Snell Advanced Media has appointed Ikegami as a reseller partner making available selected SAM products for use with the Ikegami UHK-430 4K camera system, Ikegami announced today. The agreement covers the Americas, APAC, the CIS, EMEA and most Asian countries. It includes: 12G-SDI, IP connectivity and routing products. SAM’s IQMIX modular range, including 25GbE, 40GbE […]
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xG Announces Successful NAB Show For IMT, Vislink
I receive a lot of press releases from tech companies in our industry that never see the light of day — mostly because they don’t quite fit into what I am trying to do in Playout. Many that aren’t used relate the financial or sales performance of various companies. That’s especially true around major trade […]
R&S Subsidiary GMIT Acquires Tech Of Motama
GMIT, a subsidiary of Rohde & Schwarz, has purchased the technology of Motama, expanding the company’s IP network video and audio transmission portfolio, R&S announced today. The move enhances GMIT’s expertise in live online content distribution. Motama is an expert in the field of professional transmission via unmanaged IP networks. Its RelayCaster protocol minimizes packet […]
Sony Acquires Crispin Corp. To Access On-Prem Tech
Sony has purchased master control, playout and automation specialist Crispin Corp. of Raleigh, N.C., the company announced at its NAB Show booth during a press conference. Terms of the deal were undisclosed. “You heard today that everything from ingest to collaboration all the way out to distribution, we have different products for that on AWS […]
Telestream To Buy IneoQuest
Telestream today announced it will acquire IneoQuest, which specializes in video quality monitoring and analytics for content distribution across managed and unmanaged networks. The deal, which is subject to customary conditions, is expected to close near the end of March. The purchase price was not disclosed. The acquisition will extend Telestream’s reach from […]
Wheatstone Acquires PR&E Assets From GatesAir
Audio console and IP-audio networking specialist Wheatstone today announce it has acquired the assets and intellectual property of Pacific Research & Engineering (PR&E) from GatesAir of Quincy, Ill. Included in the transaction are PR&E audio consoles, its networking system, furniture lines, all designs, trademarks, engineering files and tooling, Wheatstone said. “Our intention is to not […]
WJXT’s LTE Radio Systems Transform 2 GHz BAS
Imagine integrating LTE radios with all of their capabilities and software into 2 GHz Part 74 Broadcast Auxiliary Service channels. That’s exactly what WJXT, the Graham Media Group-owned independent station in Jacksonville, Fla., did this year with the Fortress LTE private wireless system from General Dynamics Mission System and marketed to the television industry by […]
SCISYS Group Acquires Annova Systems
SCISYS Group has acquired 100% interest in Annova Systems, a provider of newsroom software with a strong presence in Europe. The SCISYS Media & Broadcast division provides radio automation and media asset management solutions through its Dira! product suite. The reason SCISYS gave for the aquisition was to combine the company’s “capabilities, expertise and experience” to […]
Remote Revolution: IP Transport Is Key To Reducing Production Costs, Says Paul Shen
This summer I had a chance to sit down with Jimmy Goodmon Jr. in his office at Capitol Broadcasting in Raleigh, N.C., for a face-to-face interview on ATSC 3.0. During the Q&A, Goodmon revealed WRAL planned to begin offering HighSchoolOT Live — an NFL Red Zone-like over-the-top service to viewers of Friday night high school football […]
M&A, Strategic Investment, Collaboration Abound at IBC 2016
IBC 2016 has seen the announcement of several interesting investments, acquisitions and strategic partnerships by vendors eager to improve their existing offerings, attack new markets or do a little of both. Among the announcements: