LISTEN: Analytics represent another area of explosive technological growth as broadcast manufacturers embrace descriptive analytics. That includes Dielectric, which is sprinkling in a pinch of predictive modelling to make systemic changes to its design and production process for antennas. Dielectric President Keith Pelletier joins this special, sponsored episode of Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast ahead of NAB Show to talk about why RF is where analytics may be needed the most, and more. Read more about the importance of analytics to the bottom line here.
5G Broadcast Collective, a non-profit to promote and help deploy 5G Broadcasting, will officially launch at NAB Show in Las Vegas with XGen Network (XGN) and Milachi Media its founding members. 5G Broadcasting is a direct to mobile platform that runs independently of any other service on a smartphone chip, be it cel service, satellite, wi-fi, or bluetooth. In the U.S., deploying 5G Broadcast consists of replacing a current exciter with 5G Broadcast exciter with modulator and 5G core software. The station’s current transmitter and antenna can stay in place. In other parts of the world, 5G Broadcast can be interlaced with ISDB and DBTV-2 to operate simultaneously and is being studied for interlacing with ATSC 3.0. 5G Broadcast was successfully deployed in Boston by XGN on Milachi Media’s WWOO last September, showing both a streaming channel and proof of emergency alerts being delivered to a smartphone within half a second. The proof of concept also included a 5G Broadcast CPE receiver delivering a 1080p signal in 800 kbps using Ateme processing to a 65-inch television.
Bluewaves Mobility Innovation (BMI), an emerging Canadian wireless system and device provider of state-of-the-art Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) Radio Units, has selected Microart Services Inc. from Markham, ON as its Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) partner to manufacture its portfolio of next generation 4G & 5G radios. BMI, which has offices in Toronto, Ottawa and Tokyo, says the contract brings radio manufacturing back to the GTA.
Futuri has unveiled enhancements to its Futuri AudioAI platform, including the introduction of real-time AI with CoHostAI, which creates a seamless collaboration between human hosts and AI personalities during live broadcasts. Futuri says the breakthrough feature empowers hosts to engage in natural, dynamic conversations with AI counterparts. Futuri has also announced new CallerAI technology, where listeners can ‘call in’ and talk directly with AI. Conversations are recorded with the permission of listeners for potential use on-air.
Quickplay is using Generative AI to help content programming teams drive deeper discovery into their content libraries with a new product that continues the Toronto-headquartered company’s innovation partnership with Google Cloud. At Google Cloud Next ’24 and the NAB Show this month, Quickplay is unveiling a Curator Assistant that leverages Large Language Models (LLMs) to return results that tap into a much broader database than traditional metadata tagging. Query results are matched in the Quickplay CMS against available content rights and user profiles.
Blu Digital Group has unveiled DubGenie, a specialized service arm dedicated exclusively to AI dubbing. The initiative marks a pivotal advancement in utilizing AI to provide dubbing services, enabling content creators to effectively engage international audiences through sophisticated and emotionally resonant dubbed content.
