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September 30
- CableLab Subsidiary Kyrio Launches Its First Testing as a Service Offering
- Sony to Acquire Bluepoint Games
- ThinkAnalytics Enhances ThinkAdvertising Features for TV Hyper-Targeting
- AWS Launches New Monitoring Service: Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus
- IABM Boosted Engagement Using Hubilo's Virtual Event Platform
- USSI Global Chooses ST Engineering iDirect For C-Band Clearing Effort
- ‘We are confident. We are not complacent’: IBC Unveils Plans for Hybrid Event
- BIA Sees 26.5% Bounce in 2022 Local Broadcast Ad Revenue
September 29
- Pluto, ViacomCBS to Pay $3.5 Million Penalty for Violations of Accessibility Rules
- MSG Warns of Comcast Blackout
- Allison McGinley Elected RTDNA Chair
- Netflix Makes First Game Studio Acquisition, Buys Night School Studio
- Chyron Announces Availability of PRIME Live Platform 4.2
- Adoption of Smart TVs Shows Significant Growth, Hits 56%
- Viewers Say Streaming Is a Better Value Than Cable
- Xilinx FPGA, SoC Devices Power Sony XVS G1 4K Production Switcher
September 28
- ZOO Digital Expands Deployment of Interra Systems’ BATON
- Maxon's Cinema 4D Used in the Creation of Disney+’s `WandaVision’
- CBC/Radio-Canada Deploys Fujitsu’s Optical Networking Platform
- VideoAmp, ViacomCBS Launch TV Measurement Partnership
- ATEME Achieves AWS Technology Partner Status
- Korean Racing Authority Adds Two AJA Ki Pro Go Digital Recorders
September 27
- SeaChange International Names Peter Aquino President, CEO
- WDAY-TV Adopts JVC Connected Cam For High-School Sports Production
- Economic Rebound Prompts Magna to Raise U.S. Ad Forecasts
- Comcast Business Plans Major Upgrade to Its Greater Philly/N.J. Broadband Network
- Apple TV Had Less Than 20M Subs in July
- FCC Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel Announces Staff Changes
- Flowics Releases Stats Perform Connector for Flowics Graphics
- Axis Launches an NFT Entertainment Channel
- NBCU Warns That Its Networks, Stations Could Go Dark on YouTube TV
September 24
- Atomos Names Estelle McGechie Its New CEO
- Byron Allen's Allen Media Group Completes $70M Acquisition of WJRT-TV From Gray
- AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon QuickSight Q
- Streamers Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Among Top Brands for Consumer Loyalty
- Disney+ Tops HBO Max & Hulu in Social Media Ad Wars
- MTV VMAs Relied On Motion Impossible AGITO Trax Systems For Live Production
- Rocky Mountain Audio Video Expo Returns to Denver Nov. 3-4, 2021
- Kagan: Nextflix’s Amortized Content Spend Estimated to Hit $13.6B In 2021
- Senators Urge President Biden to Make Rosenworcel Permanent FCC Chair
September 23
- NextGen TV: Five St. Louis Stations Launch ATSC 3.0 Broadcasts
- David Griffin Appointed to NAB TV Board of Directors
- Verizon Gets #1 Customer Satisfaction Ranking for Internet Service in Eastern US
- Five Station Leaders are Elected to the PBS Board of Directors
- Scripps Invests in Misfits Gaming Group
- iSIZE Joins the Alliance for Open Media
- J.D. Power Pay TV Customer Satisfaction Survey Ranks Dish Highest Nationally
- Redbox Expands Streaming Reach with Vewd Deal
- Evertz Connect Fall Event To Focus On Bravo Cloud-Based Production Studio
- IATSE Moves Closer to a Strike
September 22
- Streaming Viewership Was Flat in August
- Pluto TV Hits 100 Spanish Channels in Latam
- Gray’s WOIO-TV to Launch a New Telemundo Station in Cleveland
- Media Execs Urge Reinstatement of Tax Incentives to Promote Diversity in Station Ownership
- PTC Applauds Hulu’s Decision to Add PIN-Restrictions
- Xavier University Adds Five Ikegami HDK-99 Camera Systems
- Comcast Introduces New 4K Streaming Device XiOne
- Ross Withdraws from 2021 IBC Show
September 21
- Paramount+ and Showtime Launch Bundled Offerings
- Execs from AWS, Cisco and Discovery to Speak at AIMS IP Oktoberfest
- NBC Wins 52 Week 2020-2021 Season
- Tegna Receives Takeover Offers
- NPD: Security and Video Subscription Services Go Together
- Roku Announces New Shopify App for Small Businesses
- Nielsen Announces "Impressions First Initiative"
- Are Americans Abandoning Binging for Social Media?
September 20
- The Awards Are Still On! Best in Market Nominations Open
- Roku Unveils New 4K Streamers and Upgrades Its Operating System
- ANA Backs the MRC and Insists Ad Industry Needs “More Robust” Measurement Ecosystem
- DigiCAP Adds AWS Interoperability to the DigiCaster ATSC 3.0 Broadcast Gateway
- TVU Networks To Offer Broadcasters Unlimited 5G For Winter Olympics Coverage
- Hearst Television Launches "Very Local" Connected TV Channels
September 17
- Paramount+ Launches Live Streaming of UEFA Women’s World Cup Qualifiers
- Sound Designer Posts ‘Magnificent Madness’ Audio With DaVinci Resolve Studio
- Online B-to-B Marketplace for TV, Film Rights Seeing Rapid Growth
- Starlink Speedcheck: Elon Musk's Broadband Service Delivers 50Mbps Downloads
- Research: Combining Streaming Ads with Linear TV Ads Boosts Campaign Effectiveness
- HBO Max Offers Half Off to Former Amazon Channels’ Subs
- SK Telecom, Sinclair Advance 5G-based UHD Broadcasting
- NHL Returns to Disney Outlets with 103 Exclusive Games
- IBC Organizers Laud Dutch Government COVID-19 Rule Relaxation
September 16
- Ampersand Launches Its Total TV Measurement Solution
- CATS Ltd. Takes Clear-Com’s DX210 System into the Wild
- New NAB Ad Campaign Emphasizes the Importance of Local Broadcast Journalism
- LPTV Industry Endorses Local Journalism Sustainability Act
- MediaKind Promotes Allen Broome to CEO
- Exhibitors, Attendees React to NAB Show Cancellation
September 15
- Nexstar Digital Introduces STELLAR Ad Insight Platform
- Average AI & Data Tech Salary Hits $146K, per O’Reilly
- Newsy Revamps News Teams in Run-up to OTA Launch
- BET Launches BET Studios
- WUFT-TV Adopts PMM Cloud-Based Broadcast Platform
- Univision Debuts on YouTube TV
- Dish Selects IBM's Software for New Cloud-Native 5G Network
- Australian Rental House VA Adds Fujinon Premista Lenses
- NAB Urges Support for Legislation to Sustain Local News Outlets
- 2021 NAB Show Cancelled
- Exhibitor Insight: Mark Roberts Motion Control—Paddy Taylor, Head of Broadcast
September 14
- Major Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV in Cincinnati
- Zixi, AIP Partner On Ad Insertion For OTT, Broadcast
- CES 2022 Registration Is Now Open
- The ARF Says Ad Supported Free Media Is `Under Threat'
- AVIWEST Launches RACK400 4K UHD and Multi-HD Encoder for Live Remote Production
- Ross Acquires D3 LED
- Gray Television Purchases Third Rail Studios
- Nexstar Selects Latest Version of Bitcentral's Create Timeline Editor
- Screenweave To Introduce Cloud-Based Publishing Solution For OTT, Mobile At NAB Show
- Marketron REV Delivers Streamlines Sales Process, Grows Sales For TV, Radio
- Fox To Acquire TMZ From WarnerMedia
September 13
- AWS Launches Amazon EC2 VT1 Instances for Simpler, Cost-Effective Hi-Res Streaming
- Riedel Keeps Pitt Athletics’ Live Productions Connected
- KPBS Stays Flexible With Comrex Codecs
- Taking Care of Business With Lawo mc² Consoles and VSM
- Appear Adds Support For JPEG XS, OTT, BISS To X Platform
- Telestream To Unveil Sweeping Product Enhancement At 2021 NAB Show
- Broadcasters Ask FCC to Stay Order Requiring Disclosures of Foreign Government Sponsored Programming
- Carriage Blackouts Have Cost Cable Nets $179.5M Since 2013
- NAB Show Exhibitor Insight: FOR-A Americas—Satoshi Kanemura, President and COO
September 10
- Canon Withdraws from the NAB Show and InfoComm
- ARRI Pursues Patent Office Review Of Alleged Infringements
- Roku Survey Says Streaming Industry Has Passed a “Tipping Point”
- Panasonic Latest Exhibitor to Withdraw from 2021 NAB Show
- EA Produces eSports in the Cloud with Grass Valley’s AMPP Audio Mixer
- SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2021 Shifts to Virtual Due to COVID-19
- Audio Post for Gazpacho’s “Fireworking at St. Croix” with DaVinci Resolve Studio
- CBC, SportsNet Tap Calrec to Produce NHL in 5.1
- Clear-Com’s Agent-IC Breaks Down Communication Barriers for DP
- Global Pay TV Market Is Still Seeing Slight Growth
- PointsBet, NBC Sports Debut Add Betting Integrations into NFL Shows
- Amagi Scores $100 Million In Venture Funding
- Ross Video Announces Withdrawal from 2021 NAB Show
September 9
- WWFC Selects 8 Fellows in Inaugural Pilot Accelerator Program to Improve Diversity
- David France, Ryan Laney to Receive HPA’s Judges Award for Creativity & Innovation
- UPDATED: SMPTE To Bestow Honorary Membership Posthumously On David Sarnoff
- IRIS.TV, Amagi Partner on Contextual Ad Targeting For CTVs
- CBS News Launches See It Now Studios
- 75 U.S. Stations Now Using BlackBird, TownNews Platform For Social, Web News Distribution
- FCC Commissioner Starks Backs Tax Breaks to Improve Diversity in Station Ownership
- Amazon 'Reimagines TV' With the Launch of its First TV Sets
- Riedel Hires Oliver Zimmermann as Director of Manufacturing
- VAB Creates New Media Measurement Innovation Taskforce
- Google Cloud Joins SRT Alliance
- TEGNA Launches Quest Streaming App
September 8
- Ross Dagan Named EVP, News Operations And Transformation at CBS News And Stations
- HBO Max Plans October 26 Launches in Europe
- New York Jets, Fubo Gaming Ink Sports Betting Partnership
- 20 Years Broadcasters Will Never Forget
- Restoring Over-the-Air TV in New York City After 9/11
- NFL Los Angeles Officially Opens
- HPA Issues Call for Proposals for 2022 Tech Retreat
- Haivision Joins Grass Valley Media Universe Alliance
- Brazilian Telco Oi Selects MediaKind’s Cygnus Contribution for Live Event Broadcasting
- VidOvation to Represent Simplylive
- Exhibitor Insight: GB Labs—Dominic Harland, CEO
- Moscow TV Broadcaster Embraces SMTE ST 2110 IP-Based Video
- FOX’s LIVEnow Taps TVU Producer as Hub for News Feed Aggregation
- Human Rights Groups Urge Broadcast Boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Games
- Exhibitors Excited to Reconnect With NAB Show Attendees
September 7
- Sony Withdraws from In-Person Participation at the 2021 NAB Show
- BBC Sport Deploys Virtual Set Technologies from Vizrt & Others
- Former FCC Chairs Back Reinstatement of Tax Breaks for Diversity Ownership
- Intinor Technology To Feature Latest Direkt Encoder Features At 2021 NAB Show
- M2A Media, InSync Technology Launch New Cloud-Based Live Frame Rate Converter
- Frank Biancuzzo Named President Of Hearst Media Production Group
- Joey Clayton Joins Brightline
- Cloud Video Production Costs to Hit $2.48B in 2026
- Valsoft Purchases VSN
- Videon Unveils LiveEdge Platform-As-A-Service Suite
- Amazon Reportedly Set to Festoon Its Brand onto Smart TVs
September 3
- Gordon Smith To Receive The 2021 Lowry Mays Excellence In Broadcasting Award
- Top Three SVOD Services Are in 78% of U.S. Households
- Sling TV Launches Exclusive Barstool Sports Channel
- Johannes Skoog Of TV 2 Denmark Named First Viz Artist In Residence
- Teradek Introduces New Bolt 4K Monitor Modules
- In an Upcoming Webinar, Sinclair, Meredith News Executives Will Explore Changing News Workflows
- Agile Remote Cameras' Products Now Part Of MRMC
- Even in the Cloud, Managing Assets Doesn’t Get Any Easier
- Antennas Direct, Mohu Launch Antenna Discounts Following Locast Suspension of Service
- AIMS Publishes Media-Over-IP Educational Resources
- Media Ownership Rules Are Detrimental to Competition, Localism and Diversity, NAB Says
- NFL, Screach Kickoff Expanded Streaming Presence in Poland
September 2
- Fubo Gaming Receives Licenses for Mobile Sports Betting
- Television Academy Announces New Science & Tech Peer Group
- Televisa Selects ETL Systems
- Red Digital Cinema Launches New V-Raptor 8k VV Camera
- US SVOD Subs to Hit 450M by 2026
- Networks, Nielsen React to MRC Accreditation Loss
- ESPN Launches ESPN Edge Innovation Center
- Chauvet Purchases LED Lighting Maker Kino Flo
- Locast Suspends Operations
September 1
- Churn Imposes Hefty Costs on Steamers
- Independent Show 2021 Goes Virtual
- Comscore to Supply Cornerstone Media Group With Local TV Measurement
- WNET Group's Cyberchase: Mobile Adventures in STEM Gets $2.9M Grant
- MRC Suspends Accreditation of Nielsen’s National Television Service
- Black News Channel to Launch BNC Go Streaming Service
- Crystal Vision To Show IP/SDI Chromakeyer, Profanity Delay at 2021 NAB Show
- Nexstar’s New Diginet Rewind TV Bows in 50M Homes
- Blonder Tongue Labs Introduces Updated Aircaster Transmodulators