Broadcasting & Cable News

Charter Strikes Deal to Remain in New York

April 21, 2019

Charter and the New York State Department of Public Service have struck a tentative deal to keep Charter serving customers in the state, setting a new broadband buildout deadline of Sept. 30, 2021. The agreement settles a dispute over buildout conditions imposed by the New York Public Service ...

Rep. Nadler Expects Mueller-Related Hearings Will Be Televised; C-SPAN Says: We'll Be There

April 21, 2019

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) says he expects an upcoming series of hearings with various Trump Administration officials cited in or involved with the Mueller report will be televised, by C-SPAN at least and perhaps other outlets. C-SPAN confirmed that first part of that ...

Interra Systems Expands Dolby Partnership, Adding Support for Dolby Vision to BATON QC Platform

April 21, 2019

CUPERTINO, Calif. — April 18, 2018 — Interra Systems, a leading global provider of software products and solutions to the digital media industry, today announced an extension to the company's partnership with Dolby. Interra Systems' BATON file-based quality control (QC) platform has now been ...

Sound Mixer Henri Rapp Brings High Quality Sound To Midwest

April 21, 2019

Sound Mixer Henri Rapp Brings High Quality Sound To MidwestAs a Production Sound Mixer, Henri Rapp offers high quality Location Sound Services to the Midwest Region. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, strategically placing Henri within range of multiple production hubs throughout the region. Working with ...

Sinclair Signs Lara Logan to Report on the Border

April 14, 2019

Lara Logan has joined Sinclair Broadcast Group as a special correspondent. Logan, formerly of CBS News, has taken a 90-day assignment with Sinclair, which begins May 1. She will focus on the U.S.-Mexico border and will produce two news segments weekly. “Lara is a resilient force who represents the ...

Harmonic Showcases Innovations to Monetize, Optimize and Unify OTT Streaming and Broadcast at 2019 NAB Show

April 14, 2019

SAN JOSE, Calif. — March 28, 2019 — At the 2019 NAB Show, Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) will demonstrate its approach to unified video delivery solutions for all deployment scenarios — including SaaS, cloud and hybrid environments — for smarter, faster and simpler distribution of OTT and broadcast ...

Harmonic Announces Virtualized Version of its Market-Leading Spectrum X Media Server

April 14, 2019

SAN JOSE, Calif. — March 29, 2019 — Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced the launch of its virtualized Spectrum™ X solution, a software version of the company's market-leading media server running on customer-provided hardware. Leveraging the power of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) computing, ...

MX1 at the 2019 NAB Show

April 14, 2019

At the 2019 NAB Show, MX1, together with SES, will highlight powerful new solutions that address the challenges of managing, distributing, and monetising content in an increasingly complex broadcast environment. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, MX1 is a trusted partner for broadcasters, content ...

Broadpeak Appoints Jean-Claude Sachot as New Business Development Director

April 14, 2019

RENNES, France — April 2, 2019 — Broadpeak®, a leading provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, today announced the appointment of Jean-Claude Sachot as the company's new business development director. In his role ...