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23/10/2020
Fox News Media Previews 3D, Virtual Tech for Election Coverage
NEW YORK-Fox News Media plans to go big with its election day coverage on Nov. 3, previewing immersive 3D graphics and enhanced studio technology that are desig...
23/10/2020
Charlie Brown Holiday Specials Will No Longer Be a Broadcast Tradition
CUPERTINO, Calif.-If you're eager to rewatch It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown on one of your local TV stations this year, you may end up waiting ...
23/10/2020
Quibi Shutting Down
UPDATED 10/21, 6:20 p.m. NEW YORK-Quibi, the mobile-focused streaming service that offered 10-minute episodes, is shutting down. The news, first reported by Th...
23/10/2020
Pebble Beach Systems Rebrands as Pebble
SURREY, U.K.-Ahead of its 21st anniversary, Pebble Beach Systems is rebranding as Pebble. The company says that it is putting a renewed focus on its people, pro...
23/10/2020
RTVE Tests Worldwide Broadcast of UHD 8K Signal in DVB-T2
MADRID, Spain-Spain's RTVE has carried out what it says is the world's first broadcast of an UHD 8K signal in DVB-T2. The test was conducted in conjunc...
23/10/2020
Connect Americans Now Urges FCC Action on White Spaces
WASHINGTON-Connect Americans Now backs the FCC's plan for TV white spaces, and has a wide-range of support as 41 companies representing agriculture, educati...
23/10/2020
Brightcove Rebrand Updates Company's Look, Mission
BOSTON-Brightcove has undergone a rebrand that the company says solidifies its mission to own the video platform conversation globally, serving as the voice on ...
23/10/2020
MediaRadar: Quibi Could Not Overcome Streaming Competition Despite Ad Push
NEW YORK-With Quibi announcing that it will be shutting down operations, the question of why Jeffrey Katzenberg's short-form, mobile-focused streaming servi...
23/10/2020
News With Shepard Smith' Set Immerses Audience, Anchor in Video
ENGLEWOOD, N.J.-Broadcast news allows viewers to see the important events happening around the world. CNBC's new program, The News With Shepard Smith, has...
22/10/2020
Number of OTT Services Double Since 2014, Parks Associates Finds
ADDISON, Texas-Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime and a handful of other streaming services are household names, but according to a recent study by Parks Associates...
22/10/2020
LG Releases Rollable OLED TV
SEOUL-Six years after introducing its rollable OLED TV technology, LG has finally made it available to the public with the company announcing that its LG Signat...
22/10/2020
Alabama TV Tower Accident Results in One Death, Two Rescues
ROBERTSDALE, Ala.-A rescue mission unfolded on the afternoon of Oct. 20 as three maintenance workers ended up trapped high up on a television tower in the Elsan...
22/10/2020
AT&T Revs Up WarnerMedia Ride In-Car Streaming
DALLAS-Streaming can now be a road trip activity, as AT&T and WarnerMedia have announced a deal that will bring the WarnerMedia Ride in-car streaming service to...
22/10/2020
Netflix Subscriber Growth Experiences Q3 Slow Down
LOS GATOS, Calif.-After a massive growth in subscriptions for the first two quarters of 2020, Netflix experienced a slow down in the third quarter. Even so, the...
22/10/2020
UHD Forum: Format Expected to See Double Digit Growth in 2020
FREMONT, Calif.-UHD services are continuing to rollout, showing strong growth even this year as the world has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This was s...
22/10/2020
Ross Video Opens Customer Experience Center in South Korea
OTTAWA-Ross Video has announced that its new Customer Experience Center in Seoul, South Korea, has been completed. Dubbed RCK III, the facility is designed to s...
22/10/2020
MultiDyne Sets Elevate Broadcast as Southeast Asia Master Distributor
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-In an effort to grow its dealer network in Southeast Asia, MultiDyne has appointed Elevate Broadcast as its master distributor for the region, e...
22/10/2020
Enco enCaption4 Enables Automated Captioning at San Jose Civic Center TV
NOVI, Mich.-To ensure the continued delivery of closed captioning services for its hard-of-hearing viewers, Civic Center Television, part of the City Manager...
21/10/2020
Scripps Taps Knutson, Tomlin for New Leadership Roles
CINCINNATI-The E.W. Scripps Company has announced new roles, contingent on the closing of its acquisition of ION Media. Executive Vice President, Chief Financia...
21/10/2020
Microsoft to Provide Cloud Tech for CES 2021
ARLINGTON, Va.-The Consumer Technology Association has announced that Microsoft will serve as the technology partner for CES 2021, which for the first time will...
21/10/2020
Clear-Com Helps Black News Channel Keep Comm Lines Open
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-Launching a new network is difficult enough, but almost immediately having to adapt to a global pandemic raises those challenges to a new leve...
21/10/2020
Netflix's 2021 Subscriber Growth Will Slow Substantially,' Analyst Predicts
NEW YORK-While the changing viewing patterns of the pandemic certainly has had s...
21/10/2020
New Group Aims to Develop Standards Using AI to Improve Data Compression
GENEVA, Switzerland-A new group tasked with using artificial intelligence to improve the efficiency of data compression was announced here on Sept 30. Several f...
21/10/2020
ViacomCBS Taps Pluto TV CEO as New Head of Global Streaming
NEW YORK-ViacomCBS is reorganizing its streaming leadership, as the company has announced that Pluto TV CEO Tom Ryan will take over the role of president and CE...
21/10/2020
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr to Keynote NextGen TV Conference
WASHINGTON-NextGen TV will get its time in the spotlight at this year's virtual NAB Show New York, with the annual Next Gen Broadcast Conference planning to...
21/10/2020
Actus Digital Hires Ken Dillard as North American VP, Sales & Marketing
BOSTON-Actus Digital is building up its North American sales team, announcing the hiring of Ken Dillard as vice president of sales and marketing, North America....
21/10/2020
Public TV Datacasting Key for Remote Education, APTS Tells FCC
WASHINGTON-In the midst of another school year impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, America's Public Television Stations is making the case to the FCC for the...
21/10/2020
AJA Joins SRT Alliance
GRASS VALLEY, Calif.-AJA Video Systems has announced that it is joining the Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) Alliance, part of what AJA says is its mission to me...
20/10/2020
SMPTE 2020 Keynotes to Highlight Future of Media & Entertainment
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-SMPTE has announced its lineup of keynote speakers for SMPTE 2020: Game On virtual conference. The lineup for the conference features indus...
20/10/2020
Peter Wharton Joins TAG Video Systems as Dir., Corporate Strategy
Tel Aviv-TAG Video Systems has named Peter Wharton the director, corporate strategy for the company's global operations. Wharton joins TAG on a permanent ba...
20/10/2020
The Core Message: ATSC 3.0 Can Fuel Cable Growth
The periodic, contentious negotiations between the cable and television broadcast industry over retransmission rights might mask the fact the two have had a fru...
20/10/2020
Telestream Acquires EcoDigital
NEVADA CITY, Calif.-Telestream has announced the acquisition of EcoDigital (formerly known as Front Porch Digital) from venture capital firm Genstar Capital, wh...
20/10/2020
Peacock, HBO Max Hitting With Different Age Groups, Ampere Reports
LONDON-As the streaming market continues to find its footing, what new streaming service you subscribe to may have something to do with what age group you fall ...
20/10/2020
Del Parks to Lead Grass Valley GVX Customer Council as Chair
MONTREAL-Del Parks, senior vice president and CTO at Sinclair Broadcast Group, has been named chair of Grass Valley's GVX customer council, the company anno...
20/10/2020
NAB's Smith: Broadcast Innovation Crucial Following 2020 Challenges
WASHINGTON-While the broadcast industry has been beset by challenges in 2020 from the COVID-19 pandemic, NAB's President and CEO Gordon Smith believes there...
20/10/2020
MLB, T-Mobile Debut 5G-Powered Cams for World Series Coverage
BELLEVUE, Wash.-The World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays may be limited to the number of fans that can actually attend the games in p...
17/10/2020
Netflix Programming Merits Federal Investigation, Urge Advocacy Groups
LOS ANGELES-The Parents Television Council and Enough is Enough, advocacy groups that focus on internet safety and programming for children, are asking U.S Atto...
17/10/2020
FCC Auction Model Creators Win Nobel Prize
WASHINGTON-This years Nobel Prize for economics went to the Stanford professors who came up with the auction theories and models the FCC has used for its compet...
17/10/2020
FCC Officially Moves into New Headquarters
WASHINGTON-Update your address books, the FCC has a new home. The commission has announced that it has officially moved its headquarters from 445 12th St. SW to...
17/10/2020
Sinclair Acquires Class A TV Stations to Showcase ATSC 3.0 Capabilities
HUNT VALLEY, Md.-Sinclair Broadcast Group has announced its acquisition of two Class A TV stations located in the Washington, D.C., market: WIAV-CD and WDCO-CD....
17/10/2020
Cable-Tec Expo Discusses Opportunities in NextGen TV
Presenters at the virtual SCTE-ISBE Cable-Tec Expo 2020 on Oct. 14 examined a pair of ATSC 3.0-related issues of importance to cable operators, including the te...
17/10/2020
Senate Schedules Simington FCC Nomination Hearing
WASHINGTON-Nathan Simington is scheduled to have his day before the Senate for his nomination to become a commissioner for the FCC. The hearing, conducted by th...
17/10/2020
NAB Show NY to Celebrate 100 Years of Broadcast News'
WASHINGTON-2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the broadcast news industry, and NAB Show New York has announced its plans to celebrate the historic milestone fe...
17/10/2020
Riedel Promotes Peter Glttli to Director of R&D
WUPPERTAL, Germany-Riedel Communications has promoted Peter Gl ttli to Director of Research and Development. He will report to founder and CEO Thomas Riedel and...
16/10/2020
FCC Proposes Allowing KGW-TV VHF/UHF Move
WASHINGTON-The FCC is inclined to allow KGW-TV Portland, Ore., to change from a VHF to a UHF, but is seeking input on that inclination. It has given commenters...
16/10/2020
Nearly 40% of Consumers Commit Video Piracy, Per Hub Survey
BOSTON-Whether they admit to it or not, 38% of consumers are considered video pirates, according to a new report from Hub Entertainment Research. However, nearl...
16/10/2020
The Switch Taps MediaKind to Support NESN Transition to IP
FRISCO, Texas-MediaKind is the choice of The Switch to provide the next-generation IP infrastructure and content delivery services for New England Sports Networ...
16/10/2020
Evoca Debuts First 4K Broadcast Channel in the U.S.
BOISE, Idaho-Evoca has launched what it says is the first over-the-air 4K UHD channel in the U.S. via its ATSC 3.0 TV service. Insight TV, which features advent...
16/10/2020
TiVo+ Adds 72 Pluto TV Channels to Lineup
SAN JOSE, Calif.-TiVo has announced that it is expanding its partnership with the free streaming service Pluto TV that will see the addition of 72 Pluto TV chan...
16/10/2020
New TV Energy Measurement Test in the Works
WASHINGTON-TV manufacturers, including Samsung and LG, and environmental advocacy groups have put their heads together to try and tackle what is causing the inc...
