| IBC 2009 - New Product Announcements |
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| Blackmagic Design Acquires daVinci |
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Blackmagic Design announced the purchase of all assets of DaVinci Systems LLC. This purchase means Blackmagic Design will now offer DaVinci Resolve DI color correction systems and DaVinci Revival film restoration products for sale worldwide. Read on... |
| SeaChange Acquires VOD Company, eventIS |
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eventIS is a privately owned Eindhoven, Netherlands-based company that provides VOD and linear broadcast software and related services to cable television and telecommunication companies primarily in Europe.
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| ARRIS Acquires Assets of EG Technology |
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ARRIS acquired EGT patents and video processing technology for digital networks, and will employ approximately 20-25 of the existing employees.
The products acquired by ARRIS will continue to be marketed under the EGT brand name, and include the following:
-- ARRIS EGT Encore Encoder
-- ARRIS EGT Quartet Encoder
-- ARRIS EGT VIPr Transcoder
-- ARRIS HEMi Edge Encoder
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| Apantac Previews New 3G Multiviewers with Built-in Routers at IBC |
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The new TAHOMA-LX Multiviewers have 16 auto-detect HD / SD SDI inputs.
By utilizing the built-in router, each of the 16 inputs can be routed to display on any of the Multiviewer outputs.
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| LYNX Technik yellobriks Enable Broadcast of 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics |
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 TopVision (one of Germany's leading TV production companies) used the LYNX Technik yellobrik fiber optic modules to transmit up to 48 HD-SDI signals from their OB Van to the main control room in the IBC, where the signals were fed out to the international audience.
The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was recently held in Berlin, Germany and were broadcast to over 190 countries. Read on... |
| Barco and Merging Technologies join efforts to present a HD JPEG 2000 Player & Ingester |
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Merging Technologies leverages Barco's JPEG 2000 PCIe acceleration cards to extend the capabilities of its VCube HD player and ingest system, bringing to the broadcast market a JPEG 2000 quality solution for HD archiving, ingest and playback.
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| SIS LIVE Launches New Compact Flyaway Kit at IBC |
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The  RouteCase Flyaway Kit was built to answer the need for a powerful and affordable unit that fits into a carry-on flight case and supports the production needs of live event staging, sporting events, business seminars and presentations and news-gathering. |
| Vaddio Enters Broadcast Market at IBC 2009 |
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Vaddio, a provider of robotic PTZ cameras and camera control systems in the audiovisual and videoconferencing industries, will cross into the global broadcast market at this year's IBC.
Products include: new PTZ cameras, seamless switchers and video scalers/converters.
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| Polecam to introduce nanoFlash ultra-compact solid-state HD/SD video recorder at IBC 2009 |
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 nanoFlash is a new addition to the Polecam range of portable video production equipment.
Capable of operating in HD or SD direct to dual Compact Flash solid-state cards, it can be attached to a Polecam rig or mounted direct to a camera.
It can also be connected to any HD-SDI source via BNC coax. |
| SMPTE Launches Executive Director Search |
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The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) announced that it has launched a search for an Executive Director.
Former SMPTE Executive Director Kimberly Maki concluded a three-year term of service with the standards organization to take a senior executive position with Bright House Networks. Read on... |
| Expert Reveals Secrets of HD Video-Image Quality in Exclusive Video on HD Camera Guide |
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 Mark Schubin, World-Renowned Video Authority, Explains the Importance of HD Camera Imager Sizes in the HDCameraGuide.com Learning Center. Read on... |
