Grass Valley, a provider of solutions for live production, will be demonstrating its full-featured, cloud-first playout solution, Playout X, at IBC, (Sept. 15-18, RAI Amsterdam, Stand 9-A01). Playout X is […]
Roberts Communications Network (RCN) recently selected the AirBox Neo-20 playout system from PlayBox Neo as the solution for all of its playout needs. The AirBox Neo-20 will be paired with PlayBox Neo’s multichannel, multi-server […]
Media entertainment specialist Evertz will offer help in creating new channels and monetizing content across a variety of with its evertz.io, a software as a service (SaaS). With evertz.io, which […]
Imagine Communications has named industry veteran Kyle Luther position of vice president, Americas sales. In his new role, Luther will be responsible for driving the sales strategy for Imagine’s portfolio of playout […]
Transitioning From Ground To Cloud For Playout

Cloud-based playout hasn’t fully arrived with the speed the broadcast industry initially predicted. That doesn’t mean that it will never get here.
Frequency, a platform for virtual linear and FAST (free ad-supported streaming television) channel creation, and Wurl, a provider of data-driven solutions for CTV, today formed a strategic partnership. Wurl will be Frequency’s preferred advertising monetization […]
Ross Video has named Rafael Dubois as its new regional sales director, Northern Europe. Leading a team of regional sales managers, Dubois will support customers and partners across the territory. A […]
Evertz, a global provider of media and entertainment technology solutions, is launching virtualized live production, media asset management, automation and playout solutions on Google Cloud that will be featured at […]
At NAB Show (April 16-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Booth N1221), Avid will offer a tech preview demo of Avid | Stream IO, a new flexible software-based platform […]
Amagi, a global provider of cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, said that Sinclair Broadcast Group will deploy Amagi’s solutions to migrate from the on-premise playout of its […]
Imagine Communications says that multi-site playout systemization — across on-prem and cloud — “takes a giant step forward with the launch of its Aviator Orchestrator platform. Combining capabilities for managing […]
PlayBox Neo, a global provider of digital content management, graphic styling and playout solutions, announces a new addition to its network of partner companies with the appointment of CIS Group […]
PlayBox Neo, a leading provider of media playout solutions, announced that CalaTelevision, the largest independent broadcaster in the Caribbean and Central America, will launch a new cloud-based playout system for […]
Red Bee Media, a global media services provider, today named James Arnold chief executive officer. He steps into the role from his previous position as chief commercial officer, “bringing his […]
State broadcaster Radio Televisyen Malaysia has joined the global customer base of television networks using PlayBox Neo channel branding and playout. Two complete CIAB systems have been integrated into RTM’s […]
Imagine Communications is adding new functionality to its Imagine Aviator platform with the launch of the Essentials channel origination option for its Make TV cloud playout solution. Designed for channels […]
Imagine Communications is adding new functionality to its Imagine Aviator platform with the launch of the Essentials channel origination option for its Make TV cloud playout solution. Designed for channels […]
PlayBox Neo and EMAM Inc. announce the completion of a fully integrated playout and media asset management system for Thai TV5 at the network’s studio headquarters in Bangkok. The project […]
PlayBox Neo reports a successful Broadcast Asia 2022 where the company exhibited the latest additions to its range of television playout products and services. Demonstration highlights included the AirBox Neo-20 […]

TV stations and groups are increasingly turning to the cloud for playout solutions, and vendors are meeting them there with SaaS options. Above: Imagine’s Aviator control interface. The cloud-based system is designed to support both linear and OTT playout.

Whether offered as a standalone unit or combined with other components of the broadcast workflow, multiviewers are tackling a mix of formats and a higher volume of content to monitor. Above, Studio Berlin uses the Apantac KVM over IP solution for its multiviewers.

Attendance may have been almost halved by the pandemic, but tech vendors felt the more intimate environment allowed them to conduct business on a more productive level. On the show floor, the continued shift of broadcast workflows to the public cloud dominated many discussions, while others focused on NextGen TV’s pressing need to monetize.
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 […]
Phabrix has announced a multi-unit sale of its QxL rasterizer to The Switch, a provider of production services and global delivery of live video, purchasing eight units specifically for its playout operation […]
PlayBox Neo will introduce the latest advances in broadcast TV channel management at the 2022 NAB Show (April 23-27 in Las Vegas). Exhibiting in Booth N5210 in the Las Vegas Convention Center, […]
Black Box high-performance KVM-over-IP solutions are tailored to the unique requirements of modern control rooms, media production and postproduction facilities, and broadcast playout environments, giving users exceptional flexibility and the […]
As the industry returns to face-to-face engagement at NAB Show 2022 (April 23-27 in Las Vegas), Cinegy, a provider of software technology for digital video processing, asset management, video compression […]
Aveco, an independent automation provider, will display what 30 years of automation innovation can do for you, at the 2022 NAB Show (April 23-27 in Las Vegas) in booth N1421. […]
Tightrope Media Systems — developers of Cablecast Community Media broadcast automation, playout and content publishing platform — is has hired veteran PEG media executive Dana Healy as vice president of the Cablecast business unit. In this newly […]

The new TVU Channel proposes to deliver 24/7 programming to a traditional TV channel, OTT or directly to social media. An unnamed North American broadcaster is poised to launch 15-25 channels on the cloud-based service by Nov. 1.
Rohde & Schwarz and Pixel Power have appointed two new sales executives to cover their complete media technology portfolio for broadcasters and post production, from ingest through to playout. Ben […]

The vendor’s shift to SaaS products is a reflection of broadcasters’ changing business models, as they invest in new over-the-top services to meet consumer demand for nonlinear programming while traditional broadcast revenues decline.
When long-time PlayBox Neo customer the Seattle Channel first purchased two AirBox Neo servers in 2007, the servers were to be used for 24/7, multi-format playout with one as the main unit and the […]
Grass Valley continues its efforts to help customers deliver more compelling content at low-cost entry points with the latest addition to its portfolio, Playout Xpress. This new solution, it says, lets playout […]
Bitcentral Inc., a provider of media workflow solutions, has formed a strategic partnership with playout platform provider Veset. Bitcentral will market, sell and support Veset Nimbus, a cloud-based broadcast playout solution, […]
Horror-theme Latin American TV network Mórbido TV has chosen Veset Nimbus, the professional cloud playout SaaS from Veset, to distribute its linear channel to multiple destinations in Latin America. Launched in Mexico in […]
New Facilities Insider | Disney’s Digital Center 3 Centralizes Hardware, Allows Control From Anywhere

A first look at Disney’s new Digital Center 3 (DC3) in The Woodlands, Texas, a massive, 187,000-square-foot plant consolidating playout, transmission and media operations. (Sam Exley photo)
In support of evolving customer requirements, Imagine Communications has added a range of new functionality to its globally deployed Selenio Network Processor (SNP) platform and Magellan SDNO Control System. These new software feature releases […]
Net Insight reports the successful implementation of “the world’s first 100GE IP Media Trust Boundary for the delivery of an uncompressed IP playout solution” to Red Bee Media, a managed services provider […]
PlayBox Neo today introduced an expansion to the software connectivity of its ProductionAirBox Neo-20 broadcast playout server, with support now provided for the Octopus Newsroom computer system. “The Octopus NRCS offers a strong feature […]