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M&A, Strategic Investment, Collaboration Abound at IBC 2016

September 11, 2016 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

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:

Filed Under: Acquisition, ASPEN, Audio, File-based audio, IP Delivery, IP Networking, News Studio, Satellite, Sports, Workflow Tagged With: Abekas, acquistion, AIMS Alliance, ASPEN Community, ChyronHego, collaboration, hybrid, Junger Audio, M&A, merger, Minnetonka Software, NDI, Network Device Interface, NewTek, partnership, Perseus, Ross Video, Sound & Video Creations, strategic investment, Telestream, VidCheck, Wowza

KTLM McAllen Advances ’25 Years Overnight’

August 27, 2016 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

The days of unpredictable power interruptions, local SD production and being forced to adapt to the limitations of a set rather than having the set meet its needs are in the rearview mirror for KTLM, Telemundo 40, in McAllen, Texas. Since June 25, the station has been operating from its new 23,000-square-foot Telemundo 40 Studios on […]

Filed Under: Broadcast Technology, Cameras, ENG, Engineering, HDTV, Internet, IP Delivery, IP Networking, Master Control/Automation, Monitors, News Automation, News Studio, Newsroom Systems, Set Design, Switchers, Traffic & Billing, Uncategorized Tagged With: Jose Flores, KTLM, Matt Varney, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations, Telemundo, Telemundo 40 Studios

KUSI San Diego Upgrades HD Studio Cameras

July 12, 2016 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

KUSI, the McKinnon Broadcasting independent in San Diego, has deployed five Hitachi Kokusai Z-HD6000 high-def cameras, Hitachi said this week. The station produces 60 hours of live newscasts each week. The new cameras replace older HD cameras in the news studio. While offering the station an improvement in its on-air look, the new cameras also […]

Filed Under: Cameras, HDTV, News Studio Tagged With: cameras, Hitachi Kokusai, KUSI, News Studio, Z-HD6000

WKTV Transitions Local News To HD

June 21, 2016 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

WKTV, the NBC affiliate in Utica, N.Y., has upgraded its live news production to high definition with the addition of five Hitachi DK-Z50 multi-purpose HD box cameras, the company said today in a press release. The cameras are being used in the station’s news studio and are controlled via Ross Video’s Overdrive automated production control […]

Filed Under: Cameras, HDTV, News Automation, News Studio Tagged With: box cameras, cameras, DK-Z50, HD, HDTV, Hitachi, news automation, OverDrive, Ross Video, Upgrade, WKTV

WFMZ Allentown Adds Panasonic PTZ Cameras

February 17, 2016 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

WFMZ, an independent station in Allentown, Pa., owned by Maranatha Broadcasting Co., recently added five mounted remote control Panasonic AW-HE130 pan/tilt/zoom cameras in its new downtown studio and four other AW-HE130s at its main studio for newsroom standups, weather and boardwalk shots, Panasonic announced today. The nine AW-HE130 cameras incorporate high-sensitivity, low-noise ½.86-inch 3-MOS imagers. […]

Filed Under: Cameras, HDTV, News Studio Tagged With: AW-HE130, cameras, pan/tilt/zoom, Panasonic, WFMZ

Sinclair Commits To Avid MediaCentral For IP-Based News Workflow

December 29, 2015 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

Sinclair Broadcast Group has selected Avid’s MediaCentral Platform to enable an advanced, end-to-end IP-based newsroom production workflow and provide a content management solution. The 10-year agreement represents a “record-setting contract” for Avid, the company said. With the Avid MediaCentral Platform, the core technology that enables Avid Everywhere, Sinclair will move to a common platform for […]

Filed Under: Content Management, IP Networking, News Automation, News Studio Tagged With: Avid, Avid Everywhere, MediaCentral Platform, Scott Livingston, Sinclair, Sinclair Broadcast Group

Nexstar To Upgrade WZDX News Capabilities

December 17, 2015 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

WZDX, the Nexstar Broadcasting Group-owned Fox affiliate serving Huntsville, Ala., will launch locally based news programming in early April, Nexstar announced today. The station also will expand its primetime evening local newscast to one hour. According to Nexstar, it will spend $3.3 million to remodel WZDX’s broadcast facilities, including an upgrade of its news reporting […]

Filed Under: Cameras, HDTV, News Studio Tagged With: cameras, HD, Nexstar, production, WZDX

Vermont College Journalism Program Goes HD

December 17, 2015 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

The Electronic Journalism Arts Department of Lyndon State College has upgraded its Vermont Center for Community Journalism (VCCJ) broadcast facility, News7, to HD production, according to teleprompter provider CueScript. The HD upgrades include two new Ikegami HC-HD300 equipped with CueScript EMC17 17-inch teleprompter monitors and CSTM19 19-inch prompter talent monitors. The student-operated VCCJ facility provides […]

Filed Under: News Studio, Teleprompters, Uncategorized Tagged With: CueScript, CueScript EMC17, Electronic Journalism Arts Department, Ikegami HC-HD300, Lyndon State College, VCCJ

New KDKA News Set Captures Feel of Revitalized Downtown

December 14, 2015 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

KDKA, the CBS O&O in Pittsburgh, launched a large, news set in time for the November ratings book that captures the feel of station being located in a loft overlooking the city’s revitalized downtown. The set, designed and installed by Devlin Design Group, features what the design company refers to as a “window on the world […]

Filed Under: News Studio, Set Design Tagged With: Anne Linaberger, Dan Devlin, Devlin Design, KDKA, Pittsburgh, set

CNN Indonesia Launches With Avid Everywhere

December 1, 2015 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

CNN Indonesia has adopted an Avid Everywhere workflow based on the Avid MediaCentral Platform for its 24-hour TV channel, Avid said today. The new workflow unites six remote bureaus and allows CNN Indonesia to produce content under tight deadlines, and accelerate the delivery of breaking news. CNN Indonesia launched in August 2015 as a joint […]

Filed Under: News Studio, Workflow Tagged With: Avid Everywhere, Avid MediaCentral Platform, CNN Indonesia

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