
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

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

Lionsgate, Debmar-Mercury Turn to LTN to Distribute MovieSphereGold
By Phil Kurz published
LTN’s purpose-built IP video network is delivering the new all-movie diginet to 100 stations and streaming platforms

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

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’

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

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

Traditional TV Players Gained Viewers in October: Nielsen Gauge
By Phil Kurz published
NFL and college football, postseason MLB and fall broadcast-TV season contribute to the boost

IDX Unveils CUE-J Series Batteries
By Phil Kurz published
Batteries New offering uses the latest lithium-ion technology and fits IDX V-mount chargers

Study: Salaries in Content, Connectivity Industries Continue To Grow
By Phil Kurz published
The research projects that salary increases in 2026 will be 3.1% for connectivity companies and 3.2% for content creators

FCC Proposes Upper C-Band Rules for 2027 Auction
By Phil Kurz published
In a 3-0 vote, the commissioners adopted the NPRM seeking comment on its plan to free up a minimum of 100 MHz of Upper C-band spectrum

Oklahoma Community Television Overcomes ATSC 3.0 Translator Challenge
By Phil Kurz published
NextGen TV Griffin Media division combined SRT with tech from GatesAir and Triveni Digital

MLB Strikes Rights Deals With ESPN, NBCUniversal, Netflix
By Phil Kurz published
Sports Deal from 2026-28 puts ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ on NBC, Peacock, gives ESPN distribution rights to MLB.TV and streams Opening Night on Netflix

Dolby Partners Up With Bay Area Super Bowl Host Committee
By Phil Kurz published
Sports As official signature partner, will showcase the future of live sports and real-time streaming during week leading up to the NFL’s Big Game

Kiswe Core Aims to Simplify Cloud-Based Streaming Distribution
By Phil Kurz published
Streaming New platform automatically encodes, formates, authenticates and delivers multiple streams

Clear-Com Unveils New 4-Channel HelixNet Beltpack
By Phil Kurz published
Next-gen beltpack expands channel count and offers improved interface

Telestream Unveils ARGUS V2.3 With Live Look Stream Validation
By Phil Kurz published
Live Look address enables real-time validation at scale without leaving the ARGUS environment

Vitec Buys Datapath, Expanding Product Portfolio, Engineering, Support
By Phil Kurz published
Business Datapath’s range of products include video wall, processing and AVoIP solutions

MRMC’s Flair Bridge Simplifies Robot Control Across Any Platform
By Phil Kurz published
Device lets users control the company’s camera robotics from any modern computer
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