
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

HPA Announces Tech 2026 Retreat Agenda
By Phil Kurz published
Industry Events 2026 edition will be the last for HPA program maestro Mark Shubin

Tubi To Introduce Matter Casting For Fire TV
By Phil Kurz published
Streaming Next-generation solution makes mobile-to-TV casting frictionless

BitFire, Appear Form Strategic Partnership Integrating IP-Based Solutions
By Phil Kurz published
Combination of solutions supports live IP contribution, transport and cloud production

Charter, Cox To Rely on CTS MediaOrigination To Facilitate Out-of-Market Sport Viewing
By Phil Kurz published
The MVPDs will use the tool for out-of-market MLB, NHL and NBA games

Lawo, SMPTE To Conduct ST 2110 Practical Lab
By Phil Kurz published
The SMPTE ST 2110 Practical Lab will help the industry as it migrates from SDI to IP transport

Mediagenix Achieves ISO 27001 Certification Renewal, Successfully Completes SOC 2 Exam
By Phil Kurz published
The achievements validate the company’s holistic security posture

AIMS, VSF, AMWA, EBU To Hold Inaugural IPMX Testing, Certification Event
By Phil Kurz published
Vendors will be able to certify IPMX products for transport and interoperability compliance

Shure Takes Center Stage at CMAs, Latin Grammys
By Phil Kurz published
A variety of the company’s mic and wireless systems were used to produce both events

Survey: 75% of Cord-Cutters Ditched a Streaming Subscription in 2025
By Phil Kurz published
Research New research from All About Cookies also finds only 5% of respondents regret dropping cable or satellite TV

Triveni Digital, Device Solutions Granted U.S. Patent For Novel ATSC 3.0 Receiver
By Phil Kurz published
The receiver analyzes contents of the 3.0 channel for custom emergency paging dispatches

Survey: M&E Embraces Horizontally Integrated Media Archiving Approach
By Phil Kurz published
Research Pixitmedia’s ‘State of Media Archiving’ reveals scaling and the desire for greater efficiencies as driving factors

Nielsen: NFL Thanksgiving Games Score Big Audiences
By Phil Kurz published
Ratings Ratings firm says CBS’s Cowboys-Chiefs game was the most-watched regular season game in league history

Chinese Broadcaster Takes Delivery of Native-IP Outside Broadcast Vehicle
By Phil Kurz published
OB truck, featuring Grass Valley technology, is that country’s first native-IP UHD system

Bitmovin, ThinkAnalytics Partner to Expand AI Capabilities
By Phil Kurz published
Streaming Scene-level insights will be integrated into ThinkMediaAI, giving streamers automated metadata, stronger recommendations and next-gen viewer experiences

Brightcove Unveils New AI Features
By Phil Kurz published
The seven new capabilities and features expand global reach, improve engagement and enhance streaming quality

Sony Unveils Alpha 7 V Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera
By Phil Kurz published
Products Company also introduces FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS II (SEL28702) zoom lens

ATSC Members Elect 4 to Board of Directors
By Phil Kurz published
New directors include Javier Ruano, president and general manager of Televes USA

Report: ATSC 3.0 Would Boost Wireless Efficiency, Sustainability
By Phil Kurz published
Sinclair and One Media examine the strengths of NextGen TV from a fresh perspective

AJA Video Systems Joins RAVENNA Community
By Phil Kurz published
Move underscores AJA’s commitment to meeting users where they are in transitioning to IP

My Top 10 Industry Predictions for 2026
By Phil Kurz published
Opinions Time to polish up the old crystal ball and take a look at what will happen next year

The Division Pre-Edits Reality TV With Solutions From Blackmagic
By Phil Kurz published
User Reports How DaVinci Resolve Studio fuels production of MotorTrend Network’s ‘Graveyard Cars’

ITN Deploys IP-Based Production Control Room
By Phil Kurz published
New facility leverages technology from TAG, Matrox Video and integration by Techex
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