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We’re thrilled to announce the launch of DTS Clear Dialogue, a new on-device solution that provides consumers the ability to personalize and optimize their audio experience, significantly improving their understanding of dialogue. Our research shows that 84% of consumers have a difficult time deciphering the dialogue in movies and TV shows. In response, more than three-quarters say they use captions/subtitles. Numerous reasons account for unintelligible dialogue: device limitations, inconsistent audio across content sources, environmental noise and individual hearing abilities. DTS Clear Dialogue solves these issues by leveraging AI audio processing innovation and machine learning techniques to: - Identify and separate virtually any element within an audio program to optimize its performance — distinguishing between elements such as dialogue, music and special effects. - Give users control to create personalized profiles with dialogue and non-dialogue settings, to address hearing impairment, listening environments and audio preferences for varying conditions. DTS Clear Dialogue is language-inclusive and agnostic to content type (movies, TV shows, sports, live events, etc.). Geir R. Skaaden, Xperi Inc.’s chief products and services officer, said it best: “Providing this deeper level of understanding and enjoyment of TV content benefits everyone, from the viewers themselves to advertisers, streaming services, movie and TV studios and TV OEMs.” In fact, nearly 80% of consumers surveyed by Xperi said that DTS Clear Dialogue would increase their interest in a smart TV that offered it. Thank you to the team at DTS, Inc. for their work in developing this game-changing solution and for continuing to lead the way with innovation in sound. We’re excited to continue personalizing and enhancing the audio experience. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g5U-PkfE

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 🔔 Important Update for the MediaServer Community 🔔 Intel’s 13th and 14th Generation desktop processors, including the K, KF, and KS series, have been facing critical stability issues due to elevated voltage requests. These issues, confirmed by Intel in mid-2024, have led to unexpected crashes, reboots, and potential hardware degradation for affected systems. Key Points to Consider: The initial microcode update in August 2024 aimed to mitigate the issue, but further complications necessitated a comprehensive update released in late October 2024. Systems using these processors may be vulnerable without these updates, posing risks to productivity, operational reliability, and potential hardware integrity. Immediate Actions Recommended: Update your BIOS: Ensure your systems are running on the latest microcode provided by your motherboard manufacturer. Monitor for Symptoms: Be aware of instability signs, including sudden reboots or performance drops. Warranty Support: Intel has extended warranties to support affected users. At ioversal, we closely monitor such critical issues to protect our customers and ensure operational excellence. All our systems are up to date with the latest BIOS and microcode updates to safeguard performance and reliability. Proactive engagement is key to preserving productivity, stability, and trust. #Technology #BusinessContinuity #IntelUpdate #SystemStability #ioversal https://lnkd.in/eQJTHsBC

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SPG 1708 HDTV / SDTV Analog Sync Pulse Generator with Genlock Features: > Supports all regular analog Tri- and Bi-Level Sync standards > Simultaneous HD/Tri-Level and SD/Bi-Level sync outputs > 3 x HD/Tri-Level and 3 x SD/Bi-Level sync outputs > Genlock with cross lock to any sync standard > “Color Bars”, “Black Burst” or “Sync Only” for SD > NTSC, PAL or PAL M/N for Bi-Level sync outputs > Programmable sync delay output relative to reference > Burst phase adjustment for NTSC and PAL sync > Audio Sync output 48kHz Word Clock or DARS > yelloGUI compatible to access additional internal settings See comments for more details!

Leadership creeds and seeds so many describable attributes of which none are as important as creativity. Never cede the unyielding power of creativity to musicians, artists, actors and athletes. Unite and ignite your team best thru creativity. Peter Weedfald CMO Council Creativity Matters Creativity Skills Creative Strategy Team Leadership Leadership Development Thought Leadership Leadership Development Coaching

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Audio Educators - some of you may be aware that I co-authored a book with Eric Kuehnl on multichannel audio and Immersive Audio, specifically Dolby Atmos. This book includes exercises, tests, quizzes, practice assignments, sample projects, and all the written material. We understand the challenge textbooks can be for students, so we decided to not publish a textbook at this time, but instead port everything over to a Canvas LMS course shell. This allows educators to be able to have all of the course/book content available to all of their students within Canvas immediately. Additionally, this allows educators to modify, change, add, re-organize all the content for their course if they desire. One could also just pick the key items they would like to use, truly trying to make this as flexible and accessible to both help educators in the classroom, while making this as accessible as possible to students without the challenge of acquiring additional course texts. We have already had Universities purchase and implement this material this past year, and as we turn our attention back to our courses and campus for a new semester - I thought I’d re-share this. If you have any questions or would like any details please feel free to send me a DM. I wanted to share this information as it is that time where we begin to re-focus on our courses and the upcoming semester. If you are teaching in Immersive Audio, or even just thinking about teaching multi-channel audio and would be interested in this content, please send me a message and I can provide you with all the information you need and answer any questions. Enjoy! #audioeducation #musictechnology #immersiveaudio #dolbyatmos

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Dawning Days of DRM Chapter 2 Blu-ray      Episode 1  Format War (3) Concurrently, huge efforts were made to obtain support from such companies as The Walt Disney Company (“Disney”), Universal, Warner Bros. (“Warner”), Fuji Film, Maxell, Technicolor, Apple, Intel, and Microsoft. Mostly, BD-3C with Dell and HP played a major role including top executives. I also acted as liaison especially with major Hollywood studios. Each of those targeted had a glamorous wish list for the support, which was made use of negotiation tactics still in absence of a clear winner of the format war. Likewise, most of them had not made exclusive business commitment to any format. Gradually, however, power balance was shifted in favor of Blu-ray by major addition to its Board of Directors - Disney in December 2004, Apple in March 2005, and Warner in October 2005. The first movie titles for HD-DVD were released in the U.S on April 18, 2006. Meanwhile, the first Blu-ray Disc titles were released on June 20, 2006, and the first movies using dual layer Blu-ray discs (50 GB) were introduced in October 2006. HD DVD had titles from Universal, Paramount, and Warner, while Blu-ray Disc started out with those from Sony Pictures, Disney, and Fox. After a while, however, Warner and Paramount added titles for a Blu-ray catalog. Finally, on January 4, 2008, Warner, which had the largest market share of DVD movies at that time, announced plans to drop HD DVD support completely starting June 2008. Regarding retailers, in June 2007, Blockbuster, at the time the largest U.S. movie rental company, moved to Blu-ray exclusively in 1450 stores because their survey at their 250 stores revealed that more than 70% of high-definition rentals were Blu-ray discs. In July 2007, Target Corporation began carrying only Blu-ray standalone players in its stores, featuring Blu-ray movie titles from Sony and Disney. Likewise, Walmart, the largest DVD retailer in the U.S. at that time, made it public on February 15, 2008, to phase out HD DVD completely by June 2008. The tide completely turned against Toshiba, which launched the first HD DVD player on March 31, 2006. It was February 19, 2008, when Toshiba finally announced to discontinue HD-DVD business. It was viewed that the decision by Warner about a month before ultimately triggered that announcement.

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As Rick Broida points out in the headline... WE KNOW that picture quality is something that we need to deliver. But that is not enough for an experience that delivers delight. After working for years to listen, think through, and address the pain-points that our streamers need to face; it is incredibly rewarding to hear "Great picture, sure, but it's the myriad little attentions to detail that made me fall in love with the Pro.". At Roku, we are committed to sweating the details so you don't need to. The Mini-LED QLED design was meant to punch above its weight in picture quality but that was not enough for the team... These "little" details are what separate competency (pretty common in the tech business) with delightful (what we endeavor to deliver every day with every Roku product). We heard our fans express a need for backlit remotes and USB-C charging and we delivered on that with the new Roku Voice Remote Pro v2. Customers don't ask for cable management with convenient hook&loop straps to make it easy, but we know that they need it and will find it a joy because we have watched them struggle to install a TV without the spaghetti of wires hanging out. Our Streamers don't ask for legs that can be easily and firmly attached to the TV without tools, but we know that they will enjoy it because we watch them set up TVs in our labs and we talk to them after their purchases. Smart Picture will change the overall experience for the 94% of people that never touch their picture settings (and while we're at it... Smart Sound does the same thing for audio.) Nobody expects this "smart friend" to help them, but we do it anyway. This list could go on and on, but... The point is that the Roku Pro Series is the ultimate TV built for you by people that simply LIVE AND LOVE TV! Overall, I could not be more proud of the Roku team that has delivered on our dreams. This is the best overall TV that I have every been a part of. Speaking from well over 30 years in the TV business should lend some pretty healthy weight to that opinion!

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Let's Gooooo! We just need the FBI to join the party like the good old days! "Sony Music Group (SMG) is in the process of sending out letters to what MBW understands to be 700 AI developers and music streaming services, declaring that it is “opting out” of having its content used in the training of AI. Also, any AI developer who wants to use SMG’s content will need explicit permission. The letter, obtained by MBW, also states that these companies may have already violated Sony Music’s copyrights. “Due to the nature of your operations and published information about your AI systems, we have reason to believe that you and/or your affiliates may already have made unauthorized uses (including TDM [text and data mining]) of SMG Content in relation to the training, development or commercialization of AI systems,” states the letter. The letter goes on to ask the companies in question “to undertake that neither you nor any of your affiliates have made any such unauthorized uses,” or to provide information on any SMG-owned content used “to train, develop or commercialize any of your AI systems,” and a “description of the manner in which such SMG Content was accessed and/or reproduced and/or extracted by you or your affiliates or any third party contracted to do so on your behalf.”"

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Have we reached the crescendo of music streaming yet? I highly doubt it. The industry has exploded over the last decade. Between 2010 and 2020, its revenue grew by 34 times, according to an IFPP report — with no slowing tempo on the horizon. Today more than 4 in 10 Americans listen to music via streaming services, according to a CBS News poll. A lot of this listening is happening via TV. In fact, about 70% of Gen Z and 80% of Millennials listen to music through their TVs at least once a month. Xperi Inc. brands’ focus on quality sound experiences is helping to make this transition possible, simple and enjoyable. Our tech offers high-quality, immersive audio experiences whether at home or on the go. For instance, smart TVs Powered by TiVo provide access to music streaming services like Spotify, eliminating the need for additional devices. And DTS AutoStage integrates streaming services right into the car’s dash. We’ll continue innovating to make sure music streamers can have meaningful listening experiences anywhere, any time. What’s your favorite way to stream music right now?

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Broadcast your conferences, meetings, seminars and lectures with quality and smoothness with the new PTZ camera from Panasonic

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Sure, smart TVs have changed a lot over the years. But are they optimized to engage viewers? Not always. Smart TV manufacturers are stuck between what they often view as two competing interests: improving users’ entertainment experience or capitalizing on advertising. Many are choosing to prioritize advertising at the expense of the user. It doesn’t have to be this way. Just as the industry accelerates its focus on the power of smart TV advertising, consumers are demonstrating peak advertising tolerance, according to our latest TiVo Video Trends Report. This means they’re willing to watch ads. But they don’t want to wade through irrelevant ones that gum up their viewing experience. It’s possible — and preferable — to balance the consumer experience with advertising priorities through search and recommendation. By placing the consumers’ preferences first, advertising can provide vastly more relevant sponsored ads by sprinkling them into content recommendations. We’ve long taken this consumer-focused approach. Now we’re partnering with manufacturers to bring this feature to smart TVs Powered by TiVo. Read more in Chief Product and Services Officer Geir R. Skaaden Skaaden’s thoughtful blog post: https://bit.ly/3K2Tq8y

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Reliable and efficient, as Sara Khan notes: 🥬 "Our obsession with well-designed, low-impact code has contributed to a 10x reduction in per-encode power consumption for video encoding over the past decade, and our technology investments over the last decade have led to a 5x improvement in the key metric of video transport bandwidth per watt of power used by servers." LTN is better than satellite.

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Sony continues to spotlight its Afeela EV at CES 2025. The Afeela, from Sony Honda Mobility, debuted at CES 2023. Further technical enhancements, including its LiDAR sensors and AI-assisted features with Microsoft's help, were detailed in 2024. Updates on Sony's XR headset and other divisions are anticipated, with live streams available. #Afeela #Sony #Technology https://lnkd.in/gvMWrzJn

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SiriusXM reported its Q1 earnings this morning, and the headlines are justifiably focused on its loss of subscribers (nearly 500k). Like all radio, its subscription business is highly vulnerable with the move to digital audio, especially in cars. But a bright spot? If you paid attention to Spotify's earnings, you wouldn't be surprised: "off-platform revenue." For SXM, this includes Pandora and podcast revenue, which saw a 7% revenue increase. During their investor call, they signaled the growth for podcasts, explicitly saying, "Podcasting revenue saw a 22% year-over-year lift in the quarter, while programmatic podcast revenue increased 12% sequentially and 97% year over year." I'd love to see SXM break out the podcast numbers even further, but if you look at what they do provide, it's easy to conclude that podcast revenue is growing much faster than other segments. For example, Pandora continues to bleed users (64k paid subs in Q1 alone), so podcast revenue seems to be the tide lifting all "off-platform" boats. When asked about their podcast initiatives, Scott Greenstein said, "One is, you know, the podcast thing and industry is really still in the second or third inning, so it's evolving." He is 100% right. SXM also signaled that it will continue to license more podcast content and is not closing the book on exclusive content. One more fun nugget: On today's call, podcasts were mentioned 30 times. Pandora was only mentioned ten times, SmartLess nine times, and Howard Stern... zero point zero. Where do you think their priorities are moving forward? Read more: https://lnkd.in/eRQTM2Kq ---- I'm the CEO and founder of DWNLOAD Media, a fund focused on acquiring majority stakes in podcast companies. With continued audience and revenue growth, podcasting continues to be the most under-valued medium, making it time to invest in audio. If you're interested in investing in the podcast space, DM me! #podcasting #audio #siriusxm #sxm #earnings #investor #investing #podcasts

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