Tech Roundup

The final stretch of the FCC’s Broadcast Incentive Auction, or spectrum repack, is in progress. This will relocate displaced low-power TV (LPTV), TV translator and FM stations to new frequencies no later than September 5. And, Dielectric is preparing for "brisk business" over the next week as broadcast antenna and RF systems needs potentially increase.

JW Player, the leading video software and data insights platform, today announced it has appointed a Chief Technology Officer. The strategic hire, the company says, 'will accelerate JW Player’s product innovation to meet the needs of a rapidly growing Digital Video Economy."

Nautel’s “Transmission Talk Tuesday” series continues this month with discussions on MPX over AES, Building with Raspberry Pi, and a special session on “Best Practices – Dashboard Presence.”

FeiyuTech, a Chinese company focused on video stabilization technology, has unveiled a new line of tiny pocket-sized smart FeiyuPocket2 and FeiyuPocket2S Gimbal Cameras for outdoor, travel, action video and photography, social media video posting, and vlogs. It could be particularly handful for bringing your radio hosts to life on a video platform.

Synthax, the domestic distributor of RME, Ferrofish, Digigram, Appsys and myMix, has chosen its next Broadcast Sales Manager. She will report directly to Derek Badala, Synthax’s Director of Sales for The Americas.

Radio imaging, voiceover, programming, podcasting and jingles company Benztown has entered into an agreement with Tracy Johnson Media Group to market and distribute a new streamlined and intuitive audiologging app to U.S. radio stations.

Known as Studio B, the new area can accommodate a four-person interview set and produce a full 16:9 chromakey shot. Red House Steaming completed the renovations to Studio B in about three weeks and began using the chromakey set in mid-July.

Software-defined network and cloud platform Masergy’s private network and cloud platform is now playing a key role in enabling Azzurro HD’s AzzurroCam to deliver high-quality broadcast signals required for live, on-air interviews created outside of a professional studio.

The FCC on Thursday, as anticipated, moved forward with the creation of two new innovation zones. This, the Commission says, will allow for advanced wireless communications and network innovation research. 

USSI Global has created a research and development program that will bring audience analytics to its broadcast customers delivering NEXTGENTV services. The technology component will be developed through its new partnership with AdMobilize.

SXM-8 is the ninth high-powered, digital, audio radio satellite built by Maxar Technologies for SiriusXM. Built on Maxar’s 1300-class platform and designed to provide more than 15 years of service, SXM-8 is more than 27 feet tall and weighed nearly 7,000 kg at launch.

Evertz, the Canadian media and entertainment technology firm, has successfully deployed its DreamCatcher BRAVO Studio live production replay platform for EA SPORTSTM FIFA 21 Global Series and Apex Legends Global Series broadcasts.

The integration of Fraunhofer IIS's MPEG-H authoring workflow into The Telos Alliance's Minnetonka AudioTools Server is now complete. The toolset is suitable for a wide variety of audio-processing fields and is designed to bring benefits to terrestrial, IPTV, and satellite broadcast, as well as pre- and post-production.

Solid State Logic (SSL) has brought to market the latest V3.1 feature release for the System T broadcast platform with key developments providing significant production flexibility and expansion. Core to the release is support of the next generation TE1 and TE2 Tempest audio engines.