Tech Roundup

"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.

It's known across the radio industry for its compliance and content distribution software that provides stations products designed to reach total ad accountability. Now, it is joining a portfolio of media companies including vCreative and Counterpoint Software.

As of today, the U.S. television industry has "one-stop access" to patents that are essential to the next generation broadcast standard developed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC).

Together, Comcast and Team Gleason are actively engaging with people with ALS (pALS) and caregivers, as well as preeminent clinicians, technologists and assistive technology partners to define and develop accessible, empowering experiences — from TV control to smart home solutions, among other needs.

The new platform is the first major technology innovation in the live captioning market in years and revitalizes the industry, which 3Play believes "has historically been reliant on expensive and manual, outdated processes."

The awards, which recognize the most significant and promising new products and technologies exhibited at NAB Show, is scheduled to be announced on Tuesday, April 26 at an awards ceremony and cocktail party held at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

CP Communications, known for its products and services for live event productions, has brought to market two new products for those focused on live production needs. Both products are built around WebRTC.

The division of Comcast Cable that provides media and entertainment technology to content providers, operators, and advertisers has launched a SaaS offering designed to help companies understand and analyze video (live and on-demand), audio, and closed captions to create actionable metadata around content assets, generate and manage new content, improve advertising efficiency, and streamline operations.

GeoBroadcast Solutions has formed an exclusive partnership with a Québec-based company that will bring the company's "MaxxCasting" offerings and associated sales, field service and post-sales support to Canadian broadcasters who seek to improve their signal strength and audience reach.

With the 2022 NAB Show now marking the “big return” for many a broadcast media technology vendor, CP Communications has perhaps emerged as one of the more active players of late. In this RBR+TVBR Winter 2022 Special Report preview, CP CEO Kurt Heitman shares his excitement about what lies ahead for the company in 2022. LISTEN HERE

A company founded 49 years ago as a radio broadcast technology services provider that today specializes in RDS encoders, AM/FM modulation monitors and off-air monitoring equipment for AM / FM / HD / DAB+ / RDS / Internet Radio is bringing to market two new HD Radio modulation monitors.