‘Product of the Year’ Awards Returns for the 2022 NAB Show

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.

A Virtual Media Center, Remote Production Platform Arrive

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.

Comcast Technology Solutions Launches VideoAI

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 a Maple Leaf Partner

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.

The InFOCUS Podcast: Kurt Heitman

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

HD Radio Mod Monitors Ready For Market

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.

Broadcast Pix Version 9.0 Software Now Available

Apart from the usual bug fixes and minor enhancements, the V9.0 release includes some "significant new features," ones the company says will benefit all production environments. Here are all of the details.
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WorldCast Group Lures a Application Engineer and ‘Solution Architect’

It's known in media and broadcast circles for its products. Now, this French operation is welcoming an Application Engineer and "Solution Architect" to its U.S. headquarters.

‘Connections & Cocktails,’ Courtesy of Synthax

The company handling the distribution and Support for RME Audio Products in North and South America, in addition to Ferrofish, Digigram, Appsys and myMix products, is moving forward with a series of networking and educational events.

Zayo: Fueling the PAC-12 Network

High-level technology is necessary in areas you don’t always consider — including sports broadcasts. With that in mind, the Pac-12 turned to Zayo Group, a global provider of enterprise-grade network infrastructure solutions, as its official sponsor and technology partner.

Top Software-Focused Private Equity Firm Buys Xytech

It's considered to be a leader in facility management software for the broadcast and media industries, thanks in large part to MediaPulse. As of today, it is now owned by a San Francisco-based software-focused private equity firm.

Gracenote Teams With EV Brand Lucid On In-Car Dash Splash

For owners of a Lucid automobile, there's one added dashboard benefit that's on the way. And, it comes courtesy of a new arrangement between Lucid and a Nielsen-owned smart radio platform.

PILOT Opens Window for 2022 Innovation Challenge

This year’s challenge is seeking startups and growing companies providing products that help address some of the key challenges and opportunities facing broadcasters over the next two to three years. The challenge is specifically seeking products or prototypes that align with three new focus areas of the 2022 NAB Show associated with the content lifecycle.

Stingray Completes Its InStore Purchase

The owner of such radio stations as "Boom 97.3" in Toronto and "Live 88.5" in Ottawa, which has a presence in the U.S. via its audio channels found on such MVPD service providers as Hotwire, has finalized the approximately $46.6 million purchase of the largest in-store audio advertising network in the states.

SK Telecom to Showcase Green ICT at CES 2022

SKT will operate a joint exhibition booth with SK Inc., SK Innovation, SK hynix, SK E&S and SK Ecoplant under the theme of SK’s 2030 Net Zero Pledge and offer a chance for visitors to experience its innovative green technologies.