by Phil Kurz on 19 June 2018 at 23:24

LOS ANGELES AND WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Registration is now open for the SMPTE 2018 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition, Oct. 23–25, as well as the SMPTE 2018 Symposium on Oct. 22 — both at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in downtown Los Angeles. “With our […]

by Phil Kurz on 19 June 2018 at 20:29

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. — The Grass Valley Group had just rolled out the Kadenza digital production switcher, and there wasn’t a new, big digital video product on the horizon a little over a quarter of century ago, recalls John Abt, founder and CEO of AJA Video Systems. At the time, Abt […]

by Tom Butts on 19 June 2018 at 19:05

SEOUL, S. KOREA—SBS, the South Korean television and radio network is transmitting live UHD coverage of select World Cup matches over ATSC 3.0 in immersive and interactive audio using Fraunhofer’s MPEG-H audio format. The demos marks the “world’s first” regular […]

by Phil Kurz on 19 June 2018 at 18:42

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND—Barefoot Networks and Fox Networks are demonstrating the application of Barefoot’s 6.5Tb/s Tofino switch ASIC and P4 language for use in broadcast media networks at the EBU Network Seminar, June 19-20. The demonstration shows how Barefoot's P4-programmable forwarding […]

by Posted by TV Technology Staff on 19 June 2018 at 18:13

NEW YORK—The Broadcasters Foundation of America has elected Wendy McMahon, president of the ABC Owned Television Stations Group, and Charlie Weiss, Vice President, Broadcast, Cable, and Broadband Television Group for Future PLC, to its Board of Directors, and named Dennis Lyle, President and […]

by Tom Butts on 19 June 2018 at 13:59

LA JOLLA, CA.—The 3GPP announced last week that it has approved the 5G SA (standalone) standard for next generation wireless. This follows the group’s approval last year of 5GNR, which allows standard to be built on existing LTE networks. The 5G SA standard allows for deployment of the […]

by Phil Kurz on 18 June 2018 at 23:36

RIO DE JANEIRO — Live 8K video transmission has come to the 2018 World Cup as part of a museum exhibition with the assistance of satellite communications specialist Intelsat and Brazilian broadcaster Globo. Museu de Amanhã, a Rio di Janeiro museum of science innovation, is showing off […]

by Claudia Kienzle on 18 June 2018 at 17:36

OTTAWA--David Ross, CEO of Ross Video, will be inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. Considered Canada’s highest engineering honor at a ceremony taking place June 18 in Calgary during “Canada in a Carbon Competitive World,” a conference gathering Canadian […]

by John Eggerton on 18 June 2018 at 17:32

Broadcasters and cable operators are on the same page when it comes to the FCC doing lots more looking before leaping into expanding terrestrial wireless access to the C Band spectrum. That came in a joint filing that included the American Cable Association and NCTA-The Internet & […]

by Phil Kurz on 18 June 2018 at 17:15

CINCINNATI — GatesAir today announced five personnel moves to build its executive team, including the promotion of Rich Redmond to the role of president, GatesAir International. Bruce Swail, CEO, created the executive-level management positions to maintain global revenue growth and […]

by Phil Kurz on 14 June 2018 at 23:57

ENGELWOOD, Colo. — DISH plans to present nearly every FIFA World Cup match in 4K HDR to subscribers with a Hopper 3 and a 4K UHD television with HDR support. [Read: DISH Teams Up With Spectrum Co. On Next Gen TV Trial In Dallas] World Cup 4K UHD coverage, starting June 14, is available on […]

by Phil Kurz on 14 June 2018 at 19:59

NEW YORK—Discovery has chosen New York City’s Flatiron district for its new global headquarters, and will spend $16 million to expand its facility in Loudon County, Va. The company will consolidate several New York office location in the new space at 230 Park Ave. South and aims to […]

by John Eggerton on 14 June 2018 at 15:09

WASHINGTON--FCC chairman Ajit Pai is said to be planning a vote at the July 12 meeting on adjusting the 39 percent audience reach cap on a broadcast group's TV station ownership, according to a report in Bloomberg News. If the FCC votes to retain the UHF discount or alternatively raise the cap, it […]

by Radio World Staff on 14 June 2018 at 14:44

WASHINGTON--Government Video Expo planners have announced “an expanded schedule of live sessions in two theaters on the expo floor.” “Not only are we focusing on the latest technology from the video and AV/IT marketplaces, but we are also looking at future-facing opportunities […]

by Tom Butts on 13 June 2018 at 18:17

SAINT-HÉAND, FRANCE--French lensmaker Angénieux has appointed Nick Hayes as its new North America Sales Manager, Cinema Optics. Hayes was previously with RED Digital Cinema for six years and has experience in television production. Hayes is based in Irvine, Calif.  […]

by Phil Kurz on 13 June 2018 at 17:45

WASHINGTON—PBS and America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) told the FCC this week that they support continual improvement of Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) messages but not at the expense of requiring increased broadcast bandwidth to pass those messages. The reply comments to the […]

by Jeff Baumgartner on 13 June 2018 at 17:15

The number of U.S. TV homes with at least one internet-connected TV device continues to swing upward, Leichtman Research Group (LRG) found in a new study. Some 74% of those homes have at least one such device in a category that includes smart TVs, standalone streaming players, streaming adapters […]

by Phil Kurz on 13 June 2018 at 17:08

NEW YORK—TV analytics and attribution specialist Data Plus Math (D+M) and Verance today announced a preferred partner agreement that combines data derived from the Verance Aspect open watermarking technology with analytics and attribution solutions from Data Plus Math. “This partnership […]

by Tom Butts on 13 June 2018 at 13:49

WASHINGTON--A federal judge on Tuesday gave the green light to proposed AT&T-Time Warner merger in a case that could change not only the media landscape but the future of business consolidation across the board. The decision by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon allows the deal—which was […]

by Peter Siciu on 12 June 2018 at 21:10

NEW YORK — Video games are not just played by teenagers these days, and there are now professional gamers who regularly take part in eSports competitions around the world. According to research from Newzoo, a marketing tracking company, eSports was on track to have an audience of more than […]