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North American Broadcasters will use Dolby’s AC-4 Audio compression system for their upcoming ATSC 3.0 broadcasts.

Dolby AC-4 Recommended For North American Broadcasters Migrating To ATSC 3.0 March 10^th 2017 - 01:50 PM

After more than two years of technology development, subcommittee discussions and field tests, on February 23rd the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) recommended that North American broadcasters choosing to migrate to the next-generation ATSC 3.0 specification use the Dolby AC-4 codec for OTA transmission. The Dolby system was up against a group of companies that have developed a competing system known as MPEG-H Audio

Zaxcom Introduces ZFR400 Miniature Audio Recorder May 10^th 2017 - 04:00 PM

Zaxcom has introduced ZFR400, its smallest and lightest professional audio recorder to date.

DPA d:vice allows the use of professional microphones with cell phones and other iOS devices.

DPA leaves reporters to own d:vices with new mic preamp May 8^th 2017 - 05:00 PM

Smartphones are now an integral part of a broadcast journalist’s kit, both for making calls and conducting interviews. DPA introduces the d:vice MMA-A digital audio interface, which enables the use of professional microphones with iOS devices.

K-Tek Introduces the Boom Box May 8^th 2017 - 10:00 AM

K-Tek has announced the Boom Box, a microphone boom stand that doubles as an apple box.

The IP Showcase gave hope that costly format wars can be avoided in the march towards all-IP production workflows.

NAB Highlighted Industry Unity Behind Common IP Media and Production Standards May 5^th 2017 - 01:50 PM

Unity was in the air at the 2017 NAB Show for real time production over IP networks, with broadcasters, vendors and standards bodies coming together for the IP Showcase.

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