Broadcasting & Cable News

Creative Technology Invests in Future, Augmenting Rental Stock With Riedel’s Bolero Wireless Intercom

June 10, 2018

WUPPERTAL, Germany — June 7, 2018 — To ensure that its high-end communications solutions are at the forefront of current technology, Creative Technology Asia Pacific (CT APAC) has added Riedel Communications’ Bolero wireless intercom system to its rental stock. Known for its innovative application ...

SMPTE Unveils Results of 2018 Innovation and Technology in Media and Entertainment Survey

June 10, 2018

Survey Demonstrates That Organizations Are Betting on Emerging Technologies – From Artificial Intelligence to Virtual Reality, Streaming, and Better Pixels WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — June 7, 2018 — SMPTE, the organization whose standards work has supported a century of advances in entertainment ...

Virginia’s PEG TV Adopts Osprey Video’s Talon Encoders and Decoders for Point-to-Point HD Transport in Remote Productions

June 10, 2018

DALLAS — June 7, 2018 — Osprey Video today announced that PEG TV, an international award-winning cable TV station providing television services to Hampton City Schools and the community of Hampton, Virginia, is using Talon G1 encoders and decoders as the heart of its remote-production operation. ...

Three Broadcast Anchors to Keynote Station Summit

June 10, 2018

All three of the major broadcast network news anchors — CBS’ Jeff Glor, NBC’s Lester Holt and ABC’s David Muir — will share the stage for a keynote session at Station Summit at the Mirage Events Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 26, said PromaxBDA on Thursday. According to the ...

Clyburn Exits FCC On Reflective Note

June 10, 2018

FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn has exited the building, leaving a legacy that included being the first African-American woman to lead the agency. Clyburn's term had expired last year, but she could have served until her replacement, Geoffrey Starks (had confirmed by the Senate), or until the end ...

Monroe Electronics Issues New FEMA IPAWS CA File to Replace Expiring Certificate

June 10, 2018

One-Net™ and DASDEC™ Users Must Update Certificate Before June 24 to Maintain Proper Operation LYNDONVILLE, N.Y. — June 7, 2018 — Monroe Electronics and its Digital Alert Systems subsidiary, the global leaders in emergency communications solutions for video services providers, today announced the ...

Sen. Warner Questions Commerce's ZTE Deal

June 10, 2018

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) was not pleased with the news that the Commerce Department has struck a deal with Chinese telecom ZTE lifting the ban on U.S. tech imports to the company. The ban was issued when ZTE was found not to have complied with a U.S. sanction agreement after it was discovered that ...

THE VITEC GROUP’S PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS DIVISION CELEBRATES OFFICIAL OPENING OF NEW MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN BURY ST EDMUNDS

June 10, 2018

BURY ST EDMUNDS, U.K. — June 7, 2018 — The Vitec Group’s (“Vitec” or “the Group”) Production Solutions Division today celebrates the opening of a new facility in Bury St Edmunds, U.K. The Group’s CEO, Stephen Bird, is hosting an opening ceremony at the new site to commemorate the company’s ...

Primetime Ratings: ABC Wins With NBA Finals Game 3

June 10, 2018

ABC won big in Wednesday ratings, the NBA Finals leading to a 4.3 prime score in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and an 18 share. Fox and NBC tied for second at 0.9/4. Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night did a 2.6, as did NBA Countdown. The game, the Warriors defeating the Cavaliers to go up ...