iHeart Takes on Web3 and the Metaverse
(Getty Images) The metaverse doesn’t really exist yet, at least not in its envisioned form; but that isn’t keeping companies from expanding their efforts to play in it. That includes iHeartMedia, which says it wants to build “an easy-to-use ramp to the metaverse and Web3 for the mass market.” iHeart announced an “important next step […]
Vitec Acquires Microphone Maker Audix
The Audix team and facility in Oregon will become Vitec Imaging Solutions’ Audio R&D Centre of Excellence
WorldCast Group Hires Uible as Application Engineer, Solution Architect
Cyrus Uible joins WorldCast Group as an application engineer and solution architect. He will be based in Miami. He’ll offer sales support to account managers and customers for the company’s brands including NMS Kybio by WorldCast Connect, as well as WorldCast Systems’ Ecreso, APT and Audemat solutions. WorldCast Co-President Christophe Poulain said Uible’s “strong software […]
FCC Announces End of Filings in their CDBS Database As of 5 PM Eastern Time Today!
Since the 1990s, the FCC’s Consolidated Database System (CDBS) has been used for filing broadcast applications. In recent years, though, much of the filing activity has been migrated to the FCC’s Licensing and Management System (LMS). While in some ways not as user-friendly as CDBS, LMS apparently has some advantages in, among other things, its […]
3Play Media Live Captioning Platform Combines Voice Writer With Auto Caption Technology
In the event of an unexpected problem, captioning continues in seconds via the tech backup
IBC Issues Call for Technical Papers for 2022 Conference
Deadline is Feb. 9
Russia Continues Campaign to Silence Media, RFE/RL Says
While meetings take place between the United States, Russia and other organizations to discuss Russia’s aggressive posture along Ukraine’s borders, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty says Russia is continuing a campaign to silence independent media and drive RFE/RL out of the country. “In concert with the threat posed by the 100,000 soldiers Russia has deployed along […]
Streaming Video Alliance Reveals 2022 Recipients of Its Membership Grant Program
The program sponsors a one year Principal membership for smaller companies and start-ups
These Stations Are at Risk of Losing Their Licenses
Nineteen radio station licenses — located in Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Hawaii — will expire on Feb. 1 unless the Federal Communications Commission hears from them. The FCC has listed stations that were required to fill applications for license renewal by Oct. 1 of 2021 in those states. These 19 stations did not; the list […]
Cobalt Digital Contributes to NBCU’s Award Winning Tokyo Olympics Coverage
The network used the 3D LUT processing feature of the 9904-UDX processor card