Exciting New Features at Sony Square NYC

Our parent company, Sony, has recently unveiled two exciting new exhibits at Sony Square NYC, their interactive showroom located on Madison Avenue. Crystal LED Display System On June 6, they opened a Crystal LED Display System featuring LEDs and unique surface mounting to offer a viewing display of nearly 180 degrees of corner-to-corner images. Says Steven Fuld, […]

TV Technology’s NAB Show Product Review List: Crispin

TV Technology has released their NAB Show Product Review: Production list, which features a Crispin callout in the Master Control Automation & Channel Playout section. The article details our Sony-based Disaster Recovery Solution, that allows stations to stay on-air when their ground facility is off-line, which we unveiled at NAB 2018. “Crispin unveiled a Sonybased Disaster Recovery solution via its […]

Sony’s Public Media Management in the News

Current.org recently published an article about joint master control options and the upcoming requirement for stations to transition to ATSC 3.0. The article includes a write-up on WGBH and Sony’s Public Media Management (PMM), detailing what sets PMM apart from its competitors. “Instead of serving as a full-fledged master control using fiber connections to local stations, PMM depends […]

Crispin Included in TV Technology’s Overview of Station Automation Trends

As we get closer to NAB, TV Technology released an article about flexibility and how it’s driving station automation trends this year. Talking about efficiency, the article recognizes that Sony’s take on station automation is in line with trends that are driving the broadcast marketplace. Ali E. Amoli, director of product management & solutions development […]

Crispin Featured in TVNewsCheck Tech Hot Topics

We’re excited to announce that we’ve been included in TVNewsCheck’s NAB ’18 Hot Topics Products: Master Control, Playout. The write-up includes information about our NewsWheel and LoadingDock products. Read the full feature on tvnewscheck.com. Have you scheduled your appointment to meet with us at NAB? It’s not too late!

NAB Keynote: How CBSN is Carving Its Own Path in Next-Gen News

This year at NAB, learn more about how CBSN, the streaming video news service launched by CBS in 2014, is carving its own path in 24×7 digital news. Christy Tanner’s online video keynote will cover how the service is creating new value for viewers, advertisers and CBS Corp. CBSN uses our Crispin NewsWheel product, which provides an automated […]

TEGNA-owned NBC Stations Lead in Household Ratings and Share During Super Bowl LII

One of our clients, TEGNA, has announced that two of their NBC stations took the number one spot for both household ratings and share in Buffalo (WGRZ) and Minneapolis (KARE), respectively, during Super Bowl LII. Said Lynn Beall, executive vice president and chief operating officer for media operations, “As the largest independent NBC affiliate group, […]

Sony Media Solutions Division to Provide Next-Generation Cloud and Software Workflows for Media Professionals

Our parent company, Sony, is proud to announce that its media workflow solutions will be focused under one organization within its Professional Solutions (PSA) group. Says, John Studdert, VP of Sony’s Media Solutions Division, “Media customers are faced with more challenges than ever before. They need to deliver ‘anytime, anywhere’ to the ever increasing number of distribution […]

Tegna Foundation to Award 270 Grants

One of our clients, Tegna, has announced that their charitable foundation will award 270 community grants to support nonprofit organizations in Tegna’s 38 markets. Said Dave Lougee, president and CEO of Tegna, “These grants empower and help well-deserving nonprofit organizations address critical hardships in our local communities, assist those in need and help make a difference […]

Typical Single Station Acquisition Functions Comparison

Did you know? Using Crispin’s LoadingDock solution can save up to 39 hours in weekly man-hours. A typical single station operator requires between 25–44 weekly man-hours. By comparison, Crispin’s LoadingDock solution requires only 5–11 weekly man-hours. This comprehensive comparison breaks down the weekly tasks and man-hours associated with each task for a typical single station […]