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by Michael Grotticelli May 10th, 2012
ABC News has announced that it plans to join forces with Univision News to create a multiplatform news, lifestyle and information programming service aimed at Hispanics in the United States.
Both organizations promised to provide “uncompromising coverage of current events with a unique perspective” with the around-the-clock, English-language television network and digital platform. Both will cater to the country’s more than 50 million Hispanics with programming focused on news, lifestyle and culture.
 Isaac Lee, president of Univision News, called the combined effort “an important moment for journalism in the U.S. and for the U.S. Hispanic community.” The new television network, to be owned 50-50 by the two companies, will be staffed by journalists from ABC News and Univision News. A website, mobile and social media content are expected to debut this summer. The yet-to-be-named television channel is expected to launch in 2013.
No financial details were provided. Editorial coverage will focus on the issues most relevant for Hispanics living in the United States. This includes the economy, jobs, health care, immigration, education, politics, entertainment, health and wellness.
“This exciting joint venture represents the latest example of our long-term strategy to broaden the reach of ABC,” said Anne Sweeney, president of the Disney-ABC Television Group. “Our powerful premier news brand, combined with the world’s leading Hispanic media company, will create the nation’s first news and lifestyle channel targeted to this quickly expanding and important community.”
ABC News president Ben Sherwood said the mission is the new enterprise is clear: “To offer culturally relevant news, information and lifestyle programming to the large and thriving Latino audience in the United States.”
Isaac Lee, president of Univision News, called the combined effort “an important moment for journalism in the U.S. and for the U.S. Hispanic community” that will “provide all audiences with a multiplatform current events perspective on the issues that matter most to Latinos.”
A management team is expected to be announced this summer. The network will have anchors and correspondents in major cities across the United States. Additionally, ABC News and Univision News will share newsgathering and production resources.
The joint venture reflects the growth of Hispanics in the United States. A recent report by Nielsen projected that the buying power of U.S. Hispanics—estimated at $1 trillion in 2010—will grow to $1.5 trillion in 2015.
Tags: ABC News, Hispanics, News, newsgathering, Platform, reporters, television network, Univision
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by Michael Grotticelli May 9th, 2012
Sprint has become the first cellular carrier to offer professional-grade HD video transmission to its enterprise customers nationwide. This means broadcasters will have access to pre-configured data packages that include LiveU’s LU60 backpack system and LU40i handheld live video transmission solution.
With LiveU technology, Sprint said it would soon offer a mobile video transmission solution that delivers HD video quality and combines multiple 3G and 4G air cards for one resilient uplink. The company has signed an agreement with LiveU to include LiveU’s HD live video transmission solutions as part of Sprint’s Machine to Machine (M2M) services portfolio. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: backpack, bonded cellular, ENG, Gannett, LiveU, Sprint, video transmission, wireless services
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by Michael Grotticelli May 1st, 2012
In a move that surprised even some company insiders, Harris Corp. will divest its Broadcast Communications business and find a buyer by the summer (when it begins its fiscal 2013 year). After years of lackluster earnings due to a general slowdown in equipment sales from TV and radio stations, as well as other organizations that Harris supports, the decision to sell off the division was announced in a filing note on April 27th and make public on May 1st, 2012.
 Harris is seeking a buyer for its flagging RF and video production business. With the transition to digital mainly finished among stations in the U.S. (although it’s still occurring overseas), revenue for the Integrated Network Solutions business unit (which includes the Broadcast Communications segment) for the third quarter of fiscal 2011 was $111 million, a decline of 14% versus the same period a year ago. The company’s Board of Directors apparently decided this was too much of a burden to carry forward.
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Tags: broadcast, company acquisitions, divestiture, Harris Corp., Harris Morris, sell
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by Michael Grotticelli April 25th, 2012
Internet Broadcasting, a provider of digital publishing technology and services for local TV newsrooms, has introduced ibPublish 2, a digital content management and publishing platform built for the TV broadcast industry.
 ibPublish 2 frees broadcasters to focus on their core competence, developing local-news content. ibPublish 2 is a cloud-based system that enables newsrooms to produce news and information with fast, seamless distribution to mobile and social media channels. The platform is already in production with Internet Broadcasting clients, who are being supported with services including planning, migration, training, best practices and custom development. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Broadcast News, broadcasting, ibPublish 2, Internet, journalism, Mobile Video, publishing, social media, streaming
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by Michael Grotticelli April 25th, 2012
Last week’s NAB show was attended by 91,932 professionals from the worldwide broadcast and professional video production industries, up about 4.5 percent from the 88,044 that gathered in 2011. Dennis Wharton, the NAB’s Executive Vice President of Media Relations, said that an estimated $30 billion in commerce was generated by the show including the business done on the exhibit hall floor by the 1,600 exhibitors occupying 815,000 net square feet of exhibit space. The NAB Show has attracted more than 110,000 people in its heyday in 2007.
“The economy is getting better and the financial outlook for the broadcast industry in general, reflected by this year’s extremely positive show, is improving as well,” Wharton said, alluding to the increase this year in exhibitor participation and an almost 10 percent increase in size (up from 1,550 exhibitors occupying 745,000 net square feet) from 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 4K, attendance, cameras, cellular, convention, exhibitors, lenses, media, NAB, OTT, over-the-top, Production, transmission
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by Michael Grotticelli April 24th, 2012
Fujifilm showed four new video lenses at NAB, each with a specialty for television production.
Fuji’s new PL-90 Cabrio (ZK4.7×19) zoom lens with a detachable servo drive unit makes it suitable for use as a standard PL lens or ENG-style lens. With a 19-90mm focal range and weight of only 2.7kg (including servo motors), it has the longest focal range available in a lightweight zoom.
 With a 19-90mm focal range and weight of only 2.7kg (including servo motors), the new PL-90 Cabrio has the longest focal range available in a lightweight zoom. The HA19×7.4 BERM/BERD 2/3-inch ENG/EFP lens has improved corner resolution, according to the company, and high-performance functionality for demanding television production applications. The XA19×7.4 BESM-D8 box-style studio/field lens features focus breathing compensation, 16-bit encoders and tally lights for high-end entertainment and news studio applications.
Finally, the new Fuji XA77×9.5 HDTV field lens, featuring patented OS TECH image stabilization is ideal for shooting in windy conditions or on unstable platforms.
Thom Calabro director of marketing and product development for Fujifilm’s North American operations, has hosted a series of videos on the new lenses, which are available on demand.
“The combination of video and social media is proving to be a great way to connect with our customers, especially the next-generation of professional cinematographers and those shooting on location,” said Calabro. “Social media video allows us to educate our customers about the latest technology and capabilities built into our new lenses.”
Tags: cameras, coal length, ENG/EFP, Fujifilm, Fujinon, image stabilization, lenses, Production
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by Michael Grotticelli April 19th, 2012
It’s been a difficult week for Sony. Just as the NAB show was set to open in Las Vegas, half a world away Sony’s new CEO, Kazuo Hirai, faced television cameras to announce losses much worse than expected. The company expects to lose a whopping $6.4 billion this year. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: camcorder, cameras, CMOS sensor, Exmor, financial distress, financial trouble, HD, HXR-NX30, Kazuo Hirai, ony, XDCAM
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by Michael Grotticelli April 19th, 2012
LiveU, an early adopter of portable video-over-cellular solutions for newsgathering, unveiled its new professional-grade LU70 uplink solution with second-generation internal and new external antenna arrays at NAB.
 LiveU’s proprietary RF technology supports the growing range of 3G/4G LTE cellular network bands worldwide. The LU70 includes a one-touch-live mode with automatic adjustment of video resolutions for fast and easy live video transmission at the touch of a button and point to multi-point distribution. A single device can broadcast live to multiple, varied destinations concurrently. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: bonded, camcorder, cameras, cellular, LiveU, LU70, networks, transmission, uplink, video-over-cellular
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by Michael Grotticelli April 16th, 2012
Following a rapidly emerging trend among local news stations, LiveU is supplying Gannett Broadcasting’s 23 independent stations with its LU60 wireless backpack technology for the group’s local electronic newsgathering operations. The technology allows news crews to get closer to the action as it happens and saves on transmission costs when sending footage back to the station.
 The LU60 leverages a bonded 3G/4G LTE backpack with proprietary RF technology for sending up to 1080 HD video (with minimal latency). Jeff Johnson, Gannett’s vice president of technology, said that after testing LiveU’s backpack technology over the past few months at select stations, including three of Gannett’s largest markets, and using them for a variety of news and weather events, they’ve received great feedback from news teams on the quality, ease of use and flexibility of the LU60 system. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: bonded cellular, broadcast engineering, ENG, Gannett Broadcasting, LiveU, mobile, newsgathering, Technology, wireless transmission
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by Michael Grotticelli April 16th, 2012
A mere two months after it bought FX-Motion, a camera robotics company based in Belgium that allows sophisticated “motion picture-style” cameras moves using unmanned pedestals on a rail system, Ross Video, in Toronto, Canada, has purchased Cambotics, a robotics company based in Escondido, Calif. whose technology is less sophisticated but more affordable for local stations. No financial details were provided.
 The CamBot Series can handle payloads of up to 200 pounds on its 700 Series pedestals. The idea, according to Ross Video President and CEO David Ross, is to provide broadcasters with options for how they want to configure their unmanned news studios. The FX-Motion product line is now in use at the CBS affiliate in Chicago and was developed by camera robotics pioneers Bob Scotto and Miles Spellman. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Bob Scotto, Cambotics, camera robotics, company acquisitions, FX-Motion, Miles Spellman, pedestals, Ross Robotics, ss Video
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