Bitcentral Powers Next Generation Of OTT Monetization For Cryptocurrency-Based Service Rewarded TV

Bitcentral Inc., a provider of broadcast and digital video media workflows, says its FUEL + Powr.tv streaming solution has been chosen by Replay, a real-time video tracking and payments platform, to […]

LiveU Demonstrates Combined Power of 5G Slices And Bonding For Remote Contribution

In what it called a “first,” LiveU tested how 5G slices — the ability to segment a 5G network to provide guaranteed upload bandwidth and latency — can serve global […]

Marshall Debuts Expanded Features For POV And PTZ Camera Lines

Marshall Electronics, a manufacturer of broadcast and pro AV cameras and equipment, has updated and added features to its POV and PTZ camera models with accessory add-ons and field-upgradable firmware. […]

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TVU Remote Commentator Platform Enables Live, Remote Sports Commentary Over IP At 31st Southeast Asian Games

TVU Networks, a provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, announced the first high-profile deployment of its TVU Remote Commentator cloud-based remote commentary platform in the Asia Pacific region. […]

Dalet Helps Australian Football League Protect, Monetize And Share Its Rich Game Heritage

Dalet, a technology and service provider for media-rich organizations, said that the Australian Football League (AFL) is using Dalet Flex to manage the cloud-based digitization and workflow modernization project of its video […]

Univision Taps Viaccess-Orca for End-to-End IPTV Solution

Viaccess-Orca (VO), a global provider of TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, said that Mongolia’s leading pay-TV operator Univision, part of the Unitel Group, will deliver its IPTV […]

Shure Joins International Telecommunication Union And UK Spectrum Policy Forum

Global manufacturer of audio equipment Shure said that “in order to further expand Shure’s leadership in the spectrum policy space,” it has joined the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the […]

BeckTV Hires TJ Beardsmore As Director Of Program Management

BeckTV, a systems integrator for the broadcast media industry, has hired industry veteran TJ Beardsmore as director of program management. In this newly created position, Beardsmore will oversee all BeckTV […]

Avid Offers Cloud-Enabled Subscription Option For Avid NEXIS Storage

Avid has made its award-winning Avid NEXIS media storage solution available as a subscription offering, enabling flexible deployment on premises or in the cloud. Deployed in thousands of media operations globally, […]

ViewLift Expands C-Suite Leadership

ViewLift, a global provider of end-to-end streaming and OTT (over-the-top) solutions, has promoted Shraddha Pednekar to chief experience officer (CXO) and Sujith Vellat to chief technology officer (CTO). “With more […]

Gravity Media Opens New Production Center In Manchester, UK

Gravity Media, a global provider of complex live broadcast facilities and production services, has opened the doors to a brand new, state-of-the-art production center in Manchester, U.K. The company said […]

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Sinclair Eyes Cost-Effective UHD Conversion Solution

Sinclair Broadcast Group thinks it has found a cost-effective solution in conversion technology that can take standard-dynamic range (SDR) content and transform it to high-dynamic range (HDR) content in real-time, a technology it demonstrated at last month’s NAB Show.

TVN Webinar: Fox Corp.’s Tech Transformation At Gryphon Project And Beyond

Executives from Fox Corp. will share insights from building a pioneering new cloud-native operations center in Tempe, Ariz., dubbed the Gryphon Project, and where it sits in a larger reinvention of the technology powering Fox’s broadcast and digital businesses in a TVNewsCheck Working Lunch webinar on July 12 at 1 p.m. ET. Register here.

Walmart Launches Roku-Powered ‘onn.’ Brand Smart TVs In Canada

Nomono Launches Platform To Simplify Audio Recording, Production, Collaboration For Podcasters And Broadcast Journalists

Nomono, a provider of audio recording and collaboration tools for podcasters and journalists, today debuted its integrated hardware and software solutions for simplifying field recording, file management, collaboration and production […]

Broadcom In Talks To Acquire Cloud Company VMware

Broadcom Inc. is in talks to acquire VMware Inc., the cloud-computing company backed by billionaire Michael Dell, setting up a blockbuster tech deal that would vault the chipmaker into a highly specialized area of software. VMware currently has a market valuation of about $40 billion.

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New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck

Twelve new jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings in news, engineering, creative services and accounting.

Twitter To Tackle Ukraine Conflict Misinformation With Warning Labels

Twitter will begin placing warning notices in front of some misleading content regarding the conflict in Ukraine and limit the spread of claims debunked by humanitarian groups or other credible sources, the social media company said on Thursday. The step-up against misinformation around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which Moscow calls a “special military operation,” is part of a new policy that outlines how Twitter will approach misinformation during crises.

Fixed Wireless Could Add 10 Million Subscribers by 2027

Wells Fargo’s Eric Luebchow and Steven Cahall predict cable broadband market share could be halved in five years.

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World Broadcasting Unions Updates Cybersecurity Recommendations

The World Broadcasting Unions has updated its list of Cybersecurity Recommendations for Media Vendors’ Systems, Software and Services, a document designed to help technology vendors enhance the security of their solutions. Media company IT and security managers also use the list, first released in 2018, as a framework for what to ask of their vendors when investing or maintaining their networks. Download a copy of the recommendations here.

Ikegami To Show Latest UHD, HDR, HFR & IP Production Technology At Hamburg Open 2022

Ikegami will promote the latest additions to its range of broadcast production camera systems and monitors at Hamburg Open 2022. The show will be held June 1-2 in Hall B6 of the […]

Litepanels Debuts New Gemini 2×1 Hard RGBWW LED Panel

Litepanels, a global provider of professional broadcast and cinematic lighting solutions and a Vitec Group brand, has further expanded its award-winning Gemini RGBWW LED panel range. Litepanels says its Gemini […]

Registration Open For IBC 2022

IBC 2022 is now open for registration as the show prepares to return to an in-person environment that promotes face-to-face collaboration, learning, networking and business development across the media, entertainment […]

StreamGuys Expands Executive Team With First Sales & Marketing VP

StreamGuys, a provider of live and on-demand streaming, podcasting delivery and software-as-a-service (SaaS) toolsets for enterprise-level broadcast media organizations, has hired Megan Killion as vice president of sales and marketing […]

Dejero Expands Away Game Coverage For American Hockey League’s San Diego Gulls

The San Diego Gulls, American Hockey League affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Anaheim Ducks, have expanded away game coverage across San Diego’s KSWB (Fox) and KFMB (CW) and streaming […]

Signal Infrastructure Group Assists KQED With Transmitter Upgrade

Technology infrastructure company Signal Infrastructure Group (SIG) has been retained by Northern California Public Broadcasting’s KQED San Francisco to perform a turn-key project replacing its existing ch. 30 high-power transmitter […]

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BitPath Eyes 3.0’s Potential Role Honing Location Data Accuracy

BitPath, the Sinclair-Nexstar joint venture pursuing non-traditional revenue prospects from ATSC 3.0 spectrum, is experimenting with a new system that would improve location data accuracy, while also developing an IoT solution enabling energy utilities to better communicate with customers in times of peak need.

Comcast ‘Extremely’ Focused On Licensing Streaming Platform To U.S. Operators: CEO

As Comcast prepares to leverage its Flex system in a streaming platform joint venture with Charter, the cable giant is “extremely focused” on growing the base of U.S. operators who it licenses to, Comcast Cable CEO Dave Watson said Wednesday.

Dielectric Names Dave Benco Western Sales Manager

Dielectric has appointed 27-year broadcast industry veteran Dave Benco as the company’s Western sales manager, effective immediately. Reporting to Vice President of Sales Jay Martin, Benco will manage new and […]