Broadcasting & Cable News

CCTV Delivers Vivid UHD Television Experiences with Harmonic

March 24, 2019

SAN JOSE, Calif. — March 20, 2019 — Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that China Central Television (CCTV), the Chinese state broadcaster, has selected Harmonic's advanced media server for UHD playout. By simplifying the delivery of UHD channels for CCTV, Harmonic enables a more vivid ...

Washington Wizards Make ChyronHego Coach Paint a Central Part of Pregame Prep

March 24, 2019

MELVILLE, N.Y. — March 21, 2019 — ChyronHego today announced that the NBA's Washington Wizards have used the company's Coach Paint telestration tool successfully throughout the 2018-19 season to enable the clear, concise communication of key coaching points to players during pregame video ...

NextRadioTV Deploys Extensive MediorNet Routing Solution From Riedel Communications

March 24, 2019

WUPPERTAL, Germany — March 21, 2019 — NextRadioTV has deployed a large-scale MediorNet real-time signal network from Riedel Communications to serve as the backbone for the broadcaster's brand-new audiovisual infrastructure. The 204-node MediorNet system has been installed in the new NextRadioTV ...

Immersive Digital Experiences Alliance (IDEA) to Create Specifications for Next-Gen Immersive Media, Including Light Field Technology

March 24, 2019

BOTHELL, Wash. — March 21, 2019 — The Immersive Digital Experiences Alliance (IDEA) will launch at the 2019 NAB Show with the goal of creating a suite of royalty-free specifications that address all immersive media formats, including emerging light field technology. Founding members, including ...

Greg Meidel Exits Twentieth Television in Wake of Disney-Fox Merger

March 24, 2019

Greg Meidel, president of Twentieth Television, is departing the company now that Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox has been completed. Meidel's exit had been expected since there are redundancies in the sales and distribution divisions at Disney. Janice Marinelli oversees Disney ...

POTUS Nominates Kratsios as CTO

March 24, 2019

President Donald Trump has nominated Michael Kratsios to be U.S. Chief Technology Officer. He is being nominated to be Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and upon confirmation will then be designated the CTO. It won't be a big jump. Kratsios is currently the deputy ...

By the Numbers: America’s Favorite Reality Singing Shows

March 24, 2019

American Idol and The Voice have long been the gold standards for music-focused reality competitions, but earlier this year a new entrant threw a weird monkey wrench into the arena: Fox’s The Masked Singer, hosted by Nick Cannon and featuring judges Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger and ...

Walden: Time For Serious Debate About Breaking up Edge

March 24, 2019

Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), ranking member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, said that the goal of new internet regulation, which he said he generally supports, should be to prevent bad behavior by ISPS, not to re-enshrine the Title II telecom definition suited to monopoly telephone ...

Starz Slips Into Binge Mode For ‘Now Apocalypse’

March 24, 2019

Starz has made all 10 episodes of original comedy Now Apocalypse available for subscribers on its non-linear platforms, including the Starz app, on demand and on streaming site StarzPlay, as of March 22. Starz also put the pilot on Starz.com, its YouTube channel, Reddit and Pride Media platforms, ...