Broadcasting & Cable News

Chance The Rapper Named Host of Kids Choice Awards

February 16, 2020

Chance the Rapper was named as host of the Kids’ Choice Awards 2020, which will be televised live March 22 from the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Nominees for awards include Justin Bieber, Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Chris Evans, Ariana Grande, Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson, Patrick Mahomes, Taylor Swift, ...

Artel Video Systems at the 2020 NAB Show

February 16, 2020

On Booth SU5021 at the 2020 NAB Show, Artel will feature products that simplify broadcasters' shift to hybrid IP/SDI and all-IP operations. Visitors to the Artel booth will have the opportunity to see firsthand how new features and capabilities recently added to the company's award-winning SMART ...

ChyronHego's Paint 8.1 Is Now Shipping

February 16, 2020

STOCKHOLM — Feb. 5, 2020 — ChyronHego is now shipping Paint 8.1, the newest release of the company's powerful sports analysis and telestration tool. Thanks to innovative updates in version 8.1, Paint gives broadcasters the unprecedented ability to record and play out a multicamera ...

Bridgestone World Solar Challenge Streams Live to Social Media Channels With AVIWEST Solution

February 16, 2020

SAINT-GRÉGOIRE, France — Feb. 6, 2020 — AVIWEST, a leading provider of video contribution systems, announced today that the Vattenfall Solar Team recently equipped its solar car convoy with AVIWEST's AIR Series ultra-compact HEVC bonded-cellular transmitter and QUAD CellLink four-modem antenna ...

Broadpeak Performs World-First Video Unified Packaging and Encryption of DASH and HLS

February 16, 2020

CESSON-SEVIGNE, France — Feb. 6, 2020 — Broadpeak®, a leading provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, today announced that it has completed the world's first unified packaging and encryption of DASH and HLS ...

TV Channels Received by U.S. Households Dropped 6.4% in 2019: Report

February 16, 2020

The big bundle keeps getting smaller in the average American home. According to Research Intelligencer, a division of digital publishing company MediaPost, the average number of TV channels received by U.S. households declined 6.4% last year, from 191.8 in 2018 to 179.5 in 2019. This is a ...

Primetime Ratings: 'Masked Singer’ Down But Still Strong

February 16, 2020

Fox had the top score in Wednesday ratings, The Masked Singer leading the net to a 1.5 in viewers 18-49, according to the Nielsen overnights, and an 8 share, That beat the 1.1/6 that both CBS and NBC rated. The Masked Singer lost 10% from the week before for a 1.8 and Lego Masters dropped 25% from ...

Interra Systems Simplifies Video Caption Creation With Machine Learning-Based QC Solution

February 16, 2020

Visit Interra Systems at the 2020 NAB Show, Booth SU5510 CUPERTINO, Calif. — Feb. 11, 2020 — Interra Systems, a leading global provider of software products and solutions to the digital media industry, today announced BATON Captions, a new addition to its BATON platform. Leveraging cutting-edge ...

DOJ: Huawei Indicted on New Charges

February 16, 2020

Chinese telecom and key 5G tech player Huawei, which has already been branded a national security threat by the U.S. government, has been indicted in federal court on charges of racketeering and conspiracy to steal trade secrets. A little over a year ago, the company was indicted on charges of ...