IBC Issues Call for Technical Papers for 2022 Conference
Deadline is Feb. 9
Russia Continues Campaign to Silence Media, RFE/RL Says

While meetings take place between the United States, Russia and other organizations to discuss Russia’s aggressive posture along Ukraine’s borders, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty says Russia is continuing a campaign to silence independent media and drive RFE/RL out of the country. “In concert with the threat posed by the 100,000 soldiers Russia has deployed along […]
Streaming Video Alliance Reveals 2022 Recipients of Its Membership Grant Program
The program sponsors a one year Principal membership for smaller companies and start-ups
These Stations Are at Risk of Losing Their Licenses
Nineteen radio station licenses — located in Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Hawaii — will expire on Feb. 1 unless the Federal Communications Commission hears from them. The FCC has listed stations that were required to fill applications for license renewal by Oct. 1 of 2021 in those states. These 19 stations did not; the list […]
Cobalt Digital Contributes to NBCU’s Award Winning Tokyo Olympics Coverage
The network used the 3D LUT processing feature of the 9904-UDX processor card
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