Advanced Television

Teasley speeds up workflow with Neve 8424 console

No helicopter needed,” laughed Kevin Teasley when he was asked about the arrival of his new Neve 8424 console. “It came from the UK by ship, then was brought by truck to my studio at United Recording Studioson the Sunset & Gower lot. It fit right through the front door so we just rolled it […]

June 7, 2021

NBC Olympics selects XT-VIA for coverage in Tokyo

NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected EVS to provide XT-VIA production servers for its coverage of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, which take place in Tokyo, Japan. The announcement was made today by Darryl Jefferson, VP Post Production & Digital Workflow, NBC Sports & Olympics, and Quentin Grutman, Chief […]

June 7, 2021

NBC Olympics selects Avid

NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected Avid to provide the content production and media management platform, tools and solutions for its production of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, which take place in Tokyo, Japan. The announcement was made by Darryl Jefferson, VP of Post Operations and Digital Workflow, NBC […]

June 7, 2021

CommScope debuts NOVUX portfolio

CommScope has announced the launch of its NOVUX portfolio of outside plant terminals and closures, designed specifically to assist global service providers in the quick and efficient deployment of fiber networks. NOVUX is the only FTTH platform with an inherently modular, end-to-end architecture that allows operators to scale and shape their networks as they evolve. […]

June 7, 2021

Maidstone Studios to host ITV Studio Coverage for UEFA EURO 2020 and Tour de France 2021.

Maidstone Studios will be home to two monumental sporting events of the year – UEFA EURO 2020 ITV Studio coverage and Tour de France 2021. ITV Sport studio coverage (group stages) will be hosted at Maidstone Studios. Adding to their already extensive range of productions currently airing on prime-time television (including This Time with Alan […]

June 7, 2021

NBC Olympics selects TAG Video Systems

NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected TAG Video Systems to provide OTT monitoring and multiviewing for its production of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, which take place in Tokyo, Japan. The announcement was made today by Chris Connolly, VP of Transmission Engineering and Operations, NBC Olympics, and Kevin Joyce, […]

June 7, 2021

Firstlight Media appoints Vinh to lead Asia-Pacific sales

Firstlight Media is expanding its sales activity to meet growing demand in the Asia Pacific market, and has named Jim Vinh to lead sales for the region. Vinh, who has spearheaded APAC sales for multiple video and advanced technology providers over the past dozen years, will shape solutions that leverage Firstlight Media’s cloud-native platform for […]

June 7, 2021

Las Vegas to host WWE SummerSlam

WWE has announced that SummerSlam will take place from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday, August 21st at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT, marking the first time the annual event has been held at an NFL stadium. Located adjacent to the world-famous Las Vegas Strip, Allegiant Stadium is a state-of-the-art global events destination and […]

June 6, 2021

BT unveils 4K HDR BT TV Box Pro

Multiplay telco BT has unveiled the BT TV Box Pro, describing it as the TV platform’s most advanced set-top box. The box is designed to support the next generation of TV viewing, with the features including 4K HDR viewing and Dolby Atmos, designed to offer a complete immersive experience. BT has also rolled out a […]

June 4, 2021By Colin Mann

Research: 82% US homes OTT subs

According to Parks Associates’ latest research of 10,000 US broadband households, 82 per cent of US broadband households now have at least one OTT video service subscription, up from 76 per cent in Q1 2020. Parks revealed the data in advance of its fourth annual Future of Video: OTT, Pay TV, and Digital Media virtual […]

June 4, 2021