Besco to Represent Pebble in Korea
Besco and Pebble are working together on installing a multichannel setup using Pebble technologies at the Korean broadcaster CJP
Comment Deadlines Set for Closed Captioning Accessibility
FCC cites complaints about difficulty of changing settings
Dalet Releases Significant Updates to Dalet AmberFin
The update enables customers to expand streaming workflows and offers enhanced media processing capabilities
Steve Jones Is New CEO of Skyview Networks
Steve Jones Steve Jones has been promoted to CEO and president of Skyview Networks. He previously held the role of COO/president since joining the firm in 2019. “Ken Thiele, founder and CEO, moves to founder and executive chairman of the board, where he will continue to engage in a high-level advisory role for the company,” […]
NBC Preps For ‘One-Two Punch’ Of Winter Olympics, Super Bowl Coverage
Hundreds are at work in Beijing on the IBC and at venues, and plans for Los Angeles are gelling
TuneIn Targets College and Indie Radio
TuneIn has released an initiative it hopes will attract “emerging content creators and educational and non-profit broadcasters.” It says these smaller content creators have great stories to tell, but are struggling to get discovered in today’s highly competitive audio marketplace. “One of our aims with the launch of TuneIn On Air,” Chief Industry Evangelist Andrew […]
Amazon Offers Code-Free Onboarding for Alexa
Amazon has introduced a code-free way to make a radio station’s stream discoverable via its Alexa smart speakers. Previously, stations had to go through a streaming aggregator, like TuneIn, or develop their own Alexa Skill. With the new onboarding system, stations can provide their streaming URLs and metadata via a simple intake form. This will […]
Effective Ad Packages Combine Social Reach with Listenership
How best can stations grow their business? Many would say that social media is the answer, due to its mainstream popularity and pervasive reach. But others say that social media advertising lacks the effective content engagement and audience value of FM/AM radio. And advertising efforts can be made even more substantial when the two platforms […]
Texas Broadcasters React to Possible DIRS Mandate
The Texas Association of Broadcasters is drawing attention to a Federal Communication Commission proposal to mandate that broadcasters submit status reports following hurricanes and other natural disasters. The FCC is weighing broadcaster participation in its web-based Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS), which is activated in limited emergency situations. Reporting through DIRS has been voluntary since […]
Comcast Technology Solutions Launches VideoAI
VideoAI provides a scalable SaaS managed service for global media companies that leverages capabilities developed and deployed by Comcast, NBCU and Sky