AM and FM To Meet Alexa, Thanks To Tivoli

The quintessential tabletop radio has been propelled into the age of not just the smartphone, but also the smart home. However, consumers may wish to wait until later in 2017. That's when Tivoli Audio will be integrating Amazon's Alexa voice assistant.

Should The Radio Industry’s C-Suite Praise The HomePod?

If you thought the smart home gadgetry such as the Amazon Echo and Google Home speak-and-do devices were just a fad, think again. Apple just crashed the party with today's introduction of the HomePod. Should radio industry C-Suite executives be rejoicing over the news? News organzations far and wide are spreading the news like wildfire across the internet. CNet perhaps says it best, with its headline sharing the fact that the new HomePod smart speaker brings Siri home. It also makes Siri, like Alexa, a potentially vital friend for radio stations across the U.S.

New Telos Broadcast Audio Processing Software Arrives

OmniaSST broadcast audio software is now available from The Telos Alliance. It's the first processor to support the Telos Alliance's µMPX codec.

Raycom Goes With Dielectric For Repack Act

Faced with the need to acquire nearly three dozen antennas, along with other equipment, to move forward with channel changes for its TV stations impacted by the spectrum repack process, Raycom Media reviewed its options on what company to work with to get the job done. Its decision — to sign a contract with Dielectric.

A New Dual SDI/IP Camera Interface Arrives For TV

A top supplier of integrated video production systems for the broadcast TV market is ready to unveil a new dual SDI/IP camera interface that increases camera density for acquisition workflows using SDI PTZ cameras.

More Than 200 iHeart Stations Get An ‘AI’ Boost

One of the nation's fastest growing artificial intelligence (AI) providers has signed an expanded, two-year agreement with the nation's top radio broadcasting company. The wider agreement allows iHeart to use the Veritone AI platform at more than 200 radio stations in the nation's top 50 markets.

A Drone’s Measured Move Into The Entertainment Business

A leading provider of drone services for "enterprise customers" has refined the way it wishes to work with the entire arts and entertainment industry -- including broadcast media companies. With that, Measure has launched Measure Media (M2), which the company calls "the first nationwide network of full-time drone pilots specializing in meeting the airborne storytelling needs of both small screen and big screen projects."
Dielectric President Keith Pelletier

A Ribbon-Cutting Readied For The Repack

This week, the state of Maine will get another economic boost from the official ribbon-cutting and grand opening of a 33,000-square foot manufacturing facility in the city of Lewiston. The launch of the new Dielectric facility will also be good news for TV broadcasting companies in the midst of a post-FCC spectrum auction repack process. In an exclusive RBR+TVBR Weekly Tech Roundup interview, Dielectric VP/GM Keith Pelletier shares why there's a need for the new facility, and how Sinclair Broadcast Group ownership has helped Dielectric achieve considerable market share in its space.

RFS Selects Its Next Director of Broadcast Sales

To further advance its spectrum repack initiative, RFS has appointed an industry veteran with more than 30 years of consultative sales and sales management experience for capital equipment in highly technological markets its new Director of Broadcast Sales.

Want 5G Technology? If So, It’s ‘Hands Off, D.C.’

Here's something every FCC Commissioner can agree on: The Federal government has no business in leading the construction and operation of a nationwide 5G network for cellular communications. A visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute who focuses on the impact of technology on the U.S. economy, telecommunications, and internet regulation agrees. Here's exactly how Bret Swanson feels about the government's role -- or wholesale lack of involvement -- in something that could greatly impact your business.

Telos Infinity IP Intercom Launches For Radio

The first in a new series of Telos Infinity products is specifically designed for AM and FM radio stations, and it is getting its grand debut at the 2018 NAB Show in Las Vegas.
WideOrbit

WideOrbit Launches WO Analytics Cloud At 2018 NAB Show

WideOrbit has launched WO Cloud Analytics, a new cloud-based business intelligence solution that enables media companies to use traffic, sales and billing data to take action on 'pricing, inventory and financial risk.' 

Movin’ Forward With Online Video Infrastructure Software

The acceleration of next-gen online video infrastructure software — something that's growing in interest among television companies -- has become a lot more easier for San Francisco-based firm Bitmovin. The company successfully raised millions of dollars to help expand its global customer base of TV streaming providers, social media companies and internet companies. 

Now Available: ATSC 3.0 Certification for Broadcast Engineers

The association for broadcast and multimedia technology professionals and the Advanced Television Systems Committee has launched a cooperative effort to develop a new Specialist level of SBE certification that will benchmark an individual's proficiency in the ATSC 3.0 System standard.

Delta Sound Expands Riedel Rental Inventory

Riedel Communications’ MediorNet Compact Pro stageboxes are the latest additions to the rental inventory at Delta Sound Dubai, a provider of audio, communication, and technology solutions; event production services; and equipment. From its location in the UAE, Delta Sound will supply the Compact Pro’s as part of its total package for on-location signal distribution.