Broadcasting & Cable News

Riedel Appoints Jan Eveleens Director of Business Development for Video Networking Solutions

September 16, 2018

WUPPERTAL, Germany/AMSTERDAM — Sept. 14, 2018 — Riedel Communications today announced the appointment of Jan Eveleens as Director of Business Development for video networking solutions. Reporting directly to the company’s CEO and founder, Thomas Riedel, Eveleens will help drive Riedel ...

French National Assembly Deploys Comprehensive Signal/Communications Backbone Based on Riedel MediorNet

September 16, 2018

WUPPERTAL, Germany/AMSTERDAM — Sept. 14, 2018 — The French National Assembly has installed a comprehensive, all-fiber signal distribution and communications backbone based on Riedel Communications solutions. The French National Assembly is at the heart of the country’s democracy, representing the ...

‘Criminal Confessions’ Back on Oxygen Oct. 6

September 16, 2018

Criminal Confessions, a look at police interrogations “with detectives who will stop at nothing until they find justice,” according to Oxygen, will be back on the network Saturday, Oct. 6. Dick Wolf executive produces. The series is to begin its second season. Each episode shows the strategies and ...

Riedel’s Bolero Wireless Intercom Brings Auto Racing Home for BBC Radio Listeners

September 16, 2018

WUPPERTAL, Germany/AMSTERDAM — Sept. 14, 2018 — Riedel Communications’ Bolero wireless intercom and Artist digital matrix intercom system are playing a unique role in BBC Radio’s coverage of a global, open-wheel auto racing series. Taking advantage of Bolero’s high audio quality, on-location ...

FCC's Rosenworcel Talks Up 6G

September 16, 2018

FCC commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel blew right past 5G this week to focus on sixth-generation wireless broadband. That came in a speech to the Mobile World Congress Americas in Los Angeles, where she also offered up her idea for the blockchain distributed computing system that has been generating ...

Freeform Names Richard Eng VP, Creative, Branding & Design

September 16, 2018

Richard Eng was named VP, creative, branding and design at Freeform. Eng, previously an executive creative director at Loyalkaspar in Los Angeles, will report to Tricia Melton, senior VP, marketing, creative and branding at Freeform. In his new post, Eng will lead development of campaigns on ...

Amazon Orders Season Two of ‘Absentia’

September 16, 2018

Amazon has picked up thriller Absentia for a second season, which will start on Prime Video in 2019. In production in Bulgaria, Absentia was commissioned for Sony Pictures Television’s international networks. It is produced by Masha Productions and distributed by Sony Pictures Television. Starring ...

Blackmagic Design Announces Advanced New Blackmagic RAW Codec

September 16, 2018

IBC 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands - September 14, 2018 - Blackmagic Design today announced the public beta of Blackmagic RAW, a new and very modern codec that combines the quality and benefits of RAW with the ease of use, speed and file sizes of traditional video formats. Blackmagic RAW is a more ...

AJA Unveils New 12G-SDI, IP and HDR Solutions at IBC 2018

September 16, 2018

Amsterdam, Netherlands, IBC Conference Stand 7.C25 — At IBC 2018, stand 7.C25, AJA has announced new tools and updates that optimize the creation and delivery of multi-format content, allowing professionals to embrace the latest 12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0 technology, as well as emerging IP and HDR ...