Tech Roundup

Six months ago, a Columbia, S.C., television station was notified that it would lose its affiliation with The CW Network after 5 1/2 years. The change came on Sept. 30, and to help WKTC on its next chapter in its 22-year history, the locally owned station contracted NVerzion to help in the transition.

Broadcast audio consortium The Telos Alliance has formally debuted the latest edition of the Axia Quasar AoIP console for U.S. consumers. The unveiling came at the recent Midwest Broadcast & Multimedia Technology Conference (formerly known as Ohio Broadcast & Multimedia Technology Conference) at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.

Want to attend an annual radio technology forum staged by one of the world’s largest manufacturers of AM and FM radio broadcast transmitters? Registration is now open for NUG@NAB Radio, set for April 19 at the Flamingo Las Vegas on the first day of the 2020 NAB Show.

As IP networks gain a foothold within broadcasting, broadcast control systems are becoming more complex by necessity. Futuresource Consulting’s Adam Cox, an imaging and pro video analyst, shares with RBR+TVBR his take on the broadcast landscape and the rise to prominence of broadcast control solutions in IP environments.

IP solutions provider MuxLab has some new features that it says "enhance the performance" of its DigiSign CMS software, used for delivering AV content "in endless applications in an easy-to-manage system for any level of end user." 

Chalk up another voice-activated task platform that can now access a variety of live and on-demand content from Entercom's Radio.com platform. It shares its name with a popular actor known for roles on The Incredible Hulk and for directing early 1990s NBC sitcom Blossom before his untimely death from prostate cancer.

A company "simplifying the lifecycle management of direct-to-consumer media applications" has named Bennett Theimann its Chief Financial Officer. He was previously the CFO at Conductor, a New York based enterprise SEO platform

The NAB has opened nominations for its 2020 Technology Awards, which are presented each year at the NAB Show in Las Vegas. The awards highlight significant achievements in the field of broadcast technology.

The founder of broadcast and online media audio processing company Orban Labs is putting the final touches on presentations he will deliver on a subject he's quite well-versed in: advanced audio processing techniques.

Last week, RBR+TVBR's Weekly Tech Roundup shared details of how Leighton Broadcasting replaced the IP STL systems it has used with the Intraplex Ascent Audio over IP transport platform. Now, it has a new on-air inventory and digital assets management software provider.

This individual previously directed The Walt Disney Company's content security efforts throughout Europe and the Middle East by formulating and executing a regional content protection policy for distribution deals, "defining content protection standards aligned with piracy challenges and business constraints."

Emergency video communications provider Digital Alert Systems has just released an important update of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) digital certificates used to authenticate messaging from the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS).

American Tower late Thursday released its Q3 results, and they were positive, beating the Street. On Friday, however, AMT shares were poised to finish down 1.5% amid short-term concerns the stock is overvalued.

A St. Cloud, Minn., based owner that last month signed a purchase agreement to acquire the radio stations of Paradis Broadcasting of Alexandria, Inc., has just replaced the hardware-based, point-to-point IP STL systems its used with the software-defined Intraplex Ascent Audio over IP transport platform. 

Broadcasters, sports leagues and teams, and event and production companies are among the clients serviced by CP Communications. Now, they'll be dealing with a new Senior Account Executive for CP's AV and Broadcast Services.