Broadcasting & Cable News

Vigor Systems and Telestream Partner for Public Television’s New File Delivery System

April 08, 2018

Nevada City, CA, and San Diego, CA, April 6, 2018 – Vigor Systems, Inc ®, a leader in TV content distribution and media solutions, and Telestream®, a leading provider of video transcoding and workflow automation solutions, have partnered to deliver a technology solution that will enable the Public ...

Osprey Video Partner Demonstrations at the 2018 NAB Show to Highlight Benefits for IP and OTT Streaming

April 08, 2018

DALLAS — April 6, 2018 — Osprey Video today announced a slate of demonstrations at the 2018 NAB Show that will show visitors how its video-capture and encoding products work together with products from its technology partners to improve online video streaming. Most of the demonstrations will take ...

Piksel brings global vendors together for new ‘metadata ecosystem’

April 08, 2018

York, United Kingdom – 6 April, 2018 – Piksel, a global provider of cutting-edge video technology solutions, has today announced the creation of a new ‘metadata ecosystem’ with a range of metadata vendors from across Europe. The ecosystem will bring together vendors including the Netherland’s ...

ESPN+ To Live Stream Hundreds of Soccer Matches

April 08, 2018

ESPN said ESPN+, its soon-to-launch direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service, will carry hundreds of live soccer matches including more than 75 this month. ESPN+ will also be carrying thousands of Ivy League events under a new 10-year deal with the academically prestigious college ...

Facebook Boosts Political Ad Disclosures

April 08, 2018

Facebook says it will extend its electoral ad authorization requirements on Facebook and Instagram to issue ads as well and take other steps to identify from where and from whom political ads are coming. That comes in advance of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's planned testimony before Congress next ...

IMT Vislink Introduces New Microlite 2 Wireless Video Transmission System and Competitive Trade-Up Offer at NAB 2018

April 08, 2018

LAS VEGAS, APRIL 6, 2018 - xG Technology, Inc. ("xG") (Nasdaq: XGTI, XGTIW), a leading provider of wireless video solutions for the broadcast, law enforcement and defense markets, and private mobile broadband networks for critical communications, announces that its IMT Vislink business will be ...

‘Jersey Shore Family Vacation’ Posts Robust Rating on MTV

April 08, 2018

Jersey Shore Family Vacation has started strong on MTV, the two-hour April 5 premiere posting a 2.96 in viewers 18-34 across two episodes. The final season of Jersey Shore averaged a 2.82 in 2012. Jersey Shore debuted at 1.38 in 2009, according to MTV. The ratings make Jersey Shore Family ...

ChyronHego to Present First-Ever Virtualized Trade Show Production

April 08, 2018

Broadcast Live From the ChyronHego Booth Throughout the 2018 NAB Show, Production Will Showcase CAMIO Universe for Live Production MELVILLE, N.Y. — April 6, 2018 — At the 2018 NAB Show, ChyronHego will present the first-ever fully software-based studio production to be broadcast live from a trade ...

CBS CEO Moonves’ Pay Unchanged at $69M in 2017

April 08, 2018

CBS CEO Les Moonves received total compensation of $69.3 million in 2017, virtually unchanged from 2016, when he got $69.6 million. Moonves’ base salary stayed at $3.5 million. His bonus dropped to $20 million from $32 million in 2016, but his stock awards jumped to $3.7 million from $31.9 million. ...