Tech Roundup

Starwaves, a developer and distributor of receiver technologies centered around the digital broadcast standard DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale), has joined forces with a supplier in the field of broadcast encoder and receiver components for DRM to develop an Android app that allows DRM reception on mobile devices.

Broadcast media facility management software maker Xytech has selected a VP and Managing Director for its ScheduALL platform. It's an individual who was working with the product until September 2020 but has returned, now that Xytech is the ScheduALL owner.

Workflow automation, media processing, quality monitoring, and test and measurement product provider Telestream has brought to market six new models in its PRISM waveform monitor product line. The new models have smaller form-factors to address the space constraints in Live Production, the company says.

Eurofins Digital Testing has introduced updated test suites for the Consumer Technology Association’s NEXTGEN TV Logo program. They'll be applicable to 2022 model receivers and released by the end of June.

A trio of products produced and distributed by Orban Labs have received Portable People Meter (PPM) encoding certification by Nielsen.

Nautel has selected the individual who will work directly with its regional sales managers serving key radio station accounts across the U.S. He spent several years with Harris in the early 2000s as National Accounts Manager for Broadcast Systems and Special Markets and was most recently with GatesAir.

CP Communications, which has gained a reputation for products enabling live event productions, is rolling out a remote production and streaming platform it says was built specifically for modern live sports and news production challenges.

Converter manufacturer Ferrofish has expanded its family of Pulse16 converters to include the new Pulse16 MX +24dBu and Pulse16 DX +24dBu.

Seeking a bi-directional encoder/decoder appliance for remote production (REMI) workflows? Look no further than Montréal-based Matrox Video, which has brought to market its new Monarch EDGE S1.

Exactly one year ago, he was named VP/Sales at Specialty Data Systems (SDS), following a 13-year stint as a senior sales manager at Wide Orbit. Now, this familiar figure to radio station engineering pros is being mourned, as Jon Crossland has died.

The awards, valued at $2,500 each, will be presented to four college students — two undergraduate and two graduate — for pursuit of studies related to broadcast or media technology and innovation.

A key provider of digital media tools and workflow products has purchased an application used around the world by broadcasters, production companies and post houses to streamline content creation workflows.

Customers of both Xytech’s MediaPulse and ScheduALL will experience no service interruptions. This acquisition, Xytech says, allows it to tap into ScheduALL’s experience in the transmission market.

The pandemic has increased the importance of the personal vehicle and in-dash infotainment today, versus pre-COVID, a new study shows. And, it appears this is especially true for Millennials and Gen Z.

The NAB Show and SCTE are teaming up for a joint forum that will link the SCTE·ISBE Cable-Tec Expo in Atlanta with NAB Show’s Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology (BEIT) Conference in Las Vegas.