Tech Roundup

Futuri is known in media circles for its AI-driven audience engagement and sales intelligence technology. Now, it seeks to be known for its forthcoming suite of offerings for local, network, and cable television and digital publishers.

Newly released field testing done by Sony Electronics shows that delivery of a NEXTGEN TV signal via ATSC 3.0 signals can be done successfully, and with nearly zero reception trouble. That's the latest ATSC 3.0-related news from Pearl TV, the business organization of U.S. broadcast companies with a shared interest in making NEXTGEN TV a success.

One of the world’s largest manufacturers of AM and FM radio broadcast transmitters has struck a deal that effectively expands its Digital Radio offerings to broadcast customers. The acquisition expands Nautel’s core product lines, a move it says enhances its expertise in high-power electronics design and digital signal processing.

Dielectric’s low-power TV and FM business continues to grow as the company develops and expands its antenna and RF product portfolio of lower-power broadcast systems. Radio stations in Florida and Puerto Rico represent two recent examples of how Dielectric has improved signal coverage for FM translators in challenging coverage areas.

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has opened the nomination period for the 2021 Technology Awards. The three awards highlight significant achievements in the fields of broadcast engineering and digital leadership and will be presented on June 17 at a special NAB Amplify event.

A partnership focused on the integration of Telestream’s cloud-based video monitoring solutions and Skyline Communication’s DataMiner network management, orchestration and operations support product has been forged.

One of the world's best known audio equipment manufacturers has asked the FCC to reverse a decision made by the Pai Commission by reconsidering the merits it believes a dedicated UHF television channel for wireless microphone use would bring to its users.

Led by Tony Huang, the former head of product management for the same product family at Digital Rapids, the new company will accelerate future development of the solutions while taking over service and support for existing customers and systems.

The XPS Series is a software-defined HEVC and H.264 10-bit 4:2:2 real-time encoding/decoding platform that is ideal for live or cloud-based applications where secure, high quality and low-latency is essential.

Over two decades, the Swiss company has grown from a control and automation upstart into a globally recognized Audio over IP innovator primarily serving the professional AV, broadcast and security industries, while supporting a variety of vertical markets within each.

The new audit log within Omny Studio provides "an unprecedented level of tracking data that enables users to view who from within their organization or network have created, modified, or deleted a wide range of objects including chapter markers, clips, playlists, programs, and more," Triton says.  

"The new version is filled with features that users have asked for as Wirecast continues to be relied on for remote production and live streaming as well as a capture source for further postproduction and editing," the company says.

The competitor to Steve Bernstein's SBA; Crown Castle; and American Tower Corp. has struck a potentially game-changing deal with Dish Network Corp. that will go a long way toward helping the DBS provider become a major 5G player nationwide.

Telos Alliance, the Cleveland-based broadcast audio technology company, has scheduled an Omnia webinar for February 3 that will offer participants the best advice on how to get their best on-air sound ... "with confidence!"

Over recent years, the audio market has witnessed a progressive shift to more premium products. Take for example headphones and models such as the Apple AirPods Pro. These, Futuresource Consulting notes, have helped democratize higher audio quality to the mass market. This trend, which can be seen across most audio product categories, took another turn in 2020.