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May 31
- Gravity Media Opens New Manchester Production Center
- A+E, Amazon Studios, Banijay & Warner Bros. Discovery Join Coded For Inclusion
- ARRI Unveils Alexa 35 Camera
- CJP Broadcast Captures FA Women's National League Playoff Final
- Former NY Broadcasters Association President William O’Shaughnessy Has Died
- RF at the NAB Show—ATSC 3.0 Analysis, Part 1
- TJ Beardsmore Joins BeckTV as Dir. of Program Management
- EBU Suspends Russian Broadcasters
May 27
- FETV Hits 50M Sub Mark
- Super RTL Taps 3SS for TOGGO Kids Service Launch
- U.S. Netflix Usage Up Despite Sub Loses
- Oconsortium Tech Tour Van To Visit Detroit During ATSC Conference
- NCTA to FCC: Defend 6-GHz Interference Call
- BBC to Ax CBBC, BBC Four; Wants to Reach 75% of Audience via iPlayer Every Week
- HPA Promotes Phil Kubel to Executive Director
- Talking Into the Cloud
May 26
- Gray Television’s InvestigateTV Adds to Reporting Team
- Shawn Hoder Named VP & News Director at CBS Television Stations’ Pittsburgh Properties
- WFAA Apologizes for Interrupting Jimmy Kimmel Monologue
- Verizon and AWS Expand Edge Computing to 19 U.S. Metro Areas
- Twitter Fined $150M for Violating User Privacy
- NATAS Announce Winners of 43rd Annual Sports Emmy Awards
- Evoca Launches In Portland, Ore.
May 25
- Cable TV Pioneers Selects Class of 2022
- Nexstar to Expand Local News Operations, Launch DC News Now
- Fox Television Stations Digital Properties Attract 42M Unique Viewers In April
- Allen Media Group Taps Matthew Lipson to Oversee Marketing, Digital Strategy
- Synamedia Acquires the Content Discovery Platform Utelly
- WBU Condemns Killing of Al Jazeera Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
- Evoca, Sling Partner To Bring Wider Channel Selection To NextGen Pay-TV Subscribers
May 24
- TV5Monde Deploys Harmonic Cloud Streaming for Global Expansion
- Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband Tapped for Indy 500 Coverage
- Tiger to Auction Pro Gear from Red Star Pictures
- Tegna Foundation Announces First Round of 2022 Media Grants
- José Andrés to Receive NAB’s Service to America Leadership Award
- As Streaming Subs Surge, Live Sports & News Drive Pay TV Retention
- New Gracenote Streaming Channels Data Enables FAST Channel Discovery
- SmallHD Launches ACTION 5 Touchscreen Monitor
- Insys Video Technologies Unveils Cloud DRM
- Blu Digital Group Acquires Central Post LA
May 23
- Michael Schneider to Run Bally Sports+ Streaming Business
- Scripps Names Dave German VP & GM of KXXV/KRHD TV Stations
- Global OTT Revenue to Grow by $21B in 2022
- The Weather Channel Launches Direct-to-Consumer Live Stream
May 20
- Cloud-Based Gaming Could Dramatically Boost Broadband Usage
- SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2022 Unveils Programming Plans
- World Broadcasting Unions Updates Cybersecurity Recommendations
- NTT to Power Enhanced Experience for Indianapolis 500 and INDYCAR
- Cannes Film Festival Hosting Virtual Production Space
- Dish to Market AT&T Internet Services
May 19
- Pixelogic To Acquire Juice Media
- Mario Lopez to Host NAB’s Celebration of Service to America Awards
- Prime Video Has Invested £1 Billion on TV, Movies, and Live Sport in the U.K.
- Nielsen: Streaming Hits Record Levels, Accounts for 30% of TV Viewing
- Roku, Element Electronics Take Streaming Outdoors With New Outdoor TV
- Mary Baynes Named VP and News Director for CBS Television Stations’ Sacramento Properties
May 18
- Dave Benco Joins Dielectric as Western Sales Manager
- Pluto TV Launches In Nordics
- Altice to Offer 5 Gig Fiber Internet
- OWC Showcases Workflow Solutions at NAB Show
- San Diego Gulls Add New Away-Game Coverage With Dejero EnGo For Contribution
- NEP Group Releases Supershooter 6
- Nielsen: Asian Representation in Streaming TV Shows Nearly Doubles
- ATSC Releases Details for its Detroit Meeting
- FCC Will Consider Franken FMs in June
- XFL Inks Distribution Deal with Disney
- Fixed Wireless Home Internet Gaining on Traditional Cable Broadband
May 17
- Tegna Shareholders Approve Merger with Standard General Affiliate
- Charter Commits $1M to 2022 Spectrum Digital Education
- Digital Nirvana Hires Jim Daves as Senior Director of Sales
- Syncbak Taps Mike Fass as VP of Broadcast Services
- ESPN to Provide Alternative Telecast of PGA Championship
- FCC Seeks Input on COVID-19 Impact on Competition
- Scripps, Google Partner on Broadcast Journalism Initiative
- Telestream Acquires Encoding.com
- U.S. SVOD Spending Jumps 16.9% in Q1 2022
- Major Pay TV Providers Lost 1.95M Video Subs in Q1 2022
- IBC Confirms Return to In-Person Show Following Pandemic Cancellations
May 16
- Paramount Global Promotes Execs for International Streaming Expansion
- Comcast’s Xumo Launches What to Watch Channel Curated by Xfinity
- Study: CTV Ad Fraud Schemes Up 70% in 2021
- LG Deployed 200+ Displays at New NAB Headquarters
- Global SVOD subscriptions to grow by 485 million by 2027
- Rise Announces its Global 2022 Pairings for its Mentoring Schemes
May 13
- Amazon Prime Video, NFL Unveil Thursday Night Football 2022 Schedule
- blue Taps Rohde & Schwarz for Studio Production and Storage Tech
- URSA Mini Pro 12K Used for VFX on `The Gilded Age’
- Gray Television Names Ron Bartholomew GM of WNDU
- TelevisaUnivision’s Uforia Expands Podcast Offerings
- Lisa White Named VP and News Director for CBS Television Stations’ San Francisco Bay Area Businesses
- ESPN to Offer Record 23-Game NFL Slate
May 12
- New Gaian Solutions Monetization Platform Accelerates ATSC 3.0 Commercialization
- NAB Now Accepting Applications for Technology Apprenticeship Program
- Dish Wireless Selects Radcom to Monitor Its 5G Network
- Scener Launches Mobile App to Simplify TV Viewing
- Roku Upgrades Its Top-of-the-Line Streaming Player
- Comcast, Charter Tap Marcien Jenckes to Head New Streaming Venture
- Blackbird Hires Sumit Rai as Chief Product Officer
- Chicken Soup to Acquire Redbox
- Disney+ With Ads to Launch in the U.S. in 2022
- LiveU Adds New Live Cloud Production Tools with easy.io Acquisition
May 11
- Disney Hits 205M Streaming Subs
- Telstra, Silver Trak Digital Launch Cinema Direct 5G Content Delivery
- Sony Joins GPA’s Partner Program
- CBS News And Stations Hire Investigative Journalists For Its Local News Innovation Lab
- Sinclair Names Scott Ehrlich Its First Chief Innovation Officer
- Global CTV Video Impressions Outpace Mobile for First Time
- Fox Sports, NBC Sports Team Up On USFL Production
- Analysts: Broadband Competition Intensifies
- New Research Suggests the Streaming Party Isn’t Over
- OTA Broadcast Reception Monitoring for ATSC 3.0
May 10
- Dielectric President Andrew Whiteside Dead At 67
- TelevisaUnivision Names Michael Angus Head of U.S. Distribution
- Astound Broadband Expands Netcracker Deployment
- discovery+ Launches on The Roku Channel
- Akamai Hits Record Web Traffic of 250 Tbps
- Report: Netflix Ads Could Come in Late 2022
- 94% of TV Ads Reached Only 55% of Linear TV Audiences
- Guinness Declares PXO x WFW Vancouver Virtual Production Stage 'World's Largest LED Stage'
May 9
- Streaming Video Alliance Releases New eXtended Reality Brief
- Estrella Media Launches New FAST Channel Cine EstrellaTV
- Cord Cutting, Rising Costs Hit Profits at Sports Nets
- Sports Dominates Live Streaming Viewing
- Weigel Broadcasting Adds 19 Pixel Power StreamMasters
- U.S. Podcast Advertising Revenue to Hit $4B by 2024
- TelevisaUnivision to Acquire Pantaya
- Report: AVOD Revenues Expected to More Than Double by 2027
May 6
- Canela Media to Launch Canela Kids AVOD Streaming Service
- Adsmobile Plans to Launch Nuestra.TV Streaming Service
- Nexstar’s NewsNation Taps Decision Desk HQ for 2022 Midterm Coverage
- Dish, Sling TV Report Increased Sub Loses
- RTDNA: 20% of TV News Directors Report Attacks on Journalists
- NAB Leadership Foundation to Honor Geico with Corporate Leadership Award
- fuboTV Reports Subscriber Losses for Q1
May 5
- Fall River Schools Selected JVC’s PTZ Cameras to Train Students
- HPA Calls for HPA Engineering Excellence Award Entries
- Americans Plan to Stream 290 Movies & TV Shows in 2022
- Fox News Debuts New Studio for `Gutfeld!’
- NewTek Issues Call For Entries For Inaugural TriCaster Director Of The Year Awards
- Family Co-viewing Surges Among Streaming Audiences
- TV Tech Talk: 2022 NAB Show in Review
May 4
- BIA Expands Forecasting and Consulting Services with New Hires
- BroadStar Taps Broadpeak for New Streaming Service
- KALA Deploys Dejero Tech for Cinematic Production Vehicle
- Allen Media Group To Launch 3 Networks on Cox Contour TV
- TVB Survey Finds that TV Most Effective Way to Get Out the Vote
- Gray, Telemundo Significantly Expand Affiliation Partnership
May 3
- Dolby Labs Names Shriram Revankar To Head Its Advanced Technology Group
- Global Pay TV Industry Will Add Subs But Lose Revenue
- Dish Wireless Selects Samsung for 5G Network Rollout
- Comcast Technology Solutions Debuts New Addressable Ad Tech Solution
- Roku Unveils New Ad Solutions at Its First In-Person NewFront
- Cox Media Group Closes Deals for Two Eugene, Oregon TV Stations
- Paramount Global's DTC Subs Topped 62M in Q1, 2022
- TNDV Helps `Bluegrass Underground’ Return to PBS
- Tegna Stations to Debut New Local Streaming Apps and Channels
- ACA Connects CEO Matthew Polka Announces Retirement
- Broadcast History in May: Color TV, Satellites and the Transition to DTV
- AI Carves an Easier Path for Media Creators
May 2
- DZS to Acquire ASSIA
- Peacock Becomes Bravo’s Streaming Home
- Apple Music Launches on Roku
- Digital Video Ad Spend to Reach Nearly $50B in 2022
- Application Deadline for SMPTE Student Grants & Scholarships is May 10
- Allen Media Group Launches The Weather Channel En Español
- Broadcasters Foundation Honors Broadcast Industry Leaders