Dalet, a technology and service provider for media-rich organizations, announced key updates to its Dalet AmberFin platform for transcoding. According to Dalet, “significant performance gains and a new browser interface keeps Dalet […]
BeckTV, a systems integrator for the broadcast media industry, has completed a project for one of its major U.S. clients — station group Tegna Inc. Tegna had BeckTV design, instal, […]
Founded in May 2019, technology infrastructure company Public Media Group (PMG) has rebranded as Signal Infrastructure Group (SIG). Coinciding with the unveiling of the new name and logo, SIG launched […]
TAG Video Systems has added a three-part series to its IP Academy 2021 webinar line-up. The provider of SW, IP, COTS/cloud, probing, monitoring and multiviewing solutions for all four of the major […]
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Blackbird plc, the developer and seller of the cloud video editing platform Blackbird, has announced a partnership with EVS with launch deployments for international sporting events. EVS is a global provider of live […]
Emmy Award-winning production company Tupelo Honey celebrates the 25th anniversary of its founding this month. In March 1996, Cary Glotzer started the boutique production services company and named it after Tupelo, Miss., the hometown of Traci […]
Jeep’s soon-to-be-revealed Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer will be the first vehicles in the automotive industry to integrate Amazon Fire TV for Auto, according to the automaker. In-car connectivity will allow passengers to stream their favorite shows or movies together or separately while staying linked to their digital lives, with access to apps and Alexa.
Adara Pitches MobiTV Alternative
Adara Technologies has introduced a streaming TV platform that, it claims, can provide tier 2/3 operators with an alternative to MobiTV, the pay-TV tech company whose future is uncertain after filing for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this week. Adara, a supplier that has also developed a video switching platform that helps its base of independent operators reclaim bandwidth for broadband and other services, is also out in the market with an app- and IP-based video platform called “myCatapulTVe.”
Blustream US, a partnership between AV distribution manufacturer Blustream and RTI is now shipping the Blustream AV distribution line to U.S. customers; appointed JB&A as its lead commercial market distributor; […]
Mediaproxy, a developer of software-based IP broadcast solutions, has upgraded its flagship logging and monitoring system to work with both the Zixi and SRT formats. This allows LogServer to be used by OTT service […]
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover touched down on the Red Planet with DPA Microphones along for the historic ride. Outfitted with DPA’s 4006 omnidirectional microphone, MMA-A digital audio interface and MMP-G modular active […]
Kubient, a cloud advertising marketplace that lets advertisers and publishers reach, monetize and connect their audiences, is partnering with TronTV, a free AVOD streaming service reaching 85 million monthly viewers, […]
Zaxcom has launched its RX-4 MRX module interface to its Digital Recording Wireless line. Paired with the MRX214 or MRX414 it converts either of these two modules into a stand-alone […]
Taking advantage of fully redundant fabric, high density links and flexibility for different workflows, Canada-based Dome Productions has unveiled a new all-IP SMPTE 2110 OB mobile unit replete with a Calrec […]
Mo-Sys Engineering, providers of virtual production and image robotics, and Hyper Studios, suppliers of cloud broadcast graphics, have created what they call the first virtual production system with data-driven sports […]
Television is slowly following radio into the adoption of audio over IP technology, but the transition has been hampered by infrastructure costs, the challenge of preventing audio latency and concerns over standards and security. Above, the University of Miami adopted Dante and AOIP for its live sports production workflows before COVID introduced the need for social distancing.
The concept of operating two or more transmitters on the same frequency in the same geographic region is not new, but there’s considerable talk within the industry about the role of similar technology in the widespread deployment of ATSC 3.0, particularly after the FCC’s January decision to ease rules on DTS “spillover” that the commission believes will help NextGen TV reach its full potential.
MobiTV, a key video technology vendor to T-Mobile, Cable One and myriad small cable companies, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. According to FTI Consulting, a firm brought on by the Emeryville, Calif. company to oversee the restructuring process, MobiTV has obtained $15.5 million in debtor-in-possession financing to keep the lights on, the employees paid and its cloud-based video systems up and running.
TVN Tech One-On-One | Laying The Foundation For NewsNation At Nexstar
Blake Russell, EVP of stations operations and content development for Nexstar, has spent the past pandemic year building out a new newsroom, studios and infrastructure for NewsNation. Along the way, he’s been eliminating holdover technology from the company’s Tribune acquisition and built a novel, enterprise-level content sharing tool. 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.
Technology veteran Oded Zicherman has joined Arti as vice president of R&D. Arti provides a cloud-based augmented reality (AR) platform for broadcasters and video content producers. Zicherman said: “Arti has pioneered cloud-based […]
Wanting a more cost-effective way to close caption its content, Circle City Broadcasting’s CW affiliate WISH Indianapolis selected the automated enCaption4 system from ENCO to meet its both its scheduled and late-breaking captioning needs. Prior […]
Ikegami has unveiled an addition to its UNICAM XE 4K system camera series. The UHK-X700 incorporates three newly developed 2/3-inch CMOS 4K sensors with global shutters to eliminate rolling shutter […]
Xytech, a provider of facility management software for the broadcast and media industries, has an agreement to acquire ScheduALL, a subsidiary of Net Insight. TXytech says this acquisition provides it […]
New normal mandates next-generation broadcast compliance solutions
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