Longtime on-air personality and Minnesota Broadcasters Hall of Famer Larry ‘Moon’ Thompso died this morning at the age of 65 following a long bout with Multiple Sclerosis. Thompson co-hosted afternoons with Staci Matthews at Hubbard Hot AC “KS95” 94.5 KSTP-FM Minneapolis from 2002 until stepping down in October 2019 due to increased complications from MS. […] […]
Singapore’s multinational news channel, Channel News Asia (CNA) – a Mediacorp company – has been partnering with leading AI Audio Platform Adthos to generate localized news broadcasts. Using AI, broadcasts have been created which report the news in the Malay language but with a Singaporean accent.
CNA chose to partner with Adthos based on the capabilities offered via its latest release, Adthos for News. This feature allows broadcasters and publishers to generate complete news bulletins with the touch of a button via their newsroom system. Broadcasts can include quotes and clips, with multiple voices, music beds and idents in an instant, while weather, traffic and sports updates can be completely automated and localized for any location.
This first deployment focused on Malay (Baku); an accent of Malay specific to Singapore. Given that the new generation of Singaporeans mostly speak in English, it can be more challenging for broadcasters to find good voiceover talent that offers the diversity of accents.
Adthos CEO Raoul Wedel adds: “This is the first large scale project we have completed with one of our Asian clients and it’s been exciting to see what we have been able to do. In a region where there are so many languages and dialects, being able to offer this level of localization so quickly and easily offers a lot of potential for reaching and engaging larger audiences. We’re also delighted that AI is helping to preserve cultural diversity in languages not commonly spoken.”
Following the success of this project, CNA is planning to use Adthos for News for other languages in the future. […]
While a public announcement was never made, veteran programmer Tony Bristol joined Saga Communications as Program Director of AC “Sunny 95” WSNY Columbus and Hot AC “Mix 107.9” WVMX Westerville OH in mid-December. Bristol joined Saga from Community Broadcasters Inc., where he served as Director of Programming for the company’s music stations in Florence, Orangeburg, […] […]
University of Pennsylvania AAA 88.5 WXPN Philadelphia is turning its venerable “Kids Corner” show into a 24/7 online stream hosted and curated by Kathy O’Connell. The 36 year-old show will drop from airing on WXPN four nights per to just two with the addition of the non-stop stream. Kids Corner will now air on just […] […]
Tributes have been paid to former Radio City presenter John Kennedy who has died. […]
Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, Inc. (MIW), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of female leadership in radio broadcasting, announced today the opening of the application window for “MIW’s Elevating Women in Programming Mentorship.” Celebrating its sixth year, this mentorship opportunity is designed specifically for women in music programming. The ‘MIW Elevating […] […]
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