ESPN, Sony Ink Deal to Expand Animated Altcasts for 2025-26
Agreement includes animated telecasts with Disney characters for multiple sports leagues
Featured
Beyond Automation: How AI Orchestration Is Redefining Media Workflows
OPINIONS While many media organizations are still experimenting, the path from assistive AI to truly agentic systems is beginning to take shape
SRT in Practice: Enabling Smarter, Scalable Live Broadcast Infrastructure
OPINION Secure Reliable Transport offers a lower-cost, more agile alternative to satellite or fiber
Product News
Avid to Highlight New Content Core Cloud Platform at NAB Show New York
NAB Show New York Company will showcase unified approach to media creation and delivery
World Archery Takes Control of Live Coverage With Appear’s X
User Report X Platform delivers control, quality and scalability to global sports federation
Blackmagic Workflows Hit Right Notes for Van Cliburn Piano Competition
User Reports Blackmagic Cloud helped Front Row Productions deliver 130 hours of performances from classical music event
Sony’s Ci Media Cloud Powers Newsday’s Modern Newsroom
User Report Powered newspaper’s transformation into a multiplatform digital media organization
Broadcast Engineering
LTN Takes Steps To Assist Local Stations Extend Reach, Create New Revenue Opportunities
The company has announced several innovations, including a complete digital playout stack
Nexstar Deploys New Transmitter Tower for WDVM-TV
New Washington, D.C., facility expands the station’s coverage to nearly 700,000 additional TV homes and 1.8 million people
Live Media Group Debuts New IP-based REMI Production Truck
The new MU-28 SMPTE 2110-7 truck pushes the boundaries of technology and flexibility in mobile production
The Origins of Electronic Newsgathering
Tracing the beginnings of television news’ most essential ingredient
Dan Whealy Acquires Heartland Video Systems
Dennis Klas, former president and owner, will stay on through mid-2026 to support his successor
CBS Stations Launches New AR/VR Studio In Texas
Rollout marks the eighth market where the station group has launched AR/VR technologies for weather and news
Central Texas Storm Knocks Out KTXS Tower, Severely Damages Building
Sinclair-owned ABC affiliate in Abilene is now using facilities at Abilene Christian University for its newscasts
CBS Los Angeles Unveils New AR/VR Studio
The station group is billing it as a first for Southern California
Webcasts
IBC2025 Talking Points: FinOps, Cloud Pragmatism and the Pace of Change
WEBINAR During TVBEurope's special webinar on the trends and themes of IBC2025, the panel shared their thoughts on the show and some of the main topics of conversation
November TV Tech Talk Now Available On Demand
‘Game Changers in Remote Production’ explores the latest developments in covering on-location live sports, entertainment events
TV Tech, TVBEurope Join Avid to Host November Webinar on AI in M&E
WEBINAR "Artificial intelligence from hype to reality" consists of two free, live sessions discussing the challenges to adopting AI, and where AI is currently making the most impact on broadcast and media workflows
Special Webinar Event: Game Changers In Remote Production
WEBINAR On Nov. 7, join our panel of remote production experts, Stephen Repass, vice president at Ross Production Services; Deon LeCointe, director of networked solutions at Sony Electronics; and Laurent Masia, director of product line management, managed switches at NETGEAR
Expertise
Overcompensating AI
AI OUTLOOK GenAI technologies can misfire in many ways, so human judgment still matters
What to Look for When Evaluating an Antenna by Sight
RF Technology Size, shape and elements tell the story
Wading Through the Chaos of Making Live Television
Inside Audio Audio columnist Eric Zornes looks ahead to the next era of audio production
Artificial Intelligence Gets Personal
Media Matrix How the agentic model will shape the future of media
