WAPA TV Upgrades Grass Valley Automation System To Improve Production Workflow And Viewer Experience April 5^th 2018 - 04:00 PM

WAPA TV, based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has upgraded its Grass Valley Ignite newsroom automation system to Grass Valley’s Ignite Konnect platform. According to station executives, the move done to simplify production of its newscasts and establish an improved workflow to provide viewers with a better experience for l

Articles You May Have Missed – March 14, 2018 March 14^th 2018 - 08:00 AM

Two newer technologies are developing that may affect broadcasters, 5G cellular delivery and artificial intelligence (AI). Some experts believe that 5G may develop into a competent OTA program delivery system. Others see 5G as merely another step in boosting cellular delivery speeds. Either way, broadcasters need to understand its capabilities.

Discovery Networks MENA Commits Multi-Channel Playout And Content Management To Pebble Beach Systems February 1^st 2018 - 09:00 AM

All of Discovery Networks Middle East and Asia (MENA)’s channels are now under the fully automated control of a new 8-channel Marina system from Pebble Beach Systems. The fully redundant playout platform is installed at Du-Samacom, a regional operator of satellite support services.

Vietnamese Media Company VTVcab Uses Vizrt Live Productions Tools January 10^th 2018 - 11:00 AM

The Vietnam Cable Television Corporation (VTVcab) is now on air with a series of software-based production systems from Vizrt that help streamline workflows for pre-production, post-production, editing, approval and final distribution.

Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation Automates New Operations With Pebble Beach Systems Marina January 5^th 2018 - 01:00 PM

The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC), the country’s newly revamped public broadcasting organization, selected a Marina automation and MAM system from Pebble Beach Systems to provide station automation, content management and redundancy control.

Sony Targets Cloud Collaboration and Virtualized Automation By Creating A New Solutions Business December 18^th 2017 - 10:00 AM

Sony has announced a new Media Solutions business unit that aggregates multiple existing software-centric businesses to support customers wanting to deploy next-generation media production and playout facilities to create and deliver content across multiple consumer platforms.

Redundancy Myths November 10^th 2017 - 10:00 AM

Some TV people become concerned when all their eggs are in one basket. In fact, when everything is in one basket, you always know exactly where the basket is.

AMC Networks International Migrates To Tedial Evolution August 23^rd 2017 - 12:05 PM

Looking to maximize efficiency, AMC Networks International (AMCNI) Iberia has re-organized its operations and improved its handling of media assets by installing Tedial’s latest workflow engine, the Tedial Evolution.

Viewpoint: Automating the Content Supply Chain - The Power of Media ERPs August 14^th 2017 - 11:00 AM

Considering the unarguably fast clock speed in Media & Entertainment (M&E) today, content enterprises need to be able to rapidly access, preview, share, process and publish content for on-time delivery to an ever-increasing number of platforms and devices. Yet, automation remains in pockets, and work order administration between

TV, Version 33—The Next Milestone August 4^th 2017 - 08:00 AM

Is the TV industry due for the next big thing?

Viewpoint: How Much to Cloud? That is the Question April 19^th 2018 - 11:30 AM

Cloud has been in vogue for a number of years, and many technology companies are focusing so strongly on cloud deployments, it almost seems that the answer is cloud, but no one is sure of the question! To be sure, the $64 million question for the broadcast industry is: how cloud

2018 NAB Show Highlights Complex State of the Industry April 18^th 2018 - 12:30 PM

Following numerous private conversations and panel discussions at the recent 2018 NAB Show, it’s become clear that broadcasters are being challenged like never before to hold the line on CapEx spending while delivering more content across their linear platforms. Because of this tricky scenario, the NAB’s annual convention was bri

Calculating the True Costs and Benefits of Media Analytics in the Cloud April 17^th 2018 - 10:00 AM

Despite its reluctance to entrust the cloud with sensitive or mission critical tasks, the media industry is well on its way toward deploying the majority of its enterprise workloads in the cloud. The insight, based on data from 451 Research, points to three key benefits as drivers of the media industry’s

HEVC versus AV1: Telestream Has A View April 12^th 2018 - 01:50 PM

NAB will see heated debate over the attributes and potential of codec schemes for UHD, streaming and next-gen data intense applications. We asked Telestream for a view on this and Matthew Rehrer, Product Management at the company has responded with some insightful comments.

Articles You May Have Missed – April 11, 2018 April 11^th 2018 - 08:00 AM

Television set manufacturers are always looking for new sales hooks to catch consumers’ eyes. Recently that hook has been higher resolutions, 4K UHD. Now advertisements tout increased brightness, OLED screens, and most recently, High Dynamic Range, (HDR). While these are great features for viewers, broadcasters and content producers need to e

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