Mariner xVu™ today announced XpertVu Self Care, an application for service providers to improve subscribers’ quality of experience (QoE) by enabling them to self-diagnose and repair. XpertVu Self Care provides an immediate diagnosis of key issues impacting QoE, guiding the customer toward resolution and increasing their satisfaction with the service, which improves the service provider’s Net Promoter Score. The new application uses Mariner’s automated Investigator technology, which leverages machine learning and AI algorithms to pinpoint problem areas. By reducing the number of customer care calls and truck rolls, XpertVu Self Care significantly reduces operational costs for service providers.

On May 19, Dejero, an innovator in cloud-managed solutions that provides video transport and Internet connectivity while on the move or in remote locations, partnered with Intelsat (NYSE; I), operator of the world’s first Globalized Network and leader in integrated satellite communications, to enable Corus Entertainment’s Global News and Entertainment Tonight (ET) Canada to reliably deliver high-quality live video coverage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Royal Wedding to their 3 million+ television and online viewers.

Leading creative digital agency, DMS, has today announced a major update to its international media intelligence platform. HAWK ONLINE ® 5.0 provides the entertainment industry with extensive monitoring, reporting and analysis across press, broadcast, online and social media. Used by major film studios, entertainment brands and music publicists, HAWK ONLINE ® brings invaluable real-time updates across over 20 territories.

Calrec Audio announced today the appointment of Karl Chapman as international sales manager, primarily concentrating on EMEA territories, effective immediately. Chapman’s deep knowledge of the television and radio broadcast industries will further expand the company’s sales in both TV and the radio industry — which it recently entered with Type R — in addition to assisting the entire Calrec team with the overall business.

Madrid-based Tilt, a bespoke audio and video broadcast service provider, is reaping the benefits of a 48-fader Artemis Light console from Calrec for its UM003HD mobile production unit. Tilt’s business has grown considerably in the past year as it works with a variety of customers in live production across sports, music events, commercials and documentaries.

A pair of Calrec Audio’s Brio compact audio consoles recently joined the facilities at Full Sail University, providing valuable hands-on training and experience in audio mixing for students in the Film bachelor’s degree program, as well as being utilized in the university’s on-campus performance venue.

At ISE 2018, Sony is demonstrating Sonic Surf VR, its unique suite of audio technology combined with newly designed multi-channel speakers and specially developed software that enables creators to simulate popping, moving, and partitioning sounds in one space using the intuitive software application. The result is an interactive space where sounds appear to move around by themselves.

EditShare, a technology leader in intelligent shared storage and media management solutions, for the first time at BVE 2018 will showcase its award-winning QUALES QC file verification and quality check solution while gearing up for a major announcement for the solution at the show. EditShares Soho-based team will be on hand to showcase its comprehensive suite of production tools on stand H14. The event will be held at the ExCel London exhibition and convention center from February 27th to March 1st, 2018. Products and solutions on display also include EditShares industry revolutionizing EFS 200 and EFS 300 single node storage platform, its highly anticipated Storage Auditing dashboard for EFS, built for creative agencies requiring full accountability when working with high value content, Flow media asset management platform, EFS 40 NL parking storage, and Geevs next-generation broadcast servers.

NexGuard, a Kudelski company and the leading provider of forensic watermarking technology and solutions, today announced that its solutions have been deployed by Kaleidescape Inc., the leading manufacturer of home-theater movie players and servers.

Jason Gish, senior vice president of Testronics Film and Television Services and general manager of its U.S. Operations, will be a featured speaker during the 3rd Annual Transforming Home Entertainment Summit on the 13th of September at No 4 Hamilton Place in London. The summit, produced by MESA EUROPE, will focus on how the entertainment industry is both managing and responding to the dramatic changes that are unfolding in this sector, from production through consumer experience.

Voices.com, the largest global online marketplace for audio and voice over products and services, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Voicebank.net, a leading online platform for casting and project management workflow utilized by more than 1,600 of the top global advertising agencies, casting directors and creative, television and film production studios. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.