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 […]
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Imagine Communications To Hold IP in Media Sessions at IBC 2016
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, […]
2016 Rio Olympics Takes NBCU Digital To New Level
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 […]
Imagine Communications Offers Solutions On Microsoft Azure Cloud
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 […]
Microsoft Previews Azure Media Services Live
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 […]
ABC News Rolls Out App for Xbox One
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 […]
Quicklink Ships Pro Skype Solution
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 […]
NewTek Taps Skype TX For TalkShow System
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 […]
Riedel STX-200 Tackles Skype Video For Broadcasters
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 […]
Imagine Communications, Microsoft Team Up In the Cloud
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 […]