Tech Roundup

Singapore’s multinational news channel, Mediacorp-owned Channel News Asia (CNA), is now partnering with AI audio platform Adthos to generate localized news broadcasts. Using AI, broadcasts have been created which report the news in the Malay language but with a Singaporean accent.

For radio and TV sales executives and market managers, providing the advertiser answers on how to commit to the most efficient media mix when finalizing a brand marketing strategy is an essential. But, what can these media pros share with respect to how a spot resonated? Was there any rise in sales in a particular demographic? Media attribution and data analytics can bring these answers to your clients, and two Veritone executives shared all in a webinar recently hosted by Radio + Television Business Report.

One of the nation's foremost experts on ATSC 3.0 standards and implementation has been booked to speak about the overall technical and practical aspects of ATSC 3.0 at the 2017 IEEE Broadcast Symposium. The discussion will follow a presentation on channel sharing -- and the PSIP and ATSC 3.0 considerations tied to CSAs -- from the SVP/Engineering at Triveni Digital.

The latest smart speaker ownership survey from NPR and Edison Research has just been released, and the data further cement the growing ubiquity of voice-activated home audio devices across the U.S.

Enhancements to Telestream's CaptionMaker authoring software and the Vantage Media Processing Platform have been brought to market. They provide "all the production tools" required by major broadcast networks and content distributors who have standardized on the Interoperable Master Format file-based delivery format.

MediAnswers, known for its development of products and processes for individuals on the "sell side" of the broadcast media business, has just expanded its expertise on the "buy side" of the media business by hiring a new VP/Agency Solutions.

The new master clock provides precise timing signals for applications that utilize Dante Audio-over-Ethernet media networking technology, and implements a IEEE 1588 precision time protocol (PTP) server, compatible with the requirements of Dante and capable of simultaneously supporting the timing needs of up to hundreds of Dante-compatible devices.

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 company known for its array of keyboard/video/mouse (KVM)  switches and transmitters has chosen the upcoming 2018 NAB Show in Las Vegas as the venue at which it will unveil what it claims to be a technological first.

Test and measurement company PHABRIX is finalizing its NAB Show plans, and they include a demonstration showcasing its ability to support interoperable SMPTE ST 2110-20, 2022-7 RGB Enhanced-UHD workflows and NVIDIA RivermaxDisplay.