Tech Roundup

A global provider of content protection technology products developed for the media and content owners, broadcasters and operators has tapped a seasoned industry executive as its new CEO. He previously served as the chief executive of NBA China.

Wedel Software has hired an Onboarding Manager for its new Adthos Platform. It's an individual with some 30 years of industry experience and has, by his own admission, held just about every radio station role within that time.

Complementing existing Roku and Apple TV support, a new Screenweave app brings content from Tightrope’s Cablecast Community Media platform immediately to Amazon Fire TV devices. Screenweave apps for Android TV devices as well as Android and iOS smartphones and tablets will follow in the coming months.

The program will provide mentorship and promotion to winning proposals, along with an opportunity to demonstrate their products at NAB Show in Las Vegas. This year’s challenge is seeking startups and growing companies providing solutions to some of the key challenges and opportunities facing broadcasters over the next two to three years.

Global, the Media & Entertainment group that seeks up to 49.9% equity interest in iHeartMedia, has selected a North America CEO for its digital advertising platform, DAX. It sees the internal promotion of a U.S. media industry veteran and the shift of the person currently in the chief executive chair to "a key advisory position with the company."

A breakthrough for broadcasters, Adthos Ad-server harnesses the latest technology to bring powerful ad-serving technology to radio stations for the very first time. Read on to find out how the Adthos Ad-sever is going to revolutionize the way radio campaigns are run. *SPONSORED CONTENT*

As more media workflows shift to the cloud, organizations are building their own custom workflows by cherry picking exactly what types of services they need. Now, Telestream has options for developers to consider.

Inovonics has released its new DAVID IV 719N FM/HD Radio Broadcast Processor with Network Interface. The updated offering adds Web Access for set-up, control, and...

Imagine Communications has expanded its storage portfolio with the release of Versio IOX Express NAS, providing broadcast and production facilities with "a high-availability shared storage solution that enables on-air scalability and pay-as-you-go expansion."

Held each year in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, the 2021 in-person edition of IBC was largely thought to have been scrapped, due to lingering pandemic concerns. That's not the case. It's just delayed a few months from its normal show dates.

Once May 22 concluded, organizers of the National Translator Association's conference were more than pleased with one of the more difficult decisions it has had to make — hold an in-person event in Utah, or cancel it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. tThe former choice was taken, and NTA President John Terrill is thrilled with the response.

The iHeartRadio app has officially surpassed 150 million registered users. In addition, iHeartRadio has now recorded more than 3 billion app downloads, with monthly downloads peaking as high as 28% as compared to last year.

Nancy Weil, proprietor of The Laugh Academy, is the latest to call on Red House Streaming studios, leveraging its production sets, broadcast-quality workflow and experienced crew to produce custom videos for her clients.

This product, the companies say, can provide benefits to radio stations using PromoSuite Production, including speeding up the order entry process, streamlining cart number assignments, eliminating duplication, and reducing overhead associated with dubbing audio files into WO Automation for Radio.

Xperi subsidiary DTS and Cumulus Media have reached a deal that will see the integration of the audio media company's AM and FM radio stations into a "connected car infotainment platform."