Urban One’s Radio Stations Go With Bohn Boost

The multimedia company superserving African American consumers has reached a deal with Alabama-based Bohn Broadcast Enterprises to deploy its wireless services and hardware to strategic locations with the publicly traded company -- including transmitter sites and remote broadcast deployments.
Charlie Nooney

MobiTV and Telia Carrier Team Up

Telia Carrier on November 20 announced that app-based TV video delivery specialist MobiTV will use the company's global IP backbone to provide scalable capacity and connectivity for MobiTV’s Pay TV operator customers across the U.S.

MuxLab’s ‘Signal Transmitter Solution’ Gets ISE Europe Spotlight

ISE Europe is coming, and Montreal-based MuxLab will showcase its newest "signal transmitter solution" at the event. The MuxLab product uses an IP-based Ethernet network to stream AV from a variety of sources.

Cablecast Community Media’s New Software Gets NAB Showcase

The Cablecast Community Media broadcast automation, playout and content publishing platform from Minneapolis-based Tightrope Media Systems is bringing its newest software version to market -- and the 2020 NAB Show will serve as its coming out party.

Complimentary Advertising Analysis Support, In a Time of Quarantine

The special program is designed to help broadcasters with 10 or fewer radio stations in a time of need as the industry and their advertising clients face a great deal of business uncertainty during the COVID-19 and economic crises.

Second Street to Open Their 7th Annual Summit to All

Second Street, an audience engagement software platform used by over 4,000+ media companies, is moving their seventh annual Summit from a two-day conference to a free, month-long virtual series, starting Tuesday, June 2.

A Big New Release For ‘Veritone Discovery’ Arrives

Veritone Inc.'s aiWARE-powered Veritone Discovery application has just rolled out a major facelift. The tool now offers a refreshed user experience that includes a new analytics suite, allowing users to benefit from advanced customization and data visualization.

‘Radio Air-Chain Innovation’ The Focus Of Nautel/Telos Webinar Alliance

This new series places a focus on ways to leverage “Made for Radio” standards and technologies—MPX, µMPX, MPX node, E2X, HD Radio PAR, and Virtualization—to solve nagging air-chain issues and open the door to new and easier implementations of HD Radio transmission opportunities.

A Big Consumer Credit Agency Grabs Tru Optik

If you've ever had to deal with an identity theft issue or have requested a credit report, you're likely familiar with TransUnion. Now, as part of a growth initiative tied to identity and consumer insights for marketing, the company is purchasing a data marketplace and data management platform for connected TV, streaming audio and gaming.

A New VP of North American Sales for GatesAir

GatesAir has selected a new VP of North America Sales, effective immediately. He will lead an experienced team of North American representatives across regional sales management, key accounts and inside sales, and work with GatesAir executives to develop annual strategic initiatives for improved growth and support.

Hey, Bud: Translate This! Your Request Is Accepted

It's a small world, after all, thanks to Zoom and the COVID-19 pandemic. For some media organizations, this has increased the need for content -- and, perhaps, breaking the language barrier. Guess what? A new product uses cutting-edge AI and hardware technology to offer verbal translation to English of content in a foreign tongue.

Visually Integrated Display Symbology for Emergency Alerts Arrive

The NextGen Video Information Systems Alliance (NVISA)has introduced its first recommended practice document: Visually Integrated Display Symbology (VIDS). The VIDS recommended practice represents an industry breakthrough — a powerful and impactful new way of displaying emergency alerts based on easily discernable graphical elements.

PILOT Awards 2021 Media Tech, Innovation Scholarships

The awards, valued at $2,500 each, will be presented to four college students — two undergraduate and two graduate — for pursuit of studies related to broadcast or media technology and innovation.

A New FM/HD Audio Processor with Network Interface

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.
Auddia

‘Reeventing Audio,’ Auddia Shares Surge On New AI Advancements

It's the subject of the latest InFOCUS Podcast, distributed ahead of a major announcement from the Boulder, Colo.-based technology company. Auddia, not to be confused with Audacy (formerly Entercom), says it's achieved "a major advancement" in its proprietary technology at the core of its Artificial Intelligence engine.