Technology professional association SMPTE said today that SMPTE Fellow Sally Hattori has accepted the position of SMPTE standards vice president, a role in which she is directing and supervising the […]
Nick Jushchyshyn, program director of digital media and virtual production at Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, uses Blackmagic Design’s Ultimatte 12 HD and Ultimatte 12 HD […]
The Rochester Red Wings baseball team in Rochester, N.Y., has entered the 2023 season with fresh technology updates for its Zeplay instant replay servers. The latest hardware and software bring new technology improvements and operational efficiencies that […]
Dielectric has appointed Nicole Starrett director of electrical engineering, effective immediately. In her new role, she will direct a team of engineers and technicians and manage coordination between Dielectric’s Antenna […]
Broadcast production services company NVP has chosen Riedel Communications‘ Simplylive Production Suite to support remote production for Serie B football matches in Italy. Rather than sending OB trucks and full […]
Maxon, the developers of professional 3D modeling, animation, rendering and motion design software solutions, have announced it is opening a new office in Waterloo, Canada, later in the year. Marking its […]
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Tata Communications, a global digital ecosystem enabler, has completed the $58.8 million cash acquisition of The Switch Enterprises through its wholly owned international subsidiary Tata Communications (Netherlands) B.V. Tata said: “With the close […]
Ai-Media, a global provider of professional captioning solutions, has launched LEXI 3.0, the new and improved version of its flagship live automatic captioning solution. The company says that “independent audits […]
LiveU, an IP-video company, has strengthened its presence in France with an expanded team around the country, including sales, marketing, customer support and R&D. The company has seen growing demand […]
USSI Global, a turnkey provider of customized network, broadcast and digital signage systems and services worldwide, has expanded its Melbourne, Fla., campus with a fourth building. With the new space, which […]
IBC is preparing to honor the highest achievements in innovation and social impact with the launch of its IBC 2023 Awards. Nominations are now open for the free-to-enter IBC Innovation Awards and Social Impact […]
Broadcasters’ demands on cameras are increasing, from asking for IP readiness to standards flexibility and better control in multicamera environments. Vendors are answering the call. Pictured: Sony’s CNA-2 camera control network adapter.
Vizrt, a provider of real-time graphics and live production solutions for content creators, has aligned its suite of products with Adobe Premiere Pro “to better coordinate an efficient production pipeline.” […]
Gray is rolling out Waymark’s tech across all its stations, letting them create video ads in five minutes or less.
Sinclair Broadcast Group CEO Chris Ripley and COO Rob Weisbordon on Wednesday said a task force currently being developed by federal regulators and key industry stakeholders will chart a course for the eventual shutdown of broadcast signals using the ATSC 1.0 standard.
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Video technology provider Matrox Video today launched its new Matrox LUMA series of graphics cards with Intel Arc GPUs. The series consists of three single-slot cards: the LUMA A310, a low-profile fanless […]
Broadcast Solutions, one of Europe’s larger media systems integration groups, is returning to the Media Production & Technology Show (May 10-11, Olympia London, Stand C57) with a fresh exhibit showcasing […]
LiveU is returning to the Media Production & Technology Show (May 10-11, Olympia London, Stand D30) as it continues to expand its IP contribution, production and distribution ecosystem. LiveU says […]
Custom Consoles has completed a Module-R studio control desk for a new video production facility at the U.K. city-center premises of a major international financial services company. It will be […]
SMPTE, the global society for media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has released its Rapid Industry Solutions (RIS) On-Set Virtual Production Camera and Lens Metadata project. The RIS On-Set Virtual Production […]
Ateliere Creative Technologies, a cloud-native content supply chain and distribution platform, continues on its mission to help the industry transition to a next-generation media supply chain in the cloud with […]
Ateme, a global provider of video compression, delivery and streaming solutions, announced today that its video processing and delivery products can now be purchased on Google Cloud Marketplace. The integration of […]
The Qvest Group is broadening its range of services through the acquisition of HYVE AG. With this strategic step, Qvest said it “strengthens in particular its expertise in digital solutions, […]
News Organizations Find ‘Pure Gold’ In Their Archives
Executives from The Weather Channel, Fox News and Capitol Broadcasting have rolled up their sleeves and dived into their organizations’ deep and messy archives. They told a panel at last week’s Programming Everywhere event that doing so has yielded untold — and very monetizable — treasures. Pictured (l-r): Nora Zimmett, The Weather Channel; Sam Peterson, Bitcentral; Jon Accarrino, Capitol Broadcasting; and Ben Ramos, Fox Archive. (Alyssa Wesley photo)
The new Silhouette and Mocha Pro releases from Boris FX offer features to artists working on VFX-heavy films and streaming/broadcast projects. The Oscar- and Emmy-winning tools are now available as a plugin to popular […]
Advanced Systems Group, a technology and services provider for media creatives and content owners, announced that Kelly Fox has joined as a strategic account executive. In her new role, Fox will focus […]
