Phil Kurz

Phil Kurz

Phil Kurz is a contributing editor to TV Tech. He has written about TV and video technology for more than 30 years and served as editor of three leading industry magazines. He earned a Bachelor of Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism.

Latest articles by Phil Kurz

NASCAR

Fox Sports Daytona 500 Coverage To Take ‘XtraMotion’ To Next Level

By Phil Kurz published

On-prem generation of XtraMotion will make more super slow-motion shots available for 'The Great American Race'

Studio Technologies new intercoms

Studio Technologies Unveils Two Intercom Interfaces

By Phil Kurz published

The new models integrate analog party-line intercoms into Dante applications and will be shown at the 2023 NAB Show

Super Bowl LVII

Fox Sports App Topped Super Bowl Streamers in Video Quality

By Phil Kurz published

SSIMWAVE also found the app had the lowest latency among other evaluated streamers

NFL

Fox Sports Tackles Super Bowl LVII Coverage With Emphasis on Clarity

By Phil Kurz published

More than 20 cameras are native high frame rate to ensure viewers at home see all of the action

Magewell's Pro Convert Audio DX

Magewell To Showcase New Pro Convert Audio DX At NAB Show

By Phil Kurz published

The audio IP encoder, decoder and capture device is the company’s first with Dante support

LiveU solutions

LiveU To Showcase Complete LRT-Based Production Workflow At NAB Show

By Phil Kurz published

The company also will show its latest cloud-based and 5G solutions

AI

Of Slats Grobnik, Jason Whitlock and ChatGPT

By Phil Kurz published

Is it real? Or is it AI?

chief revenue officer Said Bacho.

EditShare Announces Second Year of Record-Breaking Sales Growth

By Phil Kurz published

Technical advancements and the company’s Universal Projects tech helped to drive the growth

FOR-A new HVS-190 video switcher

NAB Show: FOR-A To Feature NDI Live Video Production Ecosystem

By Phil Kurz published

The company will introduce the HVS-190 video switcher with NDI and NDI|HX support

Jan Mitsumori

Jan Mitsumori Joins Advanced Systems Group As Inside Sales Rep

By Phil Kurz published

Mitsumori comes to ASG with a strong background in media workflow and business development

virtual production wall

New Virtual Production Studio Brings Latest Real-World Tech To Webster University Students

By Phil Kurz published

Eric Rothenbuhler, dean of the communications school, discusses the tech refresh in this Q&A

Telos

Telos Alliance To Feature New Quasar XR, SR Consoles At NAB Show

By Phil Kurz published

Returning this year to the show, Telos will have a separate booth and hospitality suite

Gatorbuddy hung vertically

Matthews Studio Equipment Unveils Gatorbuddy

By Phil Kurz published

The sturdy, rollable Gatorbuddy helps video shooters with bounce and fill cards and can hold a laptop

Disney

Live-Action ‘Pinocchio’ Leverages Blackmagic Design, Unreal For Massive Virtual Production

By Phil Kurz published

The retelling of the children’s classic relied on specially built virtual production carts with Ultimatte 12s

Shane McCarthy

Friend MTS Names Shane McCarthy Its CEO

By Phil Kurz published

Shane McCarthy joins the company following stints as COO of Irdeto and CEO of Caldero

TVU Networks 5G unit

Spanish Broadcaster Demonstrates Role Of 5G Live Multi-Cam Cloud-Based News Production

By Phil Kurz published

A pilot project led by betevé relied on TVU Networks’ tech ecosystem and a private 5G network

ATEME

Cyprus Telecommunications Turns to ATEME For Low-Latency Encoding, Packaging

By Phil Kurz published

Cyta is using a solution from Ateme to remain competitive with its streaming sports content

AIMS

NETGEAR, Megapixel VR Join AIMS

By Phil Kurz published

An important factor is the growing status of IPMX in the AV and LED display communities

Mark Playdon

Mark Playdon Takes On Western Sales Manager Role For Utah Scientific

By Phil Kurz published

Based in Phoenix, Playdon will be responsible for the Western United States and Canada

NewTek control panel

New NewTek Flex Integrates PTZ Camera, Audio, Talkback Control Via NDI

By Phil Kurz published

The control panel can be used with any on-prem or remote TriCaster via an NDI connection

Sony SRG-A40 and SRG-A12, two new 4K pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras

Sony Unveils Two 4K PTZ Cameras With AI Analytics

By Phil Kurz published

The new SRG-A40 and -A12 offer automatic operation, including auto tracking and framing

Canon CR-N700 camera

Canon Unveils Automatic Tracking, Looping Applications For CR-N700 PTZ Camera

By Phil Kurz published

The applications are the first two planned for Canon’s Add-On Application System

PlayBox ad product; Cloud-Based Ad Server For OTT Stream Management System

PlayBox Technology Unveils Cloud-Based Ad Server For OTT Stream Management System

By Phil Kurz published

The new offering can precisely insert ads into live and on-demand streaming video content

disguise

disguise Unveils API Release For Designers To Enable Workflow Customization

By Phil Kurz published

The scalable APIs and development tools are available via the company’s new developer portal

Daniel Harris

Friend MTS Names Daniel Harris Board Chair

By Phil Kurz published

Daniel Harris joins Friend MTS with over 30 years of experience in tech and sports

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