Tech Roundup

A new series of flagship multimedia receivers that got their first public view at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is now available for purchase from Kenwood USA.

The big news out of the 2018 NAB Show for Germany-based Rohde & Schwarz is centered on the expansion of its media server platform for studio production and playout applications.

TV stations owned by Gray Television, Hubbard Broadcasting and The E. W. Scripps Company now have a little programmatic power boost thanks to their respective new links to ITN Holdings' ProVantageX (PVX) platform.

Xperi Corporation subsidiary DTS, the parent of HD Radio, is teaming up with broadcast software company RCS to develop and integrate DTS Connected Radio technology into their family of radio automation and production platforms. The DTS Connected Radio platform, Calabasas, Calif.-based Xperi says, "will enable broadcasters to deliver new and engaging services into connected cars of the future."

An AI-driven tech company "transforming TV advertising for the connected world" has partnered up with a top ATSC 3.0 Next Gen TV platform company to develop the standard for interactive advertising formats to be delivered over the ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) 3.0 standard.

Hive, an advanced tech company that uses AI to identify and capture metadata related to TV content through its Hive Media platform, has partnered on a joint offering with advanced data and analytics company 605, which focuses its efforts on the media and entertainment industries. The joint offering is designed to provide deeper insights into both paid and earned media on television, the companies note.

Looking for a new captioning tool for live and taped streaming content for your station? The 2018 NAB Show has one vendor that just might be right for you. Humboldt County, Calif.-based StreamGuys is previewing its forthcoming audio transcription features in its SGrecast live stream recording and repurposing platform, powered by ENCO’s enCaption4 cloud-based, automated captioning tool.

With a front-and-center "can't miss 'em" spot once again, located just outside the North Hall entrance of the Las Vegas Convention Center, Ooyala will certainly gain a lot of passersby and broadcast media execs interested in new ways to monetize short- and long-form video through their digital and social media platforms.

DS Broadcast, a supplier of broadcast equipment to the Korean ATSC 3.0 broadcasting industry, today announced a new encoder capable of handling 12 channels simultaneously as well as statistical multiplexing functionality. The BGE9200 responds to customer demand, based on expected trends in the U.S. market.

As broadcasters gather in Las Vegas at the 2018 NAB Show to plan their next equipment investment, Korean test and measurement firm ATBIS is introducing two new products designed to support stations who are making investments in next-generation ATSC 3.0 broadcasting.

TV content distribution and media solutions firm Vigor Systems Inc. has teamed up with video transcoding and workflow automation company Telestream to bring to market a tech tool that allows public television stations to transition file delivery and media processing to the cloud.

The last round of startups selected to participate at the 2018 NAB Show in Las Vegas has been cemented, giving them a chair at SPROCKIT—the global marketplace that curates, connects and fosters collaboration between top market-ready startups and media, entertainment and technology companies.

What if there was a tool that could help broadcasters in possibly never getting names wrong again in subtitles? A British firm thinks it has the answer, and it will demonstrate its technology at the 2018 NAB Show in Las Vegas from April 8-12. 

In the tech world, an update to an operating system is welcome news. That's likely one reason why Veritone Inc. shares enjoyed a double-digit percentage surge in Thursday's trading on Wall Street.

Broadcast technology equipment and consulting firm Triveni Digital has been selected by Public Media Company as its strategic partner in the development of various services designed to expand the capacity of noncommercial educational TV stations across the U.S. as they embrace the next gen TV standard.