Broadcasting & Cable News

Kavanaugh Vote Set for Sept. 20

September 16, 2018

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has scheduled a Sept. 20 vote on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, after which he will get a full Senate vote if the committee favorably reports his nomination, as is expected. The Democrats on the committee ...

DPA DELIVERS EXQUISITE SOUND WITH ITS TINIEST EVER MICROPHONE CAPSULES

September 16, 2018

ALLEROED, DENMARK, SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 – In direct response to feedback from the theater, film and television industries, DPA Microphones is adding to its d:screet and d:fine ranges by introducing its smallest ever high end pro audio microphone capsule. Launching in September 2018 at IBC (Stand ...

C3 Primetime Ratings Dropped 12% During August

September 16, 2018

C3 ratings, the metric used for buying and selling TV advertising, fell 12% among 18 to 49 year olds in primetime in August, according to an analysis of Nielsen data by Michael Nathanson of MoffettNathanson Research. In July, C3 ratings were down 13%. Both broadcast networks and cable network ...

‘Norm Macdonald Has a Show’ Takes Flight

September 16, 2018

Norm Macdonald Has a Show is live on Netflix, the zany Macdonald hosting the likes of Drew Barrymore, David Spade and David Letterman, Letterman getting additional billing as “location scout” for the program. Macdonald singled out Letterman as a motivator to give Netflix a shot, Letterman ...

Ross Video Launches Touchscreen Systems Control and Monitoring Panel for Customizable Operation of Broadcast Hardware at IBC 2018

September 16, 2018

Ottawa, Canada, September 14th 2018 - Ross Video is pleased to announce the launch of Ultritouch, a customizable system-wide hardware control and monitoring panel designed to help operators easily control and move between products and applications while maintaining the speed and fidelity of the ...

Ross Redefines Midsize Production Switchers with Carbonite Ultra

September 16, 2018

IBC 2018: Friday 14 September. Ross Video is delighted to announce the launch of Carbonite Ultra– the next generation of Carbonite that will redefine the capabilities of a midsize switcher. Carbonite Ultra is built on an entirely new 1RU hardware platform with 240% more processing power than the ...

Hot Uses Interra Systems’ ORION and ORION-OTT Monitoring Solutions to Deliver High QoS and QoE for Linear and Streaming Services

September 16, 2018

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Sept. 14, 2018 — Interra Systems, a leading global provider of software products and solutions to the digital media industry, today announced that Hot, an Israeli cable operator, is using Interra Systems’ monitoring solutions — ORION and ORION-OTT — for its existing linear and ...

At IBC2018, New Zenterio TV Platform Makes It Easy to Launch Next-Generation Television Services

September 16, 2018

STOCKHOLM — Sept. 14, 2018 — At IBC2018, Sept. 14-18 in Amsterdam, Zenterio, a global leader in TV software solutions, will launch Zenterio TV, an entertainment client platform powered by Zenterio Cloud. Comprised of client software, UI, and cloud components, Zenterio TV helps operators boost ...

Telstra Partners With Broadpeak to Create Innovative Hybrid Unicast/LTE-B Solution for Fixed and Mobile Networks

September 16, 2018

Based on Dynamic Device Detection, the New Solution Utilizes CDN Selection, Analytics, and Cloud Technologies to Reduce Content Delivery Costs and Improve QoE RENNES, France — Sept. 14, 2018 — Broadpeak, a leading provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content ...