Fletcher Chicago discontinues equipment sales
The company will continue to operate its equipment rental and sports products divisions....
MPEGIF master class to explore transformation of multimedia
The full-day class during NAB2008 will explore how new technologies are changing the way digital multimedia is created, compressed, delivered and monetized....
USC media technology director Wertheimer to discuss consumer content, device preferences
David Wertheimer, executive director of the Entertainment Technology Center at USC will participate in the ‘New Devices, New Opportunities’ panel at NAB2008....
‘Pushing Daisies’ Fuller, comedian Shearer join lineup of Content Theater participants
Bryan Fuller and Harry Shearer are among six newly scheduled participants who will address using new technology to produce and distribute their works at the new NAB Show Content Theater....
MLBAM turns to Inlet Spinnaker for 2008 baseball season
MLB Advanced Media will use Inlet’s Spinnaker to produce streaming out-of-market game broadcasts for online streaming....
Online March Madness viewing doubles
More games are available on demand this year because the site will not be restricted after the round of 16....
Camera Corps provides POV for Thames Boat Race
An estimated 250 thousand people watch the race live from the banks of the river in addition to 7 to 9 million people watching on television in Britain and an overseas audience estimated at 120 million....
Quest Group goes green with WireLogic packaging
WireLogic is migrating to the use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in its packaging, according to owner Quest Group....
Liman to offer vision of how to redefine must-see TV
Filmmaker Doug Liman will offer his perspective during an NAB2008 keynote on April 15....
HP, DreamWorks Animation to share NAB keynote
HP’s Todd Bradley and DreamWorks’ Jeffrey Katzenberg and Roger Enrico will discuss how creativity drives innovation....
NAB2008 to explore IPTV
This year the NAB convention offers attendees a special conference on IPTV as well as an IPTV Pavilion, where the latest technologies and services can be found....
VDS to debut ProStor still and clip system
Stills, clips and audio files can be easily combined and added to playlists with a simple drag and drop....
ACA attacks cable retrans rules
The organization’s president said the cable industry needs to collectively work together to reform retransmission consent or risk bankruptcy....
Broadband use soars in Europe
he European Union added 19 million broadband lines in 2007, the equivalent of more than 50,000 households per day....
NBC to sell O&Os in Miami and Hartford
The company said it is in the process of rethinking its broadcast strategy....
