Tech Roundup

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will soon integrate Emergency Alerts delivered via Xperi Corporation's HD Radio into its Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) test and demonstration center in Maryland.

Using a new user experience design for advanced alerting and ongoing emergency information, the AWARN Alliance is demonstrating the power of ATSC 3.0 to integrate official emergency information with local TV news coverage at the 2019 NAB Show.

NAGRA, BitRouter and Harmonic is using its presence at the NAB Show to demonstrate a new tool that provides broadcasters and device manufacturers with a flexible way to prepare for the launch of the new ATSC 3.0 Next Generation Broadcast Standard and related video services on both connected and unconnected ATSC 3.0 devices.

IT business consultancy Fincons Group, which is also a system integrator and technology solutions developer, is partnering up with an online video tech firm. Why? The deal is designed to leverage their combined strengths to deliver "innovative and future-proofed products."

Pearl TV has reached an agreement to provide a secure Industry Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to safeguard transmissions between a broadcast station and receiving devices. The system will be as seamless to the viewing public as accessing a secure website, Pearl TV promises.

A global marketplace connecting the world’s top emerging companies in media, entertainment and technology, as of today is comprised of companies that have collectively raised more than $1 billion — including $500 million after joining NAB Show-focused group.

Following the European debut of ENCO’s second-generation WebDAD platform at IBC in September 2018, ENCO will showcase it as a key component of the company’s “Studio in a Cloud” strategy next week at the 2019 NAB Show.

A specialist in enterprise-level, cloud-based content monitoring and analysis, has appointed Art Leisey and Lang Cooksey (pictured) to newly created business development and sales engineering roles.

Thanks to growth in its Americas broadcast division, ChyronHego has named a regional sales manager of major accounts, a director of government accounts, and a global creative services manager. In addition, a promotion for Jason Toliopoulos is being seen.

A new IP- connected system from Dielectric now gives broadcasters a way to monitor the performance and condition of this critical part of the broadcast RF system in real-time, 24/7 and under full power.

Rohde & Schwarz has expanded its high-power transmitter family. The R&S THV9evo transmitter for VHF band III is the latest addition to the Rohde & Schwarz family of transmitters for DTV and DAB. 

Orban is now shipping a cloud-based and web-based audio processing technology for the radio industry. New to its product is a tool for analyzing usage, engagement and impact of the "SmartRadio" service in use at a radio station. Here are the pre-NAB Show details.

A few weeks ago, new configurations of ENCO's enCaption 4 automated captioning tool were shared with radio station personnel and decision-makers for the first time. Now, ENCO is ready to share further enhancements that build on enCaption4's capabilities.

One of the top tech companies servicing the broadcast media industry is ready to share three configurations with its now-available embedded HD Radio tool. It will do so at the 2019 NAB Show in Las Vegas.

The IP Showcase at the 2019 NAB Show in Las Vegas has become a "must-see" exhibit for anyone deploying IP technology for real-time broadcast. Once again it is sponsored by major technical and standards organizations within the broadcast industry.