NAB SHOW 2023

AI Buzz Loudens, FAST Talk Quickens At NAB 2023

NAB attendees with their curiosity peaked by ChatGPT had loads of AI-related questions for vendors and the cloud, virtual production and FAST channels dominated other conversations in the annual Las Vegas convocation. Pictured: Brainstorm combined camera feeds from talent in front of a green screen and an LED wall into one screen (upper right) at its NAB booth.

NAB Show: TVU Networks To Unveil Cloud/On-Prem Solution For Remote Production From Anywhere

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud-based workflow solutions for content creation and distribution, is adding to its multi-camera transmission technology. The latest member of the TVU Remote Production System (RPS) family of multi-channel REMI solutions is TVU RPS One. To be introduced at the NAB Show (April 16-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center) in […]

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NAB Show Marks Centennial With Focus On Cloud, AI, NextGen TV

Attendance and exhibitors will still fall well below the pre-pandemic high-water mark, but station groups and vendors plan to hit the Sunday-Wednesday event with packed schedules and shopping lists.

TVU Networks Assists Globo In Conducting Live Transmission Tests Over Standalone 5G Network

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video production technology, assisted Globo in conducting live transmission tests on a standalone 5G network in two major events in 2023: the presidential inauguration in Brasília and the São Paulo Carnival. During both events, Globo used TVU One mobile transmitters with standalone 5G (SA) technology. SA 5G is an […]

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As Field Connectivity Soars, Focus Shifts To Metadata

A Sinclair/Sony/Avid experiment aims to optimize news photographers’ field time by immediately logging metadata into cameras in the field, while Starlink and 5G rollouts continue to boost reliability in more remote scenarios. Above, Vislink’s MVP Streamur Live Streaming App in action, allowing reporters to broadcast into the production workflow using a mobile device.

TVU Networks’ Cloud-Native Tools Optimize Available Bandwidth, Latency, Cell Connections In 5G Catalonia Project

TVU Networks played a key role in Spanish public broadcaster betevé’s successful fully cloud-based live multi-camera production over a private, standalone 5G network. The initiative is part of Spain’s 5G Catalonia project, one of several 5G pilot development grants awarded by Red.es looking to energize 5G transmission in the Barcelona region. Using TVU Networks’ cloud native technology, La Xarxa and betevé […]

Chinese Digital Platform Chooses TVU Networks For 19 Hours Of Pre-Launch Space Capsule Coverage

To ensure stable, real-time transmission of its 19 hours of coverage before launch of the Mengtian space capsule, China’s digital newspaper, The Paper, relied on technology from TVU Networks. The Paper’s live launch countdown from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site included interviews with industry experts and passersby at Wenchang Qishui Bay Beach, as well as live camera broadcasting […]

TVU 5G Solutions Bring Live Broadcast Of Excavation Of Ancient, Sunken Ship From Bottom Of Yangtze River

5G technology from TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video production technology, helped make underwater archeological history in China in November. The Shanghai Media Group (SMG) live broadcast the entire excavation of one of the country’s largest ancient wooden sailing ship from the evening of Nov. 20 to the morning of the […]

TVU Networks Reports On Global Media And Entertainment Industry Trends In 2022

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, has unveiled its key findings and analysis of market trends from 2022. Based on an analysis of what it calls “key measures and product usage from thousands of customers across business sectors,” among the most prominent market trends seen were the increased use of […]

TVU Networks Sets Rental Record In Qatar

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, says it will provide 24/7 on-site support servicing more rentals of live equipment in Qatar for the FIFA World Cup than ever before in the company’s history. From Nov. 20 to Dec. 18, worldwide broadcasters will be doing everything possible to make audiences feel […]

Live 4K Video From International Trade Fair Streamed Non-Stop For Six Days Using Network Created With TVU Nano 5G Router

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video production technology, announced its TVU Nano 5G router delivered a total of six days (80 hours) of non-stop, live 4K video from the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Shougang Park in Beijing. (Trade in services refers to the sale and delivery of […]

TVU Networks Powers Betevé To Launch 24/7 Broadcast Channel In Hours

TVU Networks, the industry leader in live video production and playout solutions, launched a 24/7 live, pop-up channel covering the four-day La Mercè Festival using cloud-native TVU Channel. With TVU, Barcelona public broadcaster Betevé, launched the channel, without added infrastructure, in less than a few hours. The channel, Mercè 24h, was available on the broadcaster’s website and in the Betevé app. The “Festival […]

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AI Lightens The Newsgathering Load

Broadcasters continue to turn to artificial intelligence for help with a widening array of tasks heavy on manual process from surfacing trending topics and content to generating transcriptions, tagging with metadata, offering facial and object recognition and offering help with clips, rights management and moderation.

NAB Show NY: TVU Networks Demonstrates Results from Customer Feedback With Design Upgrades To Cloud Native And Customizable Ecosystem

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video production technology, will shine its spotlight on 5G remote production, cloud-based playout and new device integration at the 2022 NAB Show New York, Oct. 17-20 at the Javits Center in New York. TVU will exhibit in booth 1318 during the show. TVU Networks releases new products, features, […]

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NAB Returns To The Big Apple

The NAB New York Show will be back at the Javits Center after a long pandemic hiatus. Following a strong showing at IBC earlier this month, expectations around it are rising.

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5G Production Gains Traction

The cellular tech will be in the spotlight at the IBC technology show in Amsterdam that gets underway tomorrow. Vendors say the 5G buzz is finally justified, as broadcasters are starting to use it regularly for live production applications.

IBC 2022: TVU Newtworks Reveal Upgrades To End-to-End, Collaborative Cloud Production

Driven by the company’s continual product development, TVU Networks, the tech co. focused on cloud and IP-based live video production tools, will demonstrate updates to its cloud-based remote production ecosystem at IBC2022. According to a company statement, TVU Networks will exhibit in Hall 5, Stand C73 during the show, which runs from September 9-12 at the […]

IBC: TVU Networks Launching Innovative Approach To Cloud-Based Playout, Ad Sales Support

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video production technology, will showcase its 24/7 linear channel scheduling and playout approaches at IBC 2022 (RAI, Amsterdam, Sept. 9-12, Hall 5, stand C73). TVU Channel Plus, a cloud-based playout service with integrated ad sales support, will make its IBC debut. It follows being named “Best in Show” at […]

Flowics Graphics Integrates With TVU Producer

Flowics, creator of a comprehensive platform for powering remote and in-studio production of live graphics and interactive content, and TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, have created a new technology partnership. The two companies completed a native integration of the Flowics Graphics cloud-based graphics engine into the TVU Producer cloud-based […]

IBC: TVU Networks To Showcase Its First Cloud-Native Ecosystem For 4K And 5G Live Video Production

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video production technology, will showcase its popular TVU Cloud ecosystem at IBC 2022. Using fifth generation networks, TVU’s end-to-end solution provides greater bandwidth and resiliency, ultra-low latency, and connectivity with speeds up to 100 times as fast as 4G. Developed with deep insight from news and sports media companies, the […]

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Automated Captioning Rises To The Cloud

AI-driven automated captioning for broadcasters continues its upward trajectory of accuracy and speed, while more recently the service is evolving toward hybrid on-prem and cloud models and multi-language translation capabilities. Above, Lexi is the cloud-hosted automatic captioning service from Ai-Media.

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News Sharing And Collaboration Is Getting Easier And Smarter

Broadcasters are calling on a combination of cloud, software and transport technologies to facilitate collaborating and sharing at a station or across groups. The pandemic has shifted the many news sharing tools into high gear. Above: Dalet Pyramid Cut is Dalet Pyramid’s web-based feature-rich video and audio editor.

TVU Networks’ Portable, IP-based Solutions Bring Breaking Coverage From Ukraine To Millions Of Viewers

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live streaming solutions, said today that its live IP-based video broadcast  transmitters, apps, and distribution platform were selected by China Global Television Network (CGTN) and other news providers to bring live coverage of the Ukraine-Russia conflict to millions of viewers worldwide. Journalists from all over the world […]

TVU Remote Commentator Platform Enables Live, Remote Sports Commentary Over IP At 31st Southeast Asian Games

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, announced the first high-profile deployment of its TVU Remote Commentator cloud-based remote commentary platform in the Asia Pacific region. As the official sponsor of the 31st Southeast Asian Games and the technical partner of Mediacorp, Singapore’s largest national media group, TVU provided the solution, TVU Remote […]

NAB Show: TVU Networks To Showcase 8K IP And Enhanced 5G REMI Solutions

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, has announced two “significant developments” with the company’s transmission technology that will be introduced at the 2022 NAB Show (April 23-27 in Las Vegas) at Booth W3806. TVU has adapted its TVU G-Link platform to now support low-latency, 8K IP video transmission over commodity internet connections, […]

NAB Show: TVU Networks Rolls Out Critical Threat Defense For Broadcasters

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, has announced what it calls “the first cloud-native, 24/7/365, critical threat protection solution for broadcasters.” TVU Networks’ Channel Ready is cloud-native innovation that lets broadcasters run stations remotely from a single simple-to-use interface on a laptop or tablet. With Channel Ready, the operator can instantly control […]

TVU Networks And InPlayer Partner To Create Complete Production, Streaming, Monetization Workflow

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, has formed a strategic partnership with InPlayer, a monetization platform for content owners. Through the partnership, existing and future TVU customers can benefit from InPlayer’s Pay Per View and Subscription tools to create a complete production, streaming and monetization workflow. The InPlayer platform can be […]

Free, 24/7 Live Feed from Ukraine’s United News Available On TVU Search

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, announced today that the company is offering a free, 24/7 live feed from Ukraine provided by the Ukrainian news media via TVU Search, its AI-based search engine for live broadcasts. This content from Ukraine is available immediately and can be viewed here. TVU customers can […]

Global Broadcasters Rely On TVU Networks During Winter Games For Live Video Delivery Over 5G

Despite pandemic-based travel restrictions, rules on equipment transport and mountainous terrain, TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, says that TVU Media Services successfully supported customers at another high-profile sporting event with the completion of the Winter Games in Beijing. The company reports that more than 7,600 GB of data was used by broadcasters […]

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In Outfitting The MMJ, Lightness And Flexibility Top The Wish List

As solo acts in the field, multimedia journalists are very particular about the kit they carry. From cameras to lights and audio, connectivity tools to editing software and apps, experience has taught them that flexibility and portability are among their gear’s most important qualities. Above: Sony’s remote production package, which includes the PXW-Z280 4K handheld camera, allows MMJs to remotely control, capture and transfer high-quality content in real time from any location.

TVU Networks Reports On Global Media/Entertainment Trends

TVU Networks, a provider of live broadcast innovation and technology, announced its key insights from 2021. Based on an analysis of key measures and product usage from thousands of customers across all business sectors including media, sports and entertainment, TVU Networks has seen a 243% increase in its SaaS over 2020. The accelerated migration of […]

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IP Workflows: Upsides Aplenty, Complexities, Too

Broadcasters are embracing IP workflows as a “ramp to the cloud” and are still contending with variable costs and concerns over security, latency and interoperability, not to mention the different skills that labor must bring to bear. However, IP workflows can bring benefits like scalability, flexibility and security to broadcasters, such as NBCU Boston (above).

TVU Networks Partners with Dubai Media Inc. On Video Footage & Media Services During Expo Dubai 2020

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, partnered with Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) to provide exclusive footage from the six-month-long global festival, Expo Dubai 2020, which began Oct. 1. Held every five years in different cities, the World Expos share inventions and technology designed to address common challenges facing humanity. In conjunction with DMI, […]

TVU Launches Cloud-Based Playout Solution

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.

Nilesat & TVU Networks Expand Partnership, Contribution And Transmission Service To Africa

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, has expanded its partnership with Nilesat, the Egyptian satellite communication provider, that it says will increase contribution capability for Nilesat’s African customers and decrease transmission costs. In conjunction with a new satellite scheduled to launch in 2Q 2022, TVU Networks will offer an IP […]

Kenya Broadcasting Adds Transmitters And Server From TVU Networks to Expand Live News Coverage And Streaming Capacity

TVU Networks, provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, today announced that Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) added 10 TVU One 4K HDR mobile transmitters to its existing TVU complement for more extensive live news coverage and a TVU VS3500 4K UHD server for support streaming content to the website and social media. Nairobi-based firm, Philmart, a TVU Networks partner, provided […]

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Automated Captioning Leaps Forward, Improving Its Business Case

Continuous advances in AI, machine learning and natural language processing have boosted automated closed captioning’s value well beyond regulation compliance. Above: The caption edit user interface for Digital Nirvana’s Trance transcription and captioning solution.

Blackbird Integrates Cloud-Native, Real-Time Editing Into TVU Producer

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 Blackbird’s real-time editing tools into the TVU Producer cloud-based live production platform. “Improved access to content for editors reinforces TVU’s commitment to making its cloud-based solutions as […]

Douglas Russell Joins TVU Networks As Northwest Regional Accounts Manager

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, said today that Douglas Russell has joined the company as the Northwest regional accounts manager, North America Sales. Based in Seattle, Russell comes to TVU Networks from a varied audio/visual background, including senior-level engineering positions at Amazon Prime Sports and Keycode Media and field […]

TVU Networks Supporting Broadcasters In Tokyo

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, has rolled out support of new and existing customers on site at the Summer Olympic Games, even before the event’s official start. It services from Tokyo range from last-minute mobile transmitters, to live pool feeds, to free use of TVU Anywhere for athlete interviews, to […]