All Broadcast articles in 19 February 2016 – Page 4
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NewsAdaptive bitrate function added to Vantage
BVE 2016: Telestream will debut updates to its Vantage software, including an adaptive bitrate (ABR) optimisation feature that the company said would significantly reduce delivery bandwidth needs and costs within multiscreen distribution applications.
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NewsWTS to showcase TVU's latest IP kit
BVE 2016: TVU Networks’ TVU One mobile IP newsgathering HD video transmitter will be demonstrated on the WTS Broadcast stand.
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NewsSuitcase TV to launch standalone storage offering
BVE 2016: Media asset management firm Suitcase TV will launch MediaStor, the company’s software-defined storage platform, which will be available for the first time as a stand-alone product.
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NewsAvid Pro Tools Dock on display at BVE
BVE 2016: HHB Communications will present a UK debut of the compact Avid Pro Tools Dock, a new Eucon control surface that works with iPad and Avid’s Pro Tools Control iOS app.
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NewsImagen adds search options to video platform
BVE 2016: Imagen will present Imagen4, the new version of its enterprise video platform, at BVE.
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NewsNugen to demo Halo Upmix
BVE 2016: Nugen Audio will demonstrate Halo Upmix, the company’s system for upmixing stereo audio to 5.1/7.1 surround sound.
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NewsTiffen to showcase Steadicam offerings
BVE 2016: Two new Steadicam products will be on show at BVE: the Pilot 2 camera stabiliser with a payload of up to 8.5kg and the Steadimate gimbal adapter.
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NewsTory lords: scrap BBC charter and keep C4 public
The BBC Trust and royal charter should be scrapped and the broadcaster protected from any “government interference”, according to two influential Conservative peers.
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NewsCamera Corps adds kit for Rio
BVE 2016: Supplier of specialist camera systems Camera Corps has invested £1.2m on 40 new specialist cameras, lenses, and remote camera heads ahead of the Olympic Games in Rio later this year.
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NewsBBC2 checks back in to Marigold Hotel
Twofour’s social experiment The Real Marigold Hotel is to return to BBC2 for a second series.
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CriticsTV Critics: It's Not Rocket Science; Better Call Saul; Cuckoo; Mid Morning Matters
“It’s Not Rocket Science was as painful as a maths teacher who thinks he is ‘down with the kids’.”
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NewsChannel 4 extends property portfolio
Channel 4 is beefing up its property portfolio after ordering a dozen new and returning shows.
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NewsScottish government outlines BBC vision
The Scottish government has outlined its vision for the future of public-funded broadcasting in the nation, including the full transition of BBC commissioning and budget decisions to BBC Scotland.
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RatingsTop 30 multichannel programmes: 1 - 7 Feb 2016
ITV2’s second run of The Keith Lemon Sketch Show launched on Thursday at 10pm with half of 2015’s series opener
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RatingsTop 30 shows (BBC2, C4, C5): 1 - 7 Feb 2016
Channel 5’s best this week was Celebrity Big Brother: Live Final with 2.5 million/13% (47,000 +1) watching reality star Scotty T triumph at 9pm on Friday.
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 1 - 7 Feb 2016
Sky 1’s best this week was Thursday’s fifth episode of A League Of Their Own, which attracted 481,000, the best live rating of this series.
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RatingsTop 15 consolidated shows: 25 - 31 Jan 2016
The opening episode of the sixth episode of Vera performed better than 2015’s series average of 6.2 million, with 3 million ABC1 adults.
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RatingsTop 100 network programmes: 1 - 7 Feb 2016
BBC1’s Countryfile maintains its hold on the top spot, well ahead of ITV’s Sunday drama Beowulf
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NewsFormer Farm MD joins Blue 2.0
Blue 2.0 has appointed Ian Dodd as managing director of the Soho post facility.
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NewsCharlotte Moore poised to unveil BBC strategy
BBC channels supremo Charlotte Moore will reveal her vision for television and iPlayer at an evening event at the Serpentine on 7 March.