Tech Roundup

DNAV, a full-service systems integrator and manufacturer’s representative specializing in broadcast, audio-visual and public safety systems, has hired a sales and business development leader to manage current accounts and drive future business growth.

Thanks to the pact, Vizrt is releasing Telos Infinity Virtual Intercom Platform (VIP) on Viz Now, a tool for automating deployments of live productions in the cloud.

It is known for display, touch-based interfaces and specialized ODM+ outsourced product design and development for manufacturers in the broadcast space. Now, it seeks to further accelerate growth by hiring a SVP of Product; SVP of Broadcast Sales; and a VP of Marketing.

The Marketron NXT digital advertising platform has been upgraded to handle the needs of advertisers operating in industries facing restrictions. The new capabilities will aid advertisers of cannabis, CBD, gambling, alcohol, fireworks, politics and others.

RTW, the German metering company with focus on visualizing audio to let audio engineers take informed decisions in professional broadcast, production, post production and quality control, is expanding its service capacity on the East Coast of the U.S. How so? It now has a dedicated service partner.

NAB Show New York is returning to the Javits Convention Center this week, and Thomson-owned GatesAir says it is looking forward to being there to continue celebrating its centennial. "We are excited to show you some of our newest and most innovative broadcast transmitters and STL codec solutions," the company says.

Earlier this year, Xytech welcomed a new CEO, Keith Buckley, who has more than 30 years of experience in the media industry. Following this news, Xytech has expanded its executive team to include four new members.

Tik Tok has unveiled a Focused View Campaign that will begin charging advertisers for ads that are watched for at least six seconds. It's a topic every broadcast media sales — and digital tech head — should be keenly aware of.

Sencore, a video delivery specialist headquartered in South Dakota, is adding to its Commercial TV portfolio by bringing to market a 1RU receiver/decoder with an expanded port selection.

Now with a two-day radio industry experience that some would say is the return of a fully NAB-produced event for AM and FM radio broadcasting companies, NAB New York is quickly growing in importance for audio and video content creation and distribution firms eager to further monetize and grow ROI. Perhaps products on display from Telestream will help to achieve these goals.

Solid State Logic is another company eagerly anticipating the NAB Show New York event, scheduled for late next week. The company will demonstrate "the very latest workflow advancements for on-premise and remote audio production for news, sports and live-to-air broadcast."

Digital Alert Systems, the Western New York-headquartered emergency communications product producer serving broadcast media, has brought to market the third generation of its emergency messaging platform.

New functionality includes integrated scheduling for recurring announcements, rotational advertisements, and background music playlists; a REST-based application programming interface (API) for integration with third-party solutions; a built-in parametric audio equalizer; and RTP stream forwarding.

FlexAI is Jünger Audio’s new audio processing infrastructure platform, which supports various forms of deployments on hardware and virtualized platforms. As a self-contained stand-alone solution, flexAI with Dolby codecs is available on the unique AIXpressor audio processor.

Two new ranges of antennas, NGP and NGS series, have come to market from Radio Frequency Systems. It says the new products are "particularly suited" for Next Generation Broadcasting standards — including ATSC 3.0, 5G-TV, DTMB-A and Advanced ISDBT.