Tech Roundup

Here's a statistic that Germany's Rohde & Schwarz is boasting to potential consumers: Six out of seven national broadcasters have chosen to deploy its R&S®THU9evo digital transmitter for their primary broadcasts from One World Trade Center.

Are your radio stations looking for a "premium" fun and easy-to-use photo booth experience? Consider the HALO app and hardware associated with the newly launched Simple Booth, now available to radio through YEA Networks. 

Photography, video, audio, imaging and electronics retailer Adorama is further expanding its Adorama Business Solutions B2B sales division with the launch of a new subscription-based post-sales support program designed to deliver enterprise customers ongoing technical support after the initial point of purchase.

D2D Technologies has brought to market the D2Flex 3000, the latest full duplex IP/ASI Video Gateway that features the Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) protocol for reliable transmission of high quality video with low latency across the public internet.

Two former Tightrope Media Systems executives responsible for much of the success of a product known as ZEPLAY have taken ownership of the media tech tool. They have big plans for its future, and are scheduled to use the 2018 NAB Show as a big platform for sharing their vision.

When it comes to production libraries, Entercom had a choice to make as it continues to integrate the former CBS Radio stations and evaluate what's in use at its legacy stations. A decision has been made, and the company has inked a multi-year deal.

Here's something every FCC Commissioner can agree on: The Federal government has no business in leading the construction and operation of a nationwide 5G network for cellular communications. A visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute who focuses on the impact of technology on the U.S. economy, telecommunications, and internet regulation agrees. Here's exactly how Bret Swanson feels about the government's role -- or wholesale lack of involvement -- in something that could greatly impact your business.

SaaS-based streaming solutions provider StreamGuys has unveiled what it considers to be "a significant upgrade" to the company's cloud-based live stream repurposing, rebroadcasting and podcast management system.

Ocean Matrix, a provider of interface solutions for video and pro-AV users, has just unveiled a new HDMI signal extender that routes up to 99 HDMI sources to multiple HDMI devices over a local area network (LAN) using IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol).

Looking for ratings growth at your TV station's local news operation? Are additional advertisers and increased revenue of interest to your stations' sales teams? There's a tool that can bring both of these things to a TV station, via the newsroom.  Thank the rise of social media for serving as the new gauge of news timeliness. What to do? Daniel Anstandig and his team at Futuri Media believes he has the answer.

Want to know what that song is while driving down the highway? A simple glance at the in-dash entertainment system should do the trick, and Xperi Corp. believes it has a top tool to do the task.

Riedel Communications has bolstered its technical team in North America in response to what it calls "massive growth" over the past 24 months. This results in the hiring of a systems consultant, and two service and support engineers.

Throughout the ongoing 39-month FCC repack that started in April 2017, 1,049 stations in North America will change channels to clear spectrum space for wireless broadband services. A significant number of these stations looked to Germany for help, and hired Rohde & Schwarz to provide a turnkey solution for their transmission and other in-building equipment needs to support the FCC repack.

The Indianapolis-based multimedia production company turned to the facility management software 
for what it calls "its adaptability, and flexibility." Learn how this may provide a beneficial solution to your operation.

Michael Collins replaces Jeff Haley in the Chief Executive slot, while BlackRock remains involved -- but only as an investor. The sale officially closed last week for a tech entity known primarily for its media company revenue management and audience engagement software