AI & THE MEDIA

Meta, In Its Biggest AI Push, Places Smart Assistants Across Its Apps

Users of Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Messenger will be able to turn to the new technology, powered by Meta’s latest artificial intelligence model, to obtain information and complete tasks.

COMMENTARY

Local Approach May Be Key To Combating Digital Discrimination

Stuart N. Brotman: “Recently, Los Angeles became the first major U.S. city to ban digital discrimination by expanding L.A.’s authority to oversee discrimination writ large. This localized approach may be a more effective route to confront this problem. It promises to lead to faster resolutions of neighborhood problems there, while also making sure that government continues to monitor the situation for potential violations.”

Meta Should Give Users Free Option Without Targeted Ads, EU Privacy Watchdog Says

Meta Platforms and other large online platforms should give users an option to use their services for free without targeted advertising, EU privacy watchdog the European Data Protection Board said on Wednesday. The EDPB’s opinion came after it was asked by national privacy regulators in the Netherlands, Norway and Germany to look into consent or pay models adopted by large online platforms such as Meta.

BRAND CONNECTIONS

House Moves Toward Bundling TikTok Bill With Aid To Ukraine And Israel

A new measure attempts to force the Senate’s hand on passing legislation to ban TikTok or mandate the app’s sale.

AI & THE MEDIA

As AI-Created Photorealistic Images Proliferate, Documentary Producers Draw Up Guidelines

On Tuesday, a group of archival producers presented a draft set of best practices for using generative AI tools in Los Angeles, noting a “danger of forever muddying the historical record.” Pictured: In a demonstration of OpenAI’s video tool Sora, this still was created from the prompt, “The camera directly faces colorful buildings in Burano, Italy. An adorable dalmatian looks through a window on a building on the ground floor.” (OpenAI)

NAB Show: Grass Valley Unveils Integrated Wireless RF & 5G Camera Solutions

Grass Valley, a provider of live production solutions, unveiled its new LDX 135 RF and LDX 150 RF camera solutions at the NAB Show in Las Vegas (April 14-17), Booth C2308, […]

NAB Show: DigiCAP, Sinclair & Eonti Introduce System For Automating ATSC 3.0 Security Certificate Management

DigiCAP announces “the first installation of a new system to automate ATSC 3.0 security certificate management.” Sinclair will install the system, called Centralized Certificate Lifecycle Management System (CCMS), in collaboration […]

NAB Show: intoPIX Unveils Titanium For Accelerating IP Media Workflows

intoPIX, a provider of low-latency lightweight JPEG XS technologies and solutions, has released Titanium, a range of solutions designed to empower developers, installers and end-users in accelerating the deployment of SMPTE […]

Graham Media Selects Bitmovin Playback To Enhance Viewing Experience In 7 Major U.S. Cities

Graham Media Group has chosen Bitmovin’s Playback to enhance its viewer experience. The solution includes the Bitmovin Player and Bitmovin Analytics. The Bitmovin Player “ensures seamless video playback across a […]

Goldbach To Use Operative’s New Converged Advertising Platform To Modernize Linear And Digital Ad Stack

Operative has made a new and expanded partnership with Goldbach Media, a media sales organization in Switzerland. This partnership encompasses the first implementation of Operative’s AOS platform in the European […]

NAB Show Announces Winners Of 2024 Product Of The Year Awards

Winners were selected by a panel of industry experts in 19 categories. To be eligible, nominated products must be from companies exhibiting at the 2024 NAB Show and available for delivery within the 2024 calendar year.

Vinten And Electric Friends Partner On Robotic Track Systems

Vinten and Electric Friends are partnering to launch a range of virtually cable-free robotic track systems into North and South America. The advanced Tower robotic solution with customizable design, innovative […]

NAB Show: MNC Software & SuiteLife Systems Merge To Create Leeward Software

MNC Software and SuiteLife Systems, two real-time broadcast monitoring and control solutions providers, have merged, forming Leeward Software and have a presence at the NAB Show in Las Vegas (April […]

NAB Show: Blackmagic Design Announces New Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K & More

Blackmagic Design announced several product announcements, for the NAB Show in Las Vegas (April 14-17), Booth SL5005: URSA Cine 12K ($14,995; available now) – A revolutionary new digital film camera that introduces […]

Amagi Integrates Intertrust ExpressPlay DRM For Delivering Premium Content To FAST Service Platforms

Amagi, a global provider of cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, and Intertrust the leading digital rights management (DRM) provider, today announced a joint solution that integrates Amagi’s CLOUDPORT platform […]

OTTera And Spideo Form Strategic Partnership

Drawing from years of cooperation with top tier video platforms (Sky, Canal+, Altice, Claro), Spideo says its product is guided by a key principle: “In the entertainment world, explanations matter […]

NAB Show: Teradek Announces Smaller, More Robust Built-In Antennas For Bolt 6 750

Teradek, a provider of wireless video transmitters and receivers, has launched Bolt 6 LT 750 and Bolt 6 Monitor Module 750 RX with internal antennas. “Our customers have been asking for […]

NAB Show: Newsmax Extends Relationship With 24i To Rapidly Launch Premium Subscription-Based App

Video streaming platform 24i says its 24i Video Cloud for OTT service providers is powering the new Newsmax+ subscription service, which features breaking news and analysis with the latest on […]

Ross Video Acquires Bannister Lake To Expand Graphics Portfolio

NAB Show: Amagi Collaborating With Argoid AI To Drive AI-Powered TV Program Scheduling Automation

Amagi, a global provider of cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, is now collaborating with Argoid AI, a specialist in AI-powered business solutions, to integrate AI-powered scheduling automation into […]

NAB Show: AccuWeather Turbocharges Its WeatherShow Enhancer

AccuWeather is unveiling powerful new updates to its popular interactive touchscreen system, the WeatherShow Enhancer, at the NAB Show in Las Vegas (April 14-17), Booth SL5031. The company says new capabilities […]

NAB Show: Spideo And OTTera New Collaboration Elevating Personalization

Drawing from years of cooperation with video platforms including Sky, Canal+, Altice and Claro, Spideo’s new product is guided by a key principle: “In the entertainment world, explanations matter as […]

NAB Show: Lawo And Waves Integrate SuperRack LiveBox With The mc² Mixing Platform

Waves Audio, a supplier of audio plugin solutions, and Lawo, manufacturer of consoles as well as HOME Apps, say that Waves SuperRack LiveBox, a hardware server showcased at the 2024 […]

NAB Show: DPA Microphones Unveils Air1 Universal Miniature Fur Windscreen

DPA Microphones introduces its new AIR1 Universal Miniature Fur Windscreen at the NAB Show in Las Vegas (April 14-17), Booth C7307. Intended for quick mounting on round, omnidirectional headset or […]

NBCUniversal Launches Personalized Broadcast Experience Through NextGen TV

The new product using ATSC 3.0 “introduces personalization, hyper-localization and enhanced content capabilities to broadcast TV. Digital features advance viewer experience and enable increased engagement, advertising and measurement opportunities.” It’s now available on select NBC- and Telemundo-owned stations and is being showcased at this week’s NAB Show.

NAB Show: Moments Lab, CIS Group, Glookast Partner For AI-Powered Media Digitization & Indexing

AI and video search company Moments Lab (formerly Newsbridge) announced today that it has partnered with CIS Group and Glookast to provide an archive digitization and indexing service that uses […]

NAB Show: Haivision Announces Interoperability With Sony’s Cloud Production Platform, Creators’ Cloud Ffor Enterprise

Haivision Systems Inc., a global provider of mission-critical, real-time video networking and visual collaboration solutions, and Sony Corp. have successfully tested Haivision’s industry-leading video encoders, decoders and mobile video transmitters […]

NAB Show Honors Excellence In Sustainability Awards Winners

NAB Show celebrated sustainability champions in six categories during its annual Excellence in Sustainability Awards ceremony. Judged by an independent panel of experts, award winners were recognized as individuals, companies and products/services for […]

NAB Show: Interactive TV News Channel Unveiled Today By ROXi And Sinclair

ROXi’s FastStream technology allows local TV news organizations to create interactive versions of their broadcast TV news where viewers can pause, play and skip news segments instantly without need to download an app. The new format is designed to make broadcast TV compelling and attractive to younger consumers and build demand for NextGen TV devices.

TVN’S MEDIA JOBS

New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for an account executive – trainee/new business development and existing jobs include 13 openings in news, sales, digital and engineering.