Grabyo, a cloud video platform provider, has released a cloud-based audio mixer into its live production platform, Grabyo Producer. Following the release of Grabyo’s browser-based multiviewer late last year, it […]
Ross today introduced Living Live, an online community platform for the live production industry. Living Live can be found at https://livinglive.community/ and the platform offers a place for live production professionals to come […]
TVN Tech One-On-One | For Sinclair, A New Playbook For TV Sports
Don Roberts, Sinclair Broadcast Group’s VP of sports engineering, is navigating a sports production landscape that has been profoundly changed by the COVID-19 pandemic while trying to make sure that Sinclair’s multi-billion-dollar bet on the former Fox RSNs pays off. He’s managing technical changes from the RSNs’ Bally rebrand and overseeing construction of a new origination facility in Atlanta, while meeting COVID protocols for three concurrent major-league sports for the RSNs and two professional tennis tours for Tennis Channel. Note: This story is available to TVNewsCheck Premium members only. If you would like to upgrade your free TVNewsCheck membership to Premium now, you can visit your Member Home Page, available when you log in at the very top right corner of the site or in the Stay Connected Box that appears in the right column of virtually every page on the site. If you don’t see Member Home, you will need to click Log In or Subscribe.
Viewers Want More From Streaming Sports
Features like AR and VR, social media integrations with synchronized streaming options and personalization are key to capturing fans’ imaginations and driving more active, engaged consumption.
Smart TVs now represent a majority of TVs owned by U.S. households and, according to Hub Entertainment Research, it may pose a threat to connected TV devices. The research firm released findings from its third annual “Connected Home” report that suggest ownership of a smart TV set is at 70% of TV households this year. The survey results also suggest that 52% of all TV sets are now reported to be smart TVs, up from 45% in 2020, which Hub said indicates accelerated replacement of older, non-smart TVs.
MobiTV has refuted an earlier report that suggested the company was poised to cease operations on May 2 and terminate its 86 employees, saying company-issued warnings to that effect were merely requirements of its ongoing bankruptcy process.
Exclusives
Steven Silcox, a senior designer for CBC News, explains how to add value to a feature news story by using animation. This is the debut installment of How To, a TVNewsCheck original video series that solicits innovative, practical and actionable advice from TV experts in news, technology, sales and marketing.
Meeting The Challenge Of Industry Diversity
Attitude, accountability, education and lack of role models explain many of the reasons for entry-level difficulty and long-term broadcast careers.
Already in bankruptcy, video tech firm warns the California Employment Development Department that it could soon lay off all 86 of its employees.
Technical Services Engineer Opening, Work Remotely
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a technical services engineer for Florical Systems. This is a remote position that can be done from anywhere.
Broadcasters are telling the FCC that using a popular method of determining signal reach could undo the good work the commission has done to help them better serve the public. It is the latest volley in the battle between broadcasters and computer companies — specifically Microsoft — over opening up the TV band for more unlicensed (so-called TV white spaces, or TVWS) broadband use.
Chyron has promoted Jason Toliopoulos to senior vice president of operations and customer success. He brings extensive creative, technical, and project management experience to this new role. His career in […]
Samba TV, a global provider of omniscreen advertising and analytics, has partnered with 605, a television measurement and analytics company. The deal provides Samba TV with exclusive addressable access to a subset of 605’s TV viewership dataset […]
Primestream, a provider of asset management and automation software solutions for media production, has introduced new ingest access capabilities for its Xchange media asset management (MAM) platform. Now, Xchange is […]
AVIWEST, a provider of video contribution systems, says its bonded cellular technology is now integrated with CyanView‘s RCP multicamera control panel. Integration between AVIWEST’s technology and CyanView RCP offers reliable, […]
Agama Technologies, a specialist in video service quality and customer experience, has joined the SRT Alliance, the open-source initiative dedicated to overcoming the challenges of low-latency video streaming. Agama joins […]
Studios Piccolo, a large recording facility in the province of Quebec, upgraded one of its Piccolo Mobile remote production trucks in January with the installation of a Solid State Logic […]
If Jonathan Adkins, who oversees the broadcast news operation at Cleveland’s WKYC, wants to see the dramatic effects of COVID-19 on TV news production, all he has to do is go downstairs. “If a year ago, you had told me I could sit in my basement in my house and see 16 live feeds from the field, have direct interaction with the talent on the set, and be able to watch feeds and our broadcasts with less than a half second delay, I would have thought you were crazy,” he says. Adkins can even re-set the teleprompter from home. “If we go back to the way things were, we failed.” Above, part of the makeshift control room in Adkins’ basement.
Mike Spugnardi becomes director of RF systems and components, leading a larger team with an emphasis on redesigning TV filters to meet changing customer requirements.
NEP Connect, a provider of global media critical connectivity services, has selected Net Insight to deliver remote production workflows for UK Broadcaster coverage. The project will launch this month. Net […]
Whether shooting a movie, capturing a worship service or producing a live event such as a concert or sporting event, cinematographers are tasked with the challenge of delivering exceptional image […]
AJA Video Systems today released Bridge Live v1.11 for its high-performance UltraHD or multi-channel HD encoding, transcoding, decoding and contribution solution. The update introduces new functionalities including HLS input, VBR low […]
As with many things over the past year, the world of sports saw significant disruption to its regular routine. From halted or delayed seasons to little or no live audiences […]
EVS, a provider of live video technology for broadcast and new media productions, and Haivision, a global provider of real-time video streaming and networking solutions, have announced a partnership to bring […]
Dalet, a technology and service provider for media-rich organizations, today rolled out key updates to its Dalet Flex media logistics solution, including support for Alibaba Cloud as well as a new thesaurus […]
Access Europe GmbH has partnered with N-Dream AG to bring its cloud-gaming platform, AirConsole, to the car. The partnership will see Access Europe enable the availability of multiplayer gaming through its In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) […]
Telestream, a portfolio company of Genstar Capital and a provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, today announced the acquisition of ContentAgent from Vecima Networks. ContentAgent is an application used around the […]
EVS, a provider of live technology for broadcast and new media productions, has been selected by the host broadcaster of a global multi-sports event taking place in Asia in 2022 […]
With the completion of its 2020 year-end review, Grass Valley says it is “celebrating a period of significant business growth — despite the unprecedented backdrop of a very challenging 12 months.” In […]
