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Belgium's DAB+ Plan, ENCO's Cloud Demo, and iHeartMedia's Leadership Update · RedTech daily podcast - Powered by AI

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  Welcome to the RedTech daily podcast, powered by artificial intelligence.
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  I'm Marguerite Clark, here to bring you the latest news in the global radio broadcast and
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  digital audio industries.
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  Today, we'll cover three key stories: Belgium's exploration of a D.A.B.
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  plus crisis radio channel, ENCO's remote live cloud captioning demo at PREC, and
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  iHeartMedia's promotion of Licata for their radio group.
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  In Belgium, the French-language public broadcaster RTBF is considering a
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  government-led crisis radio service to deliver urgent public information during emergencies.
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  Media Minister Jacqueline Galant discussed the proposal in a parliamentary commission meeting,
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  highlighting an amendment to RTBF's management contract for a dedicated audio channel for
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  crisis messages.
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  The channel would use existing D.A.B.
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  plus infrastructure, with the National Crisis Center overseeing content.
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  It's not a new RTBF station but a government channel for extreme events.
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  ENCO is set to showcase its enCaption technology at the Public Radio Engineering
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  Conference in Las Vegas, demonstrating a fully remote, cloud-based captioning workflow for
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  live events.
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  This evolution allows for a hardware-less setup, where audio feeds are processed through
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  ENCO's cloud infrastructure and captions are returned in real time for display.
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  This flexible solution is ideal for environments needing rapid deployment and
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  minimal on-site resources, ensuring high-quality, real-time captions.
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  In the latest news from iHeartMedia, the company has promoted Ann Marie Licata to the
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  position of chief executive officer of its iHeartMedia Multiplatform Group, which manages
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  the radio stations, programming, and other related activities.
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  Licata previously served as president of the Markets Group and Sales Operations.
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  Bernie Weiss will now step in as president of the Markets Group, having previously been the
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  chief executive officer of the same group.
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  iHeartMedia's chairman and chief executive officer, Bob Pittman, expressed enthusiasm for
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  Licata's leadership in driving growth and innovation for the company's largest segment.
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  The Multiplatform Group has been integral in developing new business ventures, including
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  podcasting, the iHeartRadio digital service, and live music events.
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  Pittman anticipates further growth as broadcast radio transitions into the digital buying realm
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  with enhanced data services and programmatic platforms.
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  That's all for today's episode of the RedTech daily podcast.
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  To read the full articles, visit our website at redtech.pro.
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  I'm Marguerite Clark, and thank you for tuning in.
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  We'll be back tomorrow with more updates from the world of radio broadcast and digital audio
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  industries.