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It's a small world, after all, thanks to Zoom and the COVID-19 pandemic. For some media organizations, this has increased the need for content -- and, perhaps, breaking the language barrier. Guess what? A new product uses cutting-edge AI and hardware technology to offer verbal translation to English of content in a foreign tongue.

From CES 2021: Ultra High Speed HDMI Cables Now Available

Over three years after the launch of the HDMI Specification Version 2.1, major products are now widely available that support HDMI 2.1 features including 4K@120Hz, 8K@60Hz, Dynamic HDR and eARC.

How Did COVID-19 Impact the CE, Entertainment and Pro AV Markets?

Ahead of CES 2021, Futuresource offered a third COVID-19 update that reflects on progress governments have made towards addressing the economic impact of the pandemic. This includes how the Consumer Electronics, Entertainment and Pro-AV markets have fared in H2, as well as what the indications are for the first half of 2021.

LAVIE Upgrade Promises ‘Even More Tempting Features’ For On-The-Go Pros

Having garnered recognition for its light weight and durability at last year's CES, the new LAVIE Pro Mobile returns with what the company calls "even more tempting features for on-the-go professionals, including a long-lasting battery life and more comfortable typing experience to boost productivity."

CP Communications Helps Accelerate Remote Production for Trans Am Series

Greenlight Television produced and live-streamed the muscle car racing championship known as the Trans Am Series for fans worldwide — and it did so by using IP and bonded cellular systems from CP Communications.

NBCUniversal TV, Streaming Chairman To Open Virtual NATPE Miami

The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE), the association representing content producers, distributors, streamers and buyers that stages the annual NATPE Miami conference and expo, has selected its opening keynoter. It's the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming Chairman, and he'll be joined by a popular TODAY anchor.

NextGenTV Takes A Front Row Seat at Virtual CES

Noted figures from the worlds of consumer technology, broadcasting and education will populate two live panel discussions organized by Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) after the first day of activities conclude for the virtual 2021 CES.
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Heartland Video Systems Joins the ATSC

A "pure play system integrator" led by CEO Dennis Klas has joined the organization charged with bringing next-generation television signals -- and the data capabilities its implementation will bring to broadcast TV -- to fruition.

Vantage Advantage: IMF File Production, Delivery Simplified

Enhancements to Telestream's CaptionMaker authoring software and the Vantage Media Processing Platform have been brought to market. They provide "all the production tools" required by major broadcast networks and content distributors who have standardized on the Interoperable Master Format file-based delivery format.

American Tower Completes Its InSite Buy

The total consideration for the transaction, subject to certain post-closing adjustments, was approximately $3.5 billion, including the assumption or repayment of existing InSite debt, and was funded by a combination of cash on hand and revolver borrowings.
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A NEXTGEN TV Service to Deliver TV, and Radio, in Seattle

Television viewers in the largest TV market in the Pacific Northwest can now get a taste of the future. And, it includes broadcast radio.

IQOYA IP Audio Codecs Help Deliver Two Major NYC Holiday Telecasts

When production integration company Jetwave Wireless needed a way to broadcast in voiceover talent during the major network broadcasts of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting, Digigram’s IQOYA *SERV/LINK, a multi-channel IP audio codec, was paired with IQOYA TALK, a portable IP audio codec.
The Tieline Gateway is a DSP-based 1RU IP codec enabling transport of multiple channels of mono or stereo audio across the Public Internet or any QoS-enabled IP network, including T1 and T3 connections and private WANs with MPLS. The Gateway streams up to 16 IP audio channels with support for AES67, ST 2110-30, AES3 and analog I/O as standard.

Now Shipping: A Tieline Gateway Multichannel IP Codec

The Tieline Gateway is a DSP-based 1RU IP codec enabling transport of multiple channels of mono or stereo audio across the Public Internet or any QoS-enabled IP network, including T1 and T3 connections and private WANs with MPLS. The Gateway streams up to 16 IP audio channels with support for AES67, ST 2110-30, AES3 and analog I/O as standard.

A ‘Premium’ Notebook Field Journalists May Crave

"This is a great tool for TV reporters to easily capture, save and share their notes." That's the pitch from the makers of the THINKERS Notebook, a new product designed for cloud-based creation and sharing needs.
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Here’s How DigiCAP’s ATSC 3.0 Air Chain Brought NEXTGEN TV to HVS

As ATSC 3.0 came into view, Heartland made a commitment to build an integration lab where we could test connectivity between different ATSC 3.0 products," Heartland Video Systems CEO Dennis Klas says.