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May 31
- LYNX Technik Launches 4K HDMI to 12G SDI Converter
- FCC: 8.3M Homes, Businesses Lack Access to High-Speed Broadband
- Sencore Hires Chad Hassler as Vice President of Sales
- Pliant Technologies Releases CrewCom V1.14 Firmware Update
- Netflix Password Crackdown: Only 8% of Shared Users Plan to Subscribe
- VideoAmp, TransUnion Release Cross-Platform Media Measurement Solution
- Dish Media Expands Programmatic Ad Capabilities with Dish Connected Launch
- NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game Averaged 11.9M Viewers
- MLB Steps in to Ensure Fans Access to Padres Games After Diamond Stops Payments
May 30
- Anton/Bauer Unveils Sodium-Based Mobile Power Source
- VSF Releases IPMX Tech Recommendation Initial Drafts
- British Shopping Channel Deploys Dejero Connectivity When Fiber Fails
- `Succession’ Finale Draws Series High 2.9M Viewers
- Sinclair Sells Controlling Stake in Stadium Network
- FCC Delays Implementation of New EAS Requirements
- New DirecTV Stream Customers Will Have Priority For Telly’s Free TVs
- Cancellation by Spite: Younger Viewers More Likely to Ditch Netflix Over PW Sharing Crackdown
- Gravity Media Signs Long-Term Contract with ATP Media to Deliver Worldwide Tournament Coverage
May 26
- Wooden Camera Releases Ultra Handle System
- ARRI Rental Services Opens Toronto Facility
- DirecTV to Sell NFL Sunday Ticket to Commercial Establishments
- LTN Network Achieves Major Live Feed Milestone
- ENCO To Highlight Robotic Pan/Tilt Head at InfoComm
- Cord-Cutter Households Will Make Up 72% of U.S. Homes by 2025
May 25
- Kari Patey Named VP of Producer Development At CBS Stations
- Brightcove Hires Teresa Tang for SVP Analytics Role
- Matt Moran Promoted to Senior Managing VP at Gray Television
- Broadband Forum Issues New Specification of TR-459 Standard
- Viasat Acquisition of Inmarsat Approved by European Commission
- Ross Video Appoints Rafael Dubois as Regional Sales Director, Northern Europe
- RAPA, PMVG Partner On ATSC 3.0 Showcase Station In Tennessee
- Insys Video Technologies, Bitmovin Partner On Livestreaming, Security Integration
- ViX’s Premium Tier Joins Roku’s Subscription Channel Lineup
- Pixellot Debuts Next-Gen AI-Automated Sports Camera
- U.S. SVOD Revenues Expected to Equal Pay-TV Revenues by 2027
- DeSantis' Disastrous Twitter Launch Proves Traditional TV Ain’t Dead Yet
May 24
- Philo Adds Nine New Free Channels
- Survey: Streaming Viewers Worried About Complexity as Much as Cost
- Atomos Supports ProRes RAW Plug-ins
- Harmonic Launches New Hardened Switch for 10G Fiber Deployments
- NAB Show Announces Winners of NABiQ
- Report: Avid Sale Rumored
- New VPs of News Named for NBC4 and Telemundo 52 in L.A.
- Paramount+ Launches Custom Roku City Neighborhood
- TiVo’s Video Media Platform Moves from Living Rooms to Cars
- Comcast Fights Back Against Cord Cutting With Launch of NOW TV
May 23
- Netflix Launches Password Sharing Crackdown in U.S.
- Survey: M&E Companies Flock to Public Cloud Storage
- NVP Creates the NVP Innovation Hub with Grass Valley Solutions
- Arne Stadler to Head ARRI’s CPO Program
- Tanya Black Named Vice President & News Director At CBS Stations’ Baltimore Properties
- Cooke Optics Partners with EZtrack
- Melita Taps Harmonic for Multi-Gigabit Services
- AJA Executive Bryce Button Has Died
- HBO Max Officially Rebrands to ‘Max,' Expands 4K Offerings
May 22
- Tegna: Merger Agreement with Standard General Is Terminated
- ELF Taps AWS for Cloud-Based Production Infrastructure
- FCC Approves Viasat's Proposed Acquisition of Inmarsat
- Sandy Breland Named EVP and COO at Gray Television
- CPB Names Faisal Khan Executive Director of Next Generation Warning System
- President Biden Nominates Anna Gomez to FCC
- Marshall Electronics Unveils Compact 4K60 Live Streaming Camera with NDI Support
- Alabama Public Television Upgrades Statewide RF Network For ATSC 3.0
- Cinedigm Rebrands to Cineverse
- YouTube TV's NBA Glitches Show Service May Not Be Ready for NFL
May 19
- Charter Commits $1 Million to Closing Digital Divide
- New Data on the Best Streaming Release Strategies
- Telly: 100,000 Sign Up for Free TVs in First 36 Hours
- Survey: High Public Awareness of Writers Strike
- S&P: Private Equity Investment In Streaming Companies Slumps
May 18
- CommScope Launches New HomeVantage Fiber Gateways and ONUs
- Adobe, USC Annenberg Unveil List of 100 Most Inclusive Films
- Study: CTV Ad Fraud Surges in 2022
- NBCU Selects Comscore as Preferred Local Advertising Currency
- Mission Broadcasting To Acquire WADL-TV
- Cinepacks Deploys Virtual Production Stage
- Digital Alert Systems Announces Version 5.1 Software For DASDEC, One-Net
- Netflix Partners With EDO to Deliver Outcomes Measurement
- APTS Pushes Back on Proposed Funding Cut for Emergency Alerts
May 17
- Green Streams, Varnish Software Partner on Video Streaming CDN for ISPs
- RED Digital Cinema Introduces KOMODO-X
- Seven Network Selects Fujinon 4K Lenses
- Roku Launches Women’s Sports Zone
- Television Academy Foundation Announces $3M Education Program Donation
- Streaming Video Technology Alliance Convenes in New Orleans
- Warner Bros. Discovery Launches ‘WBD Stream’ for Advertisers
- Sales of Amazon’s Alexa-Enabled Devices Surpass Half a Billion
- NABLF To Honor JPMorgan Chase With Corporate Leadership Award
- Standard General Makes New Tegna Commitments in Runup to Crucial FCC Meeting
- Congress Asks FCC IG to Investigate Rosenworcel Over Standard General-Tegna Deal
May 16
- First Two Rounds of NBA Playoffs Were Most Watched Ever on ESPN Platforms
- Prime Video Inks Pickleball Deal
- WBNX-TV Selects Comscore for Local Market Measurement
- Innovid Expands Local Measurement for NBCUniversal
- RTVE Deploys LiveU's IP Cloud Services
- iSpot Works with Google to Measure YouTube and YouTube TV Against Broader TV Marketplace
- Cox Communications Extends Licensing Agreement With Adeia
- Wohler Unveils New Line of 4K, 8K Video Monitors
- Peacock to Offer Its First Exclusive Live Streamed NFL Playoff Game
- News Consumption Boosts Cable’s Share of TV Viewing
- Registration Opens for IBC2023
- Pebble Hires Former GV Exec Neil Maycock as Chief Commercial Officer
- Cord-Cutting Accelerates, Hitting Record High in Q1 2023
May 15
- N.D. Tops States with the Best Access to Gigabit Broadband
- Study: Top CTV Genres for Asian-Americans Are Lifestyle, Foreign Programming and Gaming
- LRG: Top Broadband Providers Added 960K Subs in Q1
- S&P: Pay TV Sub Losses to Increase in 2023
- WOW! Drops Its Video Service for YouTube TV
- Telly Uses Second 'Smart Screen' to Show Ads to Subsidize Free 4K HDR TVs
- Vice Media Group Files for Bankruptcy
May 12
- Horowitz: LatinX Viewers Heavy SVOD Subscribers
- More Than Half of All Global Video Impressions Now on CTV
- YouTube Viewing of Content from Top TV Networks Dominated by Shorts
- BET+ Sets June Launch for Ad-Supported BET+ Essential
- CNN’s Trump Town Hall Averages 3.3M Viewers
- Peacock to Host First-Ever Exclusive NFL Game
- Amazon Adds New Local NBC, Telemundo News FAST Channels
- Gamers’ Influence on TV Programming Growing
May 11
- Fubo Inks Promotional Partnership with Cleveland Guardians
- Mobile TV Group Upgrades 15 Mobile Units
- Consumers are Using Fewer Video Services
- NBCU Unveils Coverage Plans for Paris 2024 Olympics
- IAB: U.S. Podcasting Ad Revenue to Hit $4B in 2025
- Disney Sheds Streaming Subs, Reduces Streaming Losses
- Sinclair's Compulse Launches OTT Ad Management Platform
- Judge Blocks Gray-TV Suns/Mercury Broadcast Deal
May 10
- Android TV Now on 150M+ Active Devices
- Cross Screen Media, AdImpact Partner on Local Cross-Screen Measurement
- CBS Research: America's Most-Watched Network for 2022-2023 Season Will Be CBS
- iSpot: Fubo Reaches Audience Beyond Traditional Linear TV Advertising
- Deducers Training Program to Offer New Motion And Post Courses
- First NFL Black Friday Game to Feature Dolphins-Jets Clash
- DraftKings Launches 24/7 FAST Channel
May 9
- Apple Brings Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro to iPad
- Chyron Augments NewsTicker and Click Effects Product Teams
- AMC Networks Plans October Launch of Ad-Supported AMC+
- Sinclair’s Diginets Add New Prime-Time Content
- Vizrt Introduces Three Flowics-Powered Cloud Products
- Samba TV: 11.7M U.S. Households Watched King Charles’ Coronation
- First NextGen TV-Certified Receivers to Hit the Market by This Summer
May 8
- NHL Turns To Amagi For FAST Channel Creation, Distribution
- Full Sail University Trains Students with Calrec Consoles
- King Charles Coronation Draws 20M U.K. TV Viewers
- Study: Gen Z Audiences Heavy Users of Mobile Devices While Watching TV
- Dish Suffers Heavy Streaming, Satellite Sub Losses
- SMPTE Names Sally Hattori Standards Vice President
- Standard General Makes Renewed Diversity Commitments; Enlists More Support for Tegna Deal
- Nexstar Acquires KUSI-TV in San Diego for $35M
- Former FCC Chairman Newton Minow Dies
May 5
- ARRI Opens Rome Office
- VidOvation Acquires More Haivision Bonded Cellular and IP Gear
- TNDV, NATAS Collaborate On Tech Emmy Livestream Production
- V1 Productions Deploys Marshall Cameras for New Aviation Series
- Warner Bros. Discovery Streaming Subs Hit 97.6M
- Scripps Inks Multiyear Deal to Air Vegas Golden Knights NHL Games
- U.S. SVOD Spending Up 22% YoY in Q1 to $8.7B
- Cobalt Digital Acquires PHABRIX QxL Rasterizers To Expand Testing Capacity
- FuboTV Grows Nearly 22% in Subs, Narrows Losses
May 4
- Drexel Media Program Relies On Blackmagic Design Technology
- Sling Freestream Expands Lineup to 335+ Channels
- PBS Stations to Launch on Hulu + Live TV
- Fox Television Stations Launches Fox Local Streaming App
- Gray Television Stations to Use Generative Ai-Video to Create Local Ads
- FTC Proposes Ban on Facebook Monetizing Youth Data
- IPG’s Magna Signs Up for Comscore’s Local TV Ratings Data
May 3
- Sportradar Taps NPAW for Analytics
- Roku Unveils New Ad Solutions, Content Offerings
- S&P: Credit Ratings Outlook for Local TV Broadcasters Remains Stable
- Google TV Upgrades Storage, Performance
- IAB: 2022 U.S. Digital Video Ad Spend to Hit $55.2B in 2023
- Nicole Starrett Promoted to Director of Electrical Engineering at Dielectric
- WGA Strike or Not, New TV Programming Faces Shortfall in 2024
May 2
- NGLmitú Launches mitúTV Streaming Platform
- Conan O’Brien to Launch His First Dedicated FAST Channel
- Bitcentral Helps BCB Enhance News Content
- News12 Unveils New $20M Studio and Newsroom
- Study: Supply Chain Issues Ease for Fiber Broadband Deployments
- Nielsen Admits Super Bowl LVII Undercount Missing 2M Viewers
- TV, FIlm Writers Go on Strike
May 1
- Rochester Red Wings Baseball Updates Zeplay Hardware and Software
- 100+ Amazon Originals to Stream on Amazon Freevee in 2023
- FCC Administrative Judge Suspends Hearing on Tegna Deal
- Survey: Marketers Report Obstacles to Managing Linear and Digital Campaigns
- Nexstar Renews Hulu Deal
- FuboTV Inks Branding Deal With BoSox
- Studios, Writers at Impasse as Strike Looms