Ericsson is to open a playout operation for the BBC at MediaCityUK in Salford. The 16,000 sq ft facility in the Orange Tower at MCUK will house three playout suites, continuity and QC areas, a media management operation, machine room and office space. Work is underway on the first stage of ... Read More

WASHINGTON—The Advanced Television Systems Committee has elevated the A/342 audio standard for ATSC 3.0 to the status of a Candidate Standard. Members of the TG3 Technology Group voted May 2 to elevate both the AC-4 and MPEG-H AA audio systems to Candidate Standard status TG3 members are in the process of ... Read More

WASHINGTON—Two-term Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith stepped in to lead the National Association of Broadcasters as president and CEO in late 2009, and has since become known for his deliberate, measured and non-confrontational approach. In addition to his tenures on Capitol Hill, Smith is co-owner of a major frozen foods business ... Read More

MediaCityUK facilities firm Dock10 has agreed a three-year deal to provide BBC Sport with a remote editing service. Dock10 said the extension of its network into Quay House had enabled it to install a dozen Avid Media Composer workstations with access to its Avid Isis shared storage, network connectivity infrastructure and ... Read More

LOS ANGELES—In the 25 years that “The Simpsons” has been on the air, there isn’t much that the show hasn’t done. It’s won awards; it’s become a cultural landmark; it successfully spun off onto the big screen. But even after all that, “The Simpsons” is still finding ways to innovate ... Read More

NEW YORK—Five years ago, my very first blog entry explored how cloud-based asset management might change television production.  Now, on the heels of NAB 2016, it’s a great time to revisit this topic. You could not attend the NAB show without being blown over by the exploding number of purported solutions ... Read More

DAC-90 is an audio de-embedder box with useful function that allows users to de-embed 16 analogue audio signals (4 at a time) from SDI video signal. It features 3G/HD/SD-SDI to support up to 1080p/60 video format, automatically detect and switch between the different formats and provides 4 mini ... Read More