Gravity Media has appointed Masahiko (Masa) Kata as its director of business development for the APAC region as the company looks to bring Gravity Media’s extensive range of services and innovative approach to live and as live production to the Asia-Pacific market. Masa will be based in Tokyo, Japan and joins from Hitachi Kokusai Electronic, where […] More
Silicon Valley-based TVU Network enjoyed a strong NAB Show last week in Las Vegas which was primarily spotlighted by the launch of its new MediaMind platform. It’s a story-centric system that checked many of the boxes that were the rage at this year’s show: IP, AI, big data, and the Cloud. MediaMind brings together many […] 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
SVG has announced the full program for the 12th-annual Sports Content Management & Storage (SCMS) Forum, which will be held July 25 at the Westin New York at Times Square. This year’s program is once again being spearheaded by the SCMS Advisory Committee, which is chaired by MLB Network VP, Engineering and IT, Mark Haden. […] 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
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
The deadline for entering the 10th Annual SVG College Sports Media Awards in association with NACDA is just five days away! Don’t miss your chance to have your video production recognized on a national stage in this prestigious competition. Winners and finalists will be honored during a ceremony hosted on May 31 at the 2018 […] More
