SDVI, a platform provider for cloud-native media supply chains, has hired Nahuel Villegas as vice president of sales for Latin America. In this new role at SDVI, Villegas will lead […]
Newsflare, a licensing platform and marketplace for user-generated video (UGV), has named Liam Chapman head of data analytics. It says this newly created role, one of several key appointments following its […]
Blackmagic Design announced that Streambox has integrated its Spectra and Iris software streaming encoding and decoding solutions for use with Blackmagic Design’s family of UltraStudio and DeckLink capture and playback […]
Newsrooms’ Robotic Cameras Get An IQ Boost
Thanks to AI and other advances in software, robotic cameras in the newsroom are getting more and more capable, including carrying out actions that no longer need to be programmed by people. Above: The recently re-launched studios in Al Jazeera’s flagship facility in Doha combine ceiling-mounted cameras with free-roaming pedestals to provide dynamic moving shots from unique vantage points, and complete coverage of the on-air talent throughout the set. (Al Jazeera photo)
Gray Television’s KMOV is set to depart downtown St. Louis in 2023 for a new broadcast facility in Maryland Heights, Mo. KMOV has broadcast from Gateway Tower at One Memorial Drive for more than 50 years. In Maryland Heights, KMOV will turn a three-story office building known as 77 Progress Parkway into its new facility with 45,000 square feet available for studios, newsroom and production support spaces.
The Consumer Technology Association today announced that CES 2023, will partner with the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS) to showcase the critical role of technology in support of the United Nations efforts to […]
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SpringServe, an independent TV ad serving platform, and IRIS.TV, a video data platform, today said that publishers can now use IRIS.TV-enabled data segments for forecasting and reaching audiences on SpringServe. This […]
Blackbird plc, the technology licensor, developer and seller of the cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, today appointed Mo Volans SVP of product marketing. He joins the company from VEGAS Creative […]
At last week’s ATSC conference in Detroit, Hyundai had news about an ATSC 3.0-equipped vehicle on the horizon and a bevy of new test results were shared. Above (l-r): Robert Foster of Auton, Kerry Oslund of E.W. Scripps, Coast-to-Coast test consulting engineer Merrill Weiss, Luke Fay of Sony
Haivision Systems Inc., a global provider of video streaming and networking solutions, today introduced SRT video streaming support in its Aviwest IP video contribution solutions “bringing broadcasters more options than ever before […]
Cable operators said complaints from broadcasters about opening up the 6 GHz spectrum band for WiFi are “unfounded … untimely, unsubstantiated and irrelevant.” NCTA–The Internet & Television Association made that argument in comments to the FCC on June 10 regarding unlicensed use of that band, comments prompted by a court remand of one part of the FCC’s unanimous April 2020 decision to allow the entire 1,200 Megahertz of the 6-GHz band to be shared with unlicensed WiFi.
Samsung’s Dr. Youngkwon Lim receives the group’s highest honor, the 2022 Bernard J. Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award, while the Mark Richer Industry Leadership Medal goes to Sony Electronics for leadership in deployment of ATSC 3.0 technology.
Anywave Communication Technologies has hired Steve Woodward as sales manager for the eastern US region. Joe Wozniak, who had previously served in that role, is moving to a new sales […]
KGPE, KMPH, KSEE, KNSO and KFRE are now broadcasting with ATSC 3.0 technology.
TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live streaming solutions, said today that its live IP-based video broadcast transmitters, apps, and distribution platform were selected by China Global Television […]
Dejero Connectivity To Facilitate Live Stream Of 9,000 km Spinning Wheels Cycling Tour Across Canada
Dejero is supporting the Spinning Wheels Tour, “a cross-Canada Parkinson’s journey,” by providing connectivity and live video solutions that will enable three cyclists to live stream their adventures from any […]
VuWall, a provider of video wall control systems and unified visualization solutions, will demonstrate version 3.2 updates to its award-winning TRx visualization and video wall management software in Booth N1569 […]
Shotoku Broadcast Systems, an international manufacturer of robotic, manual and VR/AR tracking camera support systems, continues its global growth with the recruitment of Darren Webster as technical director in the U.K. […]
Cobalt Iron Inc., a provider of SaaS-based enterprise data protection, has received a patent on its techniques for optimization of backup infrastructure and operations for health remediation. Granted on April […]
Speechmatics, a speech recognition technology scaleup, says that ENCO, a global innovator of automated broadcast and AV production workflow solutions, has chosen its Autonomous Speech Recognition (ASR) technology for ENCO’s new enCaption5 automated captioning […]
NDI may have been built as a means of bringing video workflow to the masses, but broadcasters have embraced it to be a viable alternative to the ST 2110 uncompressed IP standard and as a more cost-effective way to add routing capacity to SDI plants.
Hiltron Communications, a global satellite system integrator, manufacturer and distributor, has a new addition to its product range. The HSACU4 is a compact antenna control unit for use with flyaway antennas. […]
Comcast Technology Solutions, a division of Comcast Cable that provides media and entertainment technology to content providers, operators, and advertisers, said that its Cloud TV Suite is being deployed as the new […]
Rumors that Netflix might be interested in buying Roku boosted Roku’s stock on June 6 but produced mixed reactions from analysts.
The technology writer and commentator will leave The New York Times, where she was a columnist and podcast host, next month as she plans to launch a new podcast with Vox Media. The new series will serve as a companion show to Pivot, the podcast Swisher hosts with Scott Galloway for Vox’s New York magazine.
Making Digital Subchannels New Again
Diginets are proliferating, and new technology is bringing the costs of launching them down while integrating them more easily into existing workflows.
iWedia, a provider of software components and solutions for TV devices for major service operators and consumer electronics manufacturers, has partnered with Realtek, a global network and multimedia IC provider, to develop […]
Blackbird plc, the technology licensor, developer and seller of the cloud native video editing platform, Blackbird, today released its latest sustainability study — Decarbonizing Video Production — in collaboration with […]
