Broadcasting & Cable News

Comporium Migrates to Distributed Access Architecture with Harmonic CableOS Solution

September 29, 2019

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sept. 26, 2019 — Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that Comporium, a leading cable operator in South Carolina, is powering its DOCSIS 3.1 Gigabit broadband services with a virtualized cable access solution from Harmonic. Featuring a scalable, software-based architecture, ...

MovieLabs Will Address the Evolution of Media Creation in SMPTE 2019 Keynote on Oct. 22

September 29, 2019

LOS ANGELES and WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Sept. 25, 2019 — SMPTE®, the organization that is defining the future of storytelling, today announced that Jim Helman, chief technology officer at Motion Pictures Laboratories (MovieLabs), will present a keynote titled "The Future of Media Creation" at SMPTE ...

ChyronHego Coach Paint Enters Fourth Season With Kansas State Wildcats Football Team

September 29, 2019

MELVILLE, N.Y. — Sept. 26, 2019 — ChyronHego today announced that the Kansas State University (KSU) Wildcats football team is entering its fourth season with ChyronHego's Coach Paint telestration tool. Coach Paint is a core element in the KSU Wildcats' training program, giving the coaching staff ...

Vitec Production Solutions at Cine Gear Expo Atlanta:

September 29, 2019

New! Anton/Bauer DIONIC® 26V Series of Cine BatteriesIntroduced last month at IBC2019, the new DIONIC® 26V series of cinema batteries will be showcased at Cine Gear Expo Atlanta. Developed for cinematographers, rental houses, and content creators, these 26V Li-ion batteries offer up to 240 ...

“LEGENDS OF THE GAME” DOCUSERIES GOES ALL-IN ON GAMING AND POKER ICONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

September 29, 2019

LAS VEGAS, NV (September 27, 2019) - Poker Central today announced that their direct-to-consumer OTT subscription service, PokerGO, will premiere its newest original production, “Legends of the Game” on Saturday September 28th. Cinematically shot in 4K, each episode of the six-part series will span ...

Welday Gets New Post At AT&T and WarnerMedia

September 29, 2019

In the latest executive shuffle at AT&T and its WarnerMedia unit, former Xandr president Rick Welday was named executive VP-AT&T Business and WarnerMedia Go-To Market. The move comes weeks after John Stankey, the long-time phone company executives who was put in charge of the Time Warner ...

Sinclair Stations Remain on AT&T MVPDs

September 29, 2019

Sinclair stations remained on AT&T's U-Verse and DirecTV distribution platforms past the 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, deadline. A source said Sinclair, which ultimately controls the signals, had provided the extension. It was not clear for how long. Sinclair has been warning its ...

MPAA Rebrands to Reflect International Monicker

September 22, 2019

Following in the footsteps of other Hollywood icons like Marion Morrison (John Wayne) and Arthur Geline (Tab Hunter), the Motion Picture Association of America has changed its name. Saying it better reflects its worldwide advocacy for content producers and distributors, MPAA has changed its name ...

Teachers: Broadband Homework Gap Remains

September 22, 2019

Common Sense polled over 1,200 teachers and the consensus is that there is a continuing broadband "homework" gap that disproportionately disadvantages lower-income students. That came from a new study, "The Homework Gap: Teacher Perspectives on Closing the Digital Divide," which found a continuing ...