Tech Roundup

"As many people are not attending CES, NAGRA is scheduling virtual meetings to share their news." That's the somber news from the portable audio recorder company based in Switzerland, as the rapid increase in cases of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has increased the threat of lower attendance to the upcoming event.

Called Iconiq, it is a new creator-focused video sourcing and production platform from Stringr that the company says has been "optimized for use" by marketers, brands, creatives, and entertainment companies. How so? They can now source and produce original video content "with the same speed and ease" previously only available to broadcast news organizations.

A marketing analytics and measurement company in the social media space has just been acquired by Comscore. It's a deal that closed on Thursday, and allows Comscore to expand both its Media Metrix and Video Metrix currencies.

BEIT, held April 24 – 26, features technical papers addressing the latest opportunities, challenges and solutions facing broadcast engineering and media industry IT professionals around the world.

He has spent the last 10 years as Electronics Research Inc. (ERI)’s Radio Account Manager for the Eastern United States and has been in the radio technology sector for nearly 50 years. Now, Carl Davis is retiring.

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.