Group One Partners With AVL Group In Puerto Rico For Exclusive Calrec Distribution

Extending its relationship with AVL Group in Puerto Rico, Group One, professional audio and lighting distributor of Audiotonix brands across the US, is partnering with the media technology supply and […]

IEX Group Rolls Out Scale Commercial Launch Of cloudSwXtch To Solve Challenges of Leveraging Cloud Networks

IEX Group, through its wholly-owned subsidiary swXtch.io, today launched cloudSwXtch, a new cloud-native software product. The company says cloudSwXtch is “a virtual overlay network that adds feature rich, high-performance networking to […]

NBC Sports Chicago And PointsBet Expand Collaboration

NBC Sports Chicago and PointsBet are again partnering to present a series of BetCast presentations of Chicago Bulls games during the 2022-23 NBA Regular Season, expanding the collaboration that launched the alternate […]

BRAND CONNECTIONS

LiveU Releases Next-Gen Solo PRO Portable Encoder With Future-Proof 4K And HEVC Capabilities

LiveU today unveiled its next-generation Solo PRO portable bonding encoder for engaging live coverage, combining professional-grade 4K and HEVC video quality. The Solo PRO combines up to six IP connections — four 4G/5G […]

SPONSORED BY MEGAPHONE

Interactive sponsorships boost revenues for local broadcasters

Interactive sponsorships allow broadcasters to immediately convert TV viewers into buyers for their clients — something no conventional form of advertising can do. Pictured is WCMH Columbus, Ohio’s Band of the Week on-air poll and mobile experience, sponsored by G&J Pepsi, as part of a Mountain Dew promotion.

FCC’s Starks: The Future Of Broadcasting Is NextGen TV

ATSC 3.0-enabled technology will make broadcasting more like the internet, but privacy protections need to be taken seriously, Geoffrey Starks said last week in a speech at the University Of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Center For Technology, Innovation & Competition.

TVN’S MEDIA JOBS

New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a broadcast maintenance engineer, executive producer, digital content promotions producer, two promotions producers, IT support technician, chief political reporter, reporter and news producer.

Blackmagic Design Debutes DaVinci Resolve For iPad

Blackmagic Design has introduced Resolve for iPad, so creators can extend video workflows in new ways and new places. Optimized for MultiTouch technology and Apple Pencil, DaVinci Resolve for iPad […]

BOXX Workstation Upgrades To New 13th Gen Intel Core Processors

BOXX Technologies, a provider of high-performance computer workstations, rendering systems and servers, said that its APEXX S3 workstation now features 13th Gen Intel Core i7 and i9 processors. The new […]

Key Digital Appoints KLM Marketing As Middle Atlantic Rep

Key Digital, a developer and manufacturer of leading-edge digital video processing and video signal distribution solutions, has appointed Mechanicsville, Va.-based KLM Marketing as its manufacturer’s rep for the Middle Atlantic region, […]

Hiperwall Certified PCs From Seneca Come Optimized For AV-Over-IP Video Wall Performance

Hiperwall, a secure software platform provider for IP-based video walls, today announced that Seneca, an Arrow Electronics company and manufacturer of purpose-built computing hardware, will provide a variety of pre-imaged Hiperwall […]

Lenny Lipton, ‘Puff The Magic Dragon’ Lyricist And 3D Film Pioneer, Dies At 82

BEST OF TALKING TV

Are AI Anchors Coming Soon?

In this repeat of the Talking TV episode from Aug. 26, TVNewsCheck’s Michael Depp talks with Joe Murphy of Deep Brain AI, a technology company that’s creating digital copies of TV news anchors for outlets in China and South Korea, about how the tech works, the ethical issues around it and the likelihood that we’ll be seeing digital anchors on U.S. screens. A full transcript of the conversation is included.

KDVR Denver Soars With Tech-Heavy Set Upgrade

NAB Show New York Attendance Exceeds 9,500

Total preliminary registered attendance reached 9,576 for the 2022 NAB Show New York, held Oct. 19-20 at the Javits Center. The show floor featured 245 exhibitors showcasing the latest technology in […]

Interra Systems’ ORION-OTT Solution Passes Technical Review

Interra Systems, a provider of content quality control (QC), monitoring and analysis solutions to the digital media industry, today announced that it has successfully completed the Amazon Web Services (AWS) […]

TVN’S TV2025

NextGen Rollout Challenged By Spectrum Constraints

The early consumer experience of NextGen TV has been hampered by government regulations that make it hard for viewers to differentiate the new services from the legacy ATSC 1.0 programming already delivered over-the-air, according to broadcasters. Capacity is tight for both the 3.0 and 1.0 broadcasts, and broadcasters are aggressively using video compression to make it all work. L-r: E.W. Scripps’ Kerry Oslund, Pearl TV’s Anne Schelle, Fincons Group’s Francesco Moretti and ATSC’s Madeleine Noland (Alyssa Wesley photo).

Radio Televisyen Malaysia Selects PlayBox Neo For Its RTMKlik Digital Media Platform

State broadcaster Radio Televisyen Malaysia has joined the global customer base of television networks using PlayBox Neo channel branding and playout. Two complete CIAB systems have been integrated into RTM’s […]

Dejero Facilitates All-Remote Multi-Sport Production At XII South American Games

Dejero is supporting Quality, an international production company and joint host broadcaster, for the XII South American Games in Asunción, Paraguay, as they make television history with what Dejero calls […]

NAB Show NY: LiveU Invests In Major US Hiring Initiative

LiveU has experienced tremendous growth over the years – moving from a small start-up to a global provider of IP cellular bonded solutions with a presence in more than 150 […]

NAB Show NY: DoCaption Expands LRBox Ancillary Data Platform Product Line Portfolio

DoCaption has further updated and expanded its flagship LRBox platform-based product line with a fully integrated, all-in-one subtitle generator and keyer supporting either EBU-Teletext (ETSI EN300706)/OP-42/OP-47/SMPTE ST 2031 or CEA-608/CEA-708 […]

NAB Show NY: DataCore Streamlines Asset Access With New Perifery Panel For Adobe Premiere Pro

DataCore Software has unveiled the new Perifery Panel for Adobe Premiere Pro. The Perifery Panel streamlines access to content for DataCore Swarm and Perifery users on Adobe Premiere Pro, significantly […]

Robert Shen Joins FOR-A To Spearhead Sales In APAC

Video broadcast technology provider FOR-A has appointed Robert Shen as regional sales manager for South-East Asia and Oceania. He joins from EVS Broadcast where he was responsible for the Axon […]

SMPTE Introduces 2023 Leadership

SMPTE announced the results of its 2022 elections for board officers and regional governors who will begin serving terms in January 2023. This leadership group will continue SMPTE’s work to […]

Riedel Provides Signal Routing and Communications For World Economic Forum’s 2022 Annual Meeting

Riedel Communications today announced that the World Economic Forum — an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world — relied on a Riedel MediorNet system for […]

Devoncroft And IABM Dissolve Market Research Joint Venture

Devoncroft and IABM announced the dissolution of their 50-50 joint venture IABM DC, LLC, which was formed in 2013 to develop and publish market research activities in the media and […]

TVN’S TV2025

As Broadcasters Seek To Streamline Local Ad Sales, Reach Remains King

Progress is being made implementing automation technology for multiplatform buying, but challenges with measurement remain. L-r: Rob Weisbord, Sinclair Broadcast Group; Tracy Chavez, Publicis; moderator Paige Albiniak; and Media Monitors’ Philippe Generali. (Alyssa Wesley photo)

Brightline Introduces New LED Profile Spotlight Series

With a new series of profile spotlights, Brightline, a manufacturer of video lighting systems, continues its product introductions. Starting in June this year, Brightline introduced the cMe3 huddle room light, a fluorescent […]

AE Live and Pixotope Partner On Integrated AR/XR, Graphics/Camera Tracking Solution

AE Live, a global provider of graphics and data solutions, and Pixotope, a provider of live augmented reality (AR), extended reality (XR) and virtual production solutions, are partnering to deliver a turn-key […]

Trusted Partner Network Launches New Membership Model

The Trusted Partner Network (TPN), a global content security program, introduced a new multi-tiered membership model that it says will provide greater flexibility, efficiency and transparency to global content owners and […]