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XR Extreme Reach, Roku Expand Streaming Ad Partnership
NEW YORK—As part of an expanded alliance with Roku, XR Extreme Reach (XR) has announced that advertisers can now link all ads on the Roku platform to performance outcomes, which in turn will allow advertisers to better capitalize on insights from their data and improve how they target audiences. XR and Roku said they will open the partnership to shared customers, spanning a wide variety of verticals including fitness, financial and health and beauty. The expanded collaboration means that advertisers using XR's global network can deliver ads directly to Roku’s scaled streaming platform and improve the way they reach audiences with high...
Arkona, Manifold Partner To Show EASY-IP At IBC 2024
FRANKFURT, Germany—IP core infrastructure solutions provider arkona technologies is partnering with manifold technologies to present EASY-IP, a suite of live broadcast production software and hardware tools that simplifies the path of broadcasters to an IP infrastructure during IBC 2024, Sept. 13-16, at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Center. EASY-IP combines arkona’s BLADE//runner with manifold’s CLOUD for a suite of best-of-breed audio/video routing, processing and multiviewing tools in a single, cohesive multifunctional platform, the companies said.The unified solution integrates into existing broadcast facilities via common industry-standard control protocols bringing Tier-1 broadcasters a seamless transition to a more flexible and future-proof IP infrastructure, they said.At the core of EASY-IP is arkona’s BLADE//runner AT300 FPGA PAC hardware, which...
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 29 to August 2. The stories are listed from the newest on Friday August 2, day by day back to our stories from Monday July 29JVC Begins Shipping New KM-IP12S8 Series vMix 4K Video SwitchersThe latest JVC Solutions are designed for multi-camera productions of live sports and events.Vivo Taps Harmonic to Power Caliente TV Sports ChannelHarmonic's VOS360 Media SaaS-based Solution is being used to simplify media processing, playout and primary distribution for a new...
JVC Begins Shipping New KM-IP12S8 Series vMix 4K Video Switchers
WAYNE, N.J.—JVC Professional Video, a division of JVCKENWOOD USA Corporation, has announced the immediate availability of its new KM-IP12S8 and KM-IP12S8 PRO CONNECTED CAM vMix Studio Switchers. Designed to be a complete live video production solutions, the switchers provide live mixing, switching, recording and streaming for a variety of multi-camera, fast-paced applications, such as live sports and event productions. Both switchers come standard with licensed versions of either the vMix 4K or vMix Pro Live Production and Streaming software, which are among the industry’s most popular production solutions. “We are excited to now deliver the KM-IP12S8 Series switchers to our users across North America,” says...
Vivo Taps Harmonic to Power Caliente TV Sports Channel
SAN JOSE, Calif. —Harmonic has announced that Vivo Worldwide Productions is using Harmonic's comprehensive playout and distribution solutions at Caliente TV, a new sports TV channel in Mexico. In the deployment, Harmonic’s VOS360 Media SaaS and ProView IRD and stream processor are being used to simplify all stages of media processing, playout and distribution to affiliates and partners."Caliente tasked us with rapidly launching its new linear channel, which ignited our search for a flexible video platform," said Juan Carlos Velazquez, director of Vivo Worldwide Productions. "Harmonic's team of experts exceeded our expectations, enabling us to deploy Caliente TV within two weeks....
Spectrum Business, EverPass Media Partner on NFL Sunday Ticket, Peacock Sports Pass Sales
STAMFORD, Conn. and NEW YORK—Spectrum and EverPass Media have inked an agreement offering Spectrum Business customers the ability to get NFL Sunday Ticket and Peacock Sports Pass via EverPass Media throughout Spectrum Business' 41-state footprint. As EverPass' first Official Channel Partner, Spectrum will offer new and existing business customers such as bars, restaurants and hotels access to stream NFL Sunday Ticket and Peacock Sports Pass, the companies reported. Spectrum also announced it will again carry Thursday Night Football for Spectrum Business customers this season and that it is launching a new sports video tier aimed at commercial establishments. The Spectrum Business Sports...
EVS Acquires MOG Technologies
Live video production tech supplier EVS has announced the acquisition of Portugal-based MOG Technologies in a deal that EVS said will enhance its portfolio with state-of-the-art file-based and software-defined video solutions. This acquisition also enables EVS to immediately broaden its premium live production ecosystem by expanding its file-based ingest and transcoding capabilities. In addition, MOG Technologies's expertise in cloud technology will bolster EVS's Balanced Computing strategy, particularly enhancing its content management and distribution solutions, respectively MediaCeption and MediaHub. As part of the deal, a team of close to 50 colleagues based in Porto will provide EVS access to a pool of highly...
Ateliere Launches Its New `Connect AI’ Offering
CENTURY CITY, Calif.—The software company Ateliere Creative Technologies has announced the general availability of Ateliere Connect AI, along with its first Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) module to transform content workflow management. The company reported that Connect AI revolutionizes media supply chains by integrating cutting-edge Generative, Multimodal AI and machine learning technologies into the cloud-native media supply chain platform, Ateliere Connect.The products will be shown at IBC 2024 at Ateliere’s stand, 5.C24. “Connect AI underscores our commitment to innovation, offering comprehensive solutions that go beyond conventional predictive AI applications,” said Dan Goman, CEO, Ateliere. “This introduces a new level of sophistication, intelligence, and...
VITAC To Demo Latest AI Captioning, Translation Advancements at IBC 2024
DENVER—Captioning product and service provider VITAC will feature its latest AI technologies and solutions for live captioning and subtitling, live multi-language translation and dubbing and localization at IBC 2024, Sept. 13-16, at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Center.VITAC, a Verbit company, at the show will demonstrate its full range of media access products, tailor-made for the media and entertainment industry, including:The company will its proprietary AI-powered Captivate captioning solution. Captivate combines technology with decades of experience providing accurate captions at a lower cost than with human-generated captions, the company said. Built in-house by transcription, speech, and machine learning experts, Captivate is trained using...
APTS Commends Senate Committee Recommendations for Public Broadcasting Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C.—America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) has applauded the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee for proposing level funding of $535 million for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal year 2027 and $60 million for public media stations’ interconnection system for fiscal year 2025.The recommendations were much better than those issued by the House Appropriations Committee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies in mid-July. For the second straight year, the House Committee proposed ending all public funding for the CPB. “America’s Public Television Stations are grateful for the bipartisan support of the Senate Appropriations Committee for this continued...
Roku Sees Streaming Households, Revenue Jump by 14% in Q2
Roku reported generally strong results in Q2 2024, with streaming households growing by 14% year-over-year to 83.6 million and viewing hours up 20% YoY to 30.1 billion. Revenue also climbed in the quarter by 14% YoY to $968.2 million as its platform revenue, which includes ad sales, increased by 11% to $824.3 million. That reduced its losses by 43% YoY to a $71.2 million loss in Q2. Roku continues to be the most widely used streaming device in the U.S. “Globally, our users streamed 30.1 billion hours in Q2, up 20% YoY,” the company said in a letter to shareholders. “We also grew engagement...
Vizio WatchFree+ Gets Exclusive Rights to The Women’s Cup
Vizio is jumping into the live sports business with a new deal that will make Vizio WatchFree+ will be the exclusive place to watch The Women’s Cup Summer 2024 Tournament games. This event marks the first live sporting event hosted exclusively on the WatchFree+ platform in the U.S. It is also a notable example of streaming platforms have been expanding their live sports and illustrates how smart TV manufacturers like Vizio are expanding their content offerings and ad sales efforts. The Women’s Cup, a prestigious women’s professional club soccer tournament, features top international and U.S. women’s soccer teams, showcasing the global...
Federal Court Tosses $4.7B Verdict Against the NFL
LOS ANGELES—The $4.7 billion jury verdict against the NFL in the Sunday Ticket case has been overturned by the federal judge who presided over the class action lawsuit against the NFL in a ruling that said the jury did not follow his instructions in determining damages. The Associated Press reported that U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez ruled that: “Without the testimonies of Dr. (Daniel) Rascher and Dr. (John) Zona, no reasonable jury could have found class-wide injury or damages.” In a statement the NFL said: “We are grateful for today’s ruling in the Sunday Ticket class action lawsuit. We believe that...
Sony Ships M2L-X Live Production Switcher
PARAMUS, N.J.—Sony Electronics has begun shipping its M2L-X live production switcher for remote and in-house video production, the company said today.Featuring hybrid processing and operations for on-premises and cloud production, the M2L-X offers 24 inputs and a built-in clip player. It allows producers working remotely to orchestrate live video switching, audio mixing, graphics and captions from virtually anywhere over a network, the company said.As a key component of Sony’s Networked Live portfolio, which enables production resourcesto be optimally connected, used and shared from any location, the switcher can be deployed on public clouds. A future software update will allow it...
Comcast, Comscore Expand Cross-Platform Measurement Efforts
NEW YORK—Comcast Advertising and Comscore have announced a deal that will allow Comscore users to access enhanced cross-platform signal validation using Comcast Advertising’s Signal Authentication offering.Comcast Advertising’s Signal Authentication service offers a privacy-first solution across close to 32 million U.S. households. The two companies said that it delivers a new standard of accuracy and understanding of reach and frequency as well as attribution measurement across linear and streaming TV. The service, which was announced earlier this year, delivers a standard of accuracy that has not been available in the market until now, the companies said. “Signal loss and data quality are greatly...
NBCUniversal Delivers Record Olympic and Paralympic Ad Revenue
NEW YORK—NBCUniversal is reporting that it has set records for advertising revenue at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, breaking the record set at the Tokyo games. It also said that more than 70% of the advertisers for the 2024 Summer Games are new, with nearly half a billion dollars coming from first-time sponsors. In addition, digital ad revenue more than doubled Tokyo digital, setting a record high for NBCUniversal. While NBCU did not provide updated specific numbers, it reported several months ago that it had surpassed a record $1.2 billion. “The 2024 Paris Games have delivered a uniquely powerful halo for brands at an incredible scale with a highly engaged and passionate audience,” noted Mark Marshall, chairman, Global Advertising & Partnerships, NBCUniversal. “We are proud to have secured the highest Olympic and Paralympic advertising in the history of the Games, and are grateful to our advertisers for their partnership. Together, we have innovated the advertising experience with authentic and inspirational creative that is leaving a lasting impact on consumers.” NBCU also reported that for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the company secured more advertisers than the 2016 Rio Games and 2020's Tokyo Games combined.
AMG’s HBCU GO Expands Distribution to 95% of U.S. TV Homes
LOS ANGELES—In the run-up to the 2024-25 sports season, Allen Media Group’s HBCU GO has announced that it has expanded the nationwide distribution of the free digital platform to 95% of all U.S. TV homes. The expanded distribution, which includes 15 new markets plus The Armed Forces Network, includes Fox owned-and-operated (O&O) stations in Los Angeles (KCOP-TV) and Chicago (WPWR-TV), as well as distribution on the Armed Forces Network. In addition to the previously announced carriage deal with CBS O&O duopoly stations, HBCU GO has secured distribution with group-owned television stations including AMG Broadcasting, FOX O&Os, Sinclair, Gray, Tegna, Hearst, Nexstar, Gray,...
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