As the media industry forges on into a world that continues to prioritize the traditional set-top box, companies like Ooyala are in position to build media- and streaming-support backends to help content-rights holders maximize their experiences in a digital space. More
A big brand name (Verizon) and a robust media-management ecosystem have helped establish Verizon Digital Media Services (VDMS) as one of the early leaders in live sports-content distribution and management in the rapidly evolving OTT and DTC world. More
Silicon Valley-based TVU Network enjoyed a strong NAB 2018, spotlighting the launch of its MediaMind platform, a story-centric system that checked many of the boxes that were the rage at show: IP, AI, big data, and the cloud. MediaMind brings together many of the pieces of the TVU production process, including TVU Contribution Automation, TVU […] More
Australia-based Telstra Broadcast Services was at NAB 2018, showcasing its expanded global reach, its perception in the marketplace, and, most important, its reputation as a connectivity partner with a local presence in key markets around the world. More
During ChyronHego’s Sunday press conference at NAB 2018, the company announced its partnership with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine and the integration of the gaming engine into the company’s augmented-reality–graphics and virtual-set solutions. And, although the announcement is certainly a step forward for the company, ChyronHego showed that it had plenty more in store for sports […] More
Maxon rolled out a full slate of demos and case studies at its NAB 2018 booth last week. As has become tradition, the company kicked off the show with a press luncheon, this year’s featuring a Women in Motion Graphics panel. In addition, dozens of Cinema4D users took the stage throughout the week to demonstrate […] More
wTVision was at NAB 2018 last week showcasing the latest releases of its end-to-end software offerings for sports productions, master-control rooms, production-control rooms, and more. Among the demonstrations at the booth were cloud playout (in partnership with ATEME), sports scouting, on-air graphics and video controllers, media-asset management, ingest, virtual graphics, and, most eye-catchingly, augmented reality. […] More
Tom Cotney was named to his post as CEO of Imagine Communications in December and has already proved a quick study in the ins and outs of the NAB Show and the broadcast business, leveraging three decades of experience in the telecommunications and mobile-technology industries. He also grasps the challenges that Imagine specifically faces as […] More
At NAB 2018, Lawo launched four new products, most notably the third generation of the mc²56, marking a further step in the evolution of a mixing console that is in operation around the world. The new mc²56 incorporates features drawn from Lawo’s mc²96 console without sacrificing the identity of its predecessors – retaining the compact […] More
As the sports-venue industry booms, broadcast-technology vendors continue to get in on the action by positioning their offerings for broadcast and venue video-control rooms alike. And, although this has been the case for the past several NAB Shows, the recent publishing of the SMPTE ST 2110 suite of standards for IP production further strengthened this […] More
