The European Broadcasting Union and the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) and (EBU) have announced the formation of the Joint Task Force on Dynamic Media Facilities (JT-DMF), a collaboration designed to facilitate an industry-wide transition to the Dynamic Media Facility (DMF) concept and software-based media production. The JT-DMF aims to establish an industry council bringing […]
BMC TV has partnered with German technology company VIDI to manage and control its nationwide video contribution and broadcast network using the VIDI Network Management System (NMS). The agreement connects 23 racecourses across the UK to RaceTech’s remote production hub at Raynes Park, enabling high-quality, low-latency coverage of over 1,500 horseracing fixtures each year. Delivered […]
South Africa Broadcasting has been under financial pressures and severe monetary constraints for some years. Local reports say that pressure is mounting on communications minister Solly Malatsi to act to rescue the SABC as it struggles to pay its escalating bills. September 8th saw reports that State-owned signal distributor Sentech, whose primary client is SABC, […]
NEP Europe, the media services provider for sports and entertainment and part of NEP Group, has announced the launch of new remote broadcast facilities supporting Sky Sports’ coverage of the Premier League. The new units—named Nucleus 1 & 2 and Era 1 & 2, add to NEP Europe’s growing fleet of customer-driven IP facilities—are deployed […]
LiveU, a sepcialist in IP-video solutions, is announcing the launch of LiveU Schedule – a centralised SaaS platform for live broadcast resource booking, scheduling and orchestration. LiveU Schedule enables broadcasters and content teams to take full command of their live production operations, streamlining the planning, scheduling, coordination, and deployment of resources across the entire production […]
Neos Networks,the UK B2B network provider, has been selected by NEP Connect, a provider of global connectivity solutions for broadcast and live events, to provide high-capacity, low latency fibre connectivity in support of the delivery of live Premier League broadcasting for the 2025-26 season in a new long term agreement. The new agreement extends a […]
Finnish technology companies Media Tailor and SPX Graphics have announced a partnership to enable media organisations to adopt the new generation of HTML graphics as easily and cost-effectively as possible. The cooperation includes joint marketing, sales, customer project delivery, and technical support. Both companies see cross-border collaboration as essential for solution development and international expansion. […]
On August 8th, the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) entered into effect, marking a step toward supporting an independent and pluralistic media sector in Europe. The EMFA offers key safeguards to public service media. It also provides for a right to have the media brand made visible to users, for example on Smart TVs and […]
TNT Sports has announced a documentary as part of a new partnership with Grenfell Athletic Football Club (GAFC), a community football team established following the tragedy of the Grenfell Tower Fire in June 2017. TNT Sports will use the scale of its platforms, its expertise and people to support and tell the stories of Grenfell […]
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the US-funded public broadcasting organisation, will lay off most of its staff on September 30th and end its near-60 years of work helping sustain public media. Funding for CPB has ended because of decisions made by US President Donald Trump. A statement from CPB says that a small number […]