Leaving Was Never an Option
"Leaving was never an option," said Ray Thurber as he describe how he and his team at E.W. Scripps Company prepared for Hurricane Irma. "It was all about service and mission, and how [...]
The Power of Next Gen TV
WRAL used the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang to showcase the capabilities of Next Gen TV. This Innovation Story epitomizes the power of the new standard, with 4k content, multi-platform delivery and interactive features. [...]
iHeartRadio and Alexa
"Within five years, voice will be ubiquitous,” says Steven Radley, SVP Product Innovation at iHeartRadio. In this Innovation Story, Radley explains how the iHeartRadio app has expanded to smart speaker platforms like Alexa [...]
NPG and Next Gen TV
Jim DeChant, the VP of Technology at News-Press Gazette talks about the benefits of Next Gen TV, and the ways that NPG are planning to implement the standard.
Enhanced Broadcast Radio
Developed by Emmis, the NextRadio app allows mobile consumers to listen to live, local FM radio on FM-enabled smartphones. Users also receive supporting information like album art, program information and metadata over the [...]
WCBS’s Drone Force 2
CBS flagship WCBS-TV New York has been maximizing the use of drones in news-gathering since launching its fleet of five of them in September 2016. The drones, branded “Drone Force 2,” allow the [...]
KSL NewsRadio: Radio You Can See
Bonneville’s KSL Newsradio in Salt Lake City has defied the longstanding definition of traditional news radio by expanding into video. KSL broadcasts “radio you can see” live from its studio, which is equipped [...]
Local News VR Mini-doc
Tegna owned KING 5 produced the first virtual reality mini doc in local news. The story, Under the Bridge, focused on Tina, a homeless woman who makes her home in an unsanctioned homeless encampment [...]