Tech Roundup

Kokusai Denki Electric America will unveil a new 4K camera at the NAB New York show. Now available, the Z-HD6500-S1 UHD/HD production system includes a camera that borrows design elements from the Z-HD6500 multi-format HD camera — reinvented as a native 4K camera.

A new multi-purpose, hardware agnostic, specialized testing lab is coming to USSI Global's Brevard County, Fla., domestic production facility — one that will demonstrate and verify media transport options, USSI Global announced as the 2025 NAB Show New York began at the Javits Center.

NAB Show New York is taking up the Javits Center on Wednesday and Thursday, and Solid State Logic is ready to demonstrate its native ST 2110 card, in addition to its System T S300 console and a Tempest Control App Flypack.

TASCAM has brought to market a new microphone adapter developed in conjunction with Nikon. It brings XLR input expansion and professional-grade audio capture to the new Nikon ZR.

IP compliance monitoring and multiviewing product maker Mediaproxy is heading to NAB Show New York with confidence that its Multiviewer and Remote Monitoring products will win over media industry professionals. 

AI is rapidly changing how content producers can get a sample radio commercial in the hands of a potential client. Spec TV spots, or a commercial seen on a streaming video or social media platform, are also now very much part of the mix.  That's why there's a new visual feature within Futuri's SpotOn portfolio.

Privately held Renda Media, which owns radio stations in Southwest Florida and in Western Pennsylvania, is the 50th broadcast radio company to sign on to a service created through a partnership between ENCO, Benztown and Compass Media Networks that works thanks to AI.

A company known for broadcast media industry signal conversion and fiber-optic-based transport systems has hired a Chief Marketing Officer who is joining the company "on a fractional basis." At the same time, MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems has promoted from within to fill the role of Sales and Strategy EVP.

LTN and syndicated programming distribution provider Extreme Reach XR have partnered up, bringing a new live syndicated programming option to broadcast stations across the U.S. – extending to more 900 stations across every DMA. The goal? Real-time syndication management ease.

Roku is known as a key TV streaming platform. That said, in 2023 it has set its sights on the television set marketplace in an environment where built-in free ad supported streaming television (FAST) channels are quickly capturing consumers and advertisers. Now, a new line of Roku-branded TVs are available for purchase.

The Department of Transportation has awarded the NAB a $744,000 contract to advance field testing of the Broadcast Positioning System in partnership with Dominion Energy. BPS is designed to complement and backstop GPS by using high-power, frequency-diverse broadcast signals to deliver precise and traceable time.

Kokusai Denki Electric America, which rebranded from Hitachi Kokusai Electric ahead of the 2025 NAB Show in April, has added an industry veteran to its sales team. He reports to National Sales Manager Kenneth Cyr.

A global video game commerce company that seeks to help developers launch, grow, and monetize their products has signed what it calls a "landmark" content partnership with the nation's largest single owner of broadcast TV stations. The agreement, however, involves the 24/7 news operation of Nexstar Media Group.

The leading NPR Member station for the Delaware Valley, serving listeners within the City of Brotherly Love as well as Southern New Jersey and most of The First State, is building on a decade-long relationship with StreamGuys by powering up a new listener-friendly mobile app developed with Vincit.

He served for many years supporting broadcasters through his regional role with Telos Alliance. Now, he'll move into Inside Sales, something Telos says will provide continuity for clients and maintains his involvement with broadcasters in a different capacity.