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NAB Tells FCC White Space Effort Is A Bust

July 10, 2017 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

NAB called out Microsoft today for continuing to advocate for an unused TV channel to be reserved nationwide for unlicensed TV-band white space device use, in an ex parte letter submitted today to the FCC. Microsoft has a decade-long history of underdelivering on its vision for leveraging unused TV channels to enable new wireless services, NAB […]

Filed Under: FCC, NAB, Spectrum Tagged With: communications, ex parte, FCC, letter, Microsoft, NAB, New York, Patrick McFadden, plan, Thurman, white space

Imagine Communications To Hold IP in Media Sessions at IBC 2016

September 8, 2016 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

Imagine Communications at IBC 2016 in Amsterdam once again is hosting Image Live!, a free lineup of sessions put on together with its tech partners on various issues related to IP in media. The sessions will take place at the Imagine Communications stand (4.A01) at the Rai Exhibition & Convention Center. The schedule is: Friday, […]

Filed Under: Cloud, Conferences and Conventions, IBC, IP Delivery, IP Networking Tagged With: AIMS, Cisco, cybersecurity, EVS, Imagine Communications, Imagine Live, IP, media, Microsoft, Sky

2016 Rio Olympics Takes NBCU Digital To New Level

August 5, 2016 by Diana Marszalek 1 Comment

There may be no better indication of how important over-the-top delivery of TV content has become to the television industry than yesterday’s numbers from the 2016 Rio Olympics. The network announced Aug. 4 that visitors to NBCOlympics.com and users of the NBC Sports app streamed 10.5 million minutes of live coverage Thursday, a day before […]

Filed Under: Cloud, Encoders/Decoders, IP Delivery, IP Networking, Sports, Transcoding Tagged With: 2016 Rio Olympics, Azure Media Services, Microsoft, NBCOlympics.com, NBCU, Sudheer Sirivara

Imagine Communications Offers Solutions On Microsoft Azure Cloud

April 1, 2016 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

Virtualization of television broadcast operations took a big step forward this week with the Imagine Communications’ announcement it is bringing end-to-end video capabilities to the cloud. The company is making available its playout, live encoding and dynamic ad insertion solutions on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. An Imagine press release dubbed the move “the most […]

Filed Under: Ad Insertion, Cloud, Encoders/Decoders, Playout Tagged With: Azure Marketplace, Cloud, Imagine Communications, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure Certified, SelenioFlex Live, Versio, xG Ad Insertion

Microsoft Previews Azure Media Services Live

May 28, 2015 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

Local broadcasters, station groups and others with video to encode for consumption on smartphones and tablets might want to take out a few moments to check out the public preview of Microsoft’s Azure Media Services Live. These are the same cloud services television networks used to encode their coverage of major sporting events like Super […]

Filed Under: Cloud, Encoders/Decoders Tagged With: 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Azure Media Services Live, Cloud, encoding, Microsoft, Sochi, Super Bowl XLIX

ABC News Rolls Out App for Xbox One

February 19, 2015 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

What happens when an online gaming meets television news? If you are ABC News, the answer is a new game console app for Microsoft’s Xbox One. The app, which ABC News officially launched today, provides Xbox One users with immediate access to simultaneous streams of live video and on-demand entertainment news, programming and highlights from […]

Filed Under: Over-The-Top, Streaming Tagged With: ABC News, app, Microsoft, news. Oscars, Xbox One

Quicklink Ships Pro Skype Solution

February 12, 2015 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

Quicklink, a U.K.-based company specializing in IP transport of audio and video for live and recorded field contribution, has begun to ship Quicklink TX, a 19-inch rack-mounted hardware product, which converts Skype calls into video and audio signals for use by media professionals. Quicklink TX leverages Microsoft’s Skype TX software and offers SD/HD-SDI input and output […]

Filed Under: ENG, IP Delivery Tagged With: Audinate, Dante, Microsoft, Quicklink, Quicklink TX, Skype TX

NewTek Taps Skype TX For TalkShow System

February 2, 2015 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

NewTek, which introduced its TalkShow VS-100 in September at IBC 2014, announced today it has begun shipping the Skye professional video calling system. On Jan. 30, the company held calls with members of the press to discuss what TalkShow is all about. During that call, Will Waters, NewTek senior video specialist, and the company’s Scott […]

Filed Under: ENG, IP Delivery, Servers Tagged With: contribution, IP, Microsoft, NewTek, Quicklink, Riedel, Skype TX, TalkShow VS-100

Riedel STX-200 Tackles Skype Video For Broadcasters

September 14, 2014 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

Riedel Communications unveiled at IBC 2014 the STX-200, which brings any Skype user worldwide into the professional broadcast environment. The new Riedel product provides broadcasters with a reliable, single-box solution that enables them to engage both reporters and viewers in live programming. Licensed by Microsoft, the STX-200 is a stand-alone broadcast solution that leverages Skype […]

Filed Under: ENG, Intercom, IP Delivery, Newsroom Systems Tagged With: Microsoft, Riedel Communications, Skype, STX-200

Imagine Communications, Microsoft Team Up In the Cloud

September 14, 2014 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

Imagine Communications is collaborating with Microsoft  to make the next generation Zenium software-defined workflow management platform available for deployment on Microsoft Azure, the company announced at IBC 2014. Zenium will be available on Microsoft Azure Media Services, enabling customers to design and launch efficient, scalable, cloud-based media processing applications, workflows and services. Azure Media Services is […]

Filed Under: Cloud, Encoders/Decoders, IP Delivery Tagged With: Imagine Communications, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure Media Services, Zenium

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