Broadcasting & Cable News

Embrionix Products at IBC2019

July 21, 2019

Embrionix will feature its range of software-defined (SMPTE ST 2110) IP conversion and processing solutions geared toward simplifying the path toward and during the transition to IP. The company will highlight its emVIRTU IP-to-IP media processing and core infrastructure platform, as well as its ...

AT&T Takes Its Side of CBS Carriage Issues to Hill

July 21, 2019

Perhaps trying to head off some letters from the Hill, AT&T is doing some proactive Hill lobbying on the issue of a potential blackout of CBS stations on its DirecTV and UVerse platforms, which could happen Friday if a deal is not reached. That is according to a copy of a letter Broadcasting ...

Speedcast and In Aria! Networks Join Forces with Telespazio on Large-Scale, High-Capacity Video Services

July 21, 2019

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — July 16, 2019 — Speedcast, the world's largest provider of remote communications and IT services (ASX: SDA), today announced a joint service offering with In Aria! Networks, one of Europe's leading service providers in managed broadcast video contribution over IP, and Telespazio, ...

Broadpeak Business Growth Accelerates in the Middle East, Leading to New Office Opening in Dubai

July 21, 2019

RENNES, France — July 18, 2019 — Broadpeak® a leading provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, today announced that it has opened a new office in Dubai in order to address the unprecedented growth in OTT video ...

Cable Vet Robert Stengel Dies

July 21, 2019

Robert Stengel, 76, veteran cable executive, died of pancreatic cancer July 4 in Stowe, Vt., according to the Stowe Reporter newspaper, which reported his death this week. Stengel, co-founded Boston-based cable-consulting firm Continental Consulting Group in 1998 with then-National Cable & ...

Riedel Appoints Ash Condon as Regional Sales Manager, Southeastern U.S.

July 21, 2019

BURBANK, Calif. — July 17, 2019 — Riedel Communications has further strengthened its North American sales presence with the appointment of Ashley D. Condon as regional sales manager for the Southeastern U.S. Based in Florida, Condon reports directly to Rich Zabel, Vice President of Sales for Riedel ...

LTN Global Enters Agreement to Acquire Crystal

July 21, 2019

SAVAGE, Md. — July 17, 2019 — LTN® Global, the global leader in broadcast-quality IP video transport solutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire Crystal, a provider of software that automates the monitoring, control, and metadata management of end-to-end broadcast and digital media ...

SMPTE Accepting Technical Manuscripts for Publication Consideration in SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal

July 21, 2019

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — July 18, 2019 — SMPTE®, the organization that is defining the future of storytelling, is seeking technical manuscripts for peer review and possible publication in upcoming issues of the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal. Published 10 times per year, with nine print/online editions ...

Digital Nirvana at IBC2019

July 21, 2019

MonitorIQ MonitorIQ is a leading broadcast-monitoring solution from Digital Nirvana that offers services such as signal and loudness monitoring, air-check logging, competitive analysis, and content repurposing. The solution is Linux-based for secure scalability. This highly efficient solution ...