NAB 2018

The NAB Education Foundation’s Technology Apprenticeship Program is seeking to recruit and retain women and people of color into more engineering leadership positions in the industry, and it’s making headway, according to Marcellus Alexander, president of the NABEF and a senior adviser to the NAB.

The seventh annual Devoncroft Executive Summit on April 8 in Las Vegas features a TV broadcasting panel where Brian Lawlor, E.W. Scripps Co.; Kevin Latek, Gray Television; and Steven Pruett, Sinclair Broadcast Group, will discuss what broadcasters are doing to make sure their medium adapts and prospers and how it fits into the larger TV firmament.

Vitec | Booth SL6821 | www.vitec.com  Vitec’s enterprise-grade EZ TV IPTV and digital signage platform can now manage and drive complex video wall setups and is interoperable with the latest […]

Bluebell Opticom | Booth C6948 | www.bluebell.tv  Bluebell Opticom designs and manufactures high-quality Fibre Optic links for the broadcast, telecommunications, and professional AV industries. Silhouette Combine4 and Combine8 With the […]

Hitachi Kokusai | Booth C4309 | http://www.hitachi-kokusai.co.jp/global/en/index.html Continuing to enable broadcasters and production companies to adopt Ultra HD (UHD) at their own preferred pace, Hitachi Kokusai Electric America today announced the CU-HD1300F-S1 HDTV camera control unit with 4K, 12G-SDI output. […]

Ventuz Technology | Booth SL13316TK | http://www.ventuz.com With Ventuz X, the real-time graphics software developer Ventuz Technology shows its most comprehensive approach to the presentation of data-driven graphics in broadcast […]

AIMS | Booth C12634   The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the education, awareness, and promotion of industry standards for the transmission of […]

DBi | Booth N1727 | www.digitalbcast.com  DBi (Digital Broadcast Inc.) has been supplying automated master control and MAM solutions for 16 years. DBi’s MediaFire automated master control solution simplifies implementation […]

The interest in HDR units is due to their ability to improve quality and enable content creators to migrate toward 4K incrementally over time. “We foresee significant growth in HDR products within the next two years, driven by consumer demand for HDR TV sets,” says FujiFilm’s Thomas Fletcher. Above, a Ross ACID HDR camera. Click here to access TVNewsCheck’s NAB 2018 Resource Guide listing of camera vendors and products 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 […]

Cloud services, virtualized workflows and IP networking technology grab the spotlight as the company prepares for the Las Vegas showcase. Its Media Solutions Division, a new organization it formed last December, is focusing on selling media workflow systems for applications like cloud-based master control and OTT video distribution. Above, Sony’s new XVS-9000 production switcher supports 4K, HD and HDR content.

Annova Systems | Booth SU6710 | www.annova.tv Annova Systems GmbH develops and sells OpenMedia, a standard software solution for editorial news reporting workflows in radio, TV and online. Accurate Player […]

Prime Focus Technologies | Booth SL9605 | www.primefocustechnologies.com  Prime Focus Technologies, the technology arm of Prime Focus, will launch Clear Digital Lab. Clear Digital Lab automates the content supply chain, connects […]

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 […]

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, […]

FX Design Group & Digital Video Group | Booth SL1210 | https://fxgroup.tv/ FX Design Group and Digital Video Group will be joining forces at this year’s NAB show.  FX and […]

Interra Systems, a global provider of digital media solutions, today announced a cloud-enabled integration of its Baton file-based QC solution with the Evertz Mediator X media asset management platform, simplifying the […]

The 2018 NAB Show exhibition opens Saturday, April 7, and there will be much to see for news directors. Here are some cherry-picked electronic journalism events from the six-day schedule.

“We are thrilled to have Neal Mohan keynoting this year’s show. YouTube’s story is a perfect representation of the ‘M.E.T. Effect’ — the convergence of media, entertainment and technology,” said NAB EVP of Conventions and Business Operations Chris Brown.

Cox Media Group has deployed Triveni Digital’s StreamScope XM MT analyzer for dual-standards broadcasting and channel sharing. Offering support for both ATSC 1.0 and 3.0 standards, the StreamScope XM MT “will […]

Cartoni | Booth C9020 | https://www.cartoni.com/ Cartoni will introduce several additions to its professional camera support product line. The new fluid heads, tripods, pedestals and remote devices address critical needs […]

MX1 | Booth SU5802 | https://www.mx1.com MX1, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, is a leading global media services provider. The world’s first media globalizer works with leading media businesses to […]

Square Box Systems | Booth SL5421 | www.squarebox.com  Square Box Systems is a privately owned software company specializing in media asset management (MAM) and production workflows. Enhanced Support for Creative […]

VSN | Booth SL8006 | www.vsn-tv.com VSN is a global technology company specialized in providing advanced solutions for the broadcast and media sector. It offers solutions based on standard IT […]

Video Clarity | Booth SU12413 | videoclarity.com Video Clarity Inc. provides video content playback solutions and video quality analysis systems for broadcasters, video-processing equipment manufacturers, and entertainment entities that must deliver […]

With broadcasters around the world moving to IT-based operations, graphics vendors are offering products that manage efficiencies across a broad set of workflows so buyers can use graphics and branding more efficiently and quickly. (ChyronHego photo) Click here to access TVNewsCheck’s NAB 2018 Resource Guide listing of broadcast graphics vendors and products 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 […]

At the 2018 Devoncroft Summit: The Business of Media Technology, industry thought leaders will debate strategic drivers of media technology spending, including cloud technology, virtualization, transition to IP, 4K/UHD, artificial intelligence/machine learning and media supply chain restructuring. 

VidOvation | Booth C6906 | vidovation.com  VidOvation is a provider of video, audio, and data transmission and distribution systems for the broadcast television, sports, corporate AV and government markets. Ultra-Low-Latency […]

Tektronix | Booth SU5006 | TEK.COM Tektronix will showcase innovative solutions that ensure content quality, signal integrity, and regulatory compliance as the transition to next generation networks, workflows, and delivery mechanisms […]

Artel Video | Booth SU6102 | www.artel.com Artel Video Systems is a provider of innovative, real-time multimedia delivery solutions serving global markets. At the 2018 NAB Show, Artel will feature […]

TransMedia Dynamics | Booth SL5329 | http://www.tmd.tv/mediaflex-ums/core/mediaflex-workflow TMD is a provider of software products focused on delivering media and content management solutions to the global media, broadcast and archive sectors. […]

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

The annual gathering in Las Vegas is always an exciting, innovative, and collaborative event but this year, with the addition of showcasing international pavilions, this year is sure to be a top-rated success. However, with all these people in one place, it is good to have a few tips helping to guide your way through the mass of a broadcaster’s international paradise.

Telestream | Booth SL3316 | http://www.telestream.net/telestream-home.htm Telestream provides live and on-demand digital video tools and workflow solutions that allow consumers and businesses to transform video on the desktop and across […]

Qligent | Booth N5914TK | http://www.qligent.com/ Qligent designs complete monitoring, visualization and delivery analytics solutions for broadcasters, content distributors, ad agencies, regulators and network operators. With real-time detection of programmatic […]

Rushworks | Booth SL-11216 | http://www.rushworks.tv  Rushworks provides low-cost, high-performance television production, automation and video streaming solutions. These scalable and extensible solutions integrate networked video and graphics servers and encoders […]

Shotoku | Booth C9015 | http://www.shotokuusa.com/ Shotoku Broadcast Systems is an international provider of a full range of camera support products with emphasis on manual and robotic pedestals and pan/tilt […]

Tedial | Booth N1420 | http://www.tedial.com/ Tedial is a provider of media (MAM) and content management solutions. Its media IT platform, Tedial Evolution, provides global media companies and broadcasters next-generation […]