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18/03/2024
DirecTV to Allow Subscribers to Opt Out of Local Stations
DirecTV announced a new feature over the weekend that will allow its subscribers to opt out of their local stations in return for a discount. Customers who ch...
16/03/2024
NAB Show: Witbe to Demo Expanded Video Testing and Monitoring Suite
Witbe has announced that it will showcase its powerful automated testing and proactive monitoring technology at the 2024 NAB Show....
15/03/2024
FCC Increases Broadband Speed Benchmark to 100 Mbps
WASHINGTON, D.C. The Federal Communications Commission has voted to raise its baseline definition of broadband speeds. The FCC adopted the higher speeds as part...
15/03/2024
ATSC Moves To Add VVC Compression To 3.0 Standard
WASHINGTON D.C. The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) is working on adding the Versatile Video Coding (VVC) format as an option to High Efficiency Vi...
15/03/2024
Scandinavian Operator Cuts Cloud Time-Shift, DVR Costs With Synamedia Technology
LONDON Scandinavian communications company and mobile network operator Telia Norway is deploying new optimization technology from Synamedia to reduce the cost o...
14/03/2024
Allen Media Group Renews Carriage Deal with Charter
LOS ANGELES Byron Allen's Allen Media Group (AMG) has announced that it has reached a multi-year renewal agreement with Charter Communications Inc, (Charter...
14/03/2024
NextGen TV Spotlights HDR at 2024 NAB Show
With ATSC 3.0 (aka NextGen TV) now reaching approximately 75% of U.S. households, emphasis at the 2024 NAB Show will be on refinements and new applications for...
13/03/2024
Triveni Digital to Explore ATSC 3.0 Advancements at 2024 NAB Show
PRINCETON, N.J. Triveni Digital has announced that it will be exploring a number of new NextGen TV/ATSC 3.0 technologies and innovations at the 2024 NAB Show....
13/03/2024
Digital Alert Systems, Masterplay Announce Tech Partnership
LYNDONVILLE, NY Digital Alert Systems, a provider of emergency communications solutions for media providers, and Masterplay, provider of the Masterplay On-Air p...
12/03/2024
Survey: Tubi Sees 59% Bump in Viewing
SAN FRANCISCO Fox Corp.'s free ad supported streaming platform Tubi has released a new survey that shows Tubi saw a 59% growth in total viewing time and rea...
12/03/2024
Earlier Start Propels The Oscars to 19.4M Viewers, Best in Four Years
ABS is reporting that the early start for the 96th Oscars on ABC helped push the average audience to 19.5 million total viewers, a four-year high. It also score...
11/03/2024
Mark Gardner Joins Grass Valley As EMEA Sales Vice President
MONTREAL Grass Valley has announced the appointment of Mark Gardner as vice president of sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region....
11/03/2024
2024 Oscars Telecast Ends On Time
Producers of last nights telecast of the 96th annual Academy Awards pulled off the almost impossible task of ending the usual marathon-length show on time at 10...
09/03/2024
Nexstar Blasts FCC 720K Fine in Retrans Case as Irrational and Punitive
WASHINGTON D.C. In response to an FCC ruling that Nexstar violated requirements to negotiate a retransmission consent deal with Hawaiian Telecom in good faith, ...
08/03/2024
Comcast Adds New Sports Betting Experiences to Xfinity X1
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Comcast is notably expanding the sports betting experiences on its Xfinity X1 platform with the launch of the Xfinity Odds Zone, which will pr...
07/03/2024
Nikon to Acquire Camera Manufacturer RED
TOKYO Nikon is acquiring digital cinema camera manufacturer RED.com LLC for an undisclosed amount....
06/03/2024
AR/VR Headsets Sales Surged During the Holiday Season
NEEDHAM, Mass. While augmented reality and virtual reality gear has generally been a disappointing consumer category, the International Data Corporation (IDC) i...
06/03/2024
Zixi to Demo Tech for Better Broadcast, Streaming Profitability at NAB Show
WALTHAM, Mass. Zixi has announced that during the 2024 NAB Show it will be showing a number of new features for its live streaming offering at its booth W1401 b...
05/03/2024
PHABRIX To Feature Latest Qx, Rx, Sx Series T&M Enhancements At NAB Show
THATCHAM, U.K. Test and measurement company PHABRIX will exhibit its line of instruments, including the Qx, Rx and Sx Series at the 2024 NAB Show, April 13-17, ...
05/03/2024
Black Box To Highlight Emerald DESKVUE Upgrade At NAB Show
PLANO, Texas Black Box will unveil and demo an enhanced Emerald DESKVUE IP keyboard, mouse, video (KVM) receiver with the Emerald AV WALL feature set at the NAB...
29/02/2024
2024 NAB Show to Shine Spotlight on Creator Economy
WASHINGTON The 2024 NAB Show, April 13-17 in Las Vegas, will spotlight the people and technology behind the multi-billion dollar creator economy, which encomp...
29/02/2024
DirecTV Made Whole Again After Nationwide Signal Outage
DirecTV said Wednesday that all of its channels have returned to its satellite TV service after an outage caused many of its customers to lose those signals ear...
29/02/2024
Locality, Warner Bros. Discovery Ink Deal To Drive Greater Local Ad Revenue
NEW YORK Local video solutions provider Locality and Warner Bros. Discovery have entered into a strategic local video advertising partnership that gives the for...
28/02/2024
Tegna Names Tom Cox Chief Growth Officer
TYSONS, Va. Tegna Inc. has announced that Tom Cox has been promoted to the newly created position of chief growth officer reporting to president and CEO Dave Lo...
28/02/2024
Ateme, Verance Integrate Aspect Watermarking With TITAN Transcoder
PARIS Ateme and Verance have integrated the Verances Aspect Watermarking within the audio chain of Atemes TITAN transcoders, the companies said....
27/02/2024
Sinclair Names Jim Doty VP/GM of WCYB and WEMT, Tri-Cities
TRI-CITIES, Tenn. Sinclair has announced that Jim Doty has been named vice president and general manager of WCYB (NBC/CW) and WEMT (FOX) in the Tri-Cities regio...
26/02/2024
Streaming Revenues Expected to Eclipse Pay-TV Revenues in U.S. This Year
LONDON Total revenues from streaming services are expected to overtake revenues from pay TV subscriptions in the U.S. for the first time later this year, bolste...
23/02/2024
Zixi, Verizon Business Partner on 5G Solution for Live IP Video
WALTHAM, Mass. Zixi has announced a co-sell agreement with Verizon, coupling their network infrastructure with Zixis live IP video software-defined solutions to...
23/02/2024
Sports Increasingly Influencing Consumer Streaming Choices
PORTSMOUTH, NH According to a new survey from Hub Research, sports is having an increasingly larger impact on consumers choice of streaming services....
22/02/2024
Comscore Significantly Upgrades Its Cross-Platform Audience Measurement
NEW YORK Comscore has announced that it is calling a groundbreaking advancement to its measurement tools with a significant update to its Comscore Campaign Ra...
20/02/2024
Nielsen: TV Viewing Hits Four-Year High in January
NEW YORK January TV viewing hit a four-year high in January, according to Nielsens The Gauge, with Peacock's exclusive streaming of a NFL playoff game playi...
17/02/2024
MLB Launches Colorado Rockies Streaming Service
Major League Baseball (MLB) has announced the launch of an in-market streaming option to watch the Rockies during the 2024 MLB season....
16/02/2024
Sachtler Launches Cine Series Of Fluid Heads
MUNICH Sachtler has launched its new range of Cine Series fluid heads designed for cinematographers....
15/02/2024
FCC Adopts NPR on Expanding Multilingual Alerting
WASHINGTON, D.C. The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) that would create new rules for emergency alerts that the agency believes will make i...
15/02/2024
Peter Barber Joins Atomos as COO and Executive Director
MELBOURNE Atomos announced that Peter Barber has been appointed COO and Executive Board Director....
14/02/2024
NPAW: VOD, Linear TV Viewing Increased in 2023 for First Time in Two Years
BARCELONA Viewers worldwide viewed more on demand and linear TV than in the previous two years, according to NPAW's 2023 Video Streaming Industry Report rel...
13/02/2024
Chyron Unveils Telestration, Effects, and Workflow Updates in PAINT 9.6
MELVILLE, N.Y. Chyron has released PAINT 9.6, the newest iteration of the companys renowned telestrated replay and sports analysis software....
13/02/2024
DirecTV Adds Four New Channels to The Streaming Lineup
In another example of how pay TV operators are working to attract and keep subs by bulking up their streaming options, DirecTV has announced that it is launchin...
09/02/2024
Survey: Two Thirds of Blacks in U.S. Want More Representation on TV
NEW YORK With Black History Month now well underway, Nielsen has released a new study of media usage by Black consumers in five countries that highlights the si...
09/02/2024
Weigel, Tegna's WQAD to Broadcast 10 Milwaukee Bucks Games
TYSONS, Va. In another example of how troubles in the regional sports network business are bringing more games to broadcast, Tegna has inked a new agreement wit...
08/02/2024
Fubo Raises Concerns About ESPN/Fox/WBD Sports Streaming Service
NEW YORK The sports-focused vMVPD Fubo has reacted to plans by ESPN, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery to launch a massive new direct-to-consumer sports stre...
08/02/2024
APTS Announces New Board Officers and Trustees
WASHINGTON America's Public Television Stations (APTS) has announced the election of its board leaders and board members....
08/02/2024
Survey: 36% Plan to Stream the Super Bowl
DENVER, Colo. The annual Adtaxi Super Bowl Viewership survey highlights both the ongoing shift towards streaming media and the potential impact of Taylor Swift ...
06/02/2024
Sinclair to Deploy Futuri's AI Ad Sales System
BALTIMORE & CLEVELAND Sinclair Broadcast Group has announced that it will deploy Futuri's advanced AI-driven sales system, TopLine, into Sinclair's 186 ...
06/02/2024
Chicago Television Stations Launch NextGen TV Services
CHICAGO Viewers in America's third-largest television market now have access to NextGen TV with the launch of ATSC 3.0 broadcasts by five Chicago stations....
05/02/2024
Cox Stations Go Dark on DirecTV
ATLANTA Cox Media Group (CMG) has announced that DirecTV removed all Cox Media Group (CMG) TV stations from its lineups after the two parties were unable to rea...
02/02/2024
Nielsen Expands National Out-Of-Home Panel to All TV Households
NEW YORK Nielsen has announced plans in 2024 to expand coverage of its National TV out-of-home (OOH) panel in order to fully represent all U.S. TV households....
01/02/2024
Fox Sports Brings Cinema Tech To NASCAR Race Show Virtual Set
CHARLOTTE, N.C. The mash up of cinema and auto racing has left its mark on audiences over the years with films like Le Mans, Snake & Mongoose and Days of T...
01/02/2024
Study: Tracking Carbon Emission Goals for TV/Film Production Remains Challenging
Addressing climate change is not only a hot topic in Hollywood, it is also a growing focus of government regulatory agencies, with the Security & Exchange start...
01/02/2024
TVB: Broadcast/Cable Still Provides Widest Reach, Most Viewing Time
TVB has released a new study of media habits that shows broadcast and cable outlets still dominate consumer viewing, with the widest reach of any media studied ...