Haivision, a global provider of real-time video networking and visual collaboration solutions, today announced its partnership with Grabyo to bring broadcasters a fully integrated solution for contributing low latency, multi-camera […]
Mobile TV Group (MTVG), the live broadcast technology services company, today debuted its newest mobile unit, 53-RP. MTVG purpose-built this state-of-the-art mobile unit to include 1080P HDR cameras, encoding, and […]
Members of the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) have elected three media and technology executives to serve on the ATSC board of directors for three-year terms that begin in January […]
AI can predict the weather 10 days ahead more accurately than current state-of-the-art simulations, says AI firm Google DeepMind – but meteorologists have warned against abandoning weather models based in real physical principles and just relying on patterns in data, while pointing out shortcomings in the AI approach.
Vū Technologies, a provider of virtual production and North America’s largest network of virtual studios, today announced that it received an investment from global professional services provider Accenture, through the company’s […]
Leaders from Scripps News, ProPublica, Gray Television and NBCUniversal Local will share how they’re organizing their newsrooms to foster collaborations of growing scope and ambition in a panel at TVNewsCheck’s 10th annual NewsTECHForum on Dec. 12 at the New York Hilton. Register here.
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Verance has introduced a watermarking system to digitally authenticate and track trusted news sources for video in advance of the 2024 elections. The “first-to-market system” arrives amid stepped up online vigilance […]
YouTube, the video platform owned by Alphabet Inc.’s Google, will soon require video makers to disclose when they’ve uploaded manipulated or synthetic content that looks realistic — including video that has been created using artificial intelligence tools. The policy update, which will go into effect sometime in the new year, could apply to videos that use generative AI tools to realistically depict events that never happened, or show people saying or doing something they didn’t actually do.
Netflix and Best Buy said adieu to discs — but with streamers deleting titles to cut costs, could DVDs and Blu-rays mimic the revival of vinyl and CDs?
SMPTE today announced that SMPTE publications and standards accessible as part of the society’s individual and organizational membership options will be available at SMPTE.org as of Jan. 1, 2024. By […]
Disguise, a global provider of visual experiences, has partnered with the Portland Trail Blazers to broadcast augmented reality (AR) graphics created, “for the very first time,” by tracking a handheld […]
West Hollywood is considering adding a nearly 50-foot glass sphere over Sunset Boulevard, a smaller version of the Las Vegas Sphere that debuted earlier this year. The West Hollywood Planning Commission Sunset Arts & Advertising Subcommittee reviewed the developer’s plan for the “Sphere on Sunset” during a special meeting Thursday. Unlike its Las Vegas cousin, this sphere won’t be a performance venue. Instead, the “Sphere on Sunset” would be a three-level venue designed for live broadcasting with podcast space, a reception area and green rooms. It would also have a rooftop terrace and a media-themed plaza that would be open to the public 24/7. (AIMIR visualization)
Streaming executives from Gray Television, Bitcentral, CBS News & Stations, LTN and Fox Television Stations will share the critical insights they’ve gleaned from consumers of their streaming news channels and how they’re using that — and emerging technology — to guide their fast-evolving programming strategies in a panel at TVNewsCheck’s NewsTECHForum conference in New York on Dec. 12. Register here.
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a maintenance technician, executive news producer, assistant engineer, reporter/MMJ, local sales manager, content manager and marketing consultant.
Amagi, a global provider of cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, said today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the business of Tellyo, a real-time live […]
Qvest has developed a new, future-proof production environment for Thai News Network (TNN) in the heart of Bangkok. The international Qvest team was responsible for the overall project management and […]
Amagi, a global provider of cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV (CTV), announced that TV Aparecida, a religious TV channel in Brazil, has launched its first free ad-supported […]
LiveU announced the successful deployment of its On-Site Production solution combined with Starlink satellites for TBS Japan’s live production of the Japanese TV variety show, Ousama no Brunch. Produced by […]
EditShare, a technology provider that enables storytellers to create and manage collaborative media workflows, has provided the migration path to the cloud for AMP Creative. With offices in Dallas and Seattle, AMP […]
Control and automation manufacturer RTI has named Tony Wichterman inside sales representative. He will support customers in the central and western U.S. regions for both RTI and Blustream. “We are thrilled to […]
Streaming and podcast solutions provider StreamGuys has launched its second-generation SGreports solution, a robust log processing and content analytics toolset for live streams and podcasts. The updated solution, part of StreamGuys’ growing SaaS suite […]
The German Football League (Deutsche Fußball Liga / DFL) has broken new ground, ushering in a revolutionary approach to sports broadcasting. Teaming up with TVU Networks, the DFL executed a […]
Rt1.tv, a providers of TV production services, now benefits from two modernized OB vans for live productions as a result of its collaboration with Qvest. The vehicles, based on the […]
Profits Slip At Japan’s Sony, Hit By Lengthy Hollywood Strike
Tokyo-based Sony Corp.’s quarterly profit totaled 200 billion yen ($1.3 billion), down from 282 billion yen a year earlier. Quarterly sales rose 11% to 2.7 trillion yen ($18 billion), with gains in video games, image sensor and music operations and weakness in its financial and entertainment technology services.
News technology leaders from CNBC, Sinclair, Gray Television and Fox Television Stations will discuss the transformative changes to studio design and production along with dramatic leaps in field production technology in a panel at TVNewsCheck’s NewsTECHForum in New York on Dec. 12. Register here.
Top broadcast technology executives from Tubi, Tegna, Sinclair, Cisco Systems and Lawo will offer their predictions for cloud, IP, streaming, generative AI, cybersecurity, NextGen TV and more in a TVNewsCheck Working Lunch Webinar on Dec. 5. Register here.
See full videos from the sessions at TVNewsCheck’s TV2025: Monetizing the Future conference at the NAB Show New York, including panels on how to build a breakout hit in a multiplatform world, a C-suiter’s guide to AI and a wide-ranging discussion with three of the industry’s top executives.
With the third GOP presidential primary debate taking place on Wednesday at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, NBC News has been camped at the Telemundo Center in Miami, broadcasting two of its signature shows out of the facility.
A partnership of Washington, D.C., federal and regional agencies and broadcasting organizations has demonstrated the power of NextGen Broadcast (ATSC 3.0) datacasting in helping to monitor large crowds during the […]
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 National Association of Broadcasters Technology Awards. The awards honor contributions in digital leadership, broadcast engineering and technology innovation, and will be presented […]
