Tech Roundup

WorldCast Systems, a global supplier of radio broadcast solutions, has strengthened its QoS monitoring portfolio with the Audemat FM Probe. This, the company says, enables accurate monitoring, measurement, and analysis of the FM signal.

The Media Bureau late last week confirmed that the ATSC 3.0 Sunsets FNPRM was published in the Federal Register. Here's what this means to the broadcast television industry.

A live broadcast technology services company has brought to market its new "edge computing" production product, an offering it says can deliver high-quality live production tools for small and mid-size productions — regardless of locale — with a minimal onsite equipment footprint.

The NBC Owned Television Stations property serving the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose market has unveiled its new state-of-the art news studio. As "NBC Bay Area" and KNTV-11 see it, the reimagined space "improves the viewer experience and enhances its connection to audiences across digital and on-air platforms."

Ottawa-based Novra Technologies Inc., publicly traded on the TSX index, and subsidiary International Datacasting Corporation have been selected by a non-denominational international religious radio network to provide "the next-generation broadcast infrastructure" for its radio network refresh.

A NFC football team is leveraging an ultra-low latency Makito X4 video encoder and decoder pair to stream synchronized multi-camera live video feeds from remote venues back to their broadcast studio. How so? By using Haivision’s technology, the Philadelphia Eagles are able to produce unique and engaging pre-and post-game content for fans.

Eurofins Digital Testing (EDT), in partnership with the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), has released the NEXTGEN TV logo certification test suite v 2022-1.0. It's being described as "the first major release for the new model year applicable to ATSC 3.0 compliant receivers from July 1, 2022."

It was introduced during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and has been met with acclaim by those who have used it. Now, a Nashville-based provider of mobile production and audio facilities, along with production and secondary services for broadcast television, has brought its Virtual Press Room into its "second generation."

Since successfully piloting an ENCO captioning solution, the VHA Employee Education System (EES) has deployed the company’s enCaption automated captioning system to achieve the department’s goal of increasing productivity, reducing time to market for its products and services while continuing to deliver accurate captioning services.

Bain Capital is known across the radio industry for its dollar ties to such entities as Cherry Creek Radio and, famously, as one of the top investors in iHeartMedia predecessor Clear Channel Communications. Now, Bain has teamed with Nextalia SGR to acquire a top sports and entertainment technology provider from Bruin Capital.

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has revealed the dates for an upcoming ATSC 3.0 Jamaica Bootcamp and Seminar. ATSC is collaborating with the Jamaica DSO Regulatory and Technical Committee, Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica and the Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) to produce the event.

Codec manufacturer Tieline has brought to market new firmware v3.04.14. What does this mean for its users? This update supports a range of several new features in Gateway and Gateway 4 codecs.

A provider of real-time video streaming and networking products has won a contract with a NFL team that's now leveraging its "ultra-low latency" Makito X4 video encoder and decoder pair.

Tieline manufactures STL, audio distribution and remote broadcast digital audio codecs. For those outside of the engineering department, that may put a glazed look on the faces of important C-Suite executives. Doug Ferber explains the vital role these play for Radio in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

It's renown for its media and broadcast industry resource management software. Now, the company has a new President/CEO — and he replaces the company's founder.