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MultiDyne Fiber Optic Solutions has amplified its audio strategy with the integration of Dante Audio over IP networking from Audinate into its range of openGear solutions for modular, high-density fiber transport and signal conversion.

Broadcast industry player and custom fiber solutions firm Joseph Electronics has upped SVP John Cleary to President. He will be responsible for supervising the company's day-to-day operations and takes over the position from company owner Yohay Hahamy, who will continue as CEO.

This ain't your parents automation tools. As broadcasters transition to more IP workflows and virtualized environments, ENCO is introducing new software-defined tools to its TV and radio automation systems that the company says "will amplify production value while reducing operational burdens."

A company known across the broadcast media landscape for its purpose-engineered antennas and RF systems for TV and radio broadcasters is just weeks away from christening a new 33,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Lewiston, Maine, some 25 miles north of company headquarters. 

Have an LG-branded Android-powered smartphone? Your next model will have an enabled FM chip, allowing you to use the data-free version of the TagStation LLC-owned NextRadio app.

A primo FM translator located atop the Aon Tower in downtown Chicago, beaming a highly directional signal to the affluent north and west side of the Windy City, is being snapped up by Educational Media Foundation — and not the originally planned owner for which Chris Devine is a consultant.

The FCC on Thursday adopted a hearing designation order pertaining to an FM radio station in north-central Michigan to determine whether the station's license renewal application should be granted. The station has operated just one day a year since it was initially licensed in 2010, most recently on Oct. 17, 2016. It's owned by Radioactive LLC, led by the flamboyant former CEO of Tribune Co., Clear Channel and Jacor Communications.

In addition to the nominations of Jessica Rosenworcel and Brendan Carr to serve as Commissioners on the FCC, Chairman Ajit Pai awaits a confirmation by the U.S. Senate. That's because President Trump has nominated Pai to serve another term at the Commission, which supersedes his ascension to the chairmanship. While noting that over the past several years "you have come to know me and where I stand," he shared several perspectives from outside the Beltway, and noted that the stories of many "stay with me." In short, " they fuel my passion to help deliver digital opportunity to all Americans and advance the public interest."

A March 8 House Communications and Technology Subcommittee oversight hearing of the FCC was scrubbed, as it was scheduled just hours after a similar hearing conducted by the Senate Commerce Committee. It has yet to be rescheduled, despite assurances it would be held by the end of July. Now, Democratic leaders are pressing hard for a date.

Over the holiday weekend, Bloomberg Radio was broadcasting from Boston Beasley stations 106.1FM, WRCA 1330 AM, and 92.9/WBOS-FM HD2. The company plans to continue to broadcast on WXKS 1200AM/94.5FM-HD2 for the next few months. Beasley Media Boston Vice President and Market Manager Mary Menna said, “We’re excited to partner with a global news and business leader of Bloomberg’s magnitude. This unique programming underscores the company’s commitment to providing our listeners with the very best content and complements our five existing music brands in Boston.”

As we celebrate Canada Day this weekend, RBR+TVBR heads to Buffalo, N.Y. for a festive Independence Day celebration Canalside on July 4. So our Streamline Publishing family can celebrate these two great nations, the editorial and business offices of RBR+TVBR are closed until 9am on Wednesday, July 5.

In observance of the Canada Day and Independence Day holidays in Canada and the U.S., respectively, RBR+TVBR's Weekly Tech Roundup will not publish on Tuesday, July 4. Our next edition will be distributed on Tuesday, July 11, at 11am Eastern.

That's a question The Street is asking following a report from internet news organization Recode that Pandora's founder and CEO, Tim Westergren, is planning to step aside now that Sirius XM is a $480 million investor in the struggling streaming audio entity.

VariZoom will now sell the Cineo Matchbox lighting solution, a portable remote phosphor on-camera light used for motion picture and television production, and its accessories throughout the U.S.

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