Latest articles by Michael Balderston
Tegna Expanding Ad Measurement, Fact-Checking and Sports Offerings
Announcements came as part of Tegna’s NewFronts presentation
NEP The Netherlands Buys Stoneroos Tech Firm
Stoneroos works on interactive TV apps and content discovery services
Video Call Center Re-Ups With FS1’s ‘The Herd With Colin Cowherd’
VCC’s Caller Cloud will continue to produce remotes for daily talk show
Prime Focus Technologies Opens Hybrid-Cloud Media Center in U.K.
Using PFT’s CLEAR platform, center will manage media processing, centralized content operations for Channel 4
U.S. Projected to Lose 16M Pay-TV Subscribers by 2026
Global pay-TV additions of the same period will be a net of 15 million
Hub: Consumers Use 6 Sources for TV Viewing Needs
Up one from last year and nearly twice as high as 2019
Public Cloud to Top $500B in Revenues by 2023, a 50% Rise
Cloud investments have been spurred by the pandemic
Report: New TV Viewing Habits Likely to Remain Even Post-Pandemic
Consumers expect to maintain or increase viewing time across live TV, SVOD and AVOD streaming
NFL’s ‘Thursday Night Football’ Heading to Amazon Prime Video in 2022
Streamer gets its exclusive rights a year early
TSG, Vislink Support ATSC 3.0 Upgrade for Alabama Public TV
Will update 30 locations to support ATSC 3.0 transmission
Verizon Media Sold to Apollo for $5B
Verizon Media consists of Yahoo, AOL and ad tech and media platform businesses
Locast Launches in Tennessee’s Tri-Cities Market
Covers Bristol, Johnson City and Kingsport in Tennessee, as well as bordering areas in Virginia and Kentucky
NABLF Announces 2021 Celebration of Service to America Finalists
More than 3,500 hours of airtime was donated by finalists in 2020
Hulu + Live TV Adds Nine ViacomCBS Channels
Comedy Central, BET, Nickelodeon and Paramount Network now available on Hulu service
Roku Removes YouTube TV for New Customers, Keeps for Existing Subscribers
Roku claimed Google made demands regarding user data and search manipulation, which Google denied
NewTek Debuts 3Play 3P2 Replay System
A native IP and SDI replay system able to deliver content in 4K
Production Companies, Unions Extend COVID Production Protocols to June 30
Progress is being made against the virus in Los Angeles
Gray TV Divests Stations to Allen Media for $380M
The stations, owned by Quincy Media, serve seven markets
Mo-Sys Integrates Sony Venice Cam With VP Pro Software
Virtual production software added to help monitor shots
Vizio, Verizon Partner on Advanced TV Advertising
Will collaborate on cross-platform and connected TV advertising solutions
Imagine Communications Updates SNP, Magellan SDNO Platforms
New functionality designed to boost IP workflows
ANA Initiates Probe on Programmatic Media Buying
Cites programmatic media issues like transparency, broken accountability and complexity
