Following the recent announcement of Steve Kruger and Pete Newton, Gravity Media, a global provider of complex live media facilities and production services, continues the talented team expansion by announcing the […]
At NAB Show New York (Oct. 17-20, Javits Center), Telestream (booth 1125), a global provider of digital media, both file-based and live, will showcase its portfolio of solutions that empower production and […]
Technology executives from Sinclair, Gray, WLS Chicago and Dalet shared some of the more enduring remote workflows holding over from the pandemic in a TVNewsCheck webinar last week, noting that improvements in IP connectivity and public cloud technology are pushing innovation even further.
The 2022 NAB Show New York will showcase hands-on learning and interactive product discovery with more than 230 leading-edge companies, including 32 first-time exhibitors. NAB Show New York takes place Oct. 19-20 […]
Stefan Hadl, Hearst Television’s vice president of engineering since June 2019, has been promoted to senior vice president, broadcast engineering & technology. The announcement was made Tuesday by Jordan Wertlieb, […]
Exclusives
The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has signed on its first U.S. client, E.W. Scripps. IBCAP will start providing anti-piracy protection to Scripps’s suite of channels comprising Bounce, Bounce XL, Court TV, Defy, Grit, Grit Xtra, Ion, Ion Mystery, Ion Plus, Laff, Newsy and True Real. IBCAP monitors channels offered over set-tops to shut down unauthorized use of their clients’ content.
Meeting the challenge of weather alerting’s expanding demands
A rise in the number of extreme weather events has increased demand for weather alerting by local TV meteorologists, who must communicate with their audiences over the air, online, on mobile, social and OTT. TVNewsCheck and The Weather Company will talk about how technology is meeting the demand for faster, easier and more compelling weather alerting during an Oct. 27 webinar. Register here.
Forida cable operators in the wake of Hurricane Ian continue to work to restore service (phone, TV and/or internet access), but most of a half-million subs (474,706) in the state remain without it as of Oct. 3, which is actually up slightly from the 441,799 without service in Florida Oct. 1. By contrast, only one TV station remained out of service as of Monday, compared to four TV stations out of service Oct. 1.
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include management and staff openings in operations and engineering, IT, digital, news, sales and maintenance support for stations owned by CBS and Nexstar in desirable locations.
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Visual effects studio Digital Domain has appointed digital technologies pioneer Hanno Basse as the company’s chief technology officer. He will oversee the studio’s continued growth as it scales up its global operations, […]
At NAB Show New York (Oct. 17-20, Javits Center) in booth 1921, Black Box will showcase new additions to the company’s award-winning Emerald KVM-over-IP platform that offers anywhere, anytime remote […]
BOXX Technologies, a provider of high-performance computer workstations, rendering systems and servers, announced that its APEXX A3 workstation will now feature AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Processors. The company says the […]
With its local partners, the AWARN Alliance is convening a series of roundtable discussions between local TV stations and local emergency managers — the people who issue emergency alerts. The […]
Hurricane Ian has taken a heavy toll on Florida communications, according to the first reporting out of the Federal Communications Commission’s voluntary Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) following Ian’s major landfall. Cable and wireline service had been knocked out to over a half-million subscribers (526,966) in the path of the storm, which includes phone, TV and internet service. That was up from 26,716 subs out of service the day before.
NEC Corp. has introduced its open virtualized RAN software suite to the international market. NEC’s vCU/vDU software suite leverages the company’s long history of technological leadership and commitment to improving […]
Ateliere Creative Technologies, a provider of media supply chain solutions, will be exhibiting its award-winning Ateliere Connect and Discover cloud-native solutions at the 2022 NAB Show New York at booth […]
Will Livingston has joined broadcast and production products manufacture FOR-A as sales engineer, serving the Southcentral region of the United States. Livingston is responsible for sales in the Southcentral region […]
The 2022 NAB Show New York (Oct. 17-20, Javits Center) sees the U.S. launch of Media Gateway, the latest addition to the PlayBox Neo broadcast management system which today powers more […]
EVS, a global provider of live video technology for broadcast and new media productions, has been awarded a Silver medal for its sustainability performance from EcoVadis, the world’s largest provider of […]
Based in Flushing, New York, Interface Communications was founded in 1999 to provide a higher level of mobile television production to broadcast and corporate organizations worldwide. When the company needed to upgrade […]
In booth 1925 at the 2022 NAB Show New York (Oct. 17-20, Javits Center), Artel will feature products designed to simplify broadcasters’ shift to hybrid IP/SDI and all-IP operations. Visitors […]
Red Bee Media, Nowtilus and Equativ (formerly Smart) announce the launch of their jointly created Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) offering. The product combines technology and expertise from the three […]
NAB Returns To The Big Apple
The NAB New York Show will be back at the Javits Center after a long pandemic hiatus. Following a strong showing at IBC earlier this month, expectations around it are rising.
Since the research lab OpenAI debuted the latest version of DALL-E in April, the AI has dazzled the public, attracting digital artists, graphic designers, early adopters and anyone in search of online distraction. The ability to create original, sometimes accurate and occasionally inspired images from any spur-of-the-moment phrase, like a conversational Photoshop, has startled even jaded internet users with how quickly AI has progressed. The technology is now spreading rapidly, faster than AI companies can shape norms around its use and prevent dangerous outcomes. Researchers worry that these systems produce images that can cause a range of harms.
