Kramer, a company specialising in audio-visual experiences, has announced the acquisition of Ashton Bentley, a UK-based provider of collaboration spaces. Kramer says the acquisition is a pivotal step in its three-year strategy, elevating its capabilities and offerings in the Unified Communication and Collaboration (UCC) domain. Ashton Bentley’s solutions enhance Kramer’s current offerings, providing an integrated […]
Parks Associates reports a continued wave of subscription service uptake among US households, led by streaming video, retail memberships, and streaming audio, while 20 per cent of households have a gaming subscription, outpacing gym memberships. Parks Associates recently released a consumer study of 8,000 US internet households, Subscription Memberships and Bundling: Shopping, Video, Gaming, Mobile. […]
Interra Systems, a provider of end-to-end quality assurance solutions to the digital media industry, has announced it will be the first company to integrate 360 Reality Audio, an immersive music experience utilising Sony’s object-based 360 spatial sound technology, into a file-based quality control (QC) solution. 360 Reality Audio will be added into Interra Systems’ BATON […]
AudioUK, the trade body for independent audio production companies, has responded to the BBC confirming that it will be moving a significant part of its speech audio production to BBC Studios by April 2024. This will mean the BBC will be competing against the independent audio production sector to make audio content, including podcasts, for […]
Fox News Audio has expanded its partnership with Audacy to include Fox Weather, Fox News Media’s free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) weather service. Effective immediately, the deal will expand Fox News Audio’s existing relationship with Audacy, which also distributes Fox News Podcasts and the Fox News Talk audio streams. Available on both the Audacy app […]
ISKCON’s publishing wing, the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, has launched their Transcend App which they say is the first e-library app in the world to offer both audio and e-books at one place. Whether one is a fan of audiobooks or prefers to read eBooks, Transcend has you covered. Users can switch seamlessly between audio and […]
A research report relating to services used by the vision impaired to access television content has been released at an event hosted by Ireland’s newly-established media regulator Coimisiún na Meán. Entitled Investigating a Standardised Approach to Setting Audio Description Dip Values, the aim of the research is to understand better the relationship between audio-described TV programme […]
Steve Carsey has taken over as Chair of Audiotrain, the training and skills initiative run by producers’ trade body AudioUK which increases skills and knowledge for audio production professionals making podcasts, radio and audiobooks. Carsey is the Managing Director of Bertelsmann’s Audio Alliance UK and their international podcast studio/label Storyglass. He will be Chair of […]
Marking the brand’s 30th anniversary, audio solutions specialist DTS has released its Tuning In To Sensational Entertainment Trends report, uncovering consumers’ preferences and habits around their entertainment experiences, at home and on the go. The survey, in partnership with Opinium, showcases that sound quality is very to somewhat important to 85 per cent of respondents […]
Radiocentre, the trade body for the UK commercial radio sector, is extending its remit as part of a new action plan aimed at making the UK a world leader in radio and audio in the digital age. The plan, Commercial Radio: Stronger than Ever, will see Radiocentre promote all forms of audio owned and operated […]