LAS VEGAS With ATSC 3.0 signals currently reaching over 60% of the country, broadcast executives at the NAB Show in Las Vegas on Tuesday said they are ready to begin delivering datacasting services using the new transmission standard and should see revenues in early 2024. But they cautioned that the datacasting business remains hamstrung […]
Behind-the-scenes news leaders and on-air talent shared cutting edge approaches to using emerging presentation technology at TVNewsCheck’s NewsTECHForum last week. A key takeaway: No matter the tech, it only takes off with the right talent and tone. Above (l-r): Barry Nash & Co.’s Barry Nash, Scripps News’ Christian Bryant, Gray Television’s Jonathan Saupe and The Weather Channel’s Nora Zimmett (Alyssa Wesley photo). Read a full report here and/or watch the video above.
Anchors and news executives from The Weather Channel, Newsy/Scripps News and Gray Television’s Hawaii News Now look at the changing role of the news presenter and presentation technology in a multimedia ecosystem in a panel at TVNewsCheck’s NewsTECHForum on Dec. 13 at the New York Hilton. Register here.
The return of 10 p.m.’s primetime hour to local stations is a done deal, as far as Jack Abernethy sees it. The only open question is how broadcasters will fill it. Abernethy, the longtime CEO of Fox Television Stations, says the industry’s biggest mistake would be to default to its signature “Ron Burgundy shuffle,” a […]
Television newscasts have long held value in a media ecosystem awash in social, mobile, streamed and online news. But most news leaders concede the form will need major changes to find and stick with younger audiences, and those on the cutting edge of that overhaul will share their progress in a panel, Blowing Up the […]