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16/01/2021
Locast Launches in Madison, Wis.
MADISON, Wis.-Locast is ready to serve TV viewers in Wisconsin, as the free, local broadcast TV digital translator streaming service is now officially available...
16/01/2021
HPA Tech Retreat 2021 Opens Registration
BURBANK, Calif.-Registration is now open for HPA Tech Retreat 2021, set for March 15-26. The annual conference, which will take place virtually this year becaus...
16/01/2021
Globecast Providing Playout, Distribution for Classic Arts Showcase
LOS ANGELES-Globecast has been selected by the Classic Arts Showcase to provide playout, linear satellite distribution, VOD and streaming services for cultural ...
16/01/2021
CES 2021: Reasonance Demos Wireless TV Model
WASHINGTON-Reasonance is hoping to put another layer to the idea of cord-cutting after it demonstrated a prototype for its entirely wireless TV set at CES 2021....
16/01/2021
Grass Valley Puts Focus on Cloud With New Business Strategy
MONTREAL-Grass Valley has conducted a strategic review and says that it has adjusted its business plan to focus on the growing demand for cloud and software-bas...
16/01/2021
C-Band Auction Ends, Generates $80.9B
WASHINGTON-The clock phase of the C-band auction has come to a close, with the FCC announcing that its sale of mid-band 5G spectrum generated more than $80.9 bi...
16/01/2021
New ATSC 3.0 Sets, Devices Launch at CES 2021
WASHINGTON-CES 2021 has wrapped up, but not before a number of new technologies and TV sets designed for the ATSC 3.0-powered NextGen TV standard were highlight...
16/01/2021
FCC: Localism May Outweigh Viewpoint Diversity in Certain Merger Considerations
WASHINGTON-In today's TV landscape, it is important that local news stations have the ability to provide high quality programming to strengthen localism. Ac...
15/01/2021
IBC 2021 Issues Call for Technical Papers
LONDON-IBC is now accepting technical paper submissions for the IBC 2021 conference. Technical papers allow for technologists and companies to share their ideas...
15/01/2021
Production Restarts in LA After COVID-19 Surge
LOS ANGELES-Hollywood is starting to ramp up production again as Los Angeles continues to deal with a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases, according to a repo...
15/01/2021
Tech Leadership Series 2021: What You Need to Know
WASHINGTON-As the broadcast and media industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace, TV Tech is hosting a week-long series of events in March to discuss how the ...
15/01/2021
Evertz, Verizon Invest $11M in ShotTracker
BURLINGTON, Ontario-Evertz Technologies Limited and Verizon Ventures led an $11 million funding round for ShotTracker (DDSports Inc.) that will be used to accel...
15/01/2021
Scripps Moving Multicast Networks onto Ion TV Stations
CINCINNATI-A number of E.W. Scripps Company multicast networks are set to move over to Ion stations. Per Scripps, Bounce, Court TV, Court TV Mystery, Gritt and ...
15/01/2021
NAB Shares COVID-19 Vaccine Education Toolkit
WASHINGTON-With the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines underway, NAB, in partnership with the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) and the National Asso...
15/01/2021
ViacomCBS, Dish Send Out Addressable Ads on National Broadcast
NEW YORK-ViacomCBS and Dish Media have taken a step forward in the ushering in of addressable advertising, announcing that they delivered addressable impression...
15/01/2021
Streamland Media Purchasing Technicolor Post Business
LOS ANGELES-Streamland Media and Technicolor have come to an agreement that would see the Technicolor Post business transfer to Streamland. The acquisition is s...
15/01/2021
News Orgs Ask Law Enforcement for More Transparency Ahead of Inauguration
WASHINGTON-News organizations have sent a joint letter to federal law enforcement agencies requesting greater transparency and timely information about the Jan....
14/01/2021
Protecting and Monetizing Your Legacy
LONDON-The image of television archives and attitudes toward the business of archiving itself has changed dramatically over the last 20 years. When videotapes w...
14/01/2021
Unexpected Interest in Evoca Pay-TV ATSC 3.0 Service May Accelerate Deployment Schedule
BOISE, Idaho-Interest is running high among broadcasters wishing to offer the Ne...
14/01/2021
Dolby: Consumers Using Tech to Seek Tighter Social Bonds During Pandemic
SAN FRANCISCO-People around the world are looking to enhance their entertainment experiences at home as many seek to maintain a connection with family and frien...
14/01/2021
Digital Media Revenue to Surpass $292B in 2021, Report Finds
LONDON-The move toward digital media has been building for a while now, but after the events of 2020, the digital media industry is expected to see record growt...
14/01/2021
Pitch 5 Productions Virtual Video Village Powered by Dejero
WATERLOO, Ontario-Pitch 5 Productions efforts to go remote to protect crew and clients during the pandemic has been supported by Dejero technology, including th...
14/01/2021
ViacomCBS, Sinclair Renew Affiliation Agreements
NEW YORK & BALTIMORE-ViacomCBS and Sinclair Broadcast Group have come to terms on a new multi-year agreement for 13 CBS network affiliates owned by Sinclair. Th...
14/01/2021
Evertz Acquires Studer from Harman
BURLINGTON, Ontario-Evertz Technologies Limited has announced that it has come to terms on an asset purchase agreement with Harman International for the Studer ...
14/01/2021
NAB's Smith: Capitol Riot Stresses Need for Transparency, Security for Press
WASHINGTON-Following the Capitol riots that took place on Jan. 6, NAB's Gordon Smith believes that law enforcement has a responsibility to be both more tran...
14/01/2021
CES 2021: Stage Set for NextGen TV Inflection Point
WASHINGTON-2020 proved to be a banner year for TV shipments in the United States, topping the annual average by more than 6 million units and foreshadowing a co...
12/01/2021
Report: Quarter of U.S. Households Intend to Cut Cable in 2021
NEW YORK-A New Year resolution for many U.S. households is apparently to cut the cord for cable TV subscriptions. According to a new study by The Trade Desk, 27...
12/01/2021
MediaKind Appoints Amy Marmolejo as CFO
FRISCO, Texas-MediaKind has hired Amy S. Marmolejo as the company's chief financial officer, reporting directly to CEO Matt McConnell. She joins the company...
12/01/2021
CES: Tech's Role Is to Act, Innovate and Unite'
ARLINGTON, Va.-The last year has brought numerous, massive shifts in how people conduct their daily lives-professionally and personally-because of the COVID-19 ...
12/01/2021
Lee Corso Hologram Appears in AT&T CFP Championship Spot
BRISTOL, Conn.-ESPN college football analyst Lee Corso appeared during Monday night's College Football Playoff Championship game via a hologram in commercia...
12/01/2021
EBU Publishes New Chart for Checking HDR Monitoring Setups
GENEVA, Switzerland-The European Broadcasting Union has published a new electronic chart to help rapidly identify issues encountered when setting up a High Dyna...
12/01/2021
Blackmagic Gear Captures Stick Figure War'
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Building off the popularity of its 2016 video Stick Figure Battle, SoKrispyMedia recently produced a follow-up video, Stick Figure War, ut...
12/01/2021
Univision to Launch PrendeTV, Spanish-Language AVOD Streamer
MIAMI-Univision is officially throwing its hat into the streaming service fray, announcing that it intends to launch PrendeTV for U.S. audiences in the first qu...
12/01/2021
Frontier to FCC: Value of Gray Stations Sticking Point in Retrans Talks
WASHINGTON-After Gray Television's WWSB-TV was pulled from Frontier Communications channel lineups on Dec. 18, Gray TV made an official complaint that Front...
12/01/2021
ASG Hires Paul Weiser as Head of Marketing
EMERYVILLE, Calif.-Advanced Systems Group has announced that Paul Weiser is the company's new head of marketing. He officially joined ASG on Nov. 16, 2020....
12/01/2021
News Production Adapts to Remote Trends
OTTAWA-When the world went into lockdown last March due to COVID-19, all manner of companies sent their staff home to work remotely via the web. For many sector...
12/01/2021
FCC Database Transition Nears Completion
WASHINGTON-The complexities of the transition from the FCC Media Bureau's online Consolidated Data Base System (CDBS) to the Licensing and Management System...
12/01/2021
Ampere: U.S. TV Households Now Average Four Streaming Services
LONDON-2020 was a perfect storm to fuel streaming service growth, between the pandemic and its subsequent lockdowns and the launch of a number of major new stre...
12/01/2021
Voice of America CEO Accused of Fraud
WASHINGTON-Michael Pack, CEO of Voice of America's parent company, who was appointed by President Donald Trump in the summer of 2020, is facing a couple of ...
12/01/2021
CES 2021: LG Rolls Out OLED, QNED Mini LED and NanoCell TVs
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J.-LG Electronics has pulled the curtain back on its 2021 TV models, showcasing new OLED, QNED Mini LED and NanoCell TV models and features ...
12/01/2021
NABLF Accepting 2021 Celebration of Service to America Awards Entries
WASHINGTON-The NAB Leadership Foundation has issued the call for entries for the 2021 Celebration of Service to America Awards. The annual awards recognize outs...
12/01/2021
Clear-Com's Nicki Fisher Accepts Leadership Roles at Rise
ALAMEDA, Calif.-Nicki Fisher, EMEA sales director for Clear-Com, has been appointed the new chair of the board for Rise,a nonprofit organization that supports w...
12/01/2021
U.S. Consumers Going Bigger With Their TVs, NPD Finds
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.-It is often said bigger is better, and Americans are affirming that belief when it comes to their TVs, as a recent NPD Group research repo...
12/01/2021
NESN Unveils 4K/HDR Studio
BOSTON-New England Sports Network is ready to go full 4K/HDR with a brand new studio space. The regional network's 360-degree customizable studio space will...
12/01/2021
CTA: 2020 Record Year for TV Shipments
ARLINGTON, Va.-The Consumer Technology Association has released retail sales revenue projections for the tech industry in 2021. How will the TV market follow th...
09/01/2021
Roku Best Selling Smart TV OS in 2020
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Roku led the market as the most sold Smart TV Operating System in North America during 2020, according to NPD's Weekly Tracking Service, ga...
09/01/2021
SAG-AFTRA: Capitol Attack Inevitable Result' of Misinformation Campaign Against Journalists
LOS ANGELES-SAG-AFTRA, an entertainment industry union whose members include bro...
09/01/2021
Roku Acquiring Quibi Content Library
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Roku has brought Quibi back from the dead, in a manner, as the streaming device company has announced that it has acquired the exclusive global...
09/01/2021
How Has COVID Impacted Audio At-Home Production?
LONDON-All technology evolves and adapts to suit the changing requirements of its end users. Audio consoles have been through significant changes over the last ...
