Phil Kurz
Phil Kurz is a contributing editor to TV Tech. He has written about TV and video technology for more than 30 years and served as editor of three leading industry magazines. He earned a Bachelor of Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism.
Latest articles by Phil Kurz

Dallas Mavericks Roll Out New Streaming Platform
By Phil Kurz published
Sports Working with Endeavor Streaming and the NBA, team offers fans a one-stop Mavs shop

NextGen TV: The Push Is On
By Phil Kurz published
NextGen TV Broadcasters look to leverage HDR, sports and even year-round promotion in 2025

Blackmagic Design Adds Icon View, Other Features to Blackmagic Cloud
By Phil Kurz published
Icon view shows users thumbnails that enable scrubbing to preview footage

WRAZ Raleigh Adopts Advanced HDR by Technicolor for ATSC 3.0 Transmission
By Phil Kurz published
NextGen TV Visual quality, simplified workflow and bandwidth efficiency made the tech attractive to owner Capitol Broadcasting

Women’s Sports Network Expands Reach With Samsung TV Plus Deal
By Phil Kurz published
Streaming Network partners with League One Volleyball to stream matches exclusively on smart-TV maker’s platform

Roku Inks Deal for X Games Aspen U.S. Streaming Rights
By Phil Kurz published
Exclusive pact also covers a new X Games event in summer 2025

Nashville PBS, Sinclair Launch Virtual WNPT NextGen TV Channel
By Phil Kurz published
NextGen TV Leveraging ATSC 3.0 OTA and streaming capabilities, the channel mirrors pubcaster’s main feed

ARRI Unveils ARTEMIS 2 Live Camera Stabilizer
By Phil Kurz published
Products Compact, lightweight ARTEMIS 2 Live is designed for electronic field production applications

ATSC 3.0 Advances on Multiple Fronts in 2024
By Phil Kurz published
2024 in Review Results of the U.S. presidential election may set the stage for even better things for NextGen TV

Lawo Releases v12.0.0 Software For mc2 Mixing Console
By Phil Kurz published
Equipment New release offers native support for the HOME mc2 DSP App running generic CPU platforms

NewsON Releases Enhanced Roku App
By Phil Kurz published
Upgrade offers new features, an updated user interface

DNAV Unveils New Service To Monitor Broadcast Facilities
By Phil Kurz published
New network operations center can oversee radio and TV hardware and software via IP connectivity

Australia’s ABC Enters FAST Channel Market With Help From Amagi
By Phil Kurz published
ABC Commercial will begin rollout of its FAST channel suite in North America

Ling Ling Sun, Ed Czarnecki Elected to ATSC Board
By Phil Kurz published
People Members also chose Fred Engel for a second term

New AWARN Alliance Chief Speaks Out on Advanced Alerting’s Challenges
By Phil Kurz published
Q&A Dave Arland discusses his top priorities for the alliance and why he was up for the job

Proton Camera Innovations To Unveil Mini 4K Broadcast-Quality Camera at Hamburg Open
By Phil Kurz published
Proton 4K enables 4K video capture from spaces previously thought inaccessible

MediaKind Expands MK.IO Platform to AWS
By Phil Kurz published
Now built to run on its global infrastructure, MK.IO will be available on AWS Marketplace by year-end

ARRI Introduces Alexa 265 65-mm Camera
By Phil Kurz published
Cameras Next-gen iteration uses a revised sensor and offers a reduced form factor, enhanced performance

What To Expect in 2025
By Phil Kurz published
Predictions for next year include progress toward ATSC 3.0, more cord-cutting and new political TV strategies

Blue Lucy Establishes U.S. Division; Taps Dina Behar Hevert as VP, Americas
By Phil Kurz published
20-year industry veteran will pursue stateside customers, staff office

Sinclair’s Chris Ripley Lays Out ATSC 3.0 Challenges, Opportunities
By Phil Kurz published
Q&A CEO of NextGen TV proponent discusses everything from new FCC leadership to datacasting revenue
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