Tech Roundup

Cast & Crew, which provides payroll and human resources, accounting and financial, and workflow and productivity software and services to the entertainment industry, has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Media Services, a payroll and production management solutions company servicing film, television, digital streaming and commercials.

The Chairman/CEO of Cocola Broadcasting Companies, Gary Cocola, will be participating in a NAB Show BEITC ATSC 3.0 Academy session alongside the CEO and CSO of Broadcast Electronics and DigiCAP VP Joonyoung Park.

In late 2018, Germany's Rohde & Schwarz purchased Pixel Power. Now, R&S is using the convention floor of the upcoming NAB Show in Las Vegas as a major global platform for touting its benefits to broadcasters.

PILOT, NAB's technology innovation initiative, has revealed the winners for the fourth annual PILOT Innovation Challenge. Individuals, teams, companies, academic institutions and nonprofit organizations submitted concepts to address the challenge prompt, which is to “build an AI character that can have conversations with individual viewers, listeners or consumers.”

There's no need to whisper about this announcement. "Unstacked data solutions" company Lotame has appointed a new General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer. It's the Deputy General Counsel who led Comscore's efforts to bring the company back to the public markets after it was delisted

What are the pressing issues facing media businesses as they navigate the ever-changing issue of cybersecurity? Two managing directors at Protiviti will outline recommendations for addressing cybersecurity issues and, in the event of an attack, the prescribed steps to remediation at a session planned for the upcoming MFM 2020 CFO Summit.

Media executives may be fixated on ways to siphon as many ad dollars as possible from the social media behemoth that is Facebook. Maybe that's an endeavor that doesn't require a fierce attach from radio or TV after all. One key Wall Street has cut his rating on Facebook stock, and significantly lowered his price target. Blame Google.

Those seeking to amplify their broadcast compliance monitoring systems will soon have access to a new platform that is designed to address the myriad regulatory requirements for over-the-air TV stations. The Vision Compliance Monitoring system from Qligent is getting its official unveiling at the 2020 NAB Show in Las Vegas, which begins April 18.

ViacomCBS's Pluto TV free streaming television service has partnered with Hisense's Vidaa International on a multi-year global pact that brings Pluto TV’s platform onto the new Vidaa platform across the U.S., Europe and Latin America. This means all Hisense TVs sold in the U.S. and Mexico will feature a dedicated, branded PLUTO TV button.

Massachusetts-based digital media, monitoring and workflow tech company Telestream has bolstered its senior leadership team by adding a SVP/Chief Sales Officer to its ranks. He's a Dalet vet who most recently led the Americas sales organization for Avid Technology.

The awards recognize the most auspicious and innovative new products and technologies being showcased by exhibitors at NAB Show, April 18-22 in Las Vegas. This year’s program will include three new “Best Overall” categories and five new product categories.

Sprockit, the global marketplace connecting the world's top market-proven startups and Fortune 500 companies in media, entertainment and technology, has revealed the first round of companies that will participate at the 2020 NAB Show, held April 18-22 in Las Vegas.

The FCC believes satellite companies don’t need the entire C-band to provide the services to broadcast radio and TV stations they are providing today. That's why knowing what is in draft rules released Thursday by Chairman Ajit Pai that would reform the use of the C-band could be essential to your business.

Shares in popular social media app Snapchat's parent company tumbled 14.7% on Wednesday following the release of Q4 2019 results Pivotal Research Group Senior Research Analyst for Internet and Media Michael Levine categorizes as "more of a miss" versus expectations rather than anything fundamentally different about the business.

A technology supplier of advanced broadcast and media solutions is being acquired by a South Florida-based private equity firm from Belden Inc. in a transaction that sees Cowen and Company as an advisor and Greenberg Traurig as legal counsel.