Monthly Archives: October 2018
UK broadcaster Channel 4 confirms Leeds as national HQ
Written on October 31, 2018 at 15:34, by Will Strauss
Channel 4 has chosen Leeds as the location of its new national HQ and Bristol and Glasgow as the locations of its two new Creative Hubs. The move follows the […] More
Increasing diversity in broadcast: MAMA Youth Project’s Bob Clarke making waves
Written on October 31, 2018 at 13:51, by Heather McLean
Most people working in the broadcast industry are white, middle or upper class, university educated, and sometimes well connected through friends or family already in the sector. Times are changing, […] More
Red Bee Media to provide software-only uncompressed playout from 2019
Written on October 31, 2018 at 04:36, by SVG Staff
First showcased at IBC 2018 and designed to help the industry’s move to IP, Red Bee Media has created what it considers to be the world’s first software-only uncompressed playout […] More
Ruptly rolls out two compact UHD OB and DSNG vans for file-based production
Written on October 30, 2018 at 18:27, by David Fox
Berlin-based news agency Ruptly has launched a new low-cost subscription service and has recently introduced two UHD OB vans, delivered by systems integrator Qvest Media. The Ruptly service offers unlimited […] More
SMPTE looks to the future with new venue and business plan
Written on October 30, 2018 at 18:17, by Jason Dachman, Chief Editor
With the industry in the midst of rapid technological change, the annual SMPTE Technical Conference and Exhibition made a change of its own: migrating from its long-time Hollywood and Highland […] More
Inside GolfTV, the PGA Tour, and Discovery’s international expansion
Written on October 30, 2018 at 18:10, by Troy Dreier, Contributor, Streaming & Digital
In June the PGA Tour and Discovery announced a 12-year partnership to create a streaming service for the international market but included few details. Now they have unveiled GolfTV, available […] More
US Open tennis displays driven by Ross Video’s XPression Tessera
Written on October 30, 2018 at 18:05, by SVG Staff
The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre in New York underwent an amazing renovation just in time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the US Open in September. A […] More
Insight TV’s immersive 4K/UHD content available to stream on Windows devices
Written on October 30, 2018 at 13:19, by SVG Staff
Insight TV has announced that its 4K UHD content is now available to stream on all Universal Windows Platform (UWP) devices. Insight TV has made its content available to Windows […] More
Inter BEE 2018: Edgeware to showcase cloud-native TV software with AWS
Written on October 30, 2018 at 13:05, by SVG Staff
Edgeware will demonstrate its cloud-native software at the Inter BEE trade show in Chiba, Japan, from 14-16 November. Edgeware’s software will run in containers on Amazon Web Services (AWS), preparing […] More
Grass Valley and Gearhouse support first Australian 4K UHD live broadcast
Written on October 30, 2018 at 11:16, by SVG Staff
Australia’s first 4K UHD live broadcast was delivered earlier this month by Foxtel, aided by Grass Valley and Gearhouse Broadcast. All six hours of the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 for supercars, the […] More