
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

OpenDrives Inks Agreement With Versatile Distribution Services
By Phil Kurz published
Deal strengthens the company’s channel and streamlines how Atlas reaches the market

swXtch.io to Feature SRT-X Gateway, groundSwXtch at NAB Show New York
By Phil Kurz published
SRT-X Gateway is a software solution offering high density for REMI workflows

NBCUniversal Invests in ATSC 3.0 Authority Behind Run3TV
By Phil Kurz published
NextGen TV Broadcaster joins several major station groups in backing the ATSC 3.0 Framework Authority

BBright, GlobalM Successfully Trial End-to-End UHD Interoperability
By Phil Kurz published
Trial demonstrates Ultra HD interoperability across the entire contribution chain in the cloud

ADTH to Upgrade NextGen TV Receivers With Gateway Capabilities
By Phil Kurz published
NextGen TV Software upgrade will enable viewers to watch NextGen TV on their network-connected devices

QuickLink Hires Austin Hinton as Solutions Enablement Engineer, North America
By Phil Kurz published
People Will serve as company’s ‘go-to’ technical expert for customers and partners in the region

Sinclair Launches ‘Amazing America 250’ to Celebrate U.S. Semiquincentennial
By Phil Kurz published
Initiative encompasses the group’s stations, content centers, multicast nets and podcasts

Heartland Video Systems, Zixi Partner on IP Networking for Broadcasters
By Phil Kurz published
Wisconsin-based integrator brings extensive relationships with big station groups to the collaboration

NESN Taps Harmonic for Primary Live Sports Distribution
By Phil Kurz published
The solution delivers content to cable, telco and video streaming providers

New Mexico PBS Brings ATSC 3.0 Multilingual Service To Viewers With HVS, Ateme, LingoPal
By Phil Kurz published
Heartland Video Systems added AI translation and reconfigured the broadcaster’s 3.0 encoder

Sports Fishing Championship Deploys DigitalGlue Storage Platform
By Phil Kurz published
The company’s `creative.space' solution is streamlining production and post, often in tough conditions

Cobalt Digital to Showcase Aria Audio Solutions at NAB Show New York
By Phil Kurz published
Company will also demo a new hybrid satellite-internet solution

Avid to Highlight New Content Core Cloud Platform at NAB Show New York
By Phil Kurz published
NAB Show New York Company will showcase unified approach to media creation and delivery

Mediaproxy To Feature Monwall Instant Replay, HTML Content Monitoring At NAB Show New York
By Phil Kurz published
Instant replay enables Monwall operators to review live incidents instantly.

Actus Digital Integrates QA Compliance Logger With Pikolo ITracker
By Phil Kurz published
Move ensures a bidirectional data exchange that minimizes manual operator input

Chyron Releases Latest Version Of Toolbox Software
By Phil Kurz published
Toolbox 4 has a modernized architecture, enhanced Grabber capabilities and a new UI

Pliant Technologies to Feature CrewCom Network Interface at NAB New York 2025
By Phil Kurz published
The CrewCom Digital Audio Network Interface expands the capabilities of CrewNet

Timing Is Everything
By Phil Kurz published
Opinion Congrats to Brazil for adopting DTV+ in time to watch the World Cup in NextGen TV

Swift, Wowza Bring Seamless Streaming to the World’s Most Isolated Locations
By Phil Kurz published
STREAMING Deployment includes more than 150 localized Wowza Streaming Engine instances

Chris Le May, Henry Rivero Join Synamedia Iris Ad-Tech Team
By Phil Kurz published
People Both have extensive experience in advanced advertising and innovation

TiVo Video Trends Report: Viewers Watching More Local Content
By Phil Kurz published
RESEARCH Consumer spending on video content grew year-over-year in the second quarter according to report

Nielsen Unveils Redesigned Weekly TV Ranking Reports
By Phil Kurz published
Company, which has also launched two new reports, is including Big Data Plus Panel metrics

Ikegami to Showcase IP Alternative To Conventional CCU at NAB Show New York
By Phil Kurz published
IPX-100 provides power via conventional SMPTE-hybrid fiber camera cable up to 2.2 miles
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