Toyota to Make HD Radio Standard in U.S.
The 2022 Toyota Corolla Toyota will include HD Radio as a standard feature in its next-generation infotainment system in the U.S., which means nearly all new Toyota cars in the country will have an HD Radio in future. Xperi announced the development this past week while releasing its financial results for the fourth quarter and […]
Webcast Series Explores “Running Radio Today”
A new Radio World webcast series, beginning in March, will help managers and engineers get a better grasp on technologies that can advance their organization’s goals. The series “Running Radio Today: Produce, Deliver, Profit” is free. Produced by Radio World and hosted by Editor in Chief Paul McLane, it will have three parts, one per […]
Calrec Type R Serves Community Stations
The Calrec Type R Console at Eldos FM From the Radio World Who’s Buying What page: Calrec said South African community radio stations are using its Type R for Radio consoles with the help of funding from the South African Media Development and Diversity Agency and systems integrator Experience Audio Solutions. “The MDDA works with […]
Gigi Sohn FCC Nomination Vote Scheduled
Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) has set March 3 for a vote in her committee on the nomination of Gigi Sohn for the open Democratic seat on the FCC. Commerce has chief oversight of communications issues. Sohn has had two nomination hearings but as yet no vote in the committee on whether to favorably report her to […]
CARIAD Joins RadioDNS
CARIAD, the software arm of the Volkswagen Group, has joined RadioDNS. “Audi were innovators in the automotive sector for hybrid radio, using the RadioDNS standards to enable new experiences of radio for drivers in connected vehicles,” RadioDNS wrote in its announcement. Audi is a member of the Volkswagen Group. “Functionality like the unique ‘range extender,’ […]
Radio Ratings Overtake TV Among Some Demos
The balance of power between radio listenership and live and time-shifted television viewing continues to tip in radio’s advantage, with greater reach and average audience among persons 18–34 and trending in the same direction for 18–49s. That’s based on Nielsen Media findings. Radio sales executives have long battled TV for advertising dollars and now the […]
VideoAmp Licenses Comcast Viewing Data for Its Measurement Offering
VideoAmp’s cross-platform measurement solution deduplicates and measures viewing across set-top box (STB) and smart TVs
Discovery Streaming Subs Hit 22M in Q4 2021
`Our goal is to compete with the leading streaming services, not to win the spending war,’ Discovery’s Zaslav said
Broadcast Equipment Market to Hit $6.3B by 2027
The broadcast equipment business will see a 4.9% CAGR growth rate between 2021 and 2027 according to MarketsandMarkets
Sinon to Be Honored for Digital Leadership
Jeremy Sinon Hubbard Radio’s Jeremy Sinon will be honored at the NAB Show in April with the association’s Digital Leadership Award. Sinon is vice president of digital strategy for Hubbard Radio. The award goes to someone who has played “a significant role in transforming a traditional broadcast business to succeed on digital media platforms in […]