
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

Zeiss Introduces Aatma Prime Lenses
By Phil Kurz published
The set of lenses combines modern optical design with nostalgic image characteristics

Balance of Nature Signs On as Presenting Sponsor To Sinclair’s Amazing America 250
By Phil Kurz published
The multiplatform media initiative celebrates Americans and their communities

NAB Show Relocates TV and Radio HQ To LVCC Central Hall
By Phil Kurz published
The move is part of a reimagining of the headquarters and makes it more convenient

Dalet Releases Flex LTS Update
By Phil Kurz published
The new release offers smarter search, faster editing and an AI-ready foundation for the future

Teads, Google TV Partner To Grow CTV HomeScreen Ad Availability
By Phil Kurz published
The company’s HomeScreen inventory now reaches more than 500 million TV devices

TV Globo Selects Rohde & Schwarz Transmitters For DTV+ Deployment
By Phil Kurz published
The transmitters will be installed in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in time for the World Cup

Link Electronics To Feature New Real-Time Speech-to-Text Captioning At NRB Convention
By Phil Kurz published
Voyavox delivers advances speech recognition and sub-5 second latency

Canon To Provide Over 100 UHD Lenses To NBC Sports For Winter Olympics
By Phil Kurz published
The company is also sending four service and support personnel to Italy for the games

Atomos Introduces Shogun AV-19 at ISE 2026
By Phil Kurz published
The unit combines multi-camera switching, ISO recording and advanced monitoring

MNC Software To Show Newly Unveiled Tapestry Orchestration At 2026 NAB Show
By Phil Kurz published
The platform brings real-time automation and control to broadcast environments

NEP Group Takes On Winter Olympics, Super Bowl, 500 More Productions In February
By Phil Kurz published
In the U.S. alone, it is supporting live production of more than 160 events

Willow By Cricbuzz Partners With YouTube To Present Free Team USA Matches
By Phil Kurz published
The ICC T20 World Cup matches, which begin Saturday will be available for free

Nielsen To Launch Co-Viewing Pilot Program Beginning With Super Bowl
By Phil Kurz published
Project will use Nielsen’s proprietary wearable measurement devices

IAB Launches Project Eidos To Modernize Ad, Marketing Measurement
By Phil Kurz published
The multi-year project aims to replace today’s channel-by-channel measurement

PGA TOUR, DraftKings, ESPN Expand Betcast To 12 More Events
By Phil Kurz published
The expanded coverage begins this week with the WM Phoenix Open

NBC Olympics Will Take Audio to New Heights in Milan-Cortina
By Phil Kurz published
Olympics Preview Network is looking to 5.1.4 Dolby Atmos to elevate audio and immerse viewers

Musings on the Shapiro-Carr CES Conversation
By Phil Kurz published
Opinion FCC chair’s take on the public interest obligation offers broadcasters some food for thought

Report: Performance TV Ties With Social Media in Driving Ad Results
By Phil Kurz published
‘2026 State of Performance TV Report’ from tvScientific also finds budgets shifting from YouTube, Meta

NAB’s Sam Matheny Discusses Latest ATSC 3.0-Based BPS Developments
By Phil Kurz published
Q&A Executive VP of BPS is focused on advancing consideration of the tech’s nationwide deployment for national security

Grass Valley, NETGEAR Partner On IP Networking, Software-Defined Live Production
By Phil Kurz published
The two companies announced a collaboration to serve the broadcast and AV market

Irish OB Provider Revamps Mobile Unit With Grass Valley Router
By Phil Kurz published
Television Mobiles rebuilt its OB3 with a Sirius 800 SDI-based routing infrastructure

Miri to Showcase New V410 Video Encoder/Decoder at ISE 2026
By Phil Kurz published
V410 4K supports streaming, IP-based production and AV over IP

Dante Turns 20
By Phil Kurz published
Audinate is celebrating two decades of AVoIP accomplishments
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