A day after Charter Communications announced a joint venture with Comcast to create a streaming platform based on the latter’s Flex broadband-only product, Chairman and CEO Tom Rutledge said that he sees a day when the bulk of its Spectrum video customers receive service via internet protocol delivery. He called the Comcast partnership a step in that direction.
As dramatically demonstrated on the show floor, virtual production enables visual effects work to be done in advance, and it’s taking off across cinematic, commercial and live production. Above, the author takes some new virtual production technology for a test drive.
Attendance may have been almost halved by the pandemic, but tech vendors felt the more intimate environment allowed them to conduct business on a more productive level. On the show floor, the continued shift of broadcast workflows to the public cloud dominated many discussions, while others focused on NextGen TV’s pressing need to monetize.
Cloud And IP Tech Dominate NAB Show Floor
With less hardware to demonstrate and a much-reduced exhibition floor footprint, the first post-pandemic NAB Show pointed the way to a future where software demos of cloud, IP and hybrid environments have become the new norm.
Black Box, a leading provider of IT connectivity solutions, announced a new partnership agreement with D&H Distributing, a technology and electronic goods distributor serving the corporate, small to midsize business […]
Total Registered Attendees: 52,468 | International Attendees: 11,542 | Countries Represented: 155
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Lawo, a provider of video, audio, control and monitoring applications, says its IP infrastructure management platform, HOME, which was launched in April 2021, has been successfully deployed in more than […]
Blackmagic Design has introduced two new ATEM hardware control panels for all ATEM switchers. The new 30- and 40-button models of the ATEM 2 M/E Advanced Panel are large enough […]
Matrox Video today introduced four new multi-channel SDI video input and output (I/O) cards to its broadcast OEM developer card lineup. Featuring full-height and low-profile cards supporting up to four […]
Quantum Corp. today announced award winners for its top North and Latin American partners in media and entertainment at the annual Quantum NAB Partner Event held at The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas. […]
OpenDrives, the global provider of enterprise-scale, software-led storage solutions trusted by Fox Sports, HBO, Spotify and hundreds more, unveiled today its open ecosystem solution at the NAB Show (through April […]
Evoca, a newcomer that’s using a blend of IP-based ASTC 3.0 broadcast signals and traditional broadband streams to deliver pay TV packages, will soon go up against incumbent cable operator Charter Communications, along with Dish Network and DirecTV, in Traverse City, Mich. There, Evoca has teamed up with Heritage Broadcasting to launch a pay TV package next month for the introductory price of $25 per month.
In a return to in-person celebration on Tuesday, TVNewsCheck honored six women exemplars who set the bar high: Above: Datazoom’s Diane Strutner, BBC’s Judy Parnall, Interra Systems’ Anupama Anantharaman, Netflix’s Kylee Peňa and NBCUniversal’s Kelly Abcarian. Fox Weather/Fox Television Stations’ Sharri Berg could not be present. (Images by JohnStaleyPhoto.com)
At the NAB Show in Las Vegas (through April 27), Avid, in collaboration with Microsoft and Haivision, is unveiling technology previews of “solutions that create more powerful remote collaboration.” Jointly demonstrated […]
Creamsource, developers of artisan-quality cinema lighting for more than 15 years, announced the immediate availability of CreamOS 2.0, the latest release of the company’s firmware known for its artist-first approach […]
Pixotope Technologies, a provider of live augmented reality and virtual production solutions, has appointed Brian Olson as its new vice president of sales, covering North America. He joins Pixotope following […]
EVS, a provider of live video technology, has released the latest version of its broadcast control and monitoring system, Cerebrum v2.3. The system is being showcased at the NAB Show (through […]
Verance said today that LG Electronics is the first television manufacturer to implement ATSC 3.0 watermark detection on NextGen TVs — expected to enable reception of new interactive experiences via […]
Dizplai, the cloud data display platform and professional services team formerly known as Never.no, has announced a partnership with Stats Perform and integration of its API to give sports content […]
Audio Design Desk is introducing two new products at this year’s NAB Show (Booth C9818): ADD Audio Bridge and DAW Bridge. ADD Audio Bridge is a native extension for Final Cut Pro, a sleek integration that […]
V-Nova, a provider of video compression solutions, has been recognized by The Advanced Imaging Society (AIS) Awards Committee for its Point Cloud Compression technology with a Lumiere Award. Already an established member […]
Grass Valley said today that its Agile Media Processing Platform (AMPP) now provides full support for NDI, the widely adopted video-over-IP technology. With the adoption of NDI into AMPP, Grass Valley’s […]
VuWall, a technology provider of video wall control systems and unified visualization solutions, is launching the Application Server, a cost-effective appliance for streaming, sharing, controlling and visualizing websites and applications […]
Telestream, a global provider of workflow automation, media processing, quality monitoring, and test and measurement solutions for the production and distribution of video, has a new multiyear enterprise-wide agreement with Sinclair […]
Riedel Communications‘ MediorNet distributed AV network infrastructure is at the heart of a new installation at KTOO 360TV, a full-time public TV channel in Juneau, Alaska, that broadcasts coverage of […]
NPAW, a global provider of video business intelligence and predictive analytics for streaming services, has debuted NaLa, a natural language-based video insights search tool bringing advanced data analysis capabilities to […]
At its NAB Show press conference, Grass Valley announced it will no longer charge for Playout on its GV AMPP (Agile Media Processing Platform), making the cloud-native solution accessible to many more media and […]
Global sports piracy costs media companies $28 million a year in lost revenue, according to a recent study. Companies are fighting back.
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is out with the winners of the 73rd annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards. The trophy ceremony was held Monday night at the Wynn Encore Ballroom in Las Vegas, in partnership with the National Association of Broadcasters as part of its convention. The ceremony was hosted by Rich Little and CBS Sunday Morning‘s David Pogue.
