Hitachi Kokusai Electric America has announced two new cameras geared toward sports and cable networks. The SK-HD2200 full body HD production camera — the company’s new studio and OB camera — features a newly innovated 2/3-inch, 1080/60p progressively scanned UAIT-CCDs, 1,100TVL resolution and 3Gbps HD-SDI signal handling from end-to-end. Hitachi will also announce the Z-HD6000 […]
Grass Valley Introduces New Switcher, Entry-Level Camera
Read the full story at TVNewsCheck.com Grass Valley announced some new products Friday, including a live production switcher and an entry-level camera. All products will be exhibited at the 2013 NAB show in Las Vegas April 8-11.
Vinson: What Mobile TV Should Look Like
I received an interesting press release Thursday morning from a Dutch company named Vinson — a startup that the folks at Dyle and Mobile 500 should look at when it comes to designing an interface for Mobile DTV. Check out this video: Vinson – This is mobile TV! from Vinson on Vimeo. Obviously, don’t expect […]
NAB Labs to Show Off Living Room of the Future, 8K Broadcast at 2013 NAB
Get ready to see the living room of the future, which could include an 8K broadcast, at the 2013 NAB Show. A video published earlier this month on the National Association of Broadcasters blog featured Kevin Gage, chief technology officer for the association, talking about what the NAB Labs will show off at this year’s […]
ABC is Latest Network With Tech-Savvy Mobile TV Plans
Another major network has plans to offer their programming to smartphones and tablets that doesn’t require plugging an antenna into those devices. My colleague broke news Monday about ABC’s plan to offer mobile TV that’s identical to ESPN’s approach. The Watch ESPN app allows cable subscribers to watch certain programming from the sports network by […]
Sony Pro President Shapiro: 4K is Visually Exciting
Sony Pro USA President Alec Shapiro was recently interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about the company’s advancements in 4K technology. “It’ll blow you away,” Shapiro tells WSJ. “The picture quality, being able to see the amount of detail in 4K from a distance from where you’re standing to the screen behind us, is just […]
TVU Networks Secures New Round of Funding
ENG device manufacturer TVU Networks has secured a new round of investment funding. Joining current investors Altos Ventures and New Atlantic Ventures is SoftBank Ventures Korea (SBVK). The latest round of investment will help accelerate the company’s IP-based video transmission, management and distribution solutions and increase its market share in North America, Asia, the Middle […]
Second Screen Experiences: 2013 NFL Combine and The Oscars
There will be plenty of second screen experiences to enjoy this weekend, as the 2013 NFL Combine and Academy Awards use Twitter to enhance your television-watching experience. As pointed out on Forbes, a master list of players invited to participate in the NFL combine — the four day event where some of the nation’s top […]
Smart TVs to Make up 55% of Market by 2015
Smart TV shipments increased 27 percent in 2012, reaching 66 million units, according to market research firm IHS iSuppli. By 2015 more than half of all TVs in the market are expected to be connected to the Internet, according to the report. The numbers aren’t terribly surprising. Consumers want their TVs connected to the Internet […]
Welcome to Playout: A New Source for TV Tech News
I’m glad you’ve made it over to Playout, the new technology blog of TVNewsCheck.com. My name’s Andrew Dodson, I’m the Technology Editor at TVNewsCheck and after a couple of months on the job, I finally convinced my editor Harry Jessell to give me a blog. It’s an exciting time for broadcasters and technology plays a […]