Tech Roundup

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.

A company known for cloud-based SaaS technology powering both broadcast and streaming TV is now making its cloud solutions available on Google Cloud’s platform.

Valued at approximately $2.8 million, the project will require an upgrade of 30 locations with bi-directional, high-speed IP components from Vislink Inc., which focuses on the collection, delivery, and management of high-quality live video and associated data.

Sinclair Broadcast Group continues to lead the industry’s transition to the future of television. These include a new 25,000-square-foot, SMPTE ST 2110 media operations center for Sinclair’s RSNs with cloud-hosted disaster recovery channels, and a large-scale ST 2110 production facility for its Tennis Channel.

Digital Nirvana, a provider of media monitoring and metadata generation services, is now shipping MetadataIQ, a SaaS product that offers a new metadata automation tool for content producers using the Avid media platform.

The innovation initiative of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), has announced two winners of the 2021 PILOT Innovation Challenge. Winners will receive relevant mentorship, feedback, travel support and exhibit space at the 2021 NAB Show, held October 9-13 in Las Vegas.

A television station owned by the parent company of the MeTV Network and The CW Network affiliate in the nation's third-largest market recently signed off on the acquisition of several camcorders to improve the quality -- and flexibility -- of its broadcast operations. The equipment is now in place at the Weigel Broadcasting stations serving a market to the north of Chicago, where it owns the CBS affiliate.

The company is now in possession of US Patent Number 11,171,792: METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEDIA, ADVERTISING AND/OR IN VEHICLE CONTENT MONITORING — covering what consumers are listening to or viewing in their vehicles.

For owners of a Lucid automobile, there's one added dashboard benefit that's on the way. And, it comes courtesy of a new arrangement between Lucid and a Nielsen-owned smart radio platform.

A provider of media workflow software presently run by CEO Susie Hedrick is welcoming a SVP of Technology to the company. He'll oversee the production development team, platform operations, security and IT.

What does Solid State Logic have in store for conference expo attendees? SSL will be highlighting the advancements of its System T broadcast audio platform, with a team of AoIP experts on hand for in-person consultation.

Who are the winners of the fourth annual Product of the Year Awards? The NAB revealed the answers during a live awards ceremony on Tuesday at the 2022 NAB Show in Las Vegas.

A provider of real-time video streaming and networking products has won a contract with a NFL team that's now leveraging its "ultra-low latency" Makito X4 video encoder and decoder pair.

ARK, led by CEO and co-founder Joshua Weiss, joined the industry forum comprised of leading companies from the online video ecosystem to further their development and use of the new television standard ATSC 3.0.

IBC2022 opens on Friday, and it marks the first time in three years the conference will be held. There's much anticipation among the broadcast technology companies in attendance, and among them are swXtch.io, the IEX Group subsidiary, which is teaming up with Evertz Technologies at the Dutch affair that concludes September 12.