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Chef livestreams culinary events and courses with Telestream Wirecast

As marketers look to up their game in live and on-demand video in 2023, Telestream® shared the approach of an executive chef who is doing just that. He is taking advantage of Telestream’s WirecastÔ easyto-use professional live video streaming and production studio software to create new experiences for hotel guests as well as inspire and interact with the online food/cooking community on his social channels.

Jacob Burton is Executive Chef at the Renaissance Reno Downtown Hotel & Spa, a non-gaming, fullservice hotel on the banks of the Truckee River. It features 200 guest rooms, bars, restaurants, conference venues, and an indoor/ outdoor bocce court. It also features R\LAB, a unique, full-functioning restaurant and culinary event space where Burton and his team run hands-on cooking boot camps and private parties that give people a taste of the celebrity chef experience.

Because he is both teaching the classes and producing the live casts, Burton needs a solution that’s extremely simple. “ Wirecast is a one-stop shop. I don’t need to hire an audio producer, video producer and someone to wire all the cameras together. I just plug myself in via Wirecast’s Firewire feature, fire it up, and I can see the sources. It just works. I love the intuitive layering, so I can put titles and names over shots — it just makes everything easy.”

Chef Burton has created more than 200 instructional cooking videos, including30livestreams.HisYouTube channel has 179,000 followers.

GMA and ABS-CBN announce TV collab to co-produce Unbreak My Heart, to air on TV this year; VIU to stream groundbreaking teleserye

GMA Network and ABS-CBN Corporation have sealed a new historic partnership for the coproduction of a groundbreaking teleserye titled “Unbreak My Heart” with a stellar cast top-billed by the premiere artists of both companies Joshua Garcia, Gabbi Garcia, Richard Yap, and Jodi Sta. Maria.

The romantic-drama series, which will be filmed in Switzerland, will air on GMA this 2023 and stream in 15 territories outside of the Philippines on Viu, PCCW’s leading pan-regional over-the-top video streaming service. The partnership was made official during a contract signing and story conference event held at ABS-CBN with top officials from the three companies led by GMA Senior Vice-President for Programming, Talent Management, Worldwide, and Support Groups Atty. Annette Gozon-Valdes, ABS-CBN COO of Broadcast Cory Vidanes, and Viu Philippines Deputy Country Manager Vinchi Sy-Quia.

GMA officials who were welcomed at the signing event were First VicePresident for Program Management Department Joey Abacan and Assistant Vice-President for Sparkle Joy Marcelo. Representing ABS-CBN in the historic event were Group CFO Rick Tan, TV Production and Star Magic Head Lauren Dyogi, International Sales and Distribution Head Pia Laurel, and Dreamscape Entertainment led by its Head Deo Endrinal, Creatives Head Rondel Lindayag, Creatives Manager Joel Mercado, and Business Unit Head Carlina Dela Merced.

The momentous event was also graced by Viu Philippines Senior Project Manager Mil Alcain and Content Partnerships Head Garlic Garcia.

“It’s a first for Philippine TV and I’m sure it’s the audience that will be the winners in this collaboration. We’re very excited to be working with ABS-CBN on TV for the first time,” said Annette at the story conference held on the same day.

HITS NOW makes its debut in Indonesia with First Media

Rewind Networks is thrilled to enthrall audiences in Indonesia with the launch of HITS NOW on First Media, one of the leading providers of fixed broadband internet and cable TV in Indonesia operated by PT Link Net Tbk (LINK). The channel will be the perfect destination for viewers looking to be entertained, amused and captivated by a wide range of first and exclusive premium content, fresh from the US. From exhilarating dramas to side-splitting comedies, thrilling game shows to immersive reality shows, HITS NOW’s programming will provide viewers with unmatched quality and variety. HITS NOW debuted in Indonesia last February 6th with First Media and will be available in High Definition on Channel #324. At launch, the channel was available for free to all First Media’s cable TV and FirstMediaX subscribers up until February 20th.

Rewind Networks’ flagship channels HITS and HITS MOVIES are currently available in 14 countries and more than 24 million households, showcasing the greatest hit shows and movies of all time. With its newest offering, HITS NOW, the network is all set to fill a critical need gap in the market & bring the most sought-after entertainment experience to Indonesia as well as other parts of Asia. HITS NOW will continue to strengthen Rewind Networks’ reputation of delivering quality and captivating series handpicked for Asian audiences and will advance into other markets in the coming months.