Tech Roundup

Among the new products getting noticed at last week's 2019 Radio Show is an appliance for Wheatstone's WheatNet-IP audio network that addresses "the unique challenges of multiple program streams."

This individual previously directed The Walt Disney Company's content security efforts throughout Europe and the Middle East by formulating and executing a regional content protection policy for distribution deals, "defining content protection standards aligned with piracy challenges and business constraints."

The RTL Group-owned video advertising platform designed to bridge TV and digital video on a global scale has promoted its three-year Chief Revenue Officer to the role of COO. At the same time, there's a new "Chief People Officer" at SpotX.

ViacomCBS's Pluto TV free streaming television service has partnered with Hisense's Vidaa International on a multi-year global pact that brings Pluto TV’s platform onto the new Vidaa platform across the U.S., Europe and Latin America. This means all Hisense TVs sold in the U.S. and Mexico will feature a dedicated, branded PLUTO TV button.

Hitachi Kokusai is following recommendations by the U.S. government and health authorities to minimize risks for its employees, customers and their families during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

“By combining our comprehensive digital capabilities into Entravision Digital, advertisers and agencies have a single source to access a rich combination of audiences, media, performance solutions, and consumer insights,” said Entravision Chairman/CEO Walter  Ulloa.

In what Cumulus Media national radio arm Westwood One is calling a "historic first," a job recruitment website saw a boost in ad recall and brand awareness through its use of smart speaker pre-roll advertising. Here's some data that could help your stations achieve similar ROI for your digital and terrestrial radio clients.

RBR+TVBR readers recently learned that LTN Global’s video transport network services were being used for the first commercial deployment of ATSC 3.0 in the U.S., in Las Vegas. What is the significance of this, and what does this represent to the TV broadcaster? LTN Global Chief Technology Officer Alan Young shares all in this RBR+TVBR InFOCUS podcast. LISTEN HERE

When the Public, Education and Government (PEG) broadcaster serving the island of Hawai'i, known as "the Big Island," expanded its coverage to include more sports, it needed cameras to provide quality televised productions to local viewers. It ultimately decided on products from Hitachi Kokusai Electric America.

One of Iberoamérica's largest media conglomerates, the home of such brands as Spain's El País newspaper and international contemporary pop and hot talk brand Los 40, has renewed its streaming agreement with the digital audio and podcast entity owned by The E.W. Scripps Co.

The suburban Detroit-based mobile strategy and development company led by COO Bob Kernen is releasing what it says is the first app designed for radio with voice activation.

Quintech Electronics & Communications Inc., an Evertz company focused on the design and manufacture of RF matrix switches for broadcasters, satellite, and broadband networks, says the XTREME-256 matrix switch is certified for use in METs WGS Terminals.

German converter manufacturer Ferrofish has added the new +24dBu I/O model to its Pulse16 Series of AD/DA converters. The new modification increases the maximum input and output level from +20dBu to +24dBu, an important upgrade for American broadcasters requiring proper headroom.

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.

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."