of technological solutions that deliver enriched immersive experiences with a maximum of realism, fidelity and user-friendliness. SpherePlay solutions allow […]

JVC Professional Video | Booth C4315 | http://pro.jvc.com/prof/main.jsp Connectivity is at the core of the end-to-end IP-based production solutions provided by JVC Professional Video, a division of JVCKenwood USA. At the forefront […]

Shotoku | Booth C9015 | http://www.shotoku.tv/uk/product/product_show?id=72&pro_id=238 Shotoku Broadcast Systems is an international leader in the manufacture and marketing of a full range of camera support products with emphasis on manual […]

DoCaption | Booth SU1721 | www.docaption.com DoCaption develops software and ruggedized hardware solutions for TV broadcast, including captioning/subtitling and ancillary data encoding and decoding platforms. DoCaption has updated its flagship […]

Tektronix | Booth SU5006| TEK.COM/VIDEO Tektronix Inc., a provider of video test, monitoring and diagnostics solutions, will be demonstrating solutions that enable the delivery of content quality, signal integrity and […]

Globecomm | Booth SU3117| http://www.globecomm.com/ Globecomm designs, integrates, and operates voice, video and data systems. Globecomm will present its end-to-end automated and virtualized approach to content creation and delivery. With […]

ABOX42 | Booth SU13006CM| www.abox42.com  ABOX42 provides set-top box platforms suitable for any operator or service provider. M35 Series Smart STB — ABOX42 will demonstrate its new M35 Series high-end smart […]

PAG | Booth C7917| https://www.paguk.com/ PAG is a UK-based designer and manufacturer of technologically innovative camera power solutions. The company is best known as a global provider of intelligent linking […]

Densitron | Booth C9032 | www.densitron.com Densitron is a creator of display technology tailored to the needs of customers around the world. U.S. broadcasters will now have direct access to IDS, […]

Interra Systems | Booth SU7605 | https://www.202comms.com/ Interra Systems provides quality control (QC), monitoring and analysis solutions for the digital media industry. It will demonstrate how it is helping service […]

Mediaproxy| Booth SU3124| www.mediaproxy.com  Mediaproxy offers unified IP-based software solutions for 24/7 monitoring, analysis, multiviewing and capture of live video from broadcast and OTT sources. Broadcasters are managing an increasing […]

Cobalt Digital | Booth SL6505 | www.cobaltdigital.com Cobalt Digital Inc. designs and manufactures 12G/3G/HD/SD and IP-based conversion, terminal, throwdown and multiviewer technology for broadcast television. Cobalt Digital has introduced the OG-PC-x86 […]

Aveco | Booth SU8516 | http://www.aveco.com Aveco, based in the Czech Republic, with offices in Miami, Atlanta, Denver, Mexico City, Bogota, and New Delhi, designs, sells, and supports studio production […]

Ventuz Technology | Booth SL13316 | www.ventuz.com Ventuz Technology AG, located in Munich, Germany, is developer of 3D real-time technologies for presentations, events and broadcast graphics. At NAB this year, […]

ENCO | Booth N3824 | http://www.enco.com/ Founded in 1983, ENCO pioneered the use of computer-based, digital audio and program automation for radio station and TV studios. The company has since evolved its product line to cross all aspects of […]

DVEO | Booth SU5624 | www.dveo.com DVEO develops and sells broadcast quality video encoding and streaming products, media servers and ad insertion solutions to leading broadcasters, Telco TV/OTT and cable operators […]

Manufacturers of transmitters, antennas, transmission line, filters and other RF components are already busy with repack orders but say the additional funding included in the government’s recent spending bill should greatly ease the process, particularly for mid-to-small-market stations that have been slow to invest due to fears about compensation. Above, a Dielectric  APT panel antenna. Click here to access TVNewsCheck’s NAB 2018 Resource Guide listing transmitters, antennas and other RF gear  or here to download it as a PDF.

For the third year, TVNewsCheck is augmenting its coverage of NAB Show Hot Topics tech trends stories with information that can make your visit to the NAB Show easier. This week’s focus […]

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 […]

TVU Networks | Booth C1707 | www.tvunetworks.com  TVU Networks, a provider of live IP video solutions, will introduce TVU Producer Pro, a powerful new cloud-based video production solution. TVU Producer […]

Top creatives and podcast creators discuss trend of hit podcasts becoming TV series at an NAB Show session.

Dalet | http://www.dalet.com/ Dalet, a provider of solutions and services for broadcasters and content professionals, will unveil Dalet Galaxy five at NAB 2018. The new version of the award-winning media asset […]

SpherePlay | Booth N3438SP-A | www.sphereplay.com SpherePlay, developer of the leading VR platform for publishers and broadcasters, today introduced the new Experience Manager console for the company’s innovative Launcher virtual […]

GatesAir | Booth N3703 | http://www.gatesair.com/ With the industry’s most modern transmission product line and market-leading share of repack projects, GatesAir is helping broadcast engineers remotely manage and secure mission-critical RF and IP systems to […]

FOR-A | Booth C5117 | https://www.for-a.com/ FOR-A is demonstrating its end-to-end line of video production tools and unveiling several solutions, including video switcher, frame rate converter, routing switcher and technologies […]

Videstra | Booth SU7021 | www.videstra.com Videstra was founded in 2016 to provide the next generation workflow solution for television stations to control, broadcast, and digitally publish content from their […]

DVEO | Booth SU5624 | www.dveo.com  DVEO, a supplier to leading telco TV/OTT and cable operators around the world, is now shipping an ATSC 3.0 version of the Verona 4 Tuner 8VSB […]

Its software-based media processing solution will work with Pearl TV and others in the first collaborative effort to deliver ATSC 3.0 in Phoenix.