IBC: Telos Alliance To Debut Media Solutions Initiative
Telos Alliance, a global provider of broadcast audio, expands its offering for the media and entertainment market with a new media solutions …
IBC: Evertz To Offer New Additions to DreamCatcher Bravo Studio Platform
At IBC 2024 in the Amsterdam RAI Convention Center, Sept. 13-16, Booth 2:B51, Evertz will show new data-driven co-pilots for its …
Mediaset Picks Grass Valley’s LDX 135 To Modernize Camera Fleet
Grass Valley, a provider of live production solutions, has been chosen by Mediaset, Italy’s largest commercial broadcaster, to replace …
IBC: Irdeto To Showcase Industry-Leading Digital Video Solutions
Irdeto, a global provider of digital video platforms, will be at IBC 2024 in the Amsterdam RAI Convention Center, Sept. 13-16, showcasing a …
Live Media Group Holdings Powers Up New REMI Video Production Service
Recognizing the business opportunity that REMI (remote integration) presents, Live Media Group Holdings (LMGH) has built and integrated …
IBC: Bridge Technologies Partners With Pixotope
Bridge Technologies is partnering with fellow Norwegian company Pixotope, a provider of graphic enhancements for broadcast productions. The …
IBC: Telestream To Unveil VLS-300 Vantage Lightspeed Server
The demand for high-quality, on-demand content is soaring, and media and broadcast companies are facing increasing pressure to stay ahead. …
Chyron Enhances Sports Analysis Suite With Illustrated Replay & Virtual Graphics Updates
Chyron today announced two “significant updates” to its sports analysis portfolio: Paint 9.8 and Virtual Placement 7.6. These new versions, …
MediaKind Makes Strategic Sales Leadership Appointments To Drive Growth In Americas Region
Ahead of IBC 2024 in the Amsterdam RAI Convention Center, Sept. 13-16., MediaKind today appointed two executives to lead its sales teams in …
Revisiting MPEG-4 For ATSC 1.0 Lighthouse Stations
There is a way to add more capacity without leaving viewers behind.
The Salt Lake Tribune, Profitable And Growing, Seeks To Rid Itself Of That ‘Necessary Evil’ — The Paywall
The first daily newspaper in the U.S. to become a nonprofit has published a refreshingly readable and transparent annual report.
Russia Says It Will Take Action Against U.S. Media In Response To Russian Media Charges
Russia said on Thursday it would take retaliatory measures against U.S. media in response to U.S. charges against Russian media executives …
AP Creates Foundation To Support Local Journalism
The Associated Press is making an effort to fight news deserts in the U.S. It has named Rachel White as the first executive director of its …
Nexstar CEO: ‘Big Mistake’ To Hand vMVPD Retrans Rights To Big 4 Networks
Nexstar CEO Perry Sook explained Wednesday how TV stations backed themselves into a streaming corner.
Mehdi Hasan Saw A Market For A New Kind Of Media Company. So Far, So Good
The former MSNBC host’s Substack-based Zeteo News has 31,000 paid subscribers and $3 million in annual revenue in just four months.
Netflix Wants To Shrink Your Favorite TV Show’s Carbon Footprint
Virgin River is using batteries and Bridgerton is testing out hydrogen, but the company's overall emissions reduction progress has been …
The Murdoch Family Is Secretly Battling Over Succession. News Outlets Are Asking A Court To Make It Public
The New York Times, Associated Press, National Public Radio, The Washington Post, Reuters and CNN filed a motion Wednesday in the Second …
Leaked Disney Data Reveals Financial And Strategy Secrets
A data trove sheds light on the entertainment giant’s operations, and exposes the personal data of some staff and customers.
Wieser Upgrades ’24 For The 5th Time, Cites Stronger-Than-Expected Q2
For the fifth time in five consecutive quarterly updates, ad industry economist Brian Wieser has revised his 2024 U.S. ad-spending growth …
J. Richard Munro, Who Oversaw the Creation Of Time Warner, Dies At 93
As president and CEO, he expanded Time Inc.’s offerings, fended off a hostile takeover and built the world’s largest media company.
Charter Spectrum & AMC Networks Ink Early Renewal Deal, Will Bundle AMC+ With Cable TV
With AMC+, Spectrum will now give its TV customers more than $40 per month in streaming services.
Harris Accepts Rules For Sept. 10 Debate With Trump On ABC, Including Microphone Muting
The development, which came Wednesday, seemed to mark a conclusion to the debate over microphone muting, which had for a time threatened to …
TVN TECH
For IBC 2024, Vendors Ready To Talk Efficiency And ROI
With an uptick in attendees and vendors expected, IBC will lean into hybrid, agile and flexible solutions, while the pressure is on to show …
Glen Dacy Named VP Of News Content & Streaming For WFLD-WPWR
He will oversee journalism at the Fox Chicago duopoly with a background that includes stints with CBS News and CNN.
CLOSING BELL
Dow Rises 38, Nasdaq Drops 52, S&P Falls 9
Wall Street extended its losses Wednesday as technology and energy stocks fell.
IBC: Agile Content To Showcase TV-As-A-Service Platform
Agile Content, a provider of Internet television and video solutions, will feature its TV-as-a-Service (TVaaS) platform at IBC 2024 in the …
Verizon Nearing Deal For Frontier Communications
An agreement for the Dallas-based fiber provider could be announced this week.
How ESPN Is Dramatically Rewriting Its Streaming Playbook
As the sports powerhouse plans to launch a flagship service next year, it’s overhauling its on-camera talent and executive ranks.
Nikki Haley Joins PR And Consulting Giant Edelman As Vice Chair
The former South Carolina governor will be vice chair of EGA, Edelman’s Global Advisory consultancy focused on public and government …
‘Only Murders In The Building’ Renewed For Season 5
Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez star in the Emmy-winning series.
Tony Dokoupil, Adriana Diaz To Host ‘CBS Mornings Plus’
The third hour of CBS Mornings, known as CBS Mornings Plus, launches Monday, Sept. 30, and Tony Dokoupil and Adriana Diaz will co-host. The …
SMPTE Announces 2024 Honorees
They will be recognized at the Annual Awards Gala during the 2024 SMPTE Media Technology Summit in October.
IBC: LTN & Skyline’s DataMiner Integrate To Enhance Broadcast Monitoring And Control For Tier 1 Media Companies
LTN and Skyline Communications today announced a new collaboration to drive enhanced broadcast monitoring and control for …
IBC: Imaginario AI Unveiling Cetus AI Engine, Paving Way for Conversational Video Curation
Imaginario AI, a pioneer in transformative AI-powered video curation solutions, has announced “a significant” update to its multimodal AI …
‘InvestigateTV+’ Grows Clearances For 2024-25 Season
Gray Media today announced that InvestigateTV+, its award-winning 30-minute news magazine, is now cleared on weekends in 67% of the U.S for …
Michael Collette And Tom Weiss Appointed To Key Leadership Roles At Run3TV
Run3TV, Gray Television’s Smart TV application platform that enables “Smart Broadcasting” — a new generation of broadcast television — will …
IBC: VITEC Sheds Light On Its Broadcast Workflow Capabilities With PRISM & Diamond C10 Headend
VITEC will demonstrate how its new solutions streamline broadcast workflows at IBC 2024 in the Amsterdam RAI Convention Center, Sept. 13-16, …
New Gracenote Watch Prompts Dataset Helps Video Providers Drive Audience Tune-In & Engagement
Gracenote, the content solutions business unit of Nielsen, has launched Gracenote Watch Prompts, a new dataset that equips global video …
IBC: PlayBox Neo Showcasing Latest Advancements In Multi-Platform Broadcast Solutions
PlayBox Neo introduces to IBC the most recent editions in its powerful range of smart media playout solutions. Broadcast industry …
Sinclair’s TBD Adds Previous Seasons Of ‘Saturday Night Live’
TBD will feature classic episodes from Seasons 4-37 and various “Best of” specials from each decade of SNL‘s run alongside TBD’s …
Abby Auerbach, TVB’s Chief Communications Officer, To Retire
The trade group’s executive vice president will step down at the end of December after nearly 25 years.
Christopher Young Named Weather Channel CFO
The new exec will also serve as executive vice president of parent Allen Media Group.