Tech Roundup

For more than 75 years, a Chandler, Ind.-based company has served the broadcast industry with products such as television and FM transmitting antennas. Now, the "Broadcast Master Distributor" for CommScope HELIAX, accessories, pressurization, and terrestrial microwave products is welcoming a new VP.

He's the creator of the world's first stereophone. Now, audiophiles and broadcasting industry professionals are paying tribute to the musician, inventor and entrepreneur who in 1953 launched an electronics company originally designed as a TV rental business for hospitals.

Citing increased advertiser demand and its desire to achieve more growth as "a streaming-first, data-driven media company," VIZIO has added two individuals charged with key roles tied to the expansion of its direct-to-device advertising business.

LED video processing products manufacturer Brompton Technology has moved forward with the beta release of its Tessera v3.3 software features, a move designed to optimize the performance of LED panels to further streamline professional workflows.

WorldCast Systems, the supplier of advanced broadcast products, is pleased to announce "the further evolution" of its APTmpX product, a "non-destructive" MPX/composite compression algorithm.

It's known worldwide as a cloud-based multi-tenant platform provider.  At the end of this month, it will demonstrate how, in its view, "easy it is" to implement feature-rich OTT content delivery using the MwareTV platform to mobile operators, telcos and ISPs.

At-home production and REMI — an acronym that non-tech leaders may not know — have grown in importance over the last several years. It was only accelerated by the pandemic. Thus, having Jim Jachetta, EVP/Chief Technology Officer of VidOvation, as Adam R Jacobson's guest on the latest InFOCUS Podcast couldn't be timelier.  LISTEN HERE

Two-thirds of broadcast professionals believe the industry is adapting technologically to change, compared to 7 in 10 respondents one year ago. That's one of the key findings in a survey focused on the current media production landscape and state of broadcast workflows fielded by NewscastStudio.

It's a company mainly known for media security and anti-piracy services. Yet, a report it has just released concludes that broadcast TV "will continue to be viable for the foreseeable future, despite the growth of streaming."

The company known for its audio research and analytics platform has brought to market what it calls "a first-of-its-kind API for audio scoring."

"We combine existing research from Futuresource along with announcements made during CES to provide you with the latest CE trends and market expectations for 2022," the British tech advisory and media trends firm notes. What's the big takeaway from the latest report?

A company known for its workflow automation, media processing, quality monitoring and test and measurement products in the video production and distribution arena has brought to market a captioning and subtitling software product.

Frustrated with problematic updates and poor customer service from their previous automation and playout vendor, a provider of local cable assess TV to residents in this Massachusetts city since 2005 switched to the Cablecast Community Media platform.

A 22-page VAB PowerPoint presentation that seeks to place a spotlight on the "billions of lost TV impressions" it believes are linked to a Nielsen undercount of television audiences between September 2020 and December 2021 has come under scrutiny by the Media Rating Council.

ATSC 3.0-delivered next-generation TV signals, promising better sound and picture and improved reception, has been launched in the professional home — at least for today — of NFL star Aaron Rodgers.