How many times have you told your teenager not to text and drive? What would you say about livestreaming to Facebook Live and driving -at 185 mph? If you were the parents of 19-year-old racecar driver Devin O’Connell, you would probably say something like: “Good thinking, son.” When O’Connell takes to the track at Claremont […]
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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 […]
Quincy Media To Buy 200 JVC Camcorders For Newsgathering
Quincy Media is standardizing on ProHD and 4KCAM camcorders for news operations across its television broadcast stations, JVC Professional Video announced today. The broadcaster owns and operates 22 television stations in seven states, including 19 that produce local news. The Quincy, Ill., -based media company is expected to buy about 200 JVC camcorders over the next two years, JVC […]
Ahh…The Joys Of Working From Home
As someone who reports on television technology for a living and works from a home office, I found this video clip from a live BBC interview quite entertaining and striking a bit too close to home. Only in my case it would be my dogs Brody and Rosie barging in — not two little ones. I […]
KABC Outfits New Chopper With Super Zoom Lens, Map Overlay
ABC O&O KABC Los Angeles has added Xtreme Vision and SkyMap7 powered by the Shotover F1 Live to its Air7 HD news copter, motion picture and broadcast camera system developer Shotover announced today. “By utilizing the Shotover F1 Live as the centerpiece of the Air 7 HD news helicopter, we are providing unparalleled viewpoints into […]
Bruce Anderson Takes Reins As Dejero CEO
Dejero today announced Bruce Anderson as its new CEO. He is taking over from Brian Cram, who led the company for the past five years, the company said. Originally from Zimbabwe, Anderson has 20 years of experience managing international businesses for multinational corporations, the company said. He holds an Honours Bachelor of Accounting Science from […]
Case Study Examines WPSD IP Newsgathering Deployment
VidOvation has published a case study on its website about how WPSD, the Paxton Media Group NBC affiliate in Paducah, Ky., has deployed the Aviwest DMNG Pro for field newsgathering and the Aviwest DMNG StreamHub receiver, decoder and distribution platform in its studios. The case study describes how the station is using the IP newsgathering […]
IMT DragonFly Takes Flight
How often have you said, “I wish I could have been a fly on the wall,” when it comes to a meeting or a private conversation? Reporting ethics aside, the sentiment is understandable. Well, how about if you could be a dragonfly? That’s exactly what microwave specialist IMT Solutions is offering to the broadcast, law […]
WRAL Manages Resources With MediaPulse
WRAL, the Capitol Broadcasting-owned NBC affiliate in Raleigh-Durham, N.C., has begun using the Xytech MediaPulse software to manage its production and news activities, the company announced this week. MediaPulse is making it easier for the station to schedule reporters, photographers, anchors, engineers and creative services personnel, the company said. The station is also using the […]
Broadcast RF Delivers For Woody Harrelson’s Live Movie
Actor, director Woody Harrelson’s ambitious live production, Lost in London, beamed to more than 500 U.S. theaters and one in London last week, required an expensive RF deployment put in place by Broadcast RF. The company, which this week issued a press release on the project, deployed a Domo HD transmitter in a backpack with […]