Corporation for Public Broadcasting Shutting Down
The recently signed tax cut and budget bill took back $1.1 billion in previously approved funds. Source: Corporation for Public Broadcasting Shutting Down
Mobile TV Group Announces MTVG Edge Live Production Solution
Mobile TV Group (MTVG), the live broadcast technology services company, has announced its MTVG Edge series, a new edge computing production solution. MTVG Edge delivers MTVG’s high-quality live production solutions for small and mid-size productions, anywhere, with a minimal onsite … Continued
Berlusconi’s MFE Ups Takeover Offer for Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1
MFE wants to add Germany’s number 2 commercial broadcaster to its pan-European network that already includes Italy’s Mediaset and Spain’s Telecinco. Source: Berlusconi’s MFE Ups Takeover Offer for Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1
Strauss’ Blue Danube waltz is broadcast into deep space
Vienna-based studio tonzauber deployed a mobile production studio based on a Lawo mc²36 MkII console to transmit live towards Voyager 1, which was more than 24 billion kilometres from Earth. Source: Strauss’ Blue Danube waltz is broadcast into deep space … Continued
Don’t Expect Netflix to Save U.S. Broadcast Networks
The blockbuster TF1 deal will surely be a template for other markets, but with U.S. networks optimized for the old pay-TV model, the economics make it challenging here. Source: Netflix Adding Broadcast Networks in US Unlikely Soon
PBS Sues Trump Administration Over Funding Cuts
The complaint says that the President cannot influence funding decisions from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and that the effort violates PBS’ First Amendment rights. Source: PBS Sues Trump Administration Over Funding Cuts