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AES Produce Preliminary Loudness Guidelines For Online Television And Video Content Delivery Services

Pro-tools-expert.com reports that early in 2016 the Audio Engineering Society set up the Audio Guidelines for Over the Top Television and Video Streaming (AGOTTVS) technical group to study the many issues related to audio loudness variations in distributed video content. After four-and-a-half months of work by 50 members, the group has announced the publication of […]  More

Sportvision sold to fellow TV graphics powerhouse SMT

ChicagoBusiness.com reports that one of Chicago’s most prominent sports technology companies has been acquired by a fellow industry giant in a deal that creates a new behemoth of sports television graphics. Durham, N.C.-based SMT, one of the leaders in developing real-time graphics used on television during live sporting events, has purchased Ravenswood-based Sportvision, a pioneer […]  More

Sky launches 360-degree television app for virtual reality age

Independent.ie reports that Sky has launched a 360-degree virtual reality TV service that it hopes will kickstart a new way of watching sport, news and entertainment. The service, initially available through a free new Sky VR app, has 27 films on launch with more promised. It can be viewed on a phone by moving the […]  More

AES Show Offers Plenty of News

There’s optimism on the RF front; new ventures are announced By Dan Daley, Audio Editor, Sports Video Group The Audio Engineering Society’s AES Show 2016 ended Sunday with what most attendees agreed was an engaged crowd filling its dozen expo aisles and extensive conference program. Given the turmoil surrounding the changing RF landscape, which is […]  More

What Australian TV Will Be Like In 2020

Dailytelegraph.com.au asks you to picture yourself donning a virtual reality headset to watch the football from a player’s perspective, catching the evening news bulletin with stories tailored to you and having more choice in content than ever. This is the future of Australian television and it’ll be here by 2020, as the industry enters its […]  More

AES AGOTTVS Group Releases Preliminary Guidelines for Over the Top Television and Video Streaming

The following Press Relase was issued by the AES on September 30: New York, NY, September 30, 2016 — The Audio Engineering Society’s Audio Guidelines for Over the Top Television and Video Streaming (AGOTTVS) technical group was formed in early 2016 to study the many issues related to audio loudness variations in distributed video content. […]  More

How Do Bars and Restaurants Get Rights to Play Radio, TV, Audio and Video on Their Premises?

The article, “Don’t Ruin a Perfect Evening: Get the Appropriate Licenses for Radio and TV in Restaurants and Bars,” from Landslide, the magazine of the American Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Division: By David D. Oxenford, Rachel S. Wolkowitz David D. Oxenford is a partner at Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP in Washington, D.C., who practices communications, media, and […]  More

NCTA Closes Door on INTX Expo

TVtechnology.com reports that for the first time in 65 years, NCTA will not be hosting an annual trade show, as its President and CEO Michael Powell has announced in a blog post that the association has decided to end the INTX: Internet & Television Expo. As a result, the previously scheduled INTX event for April […]  More

Is it really "just audio?"

AudioMediaInternational.com reports that producer Matt North reacts to a recent controversial comment regarding TV and radio production in Scotland, and ponders how professional sound work is perceived outside the industry. Last month, you may have stumbled upon the online furore caused by an interview with journalist David Torrance, relating to the ongoing debate over the […]  More

Emmys: Liberty Media Chairman John Malone Among Engineering Award Honorees

Deadline.com reports that The Television Academy has announced the recipients of the 68th Engineering Emmy Awards honoring development and innovation in broadcast technology. Liberty Media chairman John C. Malone will receive the Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award, which “honors a living individual whose ongoing contributions have significantly affected the state of television technology and […]  More

India’s first 3D film for Hollywood unviled, to use 8K technology

TheHansIndia.com reports that founder and Director of Indywood Film Carnival, Sohan Roy along with ace director I V Sasi, unveiled the first look of his project ‘Burning Wells’on Sunday at Ramoji Film City. ‘Burning Wells’ is based on the Kuwait War of 1990. The movie will be directed by I V Sasi and Sohan Roy. […]  More

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