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Key Broadcasters from Across the Globe Look to Livewire Digital for the Latest in Remote Newsgathering Technology
May 29, 2008
Livewire Digital, the leading provider of integrated data, voice and video services, today announced the addition of sixteen new broadcasters from across four continents to its customer portfolio, including one of the most successful broadcasters in Europe...

EMCORE Announces 3G HD-SDI Module Addition to Optiva® Platform Product Line
May 28, 2008
EMCORE Corporation, a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the video, broadband, fiber optic, satellite, and terrestrial solar power markets, today announced the addition of SMPTE 424M and 425M compliant 3 Gb/s HD-SDI modules to the Optiva® video transport product line...

Broadcast 3D Character Generator SD and HD free Demo May release
May 28, 2008
Magicsoft is pleased to announce the May release of the free
downloadable demo version of the CG and Playout software from Magicsoft's web site...

ZGC to show the latest camera technology at Cine Gear 2008
May 28, 2008
Distribution company ZGC will be showcasing the latest high level camera equipment from Cooke Optics and P+S Technik at Cine Gear Expo in LA in June 2008...

Triveni Digital Rounds Out StreamScope™ Line With Low-Cost RM-40SE MPEG Video Monitoring Solution
May 28, 2008
Triveni Digital, a subsidiary of LG Electronics (LGE), today announced that it has extended its StreamScope™ test and measurement line with the release of the RM-40SE, a low-cost, easy-to-use monitoring probe...

PANASONIC ANNOUNCES NEW SERIES OF P2 WORKFLOW WORKSHOPS
May 27, 2008
In its ongoing commitment to provide career-advancing education, Panasonic has announced today additional dates and cities for its popular P2 Workflow Workshops training program...

3sixtymedia Standardizes on Snell & Wilcox Kahuna SD/HD Multiformat Production Switcher
May 27, 2008
3sixtymedia has installed four Snell & Wilcox Kahuna SD/HD multiformat production switchers at The Manchester Studios, standardizing its three studios and the Starlight Theatre on the Kahuna system...

Drama Production Times Halved With Panasonic P2
May 27, 2008
Italian director Filippo Romualdi has chosen Panasonic P2 to produce the episodic drama series shown four times a week within "Italia Sul 2," a multi-thematic programme...

Stunning Live Video Graphics Made Easy from Compix Media
May 27, 2008
Compix Media announces New Upgrades to your essential Live Video Graphics tools - and new automation capability to streamline your workflow like never before...

TV One Releases New Multiple-Input and Output Audio Format Converters
May 23, 2008
TV One announce the release of Two new audio products that can work in conjunction with the C2-7310 Dual Channel HD Video and Audio Processor from TV One...

PANASONIC HOSTING AJ-HPX3000 P2 HD INTENSIVE WORKSHOP AT HD EXPO IN CHICAGO
May 23, 2008
On June 5 in Chicago, Panasonic will give creative and production professionals an in-depth presentation on the highly-acclaimed AJ-HPX3000 1080p P2 HD camcorder as a part of HD Expo's Intensive workshop series...

Digital Broadcast Introduces MediaFire DUB HD
May 23, 2008
Digital Broadcast announced today that it has launched the new MediaFire DUB HD system, which provides the ability to dub both HD and SD syndicated programming off the Pathfire DMG server...

SCRIPPS NETWORKS SELECTS XYTECH SOFTWARE TO STREAMLINE ITS PRODUCTION OPERATIONS
May 23, 2008
Xytech Systems Corporation, a leading provider of software solutions announced today that Scripps Networks has selected Xytech's software for its production operations in Knoxville (TN), Nashville (TN) and New York City...

Video Technics and agámi Systems offer File-Based HD News Production - Server, NLE, NAS - for under $90K
May 23, 2008
Video Technics, Inc. (VT) and agámi Systems (agámi) today announced an affordable end-to-end file-based HD newsroom solution which includes a video server, nonlinear editor, and unified network attached storage...

Echolab Offers Educational Training DVD to Assist Overture Users in Taking Productions to a New Level
May 22, 2008
Echolab Corporation, a leading provider of professional video production switchers and broadcast tools, today announced that for every Overture1™ and Overture2™ switcher purchased, the company will provide the user with a complimentary training DVD outlining use of...

Indie Producer, Rod TerBeest Expands Business and Upgrades to HD with JVC's Affordable Products
May 22, 2008
Independent producer Rod TerBeest's long relationship with JVC products dates back to his days working at a TV news station in the late 70s. When the station switched from 16mm to video, Rod chose JVC because it was an affordable solution that enabled the station to deliver high quality projects and commercials...

Setanta Delivers Sports to Global Audiences With Genesis Networks
May 22, 2008
Genesis Networks today announced that leading sports broadcaster Setanta Sports is utilizing the Genesis international fiber network to deliver Setanta programming...

Bitcentral's AirNow!™ Wins "STAR" Award
May 21, 2008
AirNow!™, manufactured by Bitcentral, Inc., a leading provider of news production, archiving and distribution solutions to television stations, is the recipient of the 2008 STAR (Superior Technology Award Recipient) Award...

FUJINON TO SHOWCASE NEW PREMIER SERIES' HD LENS AND NEW SELECT SERIES OF COST-EFFECTIVE HDTV ENG LENSES AT HD EXPO
May 21, 2008
Fujinon, a major manufacturer and distributor of optics and lens assemblies for the broadcast, digital cinema, and industrial markets will showcase several new HD lenses at this year's HD Expo (Booth #407)...

Wisconsin Public Television Installs Calrec Zeta Console as Part of Digital Upgrade
May 20, 2008
Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) has installed a Calrec Audio Zeta console and a Hydra networking system as part of a digital upgrade of its facilities in Madison, Wis...

NUCOMM WINS PATENT FOR ITS COST-EFFECTIVE DIGITAL TRANSMISSION OVER MICROWAVE ANALOG LINK CONCEPT
May 19, 2008
Nucomm has just been awarded a patent for "Digital Transmission of Broadcast Signals, including HDTV signals, over a Microwave Analog Link," Patent Number US 7,359,450...

Price Drop Makes Sonnet Fusion™ F2 Portable Storage More Appealing Than Ever
May 16, 2008
Sonnet Technologies, a leader in providing local storage systems for professional users of Macintosh®, Windows®, and UNIX® systems in the film, video, and broadcast industries, today announced a price reduction for the company's award-winning Fusion™ F2 portable RAID storage system...

Vaddio Breaks New Ground with ProductionVIEW HD Multi-Camera Control System
May 16, 2008
Vaddio, the leading distributor of specialty PTZ cameras and high-end camera control systems used in the broadcasting, audio/visual and videoconferencing industries, introduced the newest addition to the ProductionVIEW line of camera control systems, ProductionVIEW HD...

SeaChange Personalizes Video-On-Demand Television Experience with Launch of Affinity
May 15, 2008
On-demand television leader SeaChange International today unveiled SeaChange Affinity™ to help television operators optimize every title in their on-demand libraries and ensure subscriber satisfaction in spite of increasingly overwhelming content choices...

HITACHI DELIVERS THREE SK-3020P HDTV STUDIO/EFP CAMERAS TO BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR NEW STUDIO
May 15, 2008
Community College, in Paramus, N.J., recently purchased three Hitachi SK-3020P HDTV Studio/EFP cameras for its new production studio...

Genesis Networks Announces SABER: First Fiber-Satellite Transmission Service to Offer Seamless, Turnkey Solution
May 14, 2008
Genesis Networks, a provider of next-generation global video transmission services, today introduced SABER — the world's first hybrid satellite-fiber service to provide a comprehensive and seamless solution for global HD broadcast transmissions...

Linear Acoustic Merges With Telos Systems Group
May 13, 2008
Linear Acoustic has become the fourth member of the Telos Systems group, a technology partnership whose companies, including Omnia and Axia...

TV One Releases HDMI to HDMI Scaler with Audio Embedding/De-Embedding
May 13, 2008
The latest video scaler added to the TV One-task inventory is the 1T-VS-626. It can accept audio embedded in the incoming HDMI signal or from the separate Toslink or analog stereo inputs...

Canada's Global TV Purchases Four Kahuna SD/HD Multiformat Production Switchers for Countrywide HD News Launch
May 13, 2008
Snell & Wilcox today announced that Global TV, one of Canada's largest broadcasters, has implemented four Kahuna SD/HD multiformat production switchers for the rollout of high-definition (HD) news broadcasts...

Harris Corp. silent on sale plans
May 12, 2008
Harris Corp. executives are not commenting about a Wall Street Journal report Friday that it is exploring its strategic options, including a sale of the company...

Sundance Digital Unveils Digital Delivery Management Engine
May 12, 2008
Sundance Digital an award-winning provider of high-performance television automation solutions, today announced that it has unveiled the new Sundance Digital® Delivery Management Engine (DDME)...

DIGITAL BROADCAST, INC. NAMES DAVE HOPSON VICE PRESIDENT, NATIONAL SALES
May 12, 2008
Digital Broadcast, Inc. has announced that Dave Hopson has joined the company as vice president, national sales. He will manage all national sales functionality...

I-MOVIX's SprintCam Live V2 in the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games
May 12, 2008
I-MOVIX, will provide in Beijing the SprintCam Live V2, an Extreme Slow Motion Camera, for world's major sports event of this year...

Argosy Cable Asia Showcase Latest Infrastructure Portfolio at Broadcast Asia 2008
May 12, 2008
Argosy Cable Asia, a joint venture with Argosy, the leading UK-based international supplier of HD broadcast cables and studio infrastructure products, will showcase its latest range of products at Broadcast Asia in Singapore (17-20 June 2008)...

DK-Technologies Supplies Meters To Control Loudness and Monitor 5.1 Audio At Euro 2008
May 12, 2008
For the first time ever, BBC coverage of the UEFA European Football Championship will be broadcast in both High Definition and 5.1 surround sound when the 2008 tournament gets underway on June 7th...

Front Porch Digital Products on Display at BroadcastAsia
May 12, 2008
For the first time at BroadcastAsia, Front Porch will show an optional enhancement to its DIVArchive™ content storage management (CSM) solution...

DIRECTV Goes with Harris® NetVX™ Contribution HD Video Networking Solution
May 12, 2008
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, is now delivering NetVX™ HD video networking equipment to DIRECTV, a leader in direct-to-home satellite TV services...

Panavision's "Demystifying Digital Camera Specifications" Videos - Now Online
May 9, 2008
“Demystifying Digital Camera Specifications,” a seven-part series focusing on the complex science of image resolution and digital cinema cameras is now available on the Panavision website...

Arqiva delivers Metropolitan Opera live to European cinemas
May 8, 2008
Arqiva has completed its second season of live High Definition (HD) transmissions of 'The Met: Live in HD' into European cinemas. Building on last season's success (reaching an additional global audience of about 325,000)...

Autodesk Acquires Assets of REALVIZ, Developer of Image-Based Content Creation Software
May 8, 2008
Autodesk, Inc. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of REALVIZ S.A., the privately held developer of image-based content creation software...

Sonnet Announces Expansion System for Fusion™ SATA RAID Storage
May 8, 2008
Sonnet Technologies, a leader in providing local storage systems for professional users of Macintosh®, Windows®, and UNIX® systems in the film, video, and broadcast industries, today announced the Fusion™ RAID Expander...

Danny Wilson to present IPTV paper at the Asia Future TV 2008 Summit, Shanghai, China
May 8, 2008
Danny Wilson, Pixelmetrix President & CEO, is scheduled to present an IPTV paper at the Asia Future TV Summit, to be held at the Shanghai Marriott Hotel. His presentation is scheduled on Day 2, this Friday, May 9, at 2.30pm...

Boris FX Adds Seven New Transition Plug-ins to the Recently Released Final Effects Complete 5.0 Package
May 8, 2008
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced that
Final Effects Complete 5.0.1 for FxPlug (FEC 5 FxPlug) and Final Effects Complete 5.0.1 for AE (FEC 5 AE) are now available as free updates...

Genesis Networks and SmartJog Join Forces to Offer Broadcasters Complete Video Delivery Solution
May 7, 2008
Genesis Networks and SmartJog today announced a new cooperative solution for seamless delivery of live feeds, as well as prerecorded video content, over a global fiber optic infrastructure...

RDS Canada Chooses Orad's First Down Line System, TrackVision, to Enhance Viewing Experience
May 6, 2008
Orad Hi-Tec Systems Limited, a world leading provider of on-air graphic systems, today announced that it will be providing RDS Canada with its unique HD/SD First Down Line (FDL) football enhancement solution, TrackVision...

Avid Introduces Next-Generation RAID Solutions
May 6, 2008
Avid Technology, Inc. has announced the next-generation of its high-performance storage disk arrays – Avid® VideoRAID® ST and Avid VideoRAID SR solutions...

Fast Forward Video's Recon DVR™ is at Heart of HPVIDEO's Briefcase Video Assist System
May 6, 2008
HPVIDEO, a provider of leading-edge video assist equipment for the motion picture industry, has incorporated Fast Forward Video's Recon DVR™ board-level digital video recorder (DVR) into its new Briefcase portable video playback system...

SONY, DALSA AND POST LOGIC TEAM WITH AMEDIAVISION FOR FIRST ALL 4K PRODUCTION AND SCREENING OF FEATURE LENGTH MOVIE
May 6, 2008
“Reach for Me,” the first feature-length motion picture to be shot and produced entirely in 4K, was screened last night on Sony’s 4K Digital Cinema Projection System...

Growth Prompts SAMMA Systems to Add Two to Roster
May 6, 2008
SAMMA Systems, the established leader in media migration, has added two industry veterans to its increasing number of highly-respected executives...

Snell & Wilcox Announces Integration of Kahuna With OmniBus Columbus Automation and Control System
May 6, 2008
Snell & Wilcox's Kahuna SD/HD multiformat production switcher is now under the control of the OmniBus Columbus broadcast automation and control system...

Cinevideogroup Equips State-of-the-Art High-Def Broadcast Vans with RTS® Intercom
May 6, 2008
Netherlands-based Cinevideogroup caused a stir recently with the acquisition of two new RTS®-equipped high-definition OB vehicles...

HP Pavilion at San Jose Goes HD With TV Magic
May 5, 2008
Broadcast systems integrator TV Magic today announced the completion of a state-of-the-art high definition live sports control room at the HP Pavilion at San Jose, home to the NHL's San Jose Sharks...

Canada's Global Television Selects Calrec Consoles as Part of Systemwide Upgrade
May 5, 2008
Calrec Audio today announced a major sale to Canada's second-largest broadcaster, Global Television network, which reaches more than 90 percent of Canadian English-speaking households...

Front Porch Digital's DIVArchive Named Hall of Fame Solution for NASCAR Media Group
May 5, 2008
NASCAR Media Group, which provides production services and content generation for the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, has selected Front Porch Digital's DIVArchive to
manage storage of incoming footage...

Ross Video Appoints Marcel Fontaine Regional Sales Manager - Southwest USA
May 5, 2008
Mr. Fontaine joins the sales team after working for Ross as a
Demonstration Artist and Trainer for 6 years. Mr. Fontaine also has 10 years experience working as a professional Technical Director...

Verimatrix Enables Secure Delivery of Premium Content for IOL Netcom's Unique On-Demand IPTV Business Model
May 5, 2008
Verimatrix today announced that IOL Netcom has selected Verimatrix as the content security provider for its on-demand IPTV service, India's first IP-based on-demand television...

Network Electronics / VPG Opens Design Center in Chicago
May 2, 2008
To support its ambitious development schedule, Network Electronics / VPG has announced the launch of a new design center in Chicago, Illinois. The new office will initially focus on accelerating enhancements to the Ventura™ product...

Argosy Adds New Sonarae Audio Monitor to Product Line Up
May 2, 2008
Argosy, a leading international supplier of HD broadcast, cables and studio infrastructure products, will add the recently introduced Sonarae audio monitoring system to its product portfolio...

1 BEYOND UNVEILS NEW LINE OF LAPTOPS
May 2, 2008
1 Beyond™, Inc., a leading provider of digital video editing and compositing systems, unveiled a new line of high performance laptops at NAB 2008...

Schneider Introduces HD Classic Soft™ Filters
May 2, 2008
Schneider Optics' new HD Classic Soft™ filters were created in response to requests for a high-quality softening filter to complement the new high- resolution, smaller chip HD cameras...

Harris Corporation Wins New Product Technology Awards for Innovative Broadcast Solutions
May 2, 2008
Harris Corporation was honored with two prestigious industry awards at the 2008 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB2008) convention held April 14-17 in Las Vegas...

Utah Scientific Wins Broadcast Engineering Pick Hit Award for Innovative UTAH-400/XL Router
May 2, 2008
Utah Scientific today announced that its UTAH-400/XL, the first 1056x1056 router in the industry to fit in a single equipment rack, earned a prestigious Broadcast Engineering Pick Hit award at the 2008 NAB Show in Las Vegas...

1 BEYOND UNVEILS NEW RUGGEDIZED HD EDITING SYSTEM FOR BROADCAST TRUCKS
May 2, 2008
1 Beyond™, Inc., a leading provider of digital video editing and compositing systems, announced the immediate availability of the 1 Beyond HD OctoFlex™ Rugged video editing system designed specifically for live Electronic News Gathering (ENG) broadcast trucks converting to tapeless High Definition...

Online Production TV Station Launched
May 1, 2008
The Reel Show, an online TV channel for the people involved on the creative side of film and TV production. With hours of original content and in-depth information, the Reel Show is a must-see for anyone from film students to Hollywood directors...

International Contract Assembly Group (ICAG) Acquires ATI
May 1, 2008
International Contract Assembly Group, LLC. (ICAG) today announced the acquisition of well-known industry supplier, Audio Technologies Inc. New funding and management provided by ICAG will allow ATI to...

ScheduALL to Manage HD Broadcasting Operations at Newly Opened Newseum
May 1, 2008
The Newseum, a new 250,000-square-foot museum of the news media in Washington, D.C., has chosen the ScheduALL production and operations management solution for its state-of-the-art HD production facilities and A/V resources...

Broadcast Pix's Slate 5000 2 M/E Live Integrated Production System Wins Broadcast Engineering's Pick Hit Award
May 1, 2008
Broadcast Pix™, the company that redefined the production switcher as a live integrated production system, has received Broadcast Engineering's Pick Hit Award for its new Slate 5000 HD/SD Switcher, which was introduced for the first time at the annual National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show...

 

 

 

 

 

 

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