Global health concerns raised during 2020 by Covid-19 have increased the importance of television, not just for entertainment but as a shared source of real-world information. Screen-based information, communication and entertainment made the lockdowns more endurable and pleasant for millions of people around the world.

PlayBox Technology, the channel in a box provider for media companies worldwide, has provided a comprehensive broadcast playout platform to 3K-TV, one of six newly licensed commercial television operators in Zimbabwe. 3K-TV turned to PlayBox to get the station on-air as quickly as possible.

Black Box, an industry-leading provider of IT connectivity solutions, today announced the launch of the Black Box Velocity Partner Program, which gives VARs and resellers across North and Latin America the programs, training, product authorization, and support to boost sales and revenues. Members of the Velocity Partner Program also gain access to strategic pricing incentive programs designed to assist in closing new business.

Widely deployed in both IP and SDI broadcast workflows around the world, Imagine Communications’ Selenio™ Network Processor (SNP) has added an array of new software features that enhance customers’ existing investments, driving further efficiencies in production, playout and distribution architectures.

Imagine’s SNP is a proven and popular video and audio processor platform. Its software-based architecture allows it to deliver all the functionality of a traditional modular processor chassis, but in an infinitely flexible, instantly reconfigurable form.

mediaClass announces its partnership in a major expansion of Antenna Hungaria's online TV service. A new service, mindigTV Go (alwaysTV Go), is being delivered on mediaClass products developed and customised to AH's requirements.

The Collectv, the Emmy award-winning broadcast solutions and workflows consultancy, is pleased to announce two new appointments to its UK team. Both based at the company’s London office, Nick Long joins as Project Manager, and Amy Kellie takes up the role of Operations Assistant.

Resulting from TSL Products’ solid growth and performance since acquiring DNF Controls in 2019, the company announces two new senior-level appointments. Joining the TSL team with invaluable industry experience is Ian Godfrey, President of TSL Inc. (the company’s U.S.-based lead office in Northridge, CA) and Head of Control Systems (worldwide), and Robin Adams, Worldwide Sales Director at TSL Products.

PlayBox Neo has chosen IBC 2021 as the venue for the European debut of its latest-generation broadcast playout system. Exhibiting on stand 8.B71, the company will demonstrate a complete solution designed to handle every element of the content management process from ingest, pre-production and scheduling to transmission. Fully modular, it offers broadcasters the flexibility to choose between hardware-based, software-based, cloud-based or hybrid operation on any scale from a single regional or thematic channel up to a global network.

PlayBox Neo reports a successful CABSAT 2021 exhibition, held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from October 26th through 28th. Key elements of attention on the company's stand were the latest PlayBox Neo advances in ingest management as well as server-based and cloud-based broadcast playout.

Black Box, a global information technology solutions provider, today announced that private German broadcaster WELT (formerly N24) is deploying the full Emerald Unified KVM product line and Boxilla centralized KVM manager to support modern broadcast operations across its new state-of-the-art headquarters in Berlin. Designed, supplied and installed by the project's master systems integrator Qvest Media, the Black Box solution will enable reliable, flexible IP-based signal switching and extension for two large broadcast studios and one smaller studio, all of which rely entirely on remotely operated robotic systems.