Tech Roundup

As remote production continues to be implemented for large-scale, national events, more remote-production-specific technologies are being researched and developed. As of today, live production technology and services provider Mobile TV Group (MTVG) is now offering to clients its newest mobile unit. It is MTVG’s first purpose-built remote production unit.

"Powerful tools that help radio stations thrive in today’s dynamic broadcasting landscape." That's the brand promise of Vancouver, B.C.-based SPARC Media Hub co-founder Skyler Richard, who last week shared details about a new "comprehensive" digital workflow system now available for radio stations.

Haivision‘s portfolio of live video contribution products are now available for rent in North America through CP Communications, including its Haivision Pro, Air, and Rack mobile transmitters, and Haivision Makito encoders and decoders. Packages that include equipment, access to cloud and global connectivity services are available.

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) on Monday confirmed that the Fórum Sistema Brasileiro TV Digital Terrestre (SBTVD Forum) has selected the ATSC 3.0 physical layer as one of two technologies to advance from Phase 3 lab testing to Phase 3 field testing.

Real-time graphics and live production product creator Vizrt has appointed a new GM for its Global Channel, and he'll be charged with driving growth while enabling partners to sell the full Vizrt portfolio, unlocking new customer segments.

Mach Electronics will work with Dielectric to expand visibility and market share throughout the country, with an eye toward addressing current and future TV and FM initiatives.

It calls itself "a pioneer in mobile app development" that has rolled out over 1,000 apps across North America, Europe, and Latin America and has collaborated with upward of 60 media companies for its propriety platform.  Now, AirKast has struck a deal with a sales representation firm led by a veteran radio industry figure.

One day after the company's CEO boasted during its quarterly earnings call that future earnings would surpass that of any single broadcast TV station it owns, Gray TV is cheering the grand opening of what it is calling a "first-class television and film studio" complex on the site of a former GM plant.

The awards honor contributions in digital leadership, broadcast engineering and technology innovation, and will be presented during the 2024 NAB Show, held April 13-17 in Las Vegas.

The updated offering, part of StreamGuys’ SaaS suite of analytics and monitoring services, offers an improved user experience through enhanced data aggregation and presentation, along with quicker access to streaming analytics.

Eight days after the company known for its generative AI capabilities for radio and TV welcomed the former Chief of Police of Anaheim, Calif., Jorge Cisneros, as an advisor, Veritone released its third quarter 2023 results. The company fell short of analysts' estimates on revenue and greatly missed on its EPS.

The Ryan Seacrest Foundation (RSF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring today’s youth through entertainment and educational initiatives. Its primary initiative is to build broadcast media centers that allow pediatric patients to explore the creative realms of linear and new media, and contribute positively to the healing process for children and their parents.

Telos Alliance, the broadcast audio technology company in Cleveland, has brought to market a platform that is designed to simplify the installation and configuration of several of the company’s virtualized products.

RadioGPT, introduced in February 2023, is no more. That's thanks to a product enhancement that now integrates multiple Large Language Models (LLMs) while forging partnerships with new AI voice companies. And, Futuri is opening the system up to television and other non-radio media companies.

The Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B²CLab infrastructure at Humber College in Toronto is squarely focused on bringing the benefits of ATSC 3.0-powered digital broadcast television technologies to Canada. Helping as a key supplier is Thomson Broadcast-owned GatesAir.