FCC Gives Alaska More Time for Digital Transition George Winslow Some working analog translator stations will now have until January 10, 2022 to complete the transition to digital
Free Steaming Platform VUit Builds Content Offering Phil Kurz VUit is adding hyperlocal weather programming, as well as new music and fashion offerings
Videon Raises $7.3 Million in Series A Funding George Winslow Funding round lead by Voyager Capital will allow company to further develop its live video streaming technologies and business
Pandemic Recovery Boosts Media and Telecom M&A George Winslow New deals hit $83 billion in the last six month, PwC reports
IBC Opens Registration for IBC2021 George Winslow Attendees can register for free and discounted passes for the December event
Telstra Opens New U.S. Broadcast Operations Center George Winslow The new operations center is part of a growing partnership with PSSI Global Services and an expanded presence in the Americas
NextGen TV: BitPath, CAST.ERA and ONE Media Demo `Enhanced GPS' Posted New use case for NextGen broadcasts offers improvements to the accuracy of GPS
Remote Production ebook Now Available Posted Ebook Guide examines state of TV production in the Covid, post-Covid eras
ATSC 3.0 Deployments: Where and When Will NextGen TV be Available? Posted ATSC expects 60 markets to launch NextGen TV by mid-2021
Report: Top 25 Media Companies Control 2/3rds of Global Ad Market Posted Their share has increased as efforts to regulate big tech have accelerated, GroupM reports
Successful 'Technical Integration' at the Core of Year-Old Portland Test of Seven ATSC 3.0 Channels via Comcast Posted OTA tests expected to begin by late summer
Wohler Adds HDR Detection to iVAM1-3, iVAM2-2 Monitors By Phil Kurz The company also announced the availability of Dolby decoding as an option
Action Cameras: GoPro Launches Open GoPro API By George Winslow The API and a new Hero9 firmware will help create an action camera ecosystem
BirdDog Launches New NDI-Enabled Box Camera By George Winslow The PF120 with 20x zoom is the company’s first foray into the box camera market
PTZOptics and HuddleCamHD Expand Video over IP Offerings By George Winslow Now offering a new joystick, NDI firmware update, and training resources for networked video production workflows
Fujifilm Rolls Out New Fujinon Lenses By George Winslow Will launch a series of 17 Fujinon broadcast portable lenses featuring the S10 drive unit
The Thai National Public Television Station Buys 12 Phabrix SxE Instruments By George Winslow The Thai national public television station is acquiring 12 Phabrix SxE instruments
UHD Spain Delivers First Simultaneous UHD HDR and SDR Broadcasts By George Winslow The signals were made available via satellite, TDT and the Internet in Spain
The Rapidly Changing Face of TV News Sets By Susan Ashworth Increased efficiencies, immersive VR sets help to produce more compelling content
Industry’s Move to Cloud Masks Complexity By Adrian Pennington Vendors stress importance of IP management tools and services
NHK STRL Plans June Virtual Open House By George Winslow NHK's research lab will offer online sessions showcasing its work on futuristic technologies
Skating Cameraman Is First for Live TV Broadcast By Michael Balderston Remote-controlled camera rigged to skater helps capture unique angles for “Dancing on Ice”
Acrodyne Services’ ‘Transmitter on Wheels’ Keeps Broadcasters On-Air During Retooling By Phil Kurz To date, MAT has been deployed in Raleigh, N.C., Charlotte, S.C., and St. Louis
Telestream Updates Monitoring Tech for Next Generation of Engineers By Jenny Priestley Telestream's Ian Valentine talks to TV Tech's sister publication TVBEurope about the new touchscreen interface on the company's waveform monitors
Fox Sports, EVS Partner on ‘Xtramotion’ Super Slow-Motion By Phil Kurz Cloud virtualization brings super slow-motion within reach for many applications
Olympics Broadcasts to Rely More on Remote Production By Michael Balderston NBC, and international broadcasters, have shifted their strategies for the rescheduled 2021 Tokyo Olympics
HPA Tech Retreat: IP Is the Key for Broadcast’s Evolution By Michael Balderston IP opens many new doors for broadcasters, from ATSC 3.0 to remote production
‘How Video Compression Affects AV and KVM Systems’ Webcast Set for March 30 By TVT Staff Black Box Senior Director John Hickey will partake in event
TVTech Talk: ‘Remote Production—Rebuilding for the Future’ Webcast Open for Registration By TVT Staff Next TVTech Talk event to take place on Dec. 9
TVTech Talk: Keys to New Reality of Remote Production By TVT Staff Latest TVTech Talk now available on-demand
How Broadcasters Can Boost Cybersecurity, Productivity with Their Home-Based Workforce By James Careless TV Technology joins Teradici as they share some thoughts they will present during an upcoming webinar on August 11th at 2pm EST.
Increasing Channel Bandwidth to Broadcast 8K By Ling Ling Sun Using the VSON approach in an ATSC 3.0 environment.
Netflix Upgrades Audio By Tom Butts ‘High quality audio’ reduces compression to 'nearly lossless' levels
Effective Content Protection for the Digitally Connected World By Jack Curtis It is common knowledge in the broadcast industry that conditional access systems are no longer a significant barrier to the illegal redistribution of content.
Fox Expands AWS Cloud Partnership By Tom Butts 21st Century Fox will use Amazon's cloud service to deliver on-demand titles and for machine learning and data analytics
SFNs: ATSC 3.0 a Great Enabler for an Old Technology By James E. O'Neal Digital television technology eliminates the old “ghost” problem for single-frequency networks
