Tech Roundup

There's a new individual in charge of sales for Latin America and parts of the Caribbean at Broadcast Electronics. He's based in Miami for the division of Elenos Group focused on broadcast TV and radio transmitters.

Pippin Technical Service (PTS) will introduce Dielectric’s antenna and RF systems to a customer base across the provinces, with Dielectric initially represented in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon and Northwest Territories.

Full-service systems integrator, consultant, and manufacturer’s representative for broadcast media DNAV has launched a broadcast monitoring service designed to remotely connect the company’s field services team to broadcast facilities via its self-architected cloud based network operations center (NOC).

AI-focused technology company Veritone Inc. has earned a multi-year contract extension agreement with CBS News, allowing the Paramount Global unit continued access to products and services it has been using while expanding the partnership in a notable way.

The Latin Grammy Awards returned to South Florida to celebrate the 25th edition of the greatest night of Latin Music. Artists, musicians, and producers gathered to award the most successful hits of the year. Shure Axient Digital Wireless System was selected to ensure audio that producers could count on throughout the night.

He was formerly a VP of Broadcast Operations for Townsquare media, overseeing the technical operations of some 349 radio stations across 74 markets. Now, he is the Director of Product Development at Wheatstone Corporation.

Applications are open for Exhibitors to participate in "Futures Park," a global showcase for research and development of broadcast, media and entertainment technology at the 2025 NAB Show, taking place April 6-9, 2025 in the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

For the first time, SiriusXM is now available in the Tesla Cybertruck, Model 3, and Model Y. The addition, which is labeled as a "bespoke streaming integration," mirrors the offerings included in SXM's 360L hybrid broadcast platform, as teased earlier this year.

How valued is artificial intelligence to The E.W. Scripps Company? The publicly traded company has put into place a leadership team the company says will "guide the acceleration of the company’s artificial intelligence strategy" in the coming months.

It takes its name from the city and county in California where The Trade Desk is headquartered, and is a new streaming TV operating system that sees The Trade Desk partner up with smart TV original equipment manufacturers and other streaming TV aggregators to deploy the OS.

With access to data from platforms like X/Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and more 250,000 news sources, TopicPulse now includes a “Community Radar” feature, which tracks activity in select Facebook groups without leaving the platform.

The NAB Digital Leadership Award is given to an individual at a broadcast station, group or network who has had a significant leadership role in the digital success of a broadcast business leveraging new and emerging technologies.

The dynamic worlds of media and technology are converging at breakneck speed. How can broadcast organizations not only keep up with the changes, but also strategically get the edge on the competition? An individual who has helped to make the CES conference a must-attend for radio and TV industry leaders discussed this at Forecast 2025. 

Aiir Product Specialist Lee Price, who becomes product lead, commented, "We’re expanding our AI offering and rebranding Radio News AI to Audio.co with the introduction of a powerful new commercial production toolset."

Jācapps, the Jacobs brothers radio mobile app-focused business, has rolled out a new product in association with their Jacobs Media research company that "takes radio clients on a journey to generate revenue by just having an app with an audience."