Tech Roundup

The nation's second-largest radio broadcasting company by number of stations has inked a licensing agreement that brings a variety of software, including one that handles traffic, across all of its AMs and FMs.  It's a big coup for this tech company, as Cumulus' begins the phase-out phase of its proprietary Stratus traffic system. Implementation is expected to begin before the end of 2017 and continue through March 2019.

The former Americas sales manager for EVS Broadcast Equipment has been selected for the role of VP/Strategic Accounts for the eastern U.S. at Burbank, Calif.-based Riedel Communications.

A top supplier of integrated video production systems for the broadcast TV market is ready to unveil a new dual SDI/IP camera interface that increases camera density for acquisition workflows using SDI PTZ cameras.

Will the stuff of science fiction swiftly become the reality for car drivers across the U.S. who purchase a vehicle with a next-generation dashboard? That question — and how the "connected car" will impact the radio broadcasting industry — was one of the first to be addressed at the 2017 Radio Show, the annual conference produced by the NAB and RAB that began in Texas's state capital on Tuesday afternoon.

Thanks to what is being billed as "major enhancements" to a widely used radio industry tech platform, customized production can now be pushed to an on-air automation system from any device, fully programmed.

To mark 100 years of "outstanding innovation and technological leadership," pro camera equipment brand Gitzo, from Manfrotto, has hit the market with a variety of top-of-the-line products, including the Gitzo Century Camera Bag Collection.

A recently finalized transaction completed by mulitmedia delivery solutions firm Artel Video Systems has given the company "selected intellectual property" from the company responsible for the Quarra 1G and 10G IP Switch family.

Artificial intelligence in the cloud is now available for media companies that wish to extract new value from their video and audio content. That’s thanks to the roll out by Quantum Corp. of aiWARE for Xcellis, described as “an on-premise and cloud version” of the artificial intelligence (AI) platform from Veritone.

As The Telos Alliance sees it, "virtual radio is the future," and audio-over IP is now a standard for many a broadcast facility. Is your operation behind the curve? Perhaps some of the latest tech from the company's Axia brand can be of use to your AM and/or FM stations.

TV streaming tech company Roku Inc. is going public. The Silicon Valley company announced Sept. 1 that it has publicly filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of shares of its Class A common stock.

A bipartisan bill supporting the safe development of self-driving cars is set to be considered on the House floor next week, once Congress returns from its summer recess. The House Energy & Commerce Committee's two top leaders applauded the announcement, putting the Self Drive Act (H.R. 3388) on a fast track that may result in a long-term impact on broadcast radio.

A company known across the radio industry for its commercial and program delivery services has shifted to a bigger office space on the south side of the Ventura Freeway in a city northwest of Los Angeles. At the same time, it's added a veteran radio industry figure to provide support and training to this firm's East Coast clients.

The associate editor of two editions of the National Association of Broadcasters Engineering Handbook, including the new 11th edition, has died. Osenkowsky had been suffering from both multiple myeloma and lymphoma. He was 62.

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.

VER, a supplier of equipment and technical expertise for television, cinema, live music, sports, and corporate production, has puts its faith — and money — into a diverse set of products from the Riedel MediorNet real-time media network family.