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NEP Group Deploys Sony NXL-ME80 Media Edge Processors
SYDNEY—NEP Group has purchased several Sony NXL-ME80 media edge processors with Sony’s new HEVC ultra-low latency encoding technology combining a high compression ratio, very low latency and maintenance of the highest picture quality for remote and distributed live productions.“The NXL-ME80 media edge processors are high-quality, multi-channel encoders utilizing Sony’s ultra-low latency compression which makes them ideal for live production applications. They work with both ST-2110 and SDI interfaces and we are successfully using them on a current remote hub project,” said Sam Scally, NEP New Zealand technology manager.For the project, NEP is transferring 16 streams from its main live cameras using...
Canal+ Deploys Ateme Solutions for New OTT Service
PARIS—Ateme has announced that Canal+ has deployed Ateme's NEA solution to power TV+, its new streaming offering. The offering allows users to access more than 80 live and catch-up TV channels, a selection of Canal+ SVOD content, and 8 digital channels all in one app. For the new service, Canal+ leveraged Ateme’s NEA solution for manifest manipulation and dynamic ad Insertion in live streaming and VOD-to-Live workflow. With the solution, Canal+ can aggregate linear and VOD content from the various channels of the group, and repurpose them in the new streaming offering. “With the launch of this new service, Canal+ is positioning...
KTRK Adds New Brightline Fixtures To Studio B
HOUSTON—KTRK-TV, the ABC O&O here, added to its Brightline lighting lineup in June with new L1.2 and L1.4 fixtures under DMX control in its Studio B. In late June, KTRK added the new Brightline complement and DMX control in Studio B. The station was eager to add functionality to Studio B, including expanding its chromakey capability to enable virtual set production. A large chromakey corner, lit by Brightline, is the start of a complete upgrade. Plans include an interview set and possibly a talent stand-up area, it said.The Studio B lighting updates include: Brightline L1.2X variable white with DMX control (2x)Brightline L1.4 variable white...
Space X's Starlink Has 1.3M U.S. Residential Broadband Subs
DALLAS—Parks Associates has launched its new Broadband Market Tracker with data showing that SpaceX's Starlink satellite broadband residential service has already attracted some 1.3 million subs in the U.S. The estimate is notable because it means that Elon Musk's Starlink service has overtaken long-time satellite broadband incumbents HughesNet and Viasat. As of Q1 2024, Starlink is the 12th largest residential internet service provider in the US market. The company is on track to become a top 10 residential ISP by market share by the end of 2024, Parks reported. "This year, significant changes in the broadband market include regulatory shifts, increasing competitiveness...
Jared Grusd Joins Nielsen as CEO of Gracenote
NEW YORK—Nielsen has named Jared Grusd CEO of Gracenote, effective July 8, 2024.It also announced that Sujit Dasmunshi will assume the role of COO for Gracenote and will continue to play a critical role in growing the business.“I’m honored to join Nielsen and build on the tremendous innovation and growth that Gracenote has achieved under Sujit’s strong vision and strategy,” said Jared Grusd, CEO of Gracenote. “This is an exciting time as our industry embraces advanced technologies and we look for new ways of working with clients and increasing the value we bring to market. I’m excited to help define...
Dish Media Adds Pause Ads to Sling TV
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.—Dish Media has launched Pause Ads, a new ad format that shows interactive, customized ads when viewers pause live or on-demand content.“We are always looking to provide advertisers with the most effective, full-funnel ad solutions," said Tom Fochetta, senior vice president, Dish Media. “Pause Ads introduce an additional opportunity for advertisers to lean into our first-party data and Sling TV’s robust targeting capabilities to create highly compelling and interactive ad experiences.” In making the announcement Dish Media noted that Sling TV reaches millions of monthly viewers, including cord-cutters and a younger demographic who may not be reached through traditional linear...
Tell Us What You Think About AI and the Broadcast Industry
TV Tech, TVBEurope, and Caretta Research have joined forces to launch the first global, industry-wide survey of how artificial intelligence is being used in the broadcast and media industry.The survey aims to discover how broadcasters and vendors are adopting AI, what are the barriers to entry, and does the actual adoption live up to the hype.The ten-minute survey is open to vendors and broadcasters, with the results due to be published at IBC in September.“Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the media and entertainment industry in ways we are just beginning to understand,” said Tom Butts, content director for TV Tech. “But what is real and what is vaporware? We’re asking the readers of TV Tech and TVBEurope to help us better gauge what the industry is currently thinking about its impact.”You can take part in the survey here.
Bitcentral Makes ViewNexa Streaming Platform Available On Samsung TV Plus
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Bitcentral is now making its ViewNexa streaming platform available on Samsung Electronics’ Samsung TV Plus, the company said.Samsung TV Plus has experienced a 60% year-over-year growth in viewership around the world. With availability on Samsung TV Plus, ViewNexa gives its users a new way to deliver live and ad-supported video-on-demand VOD content to millions of Samsung TV viewers without requiring a subscription or external device, it said.“Integrating with a Tier-1 platform like Samsung TV Plus brings tremendous business value to our customers,” said Sam Kamel, CEO of Bitcentral. “As audience demand for streaming video continues to rapidly grow, by integrating our platform into the Samsung TV Plus ecosystem, we help our customers reach an important and growing base of viewers. As the streaming landscape evolves, ViewNexa’s availability on Samsung TV Plus underscores Bitcentral’s ambitious vision for providing customers the best platform for streaming media distribution and monetization.”As part of the Samsung TV Plus ecosystem, ViewNexa customers can now have their content reach millions more viewers around the world. ViewNexa customers are on Samsung TV Plus in North America and Europe, Bitcentral said.More information is available on the Bitcentral website.
Legendary TV Lighting Designer Bill Klages Has Died
Famed TV lighting designer Bill Klages, who won seven Primetime Emmy Awards and was the first lighting designer to be inducted into the Television Hall of Fame died on Sunday, July 7, according to Lighting Designer News. For a number of years, Klages was also a regular columnist for TV Tech. A tribute to Klages on the occasion of his induction into the Television Hall of Fame, noted that he started in the very early days of U.S. television at NBC in 1948 and that he amassed more than “300 credits amassed over a 58-year career that began in the days...
Ateliere Acquires Agile Live Cloud-Based Production Platform
CENTURY CITY, Calif.—Ateliere Creative Technologies has acquired Agile Content’s Agile Live, a live TV production platform that leverages next-generation software architecture and cloud technology to reduce production costs by up to 70%.“Agile Live strategically enhances a broadcaster’s capacity and streamlines the production of live content, substantially enriching the array of real-time entertainment accessible to consumers,” said Dan Goman, CEO and founder of Ateliere Creative Technologies. “With this acquisition, we are revolutionizing the live production content industry to deliver enhanced real-time content directly to consumers. It underscores Ateliere's unwavering commitment to innovation, a hallmark of our reputation in the industry.” Among the broadcasters using Agile...
African-American Audiences Embrace vMVPDs, FAST and Black-Targeted Streamers
NEW ROCHELLE, N,Y.—A new study from Horowitz Research indicates that streamers and content providers who want to attract African-American audiences need to provide culturally relevant content and that Black audiences are already embracing vMVPDs, FAST channels and Black-targeted streamers.“Culturally relevant content has always been an important piece of the media pie for Black audiences,” notes Adriana Waterston, executive vice president, Insights & Strategy Lead for Horowitz Research, a division of M/A/R/C Research. “With retention being a challenge in the SVOD and vMVPD spaces and engagement a challenge for FAST/AVOD, offering top-notch Black content can be an important differentiator.”Horowitz Research’s new...
Roku Sued by Access Advance HEVC Licensors
BOSTON—Access Advance has announced that HEVC Advance Patent Pool Licensors have filed patent infringement proceedings against Roku for infringing patents essential to the HEVC/H.265 digital video coding standard (HEVC). According to the complaints, Roku offers video streaming devices which incorporate HEVC technology. Advance said that despite its long-term efforts to resolve patent infringements in good faith, Roku remained unwilling to voluntarily legalize its sales of HEVC capable products. In response, Advance Licensors filed suits that seek past royalties from Roku and an injunction against continuing infringement.This news follows actions taken earlier this year in which Advance Licensors filed patent infringement proceedings against...
Notre Dame Joins Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Consortium
PHILADELPHIA—Comcast has announced that The University of Notre Dame has joined the partner consortium for Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech as the program’s first collegiate organization. Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech provides startups who have been selected to joint the program with valuable insights and access to decision-makers at leading sports brands around the world. Notre Dame joins a consortium that includes Notre Dame, NBC Sports, Sky Sports, Comcast Spectacor, NASCAR, Premier League, PGA Tour, and three U.S. Olympic sports organizations: U.S. Ski & Snowboard, USA Swimming, and USA Cycling.Over the course of six months, Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech connects founders with members of the group...
Skydance, Paramount to Merge in $8B Deal
LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK—Paramount Global has agreed to merge with Skydance Media to form “New Paramount” in an $8 billion deal that includes all of Paramounts media assets as well as the acquisition of National Amusements, Inc. (NAI) which holds the controlling share stake in Paramount.The announcement, made over the weekend, ends months of endless drama and speculation over the future of Paramount, which counts the iconic Hollywood brand as well as CBS and its Paramount+ streaming service among its main assets. With pressure to make the company more competitive in the streaming sector and improve its film business...
TV Tech's Weekly Product Wrap-Up
Missed any of our recent product news? Here is TV Tech's weekly wrap-up of new products, services and deployments we published in our newsletter between July 1 and July 5. The stories are listed from the newest on Friday July 5, day by day back to our stories from Monday July 1.Catalonia News Channel Deploys R&S PRISMON Multiviewer To Monitor IP, SDI SignalsCorporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals’ (3Cat’s) 24-hour news channel 3/24 Channel has deployed the Rohde & Schwarz R&SPRISMON multiviewer to monitor uncompressed IP feeds alongside SDI and NDI signals.NBC Rises to the Tech Challenges of the 2024 OlympicsAs...
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