Tech Roundup

As remote production continues to be implemented for large-scale, national events, more remote-production-specific technologies are being researched and developed. As of today, live production technology and services provider Mobile TV Group (MTVG) is now offering to clients its newest mobile unit. It is MTVG’s first purpose-built remote production unit.

Xperi Inc.'s DTS unit recently distributed a report that details how in-car entertainment is of "the utmost importance" for 67% of adults — a number that soars to 84% for those aged 17-44. Don't fret, America. The survey was conducted in the United Kingdom. Nevertheless, the findings are telling.

Known to many as “The NUG.” the event, which will take place at the Flamingo Las Vegas, will be hosted by broadcast educator Jeff Welton. In a departure from prior years’ events, the first hour of the forum will be comprised of an “Industry Briefing Breakfast.”

The changes incorporate the AIXpressor and flexAIserver, the broadcast audio technology company shares, as "Version 2023-12r4" brings performance and convenience enhancements to its users.

CBS News won't have to worry about finding a new video management partner or licensing rep for its vast archive of video footage for the next two years.

There's a little less hope for Chicago-based Sound of Hope Radio of getting a low-power FM signal of its own in the Windy City. That's because the FCC on Monday (6/12) dismissed a Reconsideration Petition from Sound of Hope that contends the Commission goofed in an Order that put to rest the hopeful operator's Application for Review of the Media Bureau's authorization of another Chicago LPFM.

The FCC's Incentive Auction Task Force this morning calculated the aggregate amount of the estimated costs of reimbursement-eligible TV stations and MVPDs faced with new post-incentive auction channel assignments. The figure is upward of $2.1 billion.

Broadcast industry player and custom fiber solutions firm Joseph Electronics has upped SVP John Cleary to President. He will be responsible for supervising the company's day-to-day operations and takes over the position from company owner Yohay Hahamy, who will continue as CEO.

It's been a banner September on Wall Street for Newport Beach, Calif., based Veritone Inc., which is bringing radio and TV broadcasters the power of using artificial intelligence to expand advertising opportunities through audio and visual cognition software. On Tuesday things got even bigger, thanks to a partnership with Wazee Digital on media asset management tools.

The radio industry could be sitting on a profit-making goldmine. Beasley Broadcasting Group CEO Caroline Beasley sees the potential. Now, the FCC Chairman during the Reagan Administration is ready to make a big splash with a technology that can give HD Radio a boost -- and make FM radio a powerful tool in the growth of "IoT." Read more in this exclusive RBR+TVBR INFOCUS report now available to Tech readers.

Don't think for a minute that the potential growth in in-home listening from Smart Speakers from makers such as Amazon Echo and Google Home are only for big-city broadcasters? There's gold in them thar hills, valleys and villages for radio broadcasters, and Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker is about to let the nation know all about it.

The owner and operator of TV stations in 26 DMAs across 39 states has inked an agreement with GatesAir to support multiple stations it owns that are affected by the TV spectrum repack.

The latest audio solutions from HD Radio are set to be shared with alongside imaging and semiconductor bonding solutions from sister companies DTS, FotoNation and Invensas at the world's biggest consumer electronics conference and expo.

Here's a statistic that Germany's Rohde & Schwarz is boasting to potential consumers: Six out of seven national broadcasters have chosen to deploy its R&S®THU9evo digital transmitter for their primary broadcasts from One World Trade Center.

Futuri Media has bulked up its sales and development ranks by bringing in a Cox Media Group/Tampa veteran as its new Product Manager for #engage and its Futuri Mobile product, and welcoming a pair of National Account Managers. At the same time, the company now seeks a new Director of TopicPulse Strategic Initiatives.