CBS Stations Announces Plans for a Local News Innovation Lab
The new effort will be based in Dallas-Fort Worth and includes plans to produce multiplatform newscasts for several of the company’s CW, independent and MyNetwork TV-affiliated stations
Vitec Will Acquire Audix
Vitec Imaging Solutions, part of U.K.-based The Vitec Group, will acquire U.S. mic maker Audix. Audix makes mics for studio and live performance audio. “As part of the Vitec family, the Audix team and facility in Oregon will become Vitec Imaging Solutions’ Audio R&D Centre of Excellence, enabling the acceleration of in-house microphone product design, […]
Broadcasters Again Push Back on Foreign Government ID
The legal tug of war continues between the Federal Communications Commission and several broadcast organizations over the new rule about disclosing when programs are sponsored by foreign governments. At issue is the FCC’s order, adopted last April, requiring that U.S. radio and TV stations disclose when foreign governments lease air time. All four commissioners voted […]
Otter Network Debuts Cloud-Based Video Production and Distribution Platform
Has launched two video content creation and management products, Director 2.0 and Teleport that offer video capture, streaming and content management capabilities
Roku Makes It Easier to Access Live TV
Roku has added a Live TV Zone to its home screen that provides quick access to 200+ live channels
Lawo Ends Production of Its DALLIS Platform
Lawo has announced the end of production of its DALLIS modular I/O system and related cards and components. “Lawo AG presented the DALLIS platform to the public for the first time in 2002,” the company wrote in an email to customers. “Since then, the DALLIS interface was Lawo’s highly respected primary I/O system due to […]
The Optelator Is Discontinued
Stormin Protection Products President John Pecore said the Optelator — a fiber optic isolator that eliminates grounding differentials between equipment and demark ground, protecting against direct lightning strikes on phone lines — has been discontinued. A common application in broadcasting is to protect lines that serve remote monitors at transmitter sites. It also has uses […]
EMF Deploys Translator in L.A.
Educational Media Foundation is using a new and unusual FM translator installation so that more people around Los Angeles can hear its Air1 Radio Network Christian worship format. GeoBroadcast Solutions said EMF is using a MaxxCasting system to expand the signal quality and audience reach of two FM stations through the installation of a translator […]
Having Fun with the Elgato Stream Deck
Many engineers are familiar with programmable keypads, sometimes referred to as X-keys, used for shortcuts to computer software. A gaming company called Elgato has taken the idea a step further with something called Stream Deck. This is a hardware box with buttons that simply connects to a computer (Mac or Windows) via a USB port. […]
FCC Plans to Adopt Two Minor Changes to its Political Broadcasting Rules – What is Being Changed?
The FCC, at its January 27 monthly open meeting, will be voting on the adoption of two relatively minor changes to its political broadcasting rules. While some press reports suggested that the changes would expand the FCC’s jurisdiction into online political advertising, in fact the draft of the FCC’s Report and Order released last week […]