Tech Roundup

Nancy Weil, proprietor of The Laugh Academy, is the latest to call on Red House Streaming studios, leveraging its production sets, broadcast-quality workflow and experienced crew to produce custom videos for her clients.

This product, the companies say, can provide benefits to radio stations using PromoSuite Production, including speeding up the order entry process, streamlining cart number assignments, eliminating duplication, and reducing overhead associated with dubbing audio files into WO Automation for Radio.

Xperi subsidiary DTS and Cumulus Media have reached a deal that will see the integration of the audio media company's AM and FM radio stations into a "connected car infotainment platform."

A Chicago-based live and virtual event production company is the latest company to have adopted a "go to" solution for connecting remote presenters into virtual events. It's technology that broadcast TV executives may wish to consider for their own operations.

A group of Republican House Members introduced their own legislation they believe helps to close the digital divide in the U.S. The plan, led by Cathy McMorris Rodgers, was immediately derided by Democrats.

SummitMedia, the owner of radio stations in such markets as Honolulu and Birmingham, Alabama, has appointed a VP of Engineering. He is a radio veteran with more than 30 years of engineering experience and has served as a Chief Engineer for Cox Media Group and iHeartMedia predecessor Clear Channel.

RadioPromoHub Inc., a company that built a workflow system for radio, has changed its name. The new name "better reflects the product and the services offered," the company claims.

Triton Digital has expanded the reporting and categorization capabilities within its podcast platform, Omny Studio.

Veritone says it has made "significant enhancements" to its cloud-native, AI-enabled media management platform, Veritone Digital Media Hub. Here’s why it matters: Remote collaboration, compatibility with existing applications and the ability to extract increased value from content will persist. New features are designed to meet these challenges.

A new DAVID IV 719N FM/HD Radio Broadcast Processor with Network Interface has been added to the lineup of tech products available from Inovonics. The company says it provides eased internet access for set-up, control, and increased networking capabilities to the DAVID IV 719 processor.

A Product Manager for Broadcast and Transmission Products and a Director of Professional Services for ScheduALL have been added to the payroll at Xytech.

Quicklink is now a part of the SRT Alliance, the open-source initiative dedicated to overcoming the challenges of low-latency video streaming. The SRT open-source video transport protocol has initially been adopted in Quicklink’s STS410, a hybrid switcher.

While the "whip antenna" on two General Motors truck lines gets attention for the one and only reason the automotive company kept it there for its newest models, GM is also attracting eyeballs for something that could eventually impact in-car audio consumption. Self-driving vehicles are coming.

Many high-power broadcast stations have few options for staying on the air while replacing a transmitter. Acrodyne Services, focused on transmitter installation and service, has developed the Mobile Acrodyne Transmitter (MAT) — a self-contained UHF transmitter housed in an enclosed trailer.

Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned broadcast antenna and RF system subsidiary Dielectric has selected the individual who will succeed Steven Moreen. He's retiring, and will soon conclude a 52-year career in the broadcast industry.