A new European rocket designed to handle small to mid-sized satellites failed on its first ‘demo’ flight from Norway on March 30th. The Spectrum rocket, from Germany-based Isar Aerospace, successfully lifted off from the pad but failed a few seconds later, falling back into the Norwegian bay adjacent to the Andøya Spaceport launch site. A […]
Tennis Channel is partnering with LTN to migrate its 24/7 sports network from satellite to IP-based distribution. By adopting a managed IP distribution solution, the Sinclair-owned Tennis Channel aims to expand its audience reach and unlock new revenue opportunities across traditional broadcast and digital platforms. Tennis Channel is the only place in the US to […]
Sinclair has announced that TBD TV will rebrand as ROAR on April 28th. The new name completes the network’s shift to broadcasting ground-breaking comedy franchises that deliver the funniest, most memorable, uproarious humor on TV. ROAR will debut a bold new visual identity, including fresh on-air graphics, updated social media handles, and an immersive brand […]
Media Excel, a specialist in real-time video solutions, has announced the appointment of Matthew Goldman to its Technical Advisory Board. Goldman, currently Vice President of Strategic & Technical Initiatives at Sinclair, has been a trailblazer in developing digital television systems. Among his notable achievements are contributions to the MPEG-2 Systems standard, co-developing the ATSC Programme […]
Airtasker, the online and mobile marketplace for outsourcing tasks, has announced that its US operating company, Airtasker USA, has secured a combined $12 million (€11.4m) in media capital through partnerships with Sinclair Broadcast Group and Mercurius Media Capital. Additionally, Airtasker’s UK operating company has announced that Channel 4 has completed a follow-on investment of £4 […]
US broadcasters are quickly launching new interactive services and enhanced picture and sound quality with NEXTGEN TV, now that three-quarters of households have access to NEXTGEN TV signals both from broadcast and Broadcast IP sources. Deployment of High Dynamic Range has jumped in recent months and a large group of stations have begun offering interactive […]
The recent revamp of Studio A in Sinclair Broadcast Group’s flagship WJLA serving viewers in the Washington, DC metro is the latest in a series of close collaborations between one of the largest television operators in the US and the lighting experts at Brightline. In a relationship that’s spanned several decades, the two companies have […]
ROXi announced at CES that is bringing America’s first ever fully interactive broadcast TV channels to TVs this year through a a strategic partnership between licensed music streaming company ROXi, and US broadcaster Sinclair. All linear TV channels will have all the interactive features of a downloadable TV app without consumers having to download or […]
Sinclair, the US broadcaster, has announced a distribution agreement with Hulu to add carriage of Tennis Channel, T2, Comet and CHARGE! to Hulu + Live TV. Tennis Channel, the television-based multiplatform destination dedicated to both the professional sport and tennis lifestyle and T2, Tennis Channel’s first free ad-supported TV (FAST) channel, are scheduled to debut […]
Sinclair is deploying innovative cloud-based news and content gathering and production workflows by combining technologies from Avid, Sony and Marquis Broadcast. This new approach leverages 5G networks to reduce connectivity costs while enriching the flow of news metadata to accelerate the speed of its news operations. Ernie Ensign, AVP News Technology & Operations, Sinclair, explained: […]