Broadcasting & Cable News

Bannister Lake Raises the Bar on IP Video Production With Chameleon NDI Player

April 07, 2019

CAMBRIDGE, Ontario — March 28, 2019 — Bannister Lake announced today that it is fully embracing the NDI® workflow with its powerful Chameleon data aggregation solution. For producers working within the NDI ecosystem, Chameleon provides a straightforward method to bring live data directly into their ...

Former NAB Joint Board Chair Bruce Reese Dies

April 07, 2019

The National Association of Broadcasters was expressing its collective sympathy over the death of former Bonneville President Bruce Reese, which Bonneville announced in an email to employees. "NAB and the entire broadcast industry is saddened to hear of the passing of our friend and former ...

Suárez Named GM at Telemundo Stations in Fresno, Sacramento, SLC

April 07, 2019

José Alberto Suárez has been named president and general manager of Telemundo’s KNSO Fresno, KCSO Sacramento and KULX Salt Lake City. He starts in the new role April 29 and will report to Manuel Martinez, president of Telemundo Station Group. Suárez had been president and general manager of KVDA ...

ATSC Taps Noland to Lead Standards Organization

April 07, 2019

The Advanced Television Systems Committee has named Madeleine Noland as its next president, effective May 15. Noland is senior technology standards adviser for tech giant LG and chairs the ATSC group overseeing the ATSC 3.0 next-gen transmission standard, which broadcasters are counting on to help ...

VITEC Expands HEVC Contribution Solution With MGW Ace Decoder openGear Card

April 07, 2019

ATLANTA — April 2, 2019 — VITEC, a worldwide leader in advanced video encoding and streaming solutions, today announced that its compact, professional-grade MGW Ace IP decoder is now available as an openGear® card. The modular and open-architecture platform from Ross Video makes for easy ...

ChyronHego Releases PRIME 3.5

April 07, 2019

MELVILLE, N.Y. — April 2, 2019 — ChyronHego today introduced PRIME 3.5, the next generation of the company's universal graphics platform. This latest version is packed with technological advancements, authoring and playout workflow improvements, and purpose-built offerings to serve a wide variety ...

Telemundo, NBCU Nets Go Dark on Liberty Puerto Rico

April 07, 2019

NBCUniversal’s Telemundo station and cable networks have been blacked out to Liberty Puerto Rico subscribers in a carriage fee dispute. The agreement was set to expire at the end of 2018, but the pact included an opt out clause, effective March 31. A deal appeared to be close, but fell through, ...

Falling TV Ad Spending Gets Boost from Non-Linear Viewing

April 07, 2019

Spending on non-linear TV, including Hulu, over-the-top and network full-episode players, are growing fast, and are expected to partly offset declines in traditional linear TV, according to a new forecast by media agency Magna. National TV revenue is expected to drop by 3% to $41 billion according ...

NAB 2019: TVU Networks Introducing Internet-Based, Point-to-Point Transmission System for Live Video

April 07, 2019

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – April 2, 2019 – At NAB 2019 TVU Networks, the global technology and innovation leader in live IP solutions, will introduce TVU G-Link, an Internet-based solution for live point-to-point transmission. TVU G-Link provides an affordable and reliable way to achieve high-quality ...