Tech Roundup

Structured like an early-stage start-up, the fellowship will focus on exploring capabilities of the ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard and developing a concept for a NEXTGEN TV product or service, the NAB says.

SES is seeking to clear 280 MHz of the C-band spectrum to help meet the FCC's objective to quickly roll out 5G services across the United States. Phase I required SES to relocate all of its existing services that are received by Incumbent Earth Stations out of the 3700-3820 MHz band.

The annual awards highlight significant achievements in broadcast engineering, digital leadership and innovation. The nomination deadline is roughly one month away.

Video software and data insights platform JW Player's VUALTO, acquired in May 2021, is now fully integrated with JW Player. As such, two offerings formerly provided by VUALTO are now available to JW Player customers.

As demand for remote operations continues to increase across the industry, Imagine Communications has enhanced its ADC playout automation ― enabling media companies to access and control their broadcast chain from anywhere.

MPEG2 encoding and transcoding has been added as well as SCTE 104 to SCTE 35 ad insertion conversion. With the addition of these two features, the SCP 2100 is, in the words of Sencore, "an extremely versatile edge device for acquiring, compressing and backhauling content across the internet."

Until August, he was Chief Marketing Officer at Publicis-owned Epsilon. Earlier in his career, he spent some 3 years in a similar role at what is now TEGNA Marketing Solutions. Now, he's the CMO for a SaaS provider working with broadcast media in the digital realm.

Digital video technology firm Bitmovin has unveiled the results of its fifth annual Video Developer Report. The latest data reveal a maturing video/streaming/OTT industry overall, experiencing key areas of growth, innovation, and opportunity as consumption and pressures to personalize and deliver seamless experiences increase.

To ease long sessions, the HD 400 PRO features an open-back design fitted with soft velour ear pads. The unit includes both coiled and straight detachable cables, allowing the headphones to adapt to different use preferences.

"Since CES was cancelled last year due to the pandemic we didn’t know what to expect, but broadcasters from commercial, public radio, and Christian radio have all expressed interest," the consultancy notes.

The Ecreso 5/10kW is designed for cost efficiency, high audio quality, and user experience. The transmitter hosts a multitude of onboard features including an integrated digital modulator, 5-band sound processor, RDS encoder, MPX over AES compatibility, and SmartFM technology.

Kantar’s BVS solution, the ad verification business of the global data-driven analytics and brand consulting company, has been sold. The buyer is a data platform known for connecting and powering cross-screen advertising.

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has released a new Request for Proposals (RFP) for Broadcast Core Network technologies to enhance the ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard. The project is on a fast track, the group says, with initial responses of interest due by December 31.

It's not revealing the name of the tower company, but Shulins says the purchase means they will increase their deployment of Stellar Eclipse to more than 70 sites across the top 50 markets, protecting over 350 of radio and TV stations.

With the support of Fincons Group, Univision developed a new broadcasting app to enable personalization of viewer experience over both broadband connected and linear TV. It's now an award winner.