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Radio Couserans' Digital Growth, StreamGuys' AI, and Inovonics Updates · RedTech daily podcast - Powered by AI

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  Welcome to the RedTech daily podcast, powered by AI.
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  I'm Marguerite Clark, and today we have a lineup of intriguing stories from the world of
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  radio broadcasting and digital audio.
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  Here's what's on the docket: Radio Couserans embraces digital development, Super Hi-Fi
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  expands Rosetta with real-time content and intelligent sync, Ferncast partners with
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  SessionLinkPRO for integrated audio workflows, StreamGuys integrates AI into on-demand
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  workflows, Podimo reaches a million paying subscribers in its first five years, Inovonics
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  visits NRB 2025, and Telos Alliance plans upgrades to Omnia Forza processors.
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  Radio Couserans, an associative station in Saint-Girons, France, is making strides in
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  digital transformation.
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  Since joining Les Indés Radios in 2018, the station has embraced digital restructuring,
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  enhancing its offerings with technology from Axel Technology, DEVA Broadcast, and RCS.
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  Broadcasting on FM and online, Radio Couserans has become a vital community link, especially
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  during the pandemic.
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  With a strong local focus, it offers diverse programming and podcasts, maintaining its
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  commitment to the Couserans region's traditions and identity.
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  Super Hi-Fi has launched Rosetta Sync and Rosetta Content, expanding its Rosetta platform
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  to integrate real-time content and intelligent sync.
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  These updates aim to unify radio's traditional and digital ecosystems by managing content and
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  ad placements across broadcast and streaming platforms.
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  Rosetta Sync synchronizes local assets with a cloud-based system, while Rosetta Content
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  automates real-time content management.
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  CEO Zack Zalon highlights the platform's ability to simplify operations and enhance
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  synchronized content delivery.
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  Ferncast has partnered with SessionLinkPRO to integrate its peer-to-peer communication tools
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  into the aixtream platform.
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  This collaboration aims to simplify workflows for radio stations, reporters, sound studios,
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  and voice actors by enabling direct handling of multiple SessionLinkPRO connections within
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  aixtream.
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  The integration streamlines operations by centralizing communication tools, reducing the
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  need for multiple systems, and ensuring compatibility between web-based SessionLinkPRO
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  connections and aixtream installations.
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  According to Ferncast, the partnership is set to improve efficiency in radio and audio
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  production by reducing system complexity and enhancing flexibility.
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  Users can integrate SessionLinkPRO communication into their wider audio networks
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  without additional hardware or software setups.
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  Ferncast CEO Detlef Wiese highlighted that the collaboration aligns with their commitment to
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  streamlining audio logistics and looks forward to announcing the upcoming aixtream release
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  with full SessionLinkPRO support.
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  Tim Prögler, CEO of SessionLinkPRO, expressed that the partnership offers clear benefits for
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  broadcasters and audio professionals.
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  Both companies are well established in the broadcast market, and integrating their
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  browser-based platform into aixtream optimizes production workflows for customers.
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  The collaboration has been extremely fast and efficient, enhancing the management of multiple
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  connections for users.
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  StreamGuys is rolling out new artificial intelligence-driven workflow integrations to
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  streamline tasks in live and on-demand streaming.
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  Their initial services automate tagging for ad markers in podcasts and on-demand content.
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  They're also expanding live stream captioning services to speed up captioning for on-demand
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  media.
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  These innovations will debut at the 2025 NAB Show.
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  By automating ad marker placement, StreamGuys aims to simplify the process of tagging
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  transition points for midroll ads, enhancing monetization for SGrecast users.
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  StreamGuys' vice president of technology, Eduardo Martinez, highlighted the benefits of
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  their AI-driven tools.
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  With these tools, customers can insert prerolls, midrolls, and postrolls
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  automatically, saving time for publishers managing extensive podcast libraries.
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  The technology also generates automatic summaries and transcriptions, supporting
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  production workflows.
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  Martinez emphasized how speech recognition automation helps manage large podcast libraries
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  more efficiently, improving searchability and enabling faster translation for on-demand
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  content.
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  Podimo, the podcast subscription platform founded in Denmark in 2019, has reached an
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  impressive milestone of one million paying subscribers.
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  Operating in six European and Latin American markets, Podimo is profitable in three of these
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  regions.
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  The company's growth is attributed to its focus on local markets and strategic acquisitions
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  like Dag en Nacht Media.
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  CEO Morten Strunge emphasized their commitment to investing in local content and fostering
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  strong creator relationships.
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  Podimo has reported strong growth outside the Nordics, particularly in the Netherlands, where
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  it became profitable within two-and-a-half years.
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  The company generates 10 to 15 times more revenue per listener outside the Nordics
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  compared to advertising, which is reinvested into supporting creators.
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  Enhancements to the platform have led to a 45% increase in listening over the past two years,
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  with subscribers engaging with an average of 20 hours of content per month.
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  Podimo plans to continue its expansion into new markets, with a focus on local talent and
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  narrative-driven content.
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  The platform's integration and interactive features, such as comments and in-show emojis,
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  have been key to its success.
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  CEO Morten Strunge stated that their mission is to become the go-to destination for spoken
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  audio entertainment and the preferred partner for creators, with ambitions to reach new
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  heights as they evolve.
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  Inovonics is attending the NRB 2025 show in Grapevine, Texas, from February 24th to 27th.
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  Partnering with SCMS at Booth A1300, they'll showcase their audio processors, signal
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  monitors, and other innovative tools.
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  The event, known as the "International Christian Media Convention," will feature
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  Inovonics’ 526 AM and 541 FM modulation monitors.
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  This participation underscores Inovonics' commitment to providing top-notch broadcast
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  solutions.
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  Telos Alliance is set to enhance its Omnia Forza processors with new software updates.
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  Version 2.2 for Forza FM and Version 1.4 for Forza HDS will include a stereo enhancer and a
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  built-in Radio Data System as standard.
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  Additionally, Nielsen Portable People Meter encoding will be available alongside Kantar
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  watermarking.
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  These updates, expected in the second quarter of 2025, aim to offer customization for on-air
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  sound and will be showcased at the NAB Show at Booth N721.
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  That's all for today's RedTech daily podcast.
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  Thanks for listening!
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  For more details on these stories, visit our website at redtech.pro.
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  Join us tomorrow for more updates from the world of radio broadcasting and digital audio.
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  Until then, have a great day!