Next Radio Conference

Next Radio Conference

Of the presentations made at this year’s Next Radio conference, one stood out as an inspiring insight into the future of radio. Managing director of Radioplayer, Michael Hill has had an accomplished career at the BBC and commercial stations in the UK. His company...
IBC Amsterdam 2014

IBC Amsterdam 2014

A common theme at this years show in Amsterdam was a focus on making content available – on all platforms, at any moment. With viewers engaging in many new ways the competition is fierce to maintain viewer attention across devices. [quotes...

Tieline Merlin and Genie Codecs Updated

Tieline has completed development of G5 ISDN and POTS modules which can be used in the Genie and Merlin families of codecs. These modules provide flexibility to engineers by allowing the codecs to connect over different transports as required. They also deliver...
DEVA DB4004 Modulation Monitor

DEVA DB4004 Modulation Monitor

Modulation meters have come a long way since simple peak deviation detectors. When you are looking to monitor an FM broadcast there are many options available. For accurate modulation monitoring (and a whole lot more) the DEVA Broadcast DB4004 is hard to beat. We...
U FM Taupo Back On Air

U FM Taupo Back On Air

What does New Zealand’s youngest DJ do when his non-complaint Chinese made transmitter was taken away by radio inspectors? He uses crowdfunding to raise money by selling adverts on his Only In New Zealand Facebook page which has 125,000 likes. After buying a BW...
Wireless Microphone Frequencies

Wireless Microphone Frequencies

Are you a New Zealand broadcaster who uses wireless microphones or in ear monitors? Are you aware that in 2015 changes come into force that mean your equipment may no longer be legal? Changes in frequency allocation (named digital dividend) affect all users of...