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by Phil Kurz on August 21, 2018 at 8:15 pm

MCLEAN, Va., and CINCINNATI — TEGNA this week announced it will acquire Gray Television stations in Toledo, Ohio, and Odessa-Midland, Texas, for $105 million in cash, and E.W. Scripps said it would buy stations in Waco, Texas, and Tallahassee, Fla., from Raycom Media for $55 million. In June Gray ... […]

by Phil Kurz on August 21, 2018 at 7:57 pm

WATERLOO, Ontario — Dejero has announced that it will unveil a new, more powerful version of its EnGo mobile transmitter at IBC 2018 at RAI Amsterdam, Sept. 14–18. The increase processing power gives broadcasters an advantage, especially when capturing high-motion news events and sports content, ... […]

by Posted by TV Technology Staff on August 21, 2018 at 7:05 pm

In TV Technology's latest guide to sports production, we profile the new Luxor Esports Arena Las Vegas, a 30,000 square-foot multilevel venue that can host every form of competitive gaming. The facility is fairly unique in that it was built for eSports, which means it was built for broadcast and ... […]

by nick@zazilmediagroup.com on August 21, 2018 at 5:14 pm

Manchester, United Kingdom - August 21, 2018 - Blackmagic Design today announced that URSA Mini Pro and DaVinci Resolve Studio were used to create two exciting sports themed campaigns for Zurich Insurance, both directed, shot and post produced by Munich commercials team The Directors Duo. The two ... […]

by Sue Sillitoe on August 21, 2018 at 3:47 pm

When it comes to live sports production, Axon’s Cerebrum control and monitoring platform has once again proved to be the ultimate team player during an epic summer of sporting action. At the heart of numerous major sport productions - including the FIFA World Cup for BBC Sport, Wimbledon, The ... […]

by Sue Sillitoe on August 21, 2018 at 2:29 pm

Canadian producer and composer Samuel Laflamme has invested in a pair of PMC IB2S-A for his own studio and says he loves the clarity and depth of imagery his new monitors are delivering. “I was introduced to PMC by James Duhamel, my studio facility partner, who owns a pair of IB1 monitors,” ... […]

by Dundee Hills Group on August 21, 2018 at 1:51 pm

Three Media-Delivery Demonstrations Educate Customers Migrating Toward IP WESTFORD, Mass. — Aug. 21, 2018 — Artel Video Systems, a world-class provider of innovative real-time multimedia delivery solutions, today announced plans for three active IP-centric media-delivery demonstrations at IBC2018. ... […]

by Dundee Hills Group on August 21, 2018 at 1:36 pm

Honor Recognizes Proficiency and Contributions to the Media and Entertainment Industry Throughout His Career CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Aug. 21, 2018 — Cobalt Digital today announced that John Snow, senior FPGA architect for the company, will be elevated to the status of SMPTE Fellow by the Society of ... […]

by Posted by TV Technology Staff on August 21, 2018 at 1:00 pm

The concept of streaming media over IP (also known as “over the top”) is more than two decades old, with the pace of adoption now steamrolling towards total dominance in the media transport sector—in short, the state of television distribution worldwide is now OTT. Advances in streaming ... […]

by Red Lorry Yellow Lorry on August 21, 2018 at 10:51 am

Mediabilitytoday announces that a Diamond Partner agreement with Grass Valley has been signed for Mediabiliy’s Nordics operations. The agreement secures Mediability’s customers, across the Nordics, access to the full products portfolio of Grass Valley, including the former Snell Advanced Media ... […]