Tech Roundup

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. 

On Wednesday and Thursday, the Nextv Latin America is showcasing technology of interest to media companies operating across the region.  That said, the Miami-hosted event is putting a spotlight on "the future of live sports" that could serve as an important precursor to the next NAB Show in Las Vegas.

Founded in 2008, it offers uncompressed broadcast quality commercial and production music tracks, with music metadata, licensed for business use by broadcasters. It is now partnering with an AI-powered radio services firm with a product integration agreement signed, sealed and delivered.

They share common ownership, thanks to the Cavell family. Now, a 20-year-old firm providing analytical, strategic and advocacy services to airports is formally merging with one of the foremost companies offering signal contour-focused studies and services to radio and TV broadcasters.

Using NextGen Broadcast (ATSC 3.0) network technology, the DDaaS platform provides a broadcast backbone for wireless IP (Internet Protocol) data delivery, increasing the value of spectrum for all broadcasters and providing an IP connection to better serve their communities.

The Chief the FCC Media Bureau's Audio Division has denied an Informal Objection submitted by Saga Communications, and is moving forward with its approval of a modification request from a crosstown owner that will positively impact its FM translator targeting a big college town.

The model 531 was launched in 2003 with over 5,000 units sold worldwide. The final inventory of the 531N has already been shipped, and it will no longer be available for future orders, California-based Inovonics says.

The rapid advancement in AI technology is transforming various industries, and the news and media sector is no exception. The potential benefits of deploying AI in news content generation are many – increased reach and scalability, advanced personalization and customization, and consistent, reliable reporting. But how can broadcasters, especially smaller media organizations leverage this technology to their advantage?

Three years into a successful enterprise-wide Qligent Vision rollout, Sinclair Broadcast Group will apply Qligent’s QoS, QoE and compliance monitoring toolsets to its growing network of ATSC 3.0 digital TV channels and services. Brian Galante shares details about the new products and services.