The veteran TV news executive with tenures at CNN, ABC News and NBC News (among numerous other organizations) will look at the dramatic ways in which news trust and technology are reshaping the industry’s fundamentals in the keynote interview at TVNewsCheck’s virtual NewsTECHForum on Dec. 15. Register here.
WMOR, WFTS, WFLA, WTSP and WTVT have implemented NextGen TV technology.
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said Tuesday that all of its awards shows will remain virtual through 2021. This includes the Daytime Emmys, Sports Emmys, News and Documentary Emmys and Technology and Engineering Emmys.
How To Improve Remotely-Produced Interviews
With in-studio interviews still indefinitely sidelined during the pandemic, making a few adjustments to at-home setups — including external camera and mics and optimizing lighting and internet connections — can make all the difference in production quality.
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Executives and editors from the BBC, CNN, ABC Owned Stations and Gray Television will look at how their storytelling on digital platforms will change in 2021 amid ongoing remote production and emerging technology at TVNewsCheck’s virtual NewsTECHForum on Dec. 16. Register here.
The nonprofit organization, All Raise, led by CEO Pam Kostka, is working on an expansion, as diversity in the tech industry remains elusive.
The former vice president of advanced technology at the National Association of Broadcasters, is tapped to be vice president for emerging technologies at the Sinclair Broadcast Group NextGen TV subsidiary.
Members of the Advanced Television Systems Committee today elected three industry executives to serve on the ATSC board of directors for three-year terms that begin in January 2021. Elected to […]
Opening For Chief Engineer In A Cool City
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a chief engineer at a Gray station in one of the best small cities and coolest urban spaces in America.
TVNewsCheck will present Managing the Never-Ending News Cycle in a Changing Media Environment on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 1 p.m. ET; Ross Video will continue its second season of Ross Live events with Today’s Newsroom Workflow Efficiency, Competitive Edge on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 11 a.m. ET; eMam and Alibaba will present several webinars this week, including today’s Keeping Your Business Safe with Penetration Testing, and on Dec. 2, Cloud-Boosted Asset Management with eMam & Alibaba. For more events and registration links, please visit TVNewsCheck’s Virtual Events Directory. Pictured are speakers participating in Thursday’s TVNewsCheck Webinar.
On Dec. 18, journalists from Fox Owned Stations, Gray Television and Graham Media Group will share the remarkable work they did to engage audiences on social media in when the pandemic, election and extreme weather events made local TV news more essential than ever. Register here.
Augmented reality can expand audiences and set newscasts apart without breaking the bank
Meteorologists who embrace augmented reality can enhance their storytelling and keep viewers, particularly younger demographics, tuned in, and not just on TV, according to experts who participated in a TVNewsCheck Webinar, The New Weather Storytelling with Augmented Reality. Talent coach and consultant Tim Heller, of HellerWeather, showed a scene he created while working at Disney-owned KTRK Houston, to explain how AR draws viewers into the presentation.
The FCC is seeking comment on a National Association of Broadcasters petition to clarify the application of the FCC’s ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) rules to multicast streams. Those are the extra channels broadcasters got in the switch to digital.
TV’s Future Is In The Software
Software was beneath all of this pandemic year’s significant innovations in TV’s remote production. The industry needs to accept and embrace its new essential role.
Openings In News, Operations, Engineering, Sales
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for an assistant news director, operations supervisor, regional account manager and director of engineering.
Executives from CBS Television Stations, NBCU Stations, Graham Media and SmithGeiger will discuss changes looming for news programming, technology and audiences at TVNewsCheck’s virtual NewsTECHForum event in December. Register here.
Debuting in February 2020 during Black History Month, Black News Channel (BNC) operates out of its brand new headquarters facility based in Tallahassee, Fla. BNC is an independent network that is minority-owned […]
WAVY, WVBT, WNLO-CD and WTVZ have begun broadcasting with NextGen TV technology.
Grand Prix motorcycle racing site MotoGP has introduced cutting-edge graphics using Viz Arena software from Vizrt. Viz Arena enhances sports coverage during live broadcasts with virtual and augmented reality graphics […]
TVN Focus On Technology | AWS Advances Live Cloud Production
Amazon Web Services is developing new technology — the Cloud Digital Interface — to support uncompressed production workflows in the cloud that should eliminate latency for remote productions looking to, among other things, switch between camera feeds, insert graphics or trigger replays.
As part of the Ross Live Season 2 series of presentations, Ross unveiled the latest version of its Piero sports graphics analysis solution. Acquired by Ross Video in February 2019, […]
Multimedia systems integrator, equipment specialist and service provider CJP Broadcast Service Solutions has hired Joseph Franklin. A BsC (1st class Hons) graduate in television production technology, he will be active […]
GatesAir, a global provider of wireless, over-the-air content delivery solutions for TV and radio, has promoted Mark Goins to vice president, North America sales effective immediately. He will lead an experienced team of North American representatives across regional sales management, key accounts and inside sales, […]
Bridge Technologies is the newest member of the Grass Valley Technology Alliance, joining 20 other members in an association that aims to support collaboration across the media production chain, with […]
Synthax, U.S. distributor of RME, Ferrofish, Digigram, Appsys and myMix, has announced two new hires, effective immediately: Jason Finder has been named broadcast sales manager, and Ryan Coalson has been appointed regional sales manager. Both Finder […]
Vendors are offering better tools to help newsrooms plan and generate social media posts with more integrated and streamlined solutions with a view to reducing “tool fatigue” and decreasing the turnaround time on new posts.
WTVD, WNCN, WUVC, WLFL and WRDC have begun broadcasting with NextGen TV technology.
Journalists from NBCLX, AJ+ and NBCU- and Graham-owned stations will share their novel approaches to news and weather storytelling in a remarkable year at TVNewsCheck’s virtual NewsTECHForum event in December. Register here.
