Tech Roundup

The innovation initiative of the National Association of Broadcasters has revealed the winners of its third annual PILOT Innovation Challenge at the NAB Futures conference in Seattle. The PILOT Innovation Challenge recognizes creative ideas that leverage technological advances in the production, distribution and display of engaging content.

A top provider of OTT streaming media tools for media companies has just been snapped up by advanced video encoding and streaming tech firm VITEC. The acquisition means this company's founder and CEO is coming on board at VITEC, as VP of Worldwide Broadcast Sales. 

The French are often maligned for having a dislike of Americans. That's certainly not the case when it comes to an American tech product featuring scripting tools and GUI for developing virtual news desks, producer workstations, control panels and other virtual interfaces.

Attendees at the just-concluded Salon de la Radio Conference in Paris were among the first to look at the new Axia iQx AoIP Broadcast Console and the Livewire partner IP-studio, a console that combines a control surface and mix engine into a single AES67-compliant networked source and device.

One of the world's top international IT business consulting and systems integration firms has teamed up with Verance Corporation on the acceleration and expansion of the development of next-generation broadcast TV in the U.S., and in Europe.

Ireland’s premier media company and the home of some of Europe’s leading commercial media brands has selected Wedel Software's MediaSales platform to unify station operations -- and to streamline its workflow.

Until now, a USB-to-Lightning cable was needed to connect a iPhone to the receiver and enable CarPlay features. KENWOOD is eschewing this, as iPhone users now have the choice to go wire-free or charge their phones with a direct connection.

SK Telecom and Sinclair at CES 2019 signed a joint venture agreement to lead the next-generation broadcasting solutions market in the U.S. and globally. Here's what will happen next as the two companies have agreed to  jointly fund and manage a joint venture company within Q1 2019.

A data center that currently serves as a pop location for MOBITV’s managed service connectivity will become a new redundant site for its Sacramento-based data center. It's a win for the Peachtree State.

The NAB innovation initiative granted its first media technology and innovation scholarships to nine undergraduate and graduate students, for pursuit of studies related to broadcast engineering, media technology and innovation. The scholarships are administered in partnership with the BEA.

While there’s a limit to how many SVOD services users are ready to pay for, it is far from being reached. This is one key finding from Ooyala’s just-released State of the Broadcast Industry 2019 report, which maps out the challenges for content creators and distributors as they strive to maintain and grow audiences.

Audio publishers are always looking for ways to further optimize and streamline the order management process. Look no further than what Triton Digital just did for its Tap Advertising Server platform.

If you're a user of media sales software from Efficio, you now have a mobile app at your fingertips. Here are all the details.

The largest private owner and operator of communications infrastructure in the U.S. is celebrating. It has successfully grown its portfolio to 266,000 owned, master-leased and right-to-master sites. Vertical Bridge is also cheering the construction of more than 500 macro towers for telecom carriers to date.

Attention, NAB Show exhibitors already planning on big success in Las Vegas come early April. The 2019 NAB Show will debut a new Product of the Year awards program, recognizing the most significant and promising new products and technologies on the show floor.