Tech Roundup

A Melbourne-based software provider specializing in listener communications and station management has launched their first package ideal for smaller stations and for internet-only streaming audio channels. The company is very much going global with the offering, and wants U.S. clients.

A new Consumer Technology Association (CTA) study finds that the smartphone is rapidly approaching TV as the technology product most likely to be owned by Americans. Should broadcast TV be afraid? Or, is it the cable TV provider that should be worried about changing consumer habits?

A San Francisco Bay Area tech company focused on delivery IPTV solutions to the smallest of MVPDs has just forged a relationship with upward of 50 communications companies across the U.S. The deal brings the MOBITV Connect platform to some 1 million cable TV subscribers across the U.S.

For many radio industry engineers and tech pros, it's all about workflow. That's why Humboldt County, Calif.-based streaming solutions firm StreamGuys and IP audio firm Barix can't wait to show off two new workflows for radio broadcasters that could only happen thanks to a partnership between the two companies.

BeckTV, a broadcast systems integrator based in Austin, has bulked up its engineering leadership team by finalizing the hire of a senior engineer and regional VP, in addition to the addition of two other senior engineers.

The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS), a nonprofit industry group working to foster the adoption of open standards for moving from SDI- to IP-based media networks, has another member. The newest entity joining AIMS is a company founded in 1981 that provides strategic technology consulting, engineering design, software development, and systems integration services to the global media and entertainment industry.

If you're anywhere within the vicinity of the Hilton Midtown Hotel, you may wish to sneak a peek at new telestration software on display for Sports Video Group (SVG) Summit attendees.

A major milestone in the voluntary roll-out and development of the next-gen broadcast TV standard, ATSC 3.0, has been met in the Dallas-Fort Worth DMA. It involves American Tower, and the construction of and connectivity for the industry's first market-wide ATSC 3.0 Single Frequency Network (SFN).

"To address continued momentum and growth in North America," Riedel Communications has upped a system consultant to business development manager for the southern United States. His replacement is also a Reidel staff getting a promotion.

The Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance (ATBA) has confirmed the formation of the LPTV Industry Standards and Practices Group. Leading the endeavour is ARK Mediacom.

Remee Wire & Cable, a New York-based manufacturer of electronic wire and cable, has a new addition to its line of broadcast cables — a series of SMPTE 311 Hybrid Camera Cables. 

Here's a scary thought to some media industry observers: One can now watch Netflix at work while multitasking various assignments. Should Radio be worried? Perhaps. Netflix is currently testing a "pop-out player" feature in a small floating box that hovers over other windows and applications.

Comcast Spotlight has a new automated attribution product developed in partnership with TVSquared. It's designed to bring greater accountability to local TV advertising.

A virtual TV audio console by Wheatstone designed specifically to complement news production automation workflows is getting a big spotlight at the ready-to-start IBC2019 conference in Amsterdam.

A company known for its file-based media workflow orchestration, media streaming and delivery technologies is unveiling a new software update for its PRISM series of hybrid SDI and IP waveform monitors.