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Media Links Champions IP Solutions at IBC 2024
KAWASAKI, Japan—On the heels of the Paris Summer Olympics where Media Links’ latest solutions were used to transport the highest quality media both domestically and internationally, the company has announced that it will present its complete IP ecosystem at the upcoming IBC 2024 in Amsterdam, at stand 1.A37, from Sept 13-16. Headlined by its next generation SMPTE ST 2110 enabled Xscend IP media platform, the Media Links ecosystem provides for the transport of pristine quality video, audio, and data signals over any managed and/or unmanaged IP network, anywhere, accommodating current and future evolving industry standards and protocols. At IBC, the company...
Lawo’s mc² Consoles Offer the Perfect Mix for Major Events
LIÈGE, Belgium— WNM is a Belgian company specializing in audio and multicamera distribution as well as ENG activities and intercom provisioning. It also provides technical services for global sporting events and consultancy for broadcast infrastructure projects.For top-tier events like the recent UEFA European Football Championship, where nothing must go wrong, focusing on the split-second delivery of the highest-quality content is obviously important, although the final result also depends on the tools you have at your disposal. Audio is a core ingredient of any TV production and getting this part right essentially hinges on the flexibility afforded by the mixing system.Championship...
NAB Launches Election Preparedness Initiative to Help Broadcasters
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has announced a sweeping election preparedness initiative designed to provide broadcasters with the critical resources, tools and training needed to navigate the complexities of the 2024 election cycle. “This is a critical time for our nation and our democracy. Broadcast journalists serve a pivotal role in educating voters on the candidates, the issues and the electoral process, and NAB is here to support them in these efforts,” said NAB president and CEO Curtis LeGeyt. “As bad actors increasingly use advanced technologies to create and spread disinformation, the role of local broadcasters as custodians of...
ITV News Expands LiveU Deployments
Expanding its already extensive relationship with LiveU, ITV News is deploying technology from across LiveU’s IP-Video EcoSystem across its national and regional newsgathering operations. ITV News reported that the deployment aims to greatly increase the sustainability of its newsgathering operations while also benefiting from the latest LiveU developments. The driver for long-term sustainability came from both an environment and a workflow perspective, enabling ITV to produce more content from the source as efficiently as possible with notable cost savings, the two companies said. The deployment, which was Initiated in 2022, spans the full video production chain from contribution and production to distribution....
Participants in Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech's Startup Program Secure 15 Business Deals
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech has announced that the 10 companies in the fourth class of its program for startups have secured 15 pilots, partnerships, and commercial deals. Over the past six months, 28 entrepreneurs have engaged with SportsTech’s prestigious partner consortium, which includes: NBC Sports, NBC Sports Next, Sky Sports, Comcast Spectacor, GOLF, NASCAR, PGA TOUR, Premier League, U.S. Ski & Snowboard, USA Swimming, USA Cycling, and the recently added partner the University of Notre Dame. The announced deals for the program's fourth class builds on SportsTech’s legacy of connecting early-stage companies with some of the world’s top sports brands. Since...
STN Selects TAG Video Systems for Transition to All-IP Workflow
NEW YORK—STN, a major provider of content distribution services, has selected TAG Video Systems' Realtime Media Platform to ensure the performance and quality of services over its IP networks.The agreement builds on the two company’s previous work together and is part of STN’s decision to move away from traditional SDI infrastructure and create a more innovative and agile infrastructure. To guarantee the success of this transition, STN turned to TAG, a trusted partner of IKOMG for over a decade and their proven Realtime Media Platform. The Realtime Media platform allows STN to probe, monitor, and visualize feeds in the playout and...
Hyperlocal Streaming Service Zeam Launches Dedicated Swing State Hub
In a bid to attract viewers interested in political news from key swing states in the run-up to the presidential election, the local streaming service Zeam has announced the debut of a new hub, Swing State Election News. Swing State Election News will provide viewers from all across the country access to key happenings on the campaign trail in Swing States as captured by broadcast news stations based in those locales. In announcing the launch, Zeam said that Swing State Election News fills a void in the current presidential election coverage by bringing a true local lens to news coverage and...
Tech Innovation Drives OB Production To Sustainable Future
Achieving sustainability targets is becoming a major consideration for Outside Broadcast facilities providers in Europe and will likely weigh heavily in the thinking of OB companies around the world as government regulators adopt measures to reduce carbon emissions.For OB companies, compliance is a heavy lift. On one hand, they must satisfy all of the production requirements of their clients—something that’s heavily dependent upon what technology is on board. On the other hand, OB facilities providers face penalties or even worse for not complying with sustainability targets when it comes to vehicle weight.Until recently, there hasn’t been a suitable alternative to...
Report: Paramount Considering Sale of 12 Local TV Stations
NEW YORK—Even though Edgar Bronfman Jr. has issued a rival bid for Paramount Global, the company is moving forward with possible asset sales, including 12 local TV broadcast stations that Bloomberg is reporting could sell for $500 million to $1 billion. Paramount Global had agreed in early July 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.Bronfman, however, recently issued a rival bid and is reportedly looking to find a...
Planetcast Media Services To Show Unified Cloud-First Solution At IBC 2024
NEW DELHI and LONDON—Planetcast Media Services will demonstrate its new end-to-end, single-window media management and delivery offering at IBC 2024, Sept. 13-16, at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Center.The event will witness the public EMEA debut of Planetcast’s cloud-first NexC architecture. NexC empowers media companies to overcome the complexity challenge of today’s distribution landscape, enabling frictionless movement of content assets across each stage of post-production, content management, distribution and monetization.“We are showcasing NexC’s capability to solve the complexity challenge faced by media companies today as they deal with even more formats, markets, devices, and distribution points than ever,” said Sanjay Duda,...
CPB Issues $1.8 Million in Next-Gen Warning System Grants
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Public media stations in California, New York, Oregon and Texas will receive a total of up to $1.8 million from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to upgrade their equipment to provide enhanced emergency alerting.The awards take the number grants awarded in the first round of funding for the Next Generation Warning System (NGWS) to 21. Funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the grant program is providing $34 million to public media stations to upgrade equipment and receive training to enhance emergency alerts, including the ability to TV stations to use ATSC 3.0 and radio stations to...
Cineverse Deploys Frequency to Distribute Its Top FAST Channels Worldwide
LOS ANGELES—Streaming technology provider Frequency has announced that Cineverse has selected Frequency to deliver leading channels from its streaming portfolio to more than 25 platforms.As part of the deployment, Cineverse, which owns and operates a wide range of premium FAST brands including AsianCrush, The Dove Channel, Midnight Pulp, RetroCrush, Comedy Dynamics, the Yu-Gi-Oh! Channel and the soon to launch GoPro Channel, is now utilizing the Frequency Studio platform for channel creation, playout and distribution.This move enables Cineverse to efficiently deliver its extensive library of over 70,000 premium films, series, and podcasts to tens of millions of streaming viewers worldwide, the...
NBA Files Motion to Dismiss WBD Lawsuit Over NBA Rights
NEW YORK—The NBA has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by Warner Bros. Discovery that sought to overturn the NBA’s decision to grant rights to a package of NBA games to Amazon. WBD's Turner Sports has NBA rights through the end of the 2024-25 season but lost out in the bidding for a new package of rights, which were granted to Disney, NBCUniversal and Amazon. In a July lawsuit filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York County Of New York, Commercial Division, WBD had argued that its existing NBA contract gave it the right to match any...
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