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 […]
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Pearl TV, a coalition of U.S. broadcasters transitioning to NextGen TV, today announced new field test data with Auton performed at the Motown 3.0 Open Test Track in Detroit that […]
Nobuyuki Idei, who led Japan’s Sony from 1998 through 2005, died June 2 of liver failure. He was 84. Sony Chief Executive Kenichiro Yoshida said he and the company were indebted to Idei’s vision in preparing Sony for the Internet age.
The Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica has chosen longtime broadcast television expert Aldo Cugnini of AGC Systems to provide advisory services in support of Jamaica’s transition from analog to digital broadcasting […]
With ATSC 3.0 now reaching half of U.S. viewers, broadcasters are taking the necessary steps to bring over-the-air TV to its fullest potential.
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for an assignment manager, executive producer, news producer, news anchor, reporter, anchor-MMJs, a local sales manager and a broadcast engineer.
Changing weather — and technology — create opportunities to produce more multimedia content
Rising numbers of severe weather events have bumped up consumer demand for news and information. Technology is responding with new solutions that make weather and climate storytelling easier than ever, while boosting the ability of teams to collaborate locally or across a station group. Moving weather workflows to the cloud opens up new opportunities for collaboration among stations in a group, while new solutions like Max Velocity and Max Alert Live make it easy to quickly produce richer content. Dive deep while watching a webinar on all this here.
Alchemedia SG says it demonstrated that its Broadcast Services Core, integrated with other IP services, seamlessly transported IP data to a moving automobile traveling between four adjacent Michigan broadcast transmitters. […]
WLOS, WSPA, WHNS, WYFF and WMYA are now broadcasting with ATSC 3.0 technology.
JVC Professional Video will highlight its new KY-PZ510 Series PTZ cameras for the installation market at InfoComm 2022 (Booth N1875) in Las Vegas June 8-10. As the latest addition to JVC’s Connected Cam […]
Following a public tender, Rai Way, a leading Italian network infrastructure and services operator, selected Lutech SpA and its technology provider, Imagine Communications, to support the rollout of its new IP […]
NewTek, a provider of IP-based video technology and part of the Vizrt Group, has introduced the latest addition to its portfolio: CaptureCast, what it calls “a ground-breaking multi-input, multi-room recording and […]
Planetcast Media Services, a broadcast technology and media services provider, is primed to drive growth for content owners and distributors across APAC as it brings its expanded content management and […]
Vaddio, a global provider of robotic PTZ cameras and camera control systems, recently expanded its AV-over-IP EasyIP ecosystem featuring Dante networked audio with three new audio solutions that will be […]
CP Communications and its subsidiary Red House Streaming have gradually evolved their St. Petersburg, Fla., headquarters into a specialized broadcast and production center that produces and streams original programming worldwide […]
AV distribution provider Blustream is heading to InfoComm 2022, where it will highlight its lineup of advanced AV distribution solutions in booth W2761 in the new West Hall of the Las Vegas […]
FOR-A Corp. says its 12G- and IP-enabled products will be the focus at InfoComm 2022 in Las Vegas. FOR-A will showcase its range of IP production solutions powered by transport technology from […]
Vendors are enriching their quality of service and quality of experience offerings to appeal to broadcasters, for whom sub-par viewing experiences are not an option. Above: Anupama Anantharaman, vice president of product management at Interra Systems, at the 2022 NAB Show with the Orion real-time monitor dashboard for QOS (Photo by Jennifer Pallanich).
SmallHD has introduced the Action 5 monitor, a lightweight, 5-inch video monitor with exceptional brightness and ActionOS, a streamlined, version of SmallHD’s industry-leading PageOS 4 software toolset. “The Action 5 is the perfect on-ramp […]
Art Aldrich, a partner at consultancy OTEK TV, has for several years ventured into the Alaskan tundra to cover the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. This year, he sought […]
Broadcast Pix has introduced two new integrated production solutions to meet the demands of hybrid, multi-format work environments. MeetingPix, a dedicated appliance for government and corporate meetings, and the GX Hybrid, […]
Vewd, a provider of OTT software solutions, and AirConsole, a cloud-based video game console developed by Zurich-based startup N-Dream, have formed a partnership that “simplifies the distribution of casual gaming […]
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
Ten new jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings in news, sports, marketing, engineering, IT, operations and sales.
Following a public tender, Rai Way, an Italian network infrastructure and services operator, selected Lutech SpA and its technology provider, Imagine Communications, to support the rollout of its new IP video […]
