Tech Roundup

Content owners and such video distributors as MVPDs, traditional networks and new over-the-top (OTT) networks are now empowered with the ability to create self-branded linear TV channels that can be personalized and customized by and for each viewer in the household.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has awarded PRX $1.5 million to fund a second round of Project Catapult, the podcasting development project that identifies and develops new talent while building public media’s capacity to create content across platforms. Project Catapult focuses on rural, Southern and Western public media stations.

The wireless speaker maker on Friday (7/6) filed for an initial public offering. Details are scant, but rising trade tensions between China and the U.S. could put a damper on its business. The company is backed by KKR Stream Holdings.

A leading manufacturer of purpose-engineered antennas and RF systems for TV and radio broadcasters is now offering low-band VHF systems specific to Channels 4 and 5 to the television industry.

It's no secret that the worlds of pro and consumer audio are converging. As such, some of the world biggest technology companies have committed to participating at an annual event that brings together representatives from the music industry, streaming audio companies and the two dominant smartphone makers. Perhaps a U.S. radio industry executive should be present, too.

FreeWheel and Operative on Monday announced a partnership that makes NBCUniversal the first media company to participate in a platform designed to empower TV media businesses to sell advanced TV along with digital at scale in an automated way— to compete against Facebook and Google.

The organization whose standards work has supported a century of advances in entertainment technology has rolled out published standards for binding Ad-IDs to commercials and Entertainment ID Registry (EIDR) codes to programming content. The new SMPTE standards specify use of Kantar Media's audio watermarking technology, an open solution available for licensing.

Attention germophobes and all individuals who still have not mastered the multi-device remote control: If you are a DISH subscriber, you can now let your voice do all of the work, thanks to Google.

The NAB Education Foundation (NABEF) on Tuesday announced the individuals selected to participate in the 2018 Technology Apprenticeship Program (TAP). This year’s participants and their apprenticeship placements include eight media properties, including Jack FM in Los Angeles.

After 6 1/2 years of service, the Audio Engineering Society’s Executive Director has stepped down from his role. His final day was Sunday, July 1. The society’s Financial Planning Officer will serve as the interim Executive Director until a permanent successor is determined.

In collaboration with Michigan State University and WKAR-23 in East Lansing, Mich., Public Media Company has launched an experimental Next Gen TV broadcasting station. This is the first ATSC 3.0 test station by a public media station and will be designed to explore the potential of Next Gen TV.

Here's a news story that has the semi-official approval of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai: The latest Samsung smartphone models, it turns out, come with newly activated FM chips in their headsets. This allows users to listen to any local radio station and was expressly done to boost use of NextRadio.

The nation's No. 2 radio broadcasting company has linked up with one of the nation's leading transmitter makers once again. It's the second sizable order from Cumulus in the past year for the GatesAir Flexiva FAX air-cooled radio transmitter and continues Cumulus’ mission to replace its aging, tube-based transmitters.

Riedel Communications’ MediorNet Compact Pro stageboxes are the latest additions to the rental inventory at Delta Sound Dubai, a provider of audio, communication, and technology solutions; event production services; and equipment. From its location in the UAE, Delta Sound will supply the Compact Pro’s as part of its total package for on-location signal distribution.

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?