Kubient, a cloud-based software platform for digital advertising, today named digital advertising industry veteran Leon Zemel as its new chief product officer. Most recently the senior vice president of programmatic […]
Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) wants some answers from the FCC about enforcement of her CALM Act legislation that regulates the volume of TV commercials. In a letter to acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, Eshoo was looking for satisfaction she suggested she did not get from the former Republican FCC.
Nobuaki Kurumatani tendered his resignation at a board meeting, and the board accepted, effective Wednesday, Tokyo-based Toshiba said in a statement. Kurumatani headed the Japan operations of CVC Capital Partners, which proposed the acquisition last week, before taking his post as chief executive of Toshiba in 2018.
Avid has set a strategic partnership with LiveU to enable the ingest of IP streams for television news and remote live TV production in Avid’s MediaCentral platform. This collaboration with LiveU, inventor and […]
A May 6 TVNewsCheck webinar featuring executives from WarnerMedia, Sinclair, Hearst and LTN Global will spotlight how companies are changing the way they manage their content and their archives and how AI and the cloud are figuring into their workflows or plans. Register here.
The Sony veteran Satoshi Kanemura succeeds Ken Truong at the manufacturer of broadcast and production products, including HD, 4K and IP offerings.
JVC Professional Video has rolled out firmware upgrades for its GY-HC900 and GY-HC500 Connected Cam camcorders. With the built-in SRT protocol, JVC added Network Adaptive Encoding, reduced latency and the SRT decoder […]
The Vitec Group has purchased Quasar Science, a provider of linear and tubular LED lighting solutions for cinematic applications. The business will become part of the Group’s Production Solutions Division […]
Apple Inc. has been a laggard in the smart-home space, but a versatile new device in early development could change that. The company is working on a product that would combine an Apple TV set-top box with a HomePod speaker and include a camera for video conferencing through a connected TV and other smart-home functions, according to people familiar with the matter.
Creative Solutions, a division of The Vitec Group has purchased Lightstream, a tech company that builds a cloud-native live video platform, broadcast software and creator tools with specialization in the […]
The long-time executive will oversee day-to-day administrative and operational functions of the manufacturer and supplier of DTV transmitters, encoding systems and associated field services.
LPTV station group ARK Multicasting has asked the FCC to consider the benefits of datacasting via over-the-air broadcasting when doling out funds for the Emergency Connectivity Fund for educational devices and connections.
Relocating a television facility is always challenging. The sheer amount of equipment that needs to be moved and reinstalled is daunting enough. More important is the fact there can be […]
Designed to provide both stunning HDR imagery as well as beautiful 4K, Canon U.S.A., a provider of digital imaging solutions, is introducing a new addition to its cost-effective UHDgc series of […]
Zixi, which enables dependable, live broadcast-quality video over any-IP, and the award-winning architect of the Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP), today announced an integration and partnership with Evertz, a global provider of […]
CP Communications, a provider of solutions and services for live event productions, continues to expand its Red House Streaming (RHS) CamSTREAM product family to meet changing REMI production requirements. The […]
Grass Valley is continuing it push toward to a cloud-first, software-based future with the appointment of media technology expert Barbara DeHart as director of alliances for the GV Media Universe. In […]
Latest research also shows added features are strong differentiators for manufacturers and retailers.
DoubleVerify, a software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, today appointed Doug Campbell as chief strategy officer. In his role, he will be responsible for global strategy and corporate […]
EditShare, a technology provider of collaboration, security and intelligent storage solutions, has appointed Said Bacho to vice president of sales, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa). Bacho has a deep background in […]
Grabyo, a cloud video platform provider, has released a cloud-based audio mixer into its live production platform, Grabyo Producer. Following the release of Grabyo’s browser-based multiviewer late last year, it […]
Ross today introduced Living Live, an online community platform for the live production industry. Living Live can be found at https://livinglive.community/ and the platform offers a place for live production professionals to come […]
TVN Tech One-On-One | For Sinclair, A New Playbook For TV Sports
Don Roberts, Sinclair Broadcast Group’s VP of sports engineering, is navigating a sports production landscape that has been profoundly changed by the COVID-19 pandemic while trying to make sure that Sinclair’s multi-billion-dollar bet on the former Fox RSNs pays off. He’s managing technical changes from the RSNs’ Bally rebrand and overseeing construction of a new origination facility in Atlanta, while meeting COVID protocols for three concurrent major-league sports for the RSNs and two professional tennis tours for Tennis Channel. Note: This story is available to TVNewsCheck Premium members only. If you would like to upgrade your free TVNewsCheck membership to Premium now, you can visit your Member Home Page, available when you log in at the very top right corner of the site or in the Stay Connected Box that appears in the right column of virtually every page on the site. If you don’t see Member Home, you will need to click Log In or Subscribe.
Viewers Want More From Streaming Sports
Features like AR and VR, social media integrations with synchronized streaming options and personalization are key to capturing fans’ imaginations and driving more active, engaged consumption.
Smart TVs now represent a majority of TVs owned by U.S. households and, according to Hub Entertainment Research, it may pose a threat to connected TV devices. The research firm released findings from its third annual “Connected Home” report that suggest ownership of a smart TV set is at 70% of TV households this year. The survey results also suggest that 52% of all TV sets are now reported to be smart TVs, up from 45% in 2020, which Hub said indicates accelerated replacement of older, non-smart TVs.
MobiTV has refuted an earlier report that suggested the company was poised to cease operations on May 2 and terminate its 86 employees, saying company-issued warnings to that effect were merely requirements of its ongoing bankruptcy process.
Steven Silcox, a senior designer for CBC News, explains how to add value to a feature news story by using animation. This is the debut installment of How To, a TVNewsCheck original video series that solicits innovative, practical and actionable advice from TV experts in news, technology, sales and marketing.