Michael Balderston
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Washington, DC, United States
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Wedding Crashers: 10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Making Of The Movie
New Wedding Crashers rule: there’s always an interesting story behind this comedy classic. → Read More
AIMS TechFest 2021 Unveils Presentation Slate
The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) has set the presentations for its two-day AIMS TechFest 2021 Presents IP Showcase free online event. → Read More
NBA, Turner Sports & BetMGM Team on New Sports Betting Show
“NBA Bet” is NBA TV’s first live-studio sports betting show → Read More
Nexstar, CW Renew Affiliation Agreements
Nexstar Media Group has come to terms with the CW Television Network on multi-year renewals for CW network affiliations across 37 markets. → Read More
Local TV Saw Increased Employment, Boosted Salaries in 2020, RTDNA Finds
Local TV news ended 2020 with both a record high in employment and increased salaries. → Read More
2021 NAB Show Registration Now Open
The 2021 NAB Show, which will mark a return to the in-person Las Vegas conference after a year of forced virtual events, is now accepting registrations. → Read More
Island TV Turns to PlayBox Neo for Playout Needs
Island TV recently opted to go with multiple PlayBox Neo products to help ensure that its content reaches all of its viewers, including the AirBox Neo, TitleBoxNeo and ListBox Neo platforms. → Read More
Scripps Bringing OTT Ads to Local Businesses With Amazon
E.W. Scripps has announced it is teaming up with Amazon Advertising to provide OTT ads to local businesses. → Read More
ATEME Just-in-Time Packager Adds Broadcast-Level Latency
ATEME is now offering production-grade low-latency in pull mode for both HLS and DASH with its NEA-Live Just-in-Time (JIT) packager. → Read More
Panavision Supplies Cameras, Lenses for Disney+ ‘Launchpad’ Series
For the first season of “Launchpad” on Disney+, Disney opted to provide the young filmmakers behind the project with Panavision cameras and lenses to tell their stories. → Read More
Dejero, Grabyo Team for New Remote Production Capabilities
Dejero and Grabyo have announced a partnership that will integrate Dejero’s mobile transmitters and video transport technology with Grabyo’s cloud video platform. → Read More
CBS to Offer Addressable Ads on Broadcast TV
CBS plans to bring addressable advertising to broadcast TV in the second half of 2021. → Read More
NAB Doubts Streamers Can Provide EAS Alerts Readily
NAB says technical challenges and policy questions make the proposal “infeasible.” → Read More
Global Pay-TV Revenue to Fall $30B by 2026
Global pay-TV revenues are expected to be at their lowest since prior to 2010, with an estimated total revenue of $143 billion by 2026. → Read More
WarnerMedia, Discovery Combining to Form New Media Company
WarnerMedia and Discovery Inc. have reached an agreement to form a standalone global entertainment company that will combine WarnerMedia’s entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery’s nonfiction and international entertainment and sports business. → Read More
Cobalt Unveils Two New Distribution Amplifier Models
Part of the 9910DA 3G-RCK 3G/HD/SD/ASI series of openGear cards, the new models are the one-channel 9910DA-1Q and the two-channel 9910DA-2Q. → Read More
Morgan Murphy Media Held ‘Vaccine Day’ Across Stations
Morgan Murphy Media broadcast stations recently committed their resources for an entire day to fight vaccine hesitancy. → Read More
ESPN Scores New Streaming Rights in MLB Broadcast Extension
ESPN and Major League Baseball are continuing their broadcast relationship with a new deal, which will include the new right to stream games on its ESPN+ service. → Read More
Riedel Bolero Intercom Keeps Crew Connected on Amazon’s ‘The Expanse’
To ensure that the crew of Amazon Prime Video’s “The Expanse” has reliable multichannel communications, the show’s director of photography Jeremy Benning opted to go with Riedel’s Bolero wireless intercom platform. → Read More
NAB’s Smith Looks Toward Brighter Broadcast Future With Help of New Policies
Smith praised the work of broadcasters the last year, while also highlighting the legislative efforts NAB will be undertaking. → Read More