Tech Roundup

The product allows radio stations to monitor up to 25 devices — including transmitters, STL links, audio codecs, sound processors, modulation monitors, networking equipment, and environmental sensors — through a secure cloud-based dashboard.

The goal is to reduce the need to switch between tools and allow editors to build a first pass of sound design as they cut picture. Introducing the newest product from Krotos, which enables editors to access the media technology company's "Video to Sound" technology directly within the timeline.

With the 2026 NAB Show set to begin at the Las Vegas Convention Center on April 19, BARIX is preparing to place a spotlight on its latest professional Instreamer and Exstreamer devices for Audio over IP transport across broadcast and media networks.

Orban Labs and Quu Inc., bringing visual content to broadcast radio in the connected car, have brought to market a strategic integration — just in time for the 2026 NAB Show.

Triton Digital, the digital audio ad tech company acquired by iHeartMedia in 2021, has a new contract in place that gives NBC Sports advanced hosting, monetization, audience measurement, and audience insight tools to support and scale its growing podcast and digital audio portfolio.

Macnica has shared that at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, which starts April 19, the company will showcase new capabilities for its MEP100 SmartNIC, introducing support for both 100GbE and 25GbE media flows on a single card, along with expanded support for GPU-based processing, Windows-based applications and real-time metadata.

Broadcast Supply Worldwide (BSW), known for its pro audio and broadcast products, is welcoming a Director of Strategic Accounts to the Tacoma, Wash.-based company led by President/CEO Bryan Seeley.

It was first announced in October 2025 as a hub for the broadcast and media community, serving as a platform-agnostic, controlled environment to test alternatives to C-Band media transport and distribution. Now, USSI Global's new Media Transport Solutions Lab has officially opened for business.

A managed service for broadcast transmission monitoring and support has arrived from GatesAir, and it's market delivery is concurrent to the company's introduction of an on-premises site appliance that securely connects transmitters and related infrastructure to the AirWatch365 platform.

ALP-AES67-128 ensures full compliance with AES67, RAVENNA, ST2110-30 and ST2022-7. Both versions of the sound card provide full support for redundancy and Out of Band management, reinforcing network infrastructure security — features that are not fully accessible with ‘AES67 compatible’ DANTE cards.

By moving contribution feeds and master control operations to IP and cloud infrastructure, broadcasters can scale coverage beyond the limits of traditional outside broadcast trucks and control rooms, enabling many more simultaneous events, Caretta Research shares.

The new product offering extends the OptiLoad platform’s capabilities by moving heat generated by RF loads outside of transmitter buildings, improving thermal management, reducing noise and lowering HVAC requirements.

From a basement-born invention to a global broadcast and live production technology company, MultiDyne is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026 with an eye toward the future. It all began with a single breakthrough product: the TS-1, the broadcast industry’s first portable test signal generator.

Across cameras, Production Switchers, infrastructure, playout and content supply chain, Grass Valley will be demonstrating new capabilities designed to help media organizations scale production, simplify operations and deliver compelling content to audiences faster.

For the first time since its first NAB exhibition in 1980, FOR-A America’s upcoming presence at the 2026 NAB Show will focus entirely on software-defined, AI-driven solutions. This marks a big shift from the company’s hardware-centric foundation.