Tech Roundup

Looking for a NEXTGEN TV and can't seem to find one, or a sales person that knows the difference between ATSC 3.0 compatibility and UHD or 4K? Here's something that might help educate both consumers and retailers, as Hisense has brought to market new NEXTGEN TV models with a bottom MSRP of $799.

It's now a subsidiary of Thomson Broadcast, but that hasn't changed its status as a global leader in wireless, over-the-air content delivery products for radio and TV broadcasters. Now, as GatesAir readies for the IBC2022 conference in Amsterdam, it has brought to market a new FM analog transmitter line.

It's a Columbia, Md., company recognized as a leading media technology and video transport product provider to a global client base. Now, LTN is welcoming a new Chief Technology Officer to its executive ranks. It's an individual who spent many years at ABC.

A Canadian company is debuting its auto commercial detection (ACD) product by pitching it as a tool that addresses a cumbersome challenge in the industry — how to do dynamic ad insertion without having SCTE because your playout does not support or have it. A remote production product is also getting its rollout, with both going to market at IBC 2022.

In late July, StreamGuys rolled out its programmatic ad services for broadcasters looking to improve their monetization and fill unsold ad inventory in their digital offerings. What led StreamGuys to dive in? Tyler Huggins, its Director of Advertising, sits in with Adam R Jacobson to share the details in this fresh RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

PILOT, the innovation arm of the NAB, is conducting a program with support of the Google News Initiative to improve direct-to-consumer audience engagement to better serve local audiences. The six-month program is designed to support broadcaster education as well as the implementation of first-party data and direct-to-consumer business models.

For drivers traversing the San Diego Freeway across the San Fernando Valley, the Anheuser-Busch plant on Roscoe Blvd. has become a familiar sight. Just south along Woodley Ave. is Van Nuys Airport and the Flyaway Bus Terminal. Amid all of this activity is the new West Coast outpost for a live event production tool manufacturer serving broadcasters from St. Petersburg, Fla.

One company is gearing up for IBC 2022 by preparing to show off the latest workflow advancements to its large-scale broadcast production platform, marketed as "System T." The Solid Stage Logic offering is designed for on-premises and remote audio production for news, sports and live production.

With strong momentum behind its efforts for open standards adoption in the broadcast industry, Macnica seeks to gain buzz for the release of new hardware and software demonstrations. This will be focused on SMPTE 2110 media streaming and the release of a new media streaming software development kit (SDK).

What does Quicklink have in store for the upcoming IBC 2022 show in Amsterdam? It plans to unveil a video production product expressly designed for creating professional virtual, in-person and hybrid events.

ARK, led by CEO and co-founder Joshua Weiss, joined the industry forum comprised of leading companies from the online video ecosystem to further their development and use of the new television standard ATSC 3.0.

In 1972, broadcast equipment manufacturer Inovonics opened its doors. It was initially financed and has been wholly owned by Jim Wood, and his immediate family, across the last 50 years. Now, Wood, who stepped into retirement 16 years ago, is giving up his stake in Inovonics.

A California-based digital media technology company is preparing to demonstrate its portfolio of products designed to "empower production and post production teams, operations personnel, and engineers to ensure the highest quality customer experience while providing maximum business value" at September's IBC 2022 conference and expo. What can attendees in Amsterdam expect from Telestream?

With broadcast, post production, recording studios and live sound rapidly transitioning to IP Audio, the need for monitoring and diagnostic solutions have increased accordingly in recent years. Nixer Pro Audio, a U.K.-based company specializing in AoIP, will show off its wares at the upcoming IBC 2022 conference in Amsterdam.

Media ad sales technology services firm Marketron has brought to market a tool designed to gauge a return on investment for marketers and media buyers interested in free-to-air broadcast television when finalizing their planning and budgets.