RED founder Jim Jannard has announced that it will launch HYDROGEN ONE, a new 5.7" Android smartphone with a full holographic display that will enable us to view 2D, 3D...
IBC will have a special focus on Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR) at this years show with a number of presentations at the conference that...
IABM has announced the results of its biennial election of Board Directors. The newly elected members include Dr Jörg Pohlman from ARRI, Kevin Usher of Avid, Nicki Fisher from Clear-Com,...
Netflix has committed to delivering the first global combined Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision high-dynamic range (HDR) streaming experience to consumers around the world. Netflix members will soon be able...
This picture is for illustrative purpose only.Net Insight has reported that net sales for Q2 of 2017 were down by some 30% on the corresponding quarter...
Riedel MediorNet powers real-time signal routing for Televízia Markíza's new HD OB van.European broadcast services provider, Broadcast Solutions GmbH, has installed Riedel's MediorNet real-time media network...
Russian sports broadcaster TV Start has deployed ATEMEs Kyrion encoders and decoders to upgrade its mobile television units.Based on the ATEME fifth Generation STREAM compression engine, the Kyrion encoder and...
Time Warner will produce shows for Snap as part of a new partnership between the two companies. Time Warner, which owns HBO and CNN, will offer comedy and scripted drama on the social media platform.Time...
Apple has announced two new appointments to expand further in video programming. Former Sony Pictures Television executives Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg will lead video programming worldwide.Erlicht and Amburg have...
BT Sport used SAM's LiveTouch replay and highlights system for its first ever 360/VR UHD production of the UEFA Champions League final.For the UEFA Champions League final, the LiveTouch system handled...
MediaCorp Singapore.Singapore-based MediaCorp has completed its relocation to a major new production centre, where its technical operation is served by a completely revised hardware and infrastructure,...
Hong Kong-based Television Broadcasts Ltd. (TVB) has invested in SAM's flagship Kahuna multi-format live production switcher and IQ Modular infrastructure for its first UHD outside broadcast vehicle. The unit replaces an...
French private radio broadcaster RTL France will change its two legacy automation systems to dira! Radio Production and Automation Suite from SCISYS Deutschland GmbH.In a first phase of the project, starting...
Sky News has turned to video-over-cellular company LiveU to provide all-embracing live coverage of the UK General Election, which will be held on June 8th. Crucial to the order is...
Romanian network Antena 1 has gone live with two new Calrec Audio Summa digital mixing consoles. The Antena 1 installation marks Calrec's first Summa sale into the rapidly growing Romanian...
NBC News and Euronews have announced the closing of a transaction in which NBC News is making a significant financial investment in Euronews. NBC News is acquiring 25% of the company, with the funding going to support expanded news coverage and programming...
Italian broadcast production company NVP has chosen SAM to build a new state of the art 4K OB truck.SAM worked with long-term partner Video Progetti to help design the truck...
Joe Tan, General Manager, Broadcast Solutions, Singapore.Broadcast Solutions GmbH has opened an office in Singapore with Joe Tan taking over as General Manager of Asia Pacific. The new...
A clutch of top Hong Kong movies, headlined by recent blockbuster Shock Wave, will be showcased at the Marché du Film in Cannes. Frances premier movie market opens today (17...
Ceské Radiokomunikace, a Czech service provider, has deployed Atemes compression and statistical multiplexing (statmux) solutions for the companys DVB-T2 HEVC services.Ceské Radiokomunikaces brand new HEVC statmux headend uses ATEMEs TITAN...
US media entity, Sinclair Broadcast Group, is acquiring Tribune Media in a deal valued at $3.9 billion.The deal is expected to close by Q4 this year in which Sinclair will acquire 100% of...
Broadcasting Centre Europe (BCE) has gone live with its end-to-end IP infrastructure at RTL Groups new Luxembourg headquarters, RTL City. SAM was chosen following rigorous testing by Broadcasting Center Europe...
Riedel Communications' MediorNet real-time signal transport, processing, and routing network is helping to bring live coverage of American golf to viewers throughout Europe. Telegenic, a major outside broadcast (OB) production...
Lawo MC2 56.Vice Media has installed a Lawo mc²56 to handle audio mix workflows for its Brooklyn production facilities. The mc² series consoles are fully configurable to...
KSE, IPV and StoreExcel at NAB 2017.American company KSE Network Operations Centre (KNOC) located in Centennial, the production and distribution facility for Kroenke Sports & Entertainment...
SAM VIBE.Canadian broadcaster CHEK TV has invested in Snell Advanced Media's fast news production solution SAM VIBE.An employee-owned, independent broadcast station in Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC,...
Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix.Netflix will introduce original content in China following a licensing deal with local video streaming service iQiyi.com.The SVOD operator has struggled to break into the Chinese...
NewTek has appointed 3D Storm as an authorised distributor in 26 countries in Africa. 3D Storm will represent NewTek in Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic...
Encompass Digital Media is expanding its presence on MEASATs 91.5°E video neighbourhood.Eight more channels are now available from 91.5°E: HITS HD, KIX360 SD, Zee Sine SD, beIN Asia Pacifics Indonesia feeds...
Koreas premier professional soccer league K LEAGUE has purchased three Xeebra systems, to improve in-game officiating decisions. It is the first football association in Asia to adopt a VAR (video assistant...
Verizon Digital Media Services has inked a new agreement with Newsy that makes select Newsy video content available for Verizon Digital Media Services Uplynk Video Streaming service customers. Publishers seeking content...
Hong Kong broadcaster Dim Sum TV is using Amagi's CLOUDPORT cloud-based channel playout platform to deliver its Cantonese satellite TV entertainment channel to audiences in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia....
Mobile TV Groups 39 FLEX 4K mobile unit will now benefit from the flexibility of three newly installed XT4K live production servers.This integration means that Mobile TV Group is now not...
La Chaîne Parlementaire-Assemblée nationale (LCP), the television channel of the French National Assembly, has installed Axons Cerebrum control and monitoring system as part of a major upgrade of its news...
Digital media and broadcasting company VICE Media has invested in Octopus 8 Newsroom software for its headquarters in Brooklyn, New York City. Octopus 8 is being used by journalists producing...
Data Centre company Equinix Inc. has announced that it will be significantly expanding the availability of the Equinix Cloud Exchange, bringing it to three new markets including Dublin, Milan and Stockholm.Bringing...
Disney Africa has signed an exclusive deal with e.TV in South Africa to showcase feature films, animated series and shorts, alongside live-action shows from The Walt Disney Studios, Disney Pixar...
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERARio de Janeiro headquartered Globo TV has opted for Adder Technology to enhance its control room.Globo TV identified the need to improve the workflow of...
Warner Bros. has selected HTC Vive to be its exclusive VR partner for all content, online and offline activations for the upcoming theatrical and home entertainment release of Steven Spielbergs...
The South African Broadcast Corporation (SABC) has become the first broadcaster in Africa to integrate Axon Digital Designs versatile Cerebrum control and monitoring software platform with Utah Scientifics powerful router...
The 21st Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART), organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), attracted more than 8,000 visitors, up 9% from last year.Among the visitors...
Sami Boutany, CEO, Yahlive,Yahlive has witnessed 100% growth in viewership over a period of two years with current audience reach standing at 51 million viewers, according...
Robert Shen.Axon Digital Design has appointed Richard Shen as Business Development Manager South East Asia.Shen joins Axon from Imagine Communications where he was regional sales director. Robert has...
South Korean TV channel OGN, formerly known as Ongamenet, has hosted a number of major gaming events in Seoul using WASP3Ds Virtual Augmented reality (AR). Viewers were able to see...
The OTT panel at Filmart Hong Kong 2017.With the rapid advances in technology, people can tune into their favourite OTT platforms on different kinds of electronic...
BBC Player is now available to APAC audiences. Designed as a white label platform, BBC Player claims to bring the first TV Everywhere solution (including VoD and catch-up) to the...
The 21st edition of the Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (FILMART) sprang into action for a four-day run at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.The opening ceremony of...
The 13th Entertainment Expo, Hong Kong will kick off on 13 March and continue through 25 April. Under the theme Get into the Scene, the expo features 10 key events...
Econet Medias Kwesé Sports and ESPN have launched an exclusive ESPN channel on the Kwesé TV bouquet for the African continent.
Irelands national broadcaster, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) has contracted Broadcast Video Services (BVS) of Loughlinstown, County Dublin, to upgrade its existing intercom structure with RTS system.
Calrec Summa at LeSports Hong Kong.LeSports Hong Kong is ready for future expansion with three new Calrec Summa digital audio consoles. A popular OTT sports video...
NBC Sports viewers will get the chance to watch the USs brilliant new horseracing star Arrogate compete in the US$10m Dubai World Cup from Meydan Racecourse later this month, following...
Finnish network terrestrial operator Digita (www.digita.fi) has selected Nevion equipment and software to provide a transport of signals from its headend to its transmission sites.
Jean-Louis Lods, Director of Business Development at DMC.Pebble Beach Systems has been instrumental in helping The Digital Media Centre (DMC) become one of the first television...
Dell EMC OEM Solutions is collaborating with ATEME to provide the company with the servers and storage needed to expand its solutions catalogue.As broadcasters and operators follow the trend of virtualising...
Blackmagic Design has announced that World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) relies on Fairlight DAWs with Xynergi controllers for all of its audio post production needs, including audio post production on the recent...
The Japanese drama series Crisis, produced by Kansai TV, will feature as the first-ever Asian World Premiere TV Screening at MIPTV 2017.The MIPTV entertainment content market takes place in Cannes,...
Mobile Viewpoint has played a pivotal role in global sports broadcaster Sky Sports News coverage of the January 2017 Football Transfer Deadline Day.Mobile Viewpoint enabled Sky Sports News to deliver...
Chinas LeTV Sports has purchased 14 Kula live production switchers from SAM to form the backbone of its studios for live sports programming.LeTV Sports is one of the fastest growing...
CTV has chosen Axon's Cerebrum to produce reality TV show First Dates Hotel for Channel 4. The UK reality TV production demanded seamless control of a complex Powered by Ethernet (POE) workflow,...
