Tech Roundup

With the 2018 NAB Show set to open in Las Vegas on April 9, Maine-based antenna and RF systems manufacturer Dielectric is confident that it has the goods to work with stations impacted by the FCC's post-spectrum auction repack process. In fact, the company has issued initial technical proposals to 917 of the 987 repack-affected stations, many of those stations receiving auxiliary as well as main antenna proposals.

A pioneering broadcast engineer and digital TV innovator known for stints at such companies as Tektronix and the Advanced Television Test Center (ATTC), which closed in September 2003, has passed away. He was 88 years old and living in the Washington, D.C. area.

DTS has successfully completed RadioDNS compliance testing. This means that the Xperi-owned DTS Connected Radio platform "will enable an engaging in-car radio experience for drivers around the world," the company says.

The enterprise-class SaaS technology company that happens to be a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Digital has just named its new SVP the Head of this entity. Taking the dual roles at LAKANA LLC is Karen Brophy.

A company known for file-based media workflow orchestration, media streaming and delivery technologies is using the 2018 NAB Show to debut a "one-box solution" for closed caption encoding to multiple live streams.

Automated broadcast and production workflow firm ENCO has partnered with Broadcast Pix, known for its integrated production and control systems, for the release of a newsroom production and playout tool that supports the MOS (Media Object Server) protocol and interfaces with Newsroom Computer Systems (NRCS).

Here's another product debut planned for the 2018 NAB Show in Las Vegas. The second generation of GatesAir's content stream transport solution, now a standalone half-rack hardware device for data protection capability to a broadcaster’s audio contribution and distribution network, is getting its official unveiling April 9.

While ATSC 3.0 ushers in exciting new capabilities such as the delivery of 4K-quality shows, targeted ads and mobile services, implementing this next-generation DTV standard can prove challenging and disruptive. A new product with cloud-based, enterprise-level content monitoring and analysis solution could be the tool to provide help.

The co-inventor of the original Orban Optimod FM audio processor and founder of Modulation Sciences, who once served as Chief Engineer for RKO Radio-owned WXLO-FM (99X) in New York in the 1970s, has died after being struck by a vehicle in a supermarket parking lot in Delray Beach, Fla. He was 71.

Here's an exclusive chance for 2018 NAB Show attendees to learn more about one of Wazee Digital's newest partnerships. On Monday, April 9, Wazee Digital CEO Harris Morris will host a Q&A session Viacom Media Networks SVP/Ad Sales Operations Phil Lalonde. The conversation will be conducted in a private, and casual, cocktail reception.

The tech companies on Wednesday announced that they have forged a partnership that gives broadcast media "a complete solution" incorporating routers, automated playout and master control systems.

Futuri Media has bulked up its sales and development ranks by bringing in a Cox Media Group/Tampa veteran as its new Product Manager for #engage and its Futuri Mobile product, and welcoming a pair of National Account Managers. At the same time, the company now seeks a new Director of TopicPulse Strategic Initiatives.

Streaming solutions provider StreamGuys has partnered up with audio tech company Digigram on an agreement that brings Digigram’s blu live audio contribution service to the U.S. and Canada. To accomplish this, blu is now available as a joint offering running on StreamGuys’ cloud infrastructure.

Tech company Vipology has introduced its first smart speaker skills product, Vipology Smart Speaker System (VS3), to the radio industry. The launch comes as the company has signed a group deal with Adams Radio Group, providing the company's 24 radio stations with the technology.

Local Radio Networks (LRN) and SMARTS Broadcast Systems have entered into an arrangement that makes delivery of LRN’s 24/7 music formats compatible with the SMARTS Skylla System and available to all SMARTS Skylla affiliates.