ELEMENTS Introduces Storage Appliance And Enhanced Workflow Automation At NAB

ELEMENTS, developer of advanced solutions for unrestricted collaboration in shared media workflows, is launching an entirely new storage appliance at NAB 2019 (booth# SL11510). ELEMENTS BOLT provides lightning-fast performance with ultra-high […]

VITEC Delivers Zero-Delay Contribution Solutions At NAB

VITEC, a worldwide provider of advanced video encoding and streaming solutions, will demonstrate its broad portfolio of IPTV and contribution solutions for enterprise, broadcast, and entertainment applications at the 2019 […]

NAGRA Offers Pay-TV Business Transformation At NAB

NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and an independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, will demonstrate its latest technologies in content protection, anti-piracy services, watermarking, and active content […]

BRAND CONNECTIONS

Tektronix Showcasing HDR Video Workflow Solutions At NAB

Tektronix, a provider of video test, monitoring and diagnostics solutions will be showcasing new High Dynamic Range (HDR)-ready solutions live at the NAB show in Las Vegas, April 8-11, booth […]

Beth Jacobs Named CPB Digital Strategies VP

The digital media executive will help accelerate cultural transformation, innovation and content creation throughout the public media system.

Comark To Intro EC700MP Transmitters At NAB

Hitachi Kokusai Electric Comark, a manufacturer and supplier of DTV transmitters, encoding systems, and associated field services for over 45 years, will introduce its E-Compact EC700MP series high-efficiency, air-cooled solid […]

TVU Partners In World’s First 5G UHD Network

The collaboration with South Korea’s KT Corp. will work to establish an enterprise 5G UHD broadcast network and related broadcast capabilities in Korea.

Saankhya Is Working To Make Mobile TV Possible

Live TV on a mobile device is already possible today through several subscription services. But free over-the-air TV delivered via an IP network to a mobile device could be a more ubiquitous reality soon, and Saankhya Labs is a key company working toward making that a reality.

University Adds Hitachi Z-HD5000 Cameras

Racing Group Ups Streams From Tough, Remote Locations

The World Racing Group wanted to stream more events live, but with fiber connectivity rare and cellular connections not always reliable at the remote venues where many races take place, producers feared reliability would be an issue. They eliminated it with a Dejero solution that enabled them to double the number of races streamed live.

NexPlayer, WeTek Create Multiscreen E2E OTT Solution

WeTek and NexPlayer have partnered to create a full end-to-end OTT platform supporting Widevine DRM with both HLS & DASH. This solution can be deployed on Android, iOS, Android TVs, […]

QUARTERLY REPORT

Avid’s 4Q Revenue Grows 5% To $112.7M

Tech provider Avid reported fourth quarter 2018 and full year financial results on Thursday. Highlights: 4Q revenue was $112.7 million, an increase of 5% year-over-year and 8% sequentially. Revenue excluding […]

TVN TECH

Dark Clouds Looming For TV Repack

By most accounts, transmitter manufacturers and suppliers of antennas and RF components are doing a good job so far of keeping up with the rapid spike in demand caused by the repack. But weather problems are causing major problems for tower crews and delaying a growing number of projects. And repack insiders fear a more significant backup this summer and fall.

Dielectric Designs VHF System For Sutro Repack

Two San Francisco broadcasters will leverage structurally complex, top-mounted stacked antenna array that’s in compliance with a stringent earthquake code. Dielectric will showcase its THV Series of VHF antennas at the NAB Show.

Cobalt Digital To Demo 9971 Series UHD Multiviewers

Cobalt Digital will demonstrate its new 9971 Series of UHD multiviewers for the openGear platform next month at the NAB Show (booth SL9111) in Las Vegas. The new cards support a […]

Medcom Selects Aveco For Production Automation Systems

Independent television automation provider Aveco has been selected by Medcom to provide a studio production automation system and ASTRA MAM system for three of its Panamanian operations, which includes three […]

IPE To Showcase Advanced IDS, Power Management

IPE will continue its long association with the advanced displays available from Densitron by highlighting the latest developments of its Intelligent Display System (IDS) on Densitron’s booth (N4515) at NAB […]

Veritone NAB Show Highlights

Veritone is a provider of artificial intelligence technology and solutions. The company’s proprietary operating system, aiWARE, orchestrates an expanding ecosystem of machine learning models to transform audio, video, and other […]

LTN Global Highlights Workflow Solutions

The 2019 NAB Show will mark the first major event for LTN Global following the company’s acquisition of Niles Media Group, a Kansas City, Mo.-based company specializing in media content […]

Pliant Showcasing CrewCom Intercom Updates

Pliant Technologies is showcasing the latest updates to its CrewCom wireless intercom system along with its newly enhanced SmartBoom LITE Headset, Drop-in Charger, Fiber Hub and the new FlexLR connector at NAB 2019 (booth […]

Cobalt, Starfish Partner On Transport Stream Splicing

Cobalt Digital today announced a partnership with Starfish Technologies, a U.K.-based broadcast technology company, to provide transport stream splicing using the Starfish Technologies TS Splicer software and the Cobalt SCTE-104/35 insertion […]

InSync Technology Introduces Frame Rate Converter Plug-in For Adobe Premiere Pro Mac

InSync Technology announced that the company’s FrameFormer motion compensated frame rate converter now is available as a plug-in for Adobe Premiere Pro Mac users. Simplifying and accelerating deployment through automated […]

Grass Valley Enhances LiveTouch Solution

Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, today announced even more capability in its live highlights and replay production system, LiveTouch. Debuting on Grass Valley’s NAB Show booth (SL106), the latest version incorporates 4K UHD slow-motion […]

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Sony Taps New Head Of Broadcast Business

Katsunori Yamanouchi, who has been president of Sony’s Professional Solutions Americas business since April 2016, will be succeeded by Theresa Alesso, its president of Imaging Products and Solutions and a 28-year Sony veteran.

Pronology Provides Support, Workflow For Oscars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ annual Oscars telecast is the most anticipated award show for film enthusiasts and industry professionals worldwide. Pronology, a developer of tapeless workflow solutions, continued its tradition […]

Experiments With 360 Video Prepare Stations For Next Wave Of Innovation

TVN’S MEDIA JOBS

Three Media Jobs From TVN’s Media Job Center

Cox’s KIRO in Seattle has an opening for a news director. Sony Pictures Television is looking for a vice president, syndicated sales. KCCI Des Moines, Iowa, needs an assistant director of engineering.

Spark Foundry And AI Music Introduce AI-Generated Creative For Audio Ads

Spark Foundry, a media agency part of Publicis Media, and AI Music, a London-based AI company, today announced a new solution, Sympaphonic Ads, which will bring deeper personalization to audio advertising by […]

NAB Show To Highlight ‘In-Vehicle Experience’

The new exhibit area will offer educational sessions and live demonstrations that showcase content development, delivery and monetization opportunities related to connected vehicles.

TVN EXECUTIVE SESSION

NBCU Stations’ Weather Forecast: Top Notch

Director of Weather Operations Nate Johnson leads the NBC and Telemundo stations’ weather efforts, which have been rated “most accurate.” The achievement is primarily that of the individual meteorologists, but it also reflects the group’s commitment to providing those weather pros with the best in forecasting tools and other support. Johnson talks about the group’s focus on combining accuracy with smart, relevant storytelling.