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Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company Entrusts its Invaluable Audio Archive to NOA mediARC™ System
Societatea Româna de Radiodifuziune (SRR), the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company, has deployed the NOA Audio Solutions' mediARC™ system to support a massive and ambitious project dubbed Golden Fonoteca, the migration of its analog audio archive to a secure, fully managed digital system for long-term preservation and improved accessibility.
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Adobe and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Expand Alliance
Turner to Leverage Adobe Video Solutions to Increase Speed and Efficiency of Newsroom Editing Workflows
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that it has expanded its strategic media technology alliance with Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), initially announced in March 2009.
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Blackmagic Design makes videoscopes accessible to everybody
Video editors have long been waiting for an inexpensive, full-featured option for monitoring the technical parameters of the digital video and audio they are creating.
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Autodesk Flare: New Visual Effects Software Adopted Around the Globe
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has announced that its new Autodesk Flare visual effects software - launched just one month ago - has been licensed by five post-production companies across three continents. Flare is a creative companion to Autodesk Flame and Autodesk Inferno visual effects and compositing software.
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Harris Corporation NewsForce™ Digital Newsroom Solution Drives Upgrades at Freedom Broadcasting TV Stations WRGB and WCWN
NewsForce Workflow Includes New NEXIO® Browse Proxy Viewing and Editing System
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, announced that Freedom Broadcasting stations WRGB-DT and WCWN-DT — serving the Schenectady/Albany/Troy, New York, market — have selected a Harris® NewsForce™ digital news production system for their shared newsroom infrastructure to achieve greater cost efficiency and operational flexibility.
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EIZO Unveils First Post-Production and Broadcasting Monitor for Both Reference and Editing to the U.S. at NAB 2009
Eizo Nanao Technologies Inc. today announced the ColorEdge CG232W, a full high-definition 22.5-inch LCD monitor for broadcast and post-production that can be used for both reference and editing work.
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Holophone's H2-PRO Scores A Hat Trick For Soccer Broadcasts On Three Major Italian Networks
Italy’s Soccer Championship and Champions/Europa League Events Covered in HD Video and Dolby Surround Sound for Mediaset, Sky Italy and Ra
Frame S.P.A, a leading Italian-based television production company specializing in both national and international broadcasts, turned to Holophone’s H2-PRO for Italy’s Soccer Championship and several Champions/Europa League Events.
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Belgium's VRT Upgrades SNG Van With Wohler AMP1-16-3G 3G- and Dolby®-Capable 16-Channel Audio/Video Monitor
First Installation of Forward-Looking, OLED-Equipped AMP1-16-3G Audio/Video Monitoring System Brings Cost, Power, and Space Savings to HD Production
Wohler Technologies Inc. today announced that Belgium's Flemish Radio and Television Network (VRT), the public broadcasting network of the Flemish community, is the first company to deploy the AMP1-16-3G.
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Holophone PortaMic 5.1 and PortaMic PRO Models Now Shipping
Holophone®, the leading manufacturer of surround microphones, is now shipping its PortaMic 5.1 and PortaMic Pro camera-mountable surround microphones.
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Inter BEE 2009: Autodesk to Present Visual Effects Software and a Tech Preview
Preview Provides Glimpse of Future Technology: Autodesk Smoke Editorial Finishing System on the Mac OS X Platform
Autodesk, Inc., is participating in the International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition (Inter BEE) in Hall 7, Booth 7407, at the Makuhari Messe Convention Center in Chiba, Japan, November 18-20, 2009.
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EditShare Partners With Dixon For Major League Baseball
Collaborative shared storage and advanced logging systems deliver winning combination for Cincinnati Reds' HD workflow at the Great American Ball Park
EditShare®, the technology leader in cross platform collaborative editing and shared media storage, and Dixon Sports Computing, the sports video management experts since 1992, have deployed a new HD production workflow at the Cincinnati Reds' Great American Ball Park.
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GizMac Announces XRackPro2 Studio Rack
GizMac Accessories Provides Details on the Soon to be Released XRackPro2 Studio Rack
GizMac Accessories LLC, designer and manufacturer of a unique product line of computer equipment racks, announces details on their upcoming Studio Rack version of the XRackPro2.
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Can Communicate undertakes all the Stereo3D for Channel 4's 3D week on Quantel Pablo
Four new one hour programs produced from scratch and three movies processed in just three weeks with Quantel Stereo3D technology
London-based Can Communicate is nearing completion of a challenging Stereo3D project for the UK's Channel 4 Television. The project involves the complete production of four one hour Stereo3D programs, and also the processing of three full length Stereo3D movies.
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Harris Corporation Welcomes Publication of SMPTE Recommended Practice for Implementation of BXF
New Document Assists Broadcasters in Implementing Data Exchange Format that Allows Key Systems to Communicate
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, today confirmed its full support for the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) Recommended Practice for the implementation of the Broadcast eXchange Format (BXF).
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AMWA Workflow Seminar Panel Includes Leading Studio Officers
Hollywood Seminar on advanced media workflows will feature industry experts speaking about their experiences with file-based production
For the first time, the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) is pleased to co-sponsor this seminar that brings together production and post-production experts, vendors and users to explore the current generation of file based workflows and future expectations.
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MLB Network to Upgrade Studio Operation With Calrec Alpha Audio Console
After less than a year on the air, MLB Network's success is enabling it to upgrade its operation with the addition of a Calrec Alpha audio console to support all of its studio programming, including the technically demanding signature show, "MLB Tonight."
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San Francisco's KTVU Breathes Life into Local Special Event Coverage with Holophone's H4 SuperMINI
Adds New Dimension to Audio for Chinese New Year Parade Broadcast
KTVU, San Francisco’s local Fox affiliate, is bringing the audio for its special events coverage — most specifically the station’s coverage of the city’s Chinese New Year Parade — to the next level with Holophone®’s H4 SuperMINI Camera-mountable surround microphone.
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ABN Andhra Jyothy selects Enterprise sQ server-based production system for new 24 hour TV news channel
Leading Indian newspaper publisher moves into broadcasting with Quantel
The leading Telugu language Indian newspaper publisher, Andhra Jyothy, has today launched a brand new 24 hour television news channel powered by Quantel’s Enterprise sQ server-based production technology.
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Workflow Solutions from Harris Corporation Demonstrate Efficiency, New Revenue Streams and Reduced Costs at HD World
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, is showcasing its latest digital technology solutions at HD World 2009 being held October 14–15 in the Javits Convention Center.
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Holophone Signs Exclusive Deal with Minnetonka Audio Software to Provide Digital-Based Decoding Solution for Dolby-Encoded Microphones
H4 SuperMINI and PortaMic Line Now Available with Software Bundle
Holophone®, the leading manufacturer of surround microphones, announces an exclusive deal to offer its Dolby Pro Logic II licensed microphones, the H4 SuperMINI, PortaMic 5.1 and PortaMic Pro, exclusively bundled with Minnetonka Audio’s SurCode™ for Dolby® Pro Logic® II software at AES 2009 (Booth 868).
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Nucomm Highlights Upgraded Newscaster DR 2 Diversity Receiver at HD World 2009
Newscaster DR 2 Features Split Box Form Factor for Wideband Digital Receiver
Nucomm, part of The Vitec Group’s RF Extreme business unit, and a leading provider of digital and analog microwave systems for the Broadcast market, as well as the Sports & Entertainment, Government, Military and International marketplace, is highlighting its Newscaster DR 2 diversity receiver at HD World 2009 (Booth 1008).
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Holophone H2-5.1 Surround Microphone Now Shipping
Affordable 5.1 Version of the H2-PRO Now Available
Holophone®, the leading manufacturer of surround microphones, is now shipping its H2-5.1 surround microphone, exclusively equipped with Sennheiser’s MKE series microphone capsules. The H2-5.1 offers users the same power and audio quality of the H2-PRO in an affordable 5.1 package.
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RTW SurroundMonitor 10800X Now Provides Loudness Metering
RTW today announced the release of a software upgrade that will enable qualified SurroundMonitor 10800X devices to perform loudness metering. The RTW version 6.0 software, which will be standard on all new 10800X units, enhances the devices' well-known functionality with features including an ITU BS.1770-compliant loudness meter and a quasi-DIN (quasi-analog) bargraph for digital PPM measurements.
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Brazil and Canada Partner to Co-Produce an Animated TV Series using the Toon Boom Pipeline
Emmy Award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced that Mixer, the largest production company in Brazil, and Cité-Amérique, one of Canada’s leading production companies, are co-producing Doggy Day School a twenty-six 11 minute animated TV series relying on the Toon Boom pipeline, namely Storyboard Pro and Harmony.
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Dutch TV Station Omrop Fryslân chooses 1080dots as solution for their broadcast information channel
Affordable Broadcast Quality Digital Signage Solutions for Creatives
TV station Omrop Fryslân has upgraded its broadcast information channel with the 1080dots solution. This new solution consists of the 1080dots DS Player+ and 1080dots DS Online for media management. Content already produced by the editorial office is linked to the 1080dots DS Player+ through XML.
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Macao, China International Digital Cinema Festival & Entertainment Technology Expo Makes Bow in December
Createasphere, Burma Road & Randall Dark Productions Announce First Ever Film Fest & Tech Expo in Macao, China
On December 3-5, 2009 in China’s glamorous Macao, filmmakers, broadcasters, experts and technology companies will gather for the country’s first ever content creator-entertainment technology centered event.
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Holophone Upgrades Best-Selling H2-PRO Surround Microphone With Sennheiser Mic Capsules
Holophone®, the leading manufacturer of surround microphones, has unveiled a new version of its popular H2-PRO Microphone. The ground-breaking H2-PRO, capable of recording up to 7.1 channels of discrete surround sound with enhanced low frequency effects (LFE), is now exclusively equipped with Sennheiser’s MKE series microphone capsules.
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Livestream Launches Livepack
The world’s first solution for wireless live streaming at HD quality
Livestream today announced the availability of Livepack, a turn-key hardware solution for wireless live streaming at HD quality to hundreds of thousands of viewers on the web. Livepack is available immediately from Livestream, the leading live Internet video platform.
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Digital Heaven releases AutoMotion 1.6 for Final Cut Studio
This free update brings compatibility with Motion 4 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard as well as bug fixes and stability improvements.
Digital Heaven, one of the leading creators of software for Apple's Pro Apps, today announced the release of AutoMotion 1.6, an update for the graphics automation application for Final Cut Studio. This free update brings compatibility with Motion 4 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard as well as bug fixes and stability improvements.
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Harris Corporation to Deliver ONE™ Broadcast Solution to Meredith for New Atlanta Centralcasting Hub
Overall Effectiveness of Single-Vendor Solution Cited as Key Factor in Equipment Choice for New File-Based Operation
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has received an order from Meredith’s Local Media Group, owner of 12 television stations in the U.S., to supply a fully integrated Harris ONE™ solution for the broadcaster’s Atlanta centralcasting hub.
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AJA Video Keeps the Ball Rolling for Timeline Television
AJA KONA 3 Video Cards and FS1 Frame Syncs Boost Tapeless Workflows for Outdoor Broadcast Events
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, today announced that its KONA 3 video capture and playback cards and FS1 frame syncs are in use by UK broadcast systems provider Timeline Television, via AJA reseller Jigsaw Systems, Ltd., to enable HD and SD broadcasts of outdoor sports and news events.
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NewTek Extends TriCaster™ Upgrade Guarantee
TriCasters purchased by December 23 can be exchanged for full purchase price credit towards TriCaster, model XD300, previewed at IBC 2009
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced the TriCaster Upgrade Guarantee Program. Customers can trade up any TriCaster™ portable live production system purchased between January 15 and December 23, 2009 for full purchase price credit toward a TriCaster, model XD300 previewed at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) 2009. TriCaster, model XD300, is scheduled to ship late Q4 2009.
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Solid State Logic Debuts Microsoft Silverlight-Based Gravity Asset Browser Web Client At IBC 2009
SSL will Demonstrate Gravity in the Microsoft Topaz Lounge
Solid State Logic will show a new version of Gravity Asset Browser Web client powered by Microsoft Silverlight in the Microsoft Corp. Topaz Lounge exhibit area at the International Broadcasting Conference (IBC) 2009.
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Dalet Qualifies Quantum's Stornext Storage Manager
Integration Offers Users Seamless Interoperability Between Production and Archives for HD Workflows
Dalet Digital Media Systems today announced that Quantum's StorNext Storage Manager solution has been fully validated for the Dalet Enterprise Edition Media Asset Management (MAM) platform.
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NVIDIA Premieres Quadro Digital Video Pipeline to International Broadcast and Film Studios at IBC 2009
Industry's First Integrated, GPU-Accelerated Platform Improves Visual Quality and Reduces Cost of Real-time Virtual Effects
NVIDIA Corporation today announced the international premiere and release of the NVIDIA® Quadro® Digital Video Pipeline, the industry's first integrated, GPU-based platform for real-time acquisition, processing and delivery of high resolution video.
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NVIDIA Premieres Quadro Digital Video Pipeline to International Broadcast and Film Studios at IBC 2009
Industry's First Integrated, GPU-Accelerated Platform Improves Visual Quality and Reduces Cost of Real-time Virtual Effects
NVIDIA Corporation today announced the international premiere and release of the NVIDIA® Quadro® Digital Video Pipeline, the industry's first integrated, GPU-based platform for real-time acquisition, processing and delivery of high resolution video.
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Ikegami GFCam Now Native to Avid Edit Systems
AMA Plug-In Architecture Provides Immediate Access to Ikegami GFCam Video Files and Metadata, Eliminating Need to Transcode or Import Media
(Maywood, New Jersey--September 10, 2009) Users of the new versions of Avid® NewsCutter®, Media Composer®, and Symphony™ editing systems now have direct access to – and compatibility with – HD video footage and metadata created using Ikegami’s GFCam HDS-V10 tapeless Flash memory camcorder.
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Hearst Television Adopts Adobe Video Production Solutions
Top Media Company Selects Adobe Premiere Pro to Develop Advanced Tapeless News Editing Solution
At the 2009 IBC tradeshow, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that Hearst Television has chosen Adobe video production solutions to develop and deliver a next-generation, tapeless solution for generating newscasts.
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Ikegami Chosen by Boston College Athletics
Combined Use of a GFCam Flash RAM HD Camcorder and Two HDK-77EC Portable HD CMOS Field Cameras With HD-Fiber Adaptors Provide Superior HD Video for Game Coverage on Television, the Web, and Live Arena Displays
With a demanding production schedule that includes televising and streaming Division I football and men’s and women’s hockey and basketball, the new HD video control room at Boston College’s Conte Forum and Alumni Stadium is set for a busy season.
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Telestream Enables Reach into New Markets for News, Sports and Entertainment at IBC
Product demonstrations solve the multi-format, platform, destination challenge for ingest, on-demand and live media workflows
Telestream will feature multi-platform, multi-screen workflow solutions that enable greater productivity and efficiency for users in Stand 7.C19 at this year's International Broadcasters Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam.
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Harmonic's Rhozet™ Business Unit Redefines Media Transcoding Efficiency With Carbon Server™ 4.0 and Carbon QC 1.0
New Products Deliver Impressive Workflow Advances and File-Based Quality Control
Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced Rhozet™ Carbon Server™ 4.0, a new workflow-based distributed transcoding system and Rhozet Carbon QC 1.0, an innovative quality control product.
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Softron Media Services Announces MovieRecorder Express
Mac Based Capture Application Supports H.264 and Native Format Compliance Archiving Multi-channel Input Option Available
Softron Media Services® announced today immediate availability of MovieRecorder Express as well as a multi-channel option that supports up to four video input streams. MovieRecorder Express is the ideal Macintosh based software application for permanent recording of an incoming video signal, like for television video compliance systems. It records in H.264 format as well as in the native recording format of the device used to input the video. If the device were an SD video card, recording would be in H.264 and / or in Uncompressed SD. If the device were a DV FireWire device, the recording would be in H.264 and DV.
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Ohio’s Act 1 Video Production Company Handles International Assignments With Panasonic P2 HD Camcorders
Back Home in Columbus, AG-HPX170 Mounted on Remote-Controlled Helicopter Weathers 100 Foot Drop and Replays the Crash Video
Act 1 (Westerville, OH), a video production company that undertakes diverse international assignments for major corporations and agricultural manufacturing companies, recently transitioned to tapeless high-definition acquisition with the purchase of four Panasonic P2 HD camcorders.
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NewTek TriCaster™ and TodoCast™ to Produce and Live Stream Todd Rundgren Pay-Per-View Concert
Fans from around the world can purchase pay-per-view access to historic sold-out musical event
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, Panacea Entertainment and Todocast™, the affordable portable live satellite web-broadcasting system, announced today that they are offering pay-per-view tickets to a live stream of the upcoming sold-out Todd Rundgren concerts in Akron, Ohio on September 6 and 7 at 6:00 p.m. CT/7:00 p.m. ET and Chicago, Illinois on September 12 and 13 at 8:00 p.m. CT.
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KTWO Transitions to HD News with JVC Camcorders
KTWO, the ABC affiliate serving central Wyoming, transitioned to local news in high definition this month with the help of its new JVC GY-HM700 camcorders. The station produces five newscasts every weekday and two on both Saturday and Sunday, plus a weekly sports program.
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Telestream Adds Support for Akamai to Wirecast Live Streaming Software
Now available, Wirecast 3.5.3 enables Flash media streaming through Akamai content distribution network
In an effort to offer more choices for live video streaming, Telestream today announced release of Wirecast™ 3.5.3 webcast software. Wirecast is a live video production tool that allows users to easily create real-time and on-demand broadcasts for the web. Version 3.5.3 adds Flash® media streaming through Akamai, a leading content distribution network (CDN).
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Softel Launches vFlex HD, A Compact VBI, VANC and Graphics Processing Platform
Softel today announced the launch of the vFlex HD, a multipurpose ancillary VBI, VANC and graphics data processing unit for HD and SD broadcast applications. vFlex HD, complementing the highly successful vFlex SD and offering the same functionality, provides a compact, single-unit solution for multichannel configurations and highly complex multi-event cuing and opting, enabling network operators to better service client demands for flexible regional broadcasting and targeted advertising.
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DVEO to Feature Four Channel HD-SDI Input Card with Automatic Standards Detection at IBC 2009, Stand 2.C33
HD-SDI Master™ Quad/i PCIe with On Board Memory Now Shipping – Includes Driver and API Support for Windows® and Linux®
DVEO, the broadcast division of CMI, will showcase their unique four channel HD-SDI PCIe capture card with automatic standards detection for the various HD formats at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam, September 12-16, at Stand 2.C33.
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Wohler Extends Presence in Brazilian Market Through New Distributor Videodata
Wohler Technologies Inc. today announced that Videodata will be serving as a Wohler distributor within the Brazilian market. From its headquarters in São Paulo, Videodata will provide complete sales and support services for the full Wohler product line of audio and video monitors and closed-captioning solutions.
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Anton/Bauer News: Anton/Bauer USB Battery Management System Makes IBC 2009 Debut
New Application Streamlines Battery Operation
Anton/Bauer®, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries is introducing its new AB-BMS (Anton/Bauer Battery Management System) to the European market at IBC 2009 (Stand 9.D28b).
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ZDF Chooses Viz Virtual Studio and Graphics for Two Virtual Studios in New Broadcast Complex
ZDF Now Boasts One of Europe’s Largest, Most Advanced Virtual Studios
Vizrt announces that ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen), one of two large public broadcasters in Germany, recently began broadcasting from two virtual studios within its new 30 million Euro broadcast complex in Mainz, Germany.
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Inlet Technologies Partners with iStreamPlanet for Live HD Streaming of Global Entertainment and Sporting Events
Partnership includes Smooth Streaming of MuchMusic Video Awards and Wimbledon Tennis Championships
Inlet Technologies, a leader in advanced encoding solutions for new media, announced today it has partnered with iStreamPlanet®, provider of digital media strategy, services, and software applications, to enable live streaming of major events, which have included the June 21st broadcast of CTV’s 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards (MMVAs) and NBC’s coverage of The Championships, Wimbledon.
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ABS Launches Audio Technology Tour
Premier systems integration firm Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS) is addressing the changing professional audio landscape with “Understanding the Bastard Child of Broadcast,” a series of free educational sessions this month at broadcast stations in Oregon and Washington.
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AlwaysHD Teams Up with Stock Footage Search Engine Footage.net
AlwaysHD, the online marketplace for high definition (HD) stock footage, this month became an official supplier for Footage.net, the premier stock, archival, and news footage search engine. Through the partnership, select footage from AlwaysHD’s contributing cinematographers and computer graphics artists now are available for purchase alongside clips from Footage.net’s 30 other stock footage suppliers, which include ABC News, BBC Motion, and Getty Images.
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Vinten Supports Beatles Reunion At E3 Video Game Convention In LA
When Susan Campbell shot the Beatles reunion at the E3 Gaming Convention, introducing “The Beatles: Rock Band” video game, a Vinten head supported her camera. “Having a Vinten head made operating on this 90-minute live broadcast for the G4 network all that much better,” says the veteran camera operator.
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Harmonic and Vobile Collaborate to Enable Easier Online Content Tracking and Monetization
Vobile VideoDNA Fingerprinting Technology to Integrate With Harmonic's Rhozet Carbon Coder Universal Transcoding Solution
Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) and Vobile, a leading provider of video content identification and management services, today announced that they are collaborating to enable effective and efficient content protection and monetization. Vobile VideoDNA fingerprinting technology will be integrated with Harmonic's Rhozet™ Carbon Coder™ transcoding solution to allow Carbon Coder users to generate automatically VideoDNA fingerprints for their video content during the transcoding process, enabling them to monitor, protect, and monetize their content more effectively.
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Ikegami GFCAM HDS-V10 Flash-Memory Tapeless Camera Enhances HD Production Workflow At Tulsa’s KGEB TV-53
Part of the Ikegami-Toshiba GFSeries Total Tapeless HD Production Solution, the GFCam Speeds Shooting and Editing for the TV Station at Oral Roberts University
When a popular TV station also operates a full-service HD video facility with two busy studios, maintaining an efficient production workflow is an important consideration. At KGEB TV-53 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this challenge is met by using Ikegami’s GFCam HDS-V10 Flash Memory tapeless HD camcorder.
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OConnor Introduces 120EXe Encoding Heavy Duty Fluid Head for Visual Effects
OConnor Engineering, a Vitec Group brand, introduces the 120EXe Encoded Heavy Duty Fluid Head, designed to provide high-precision pan and tilt position information for cinema quality visual effects production on feature films and commercials.
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CBS Affiliate KOAM-TV On Air with Harris Corporation NewsForce™ Digital Broadcast Newsroom Solution
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, announces that KOAM-TV, a CBS affiliate in the Pittsburg, Kan./Joplin, Mo., market, is using the Harris® NewsForce™ digital news production system to meet the time-sensitive demands of its live news telecasts.
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Digital Postproduction and Pablo respond to the HD challenge
Paris facilities house helps clients transition to the ‘daily reality’ of HD
At the beginning of the year, Paris post house Digital Postproduction, a subsidiary of Groupe Transatlantic, invested in a Pablo color correction and finishing system to complete their HD offer for producers and broadcasters. The Pablo is equipped with the brilliant new Neo control panel.
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Vizrt Streamlines Graphics Production for KWCH and KSCW
Vizrt, a leading provider of real-time graphics and integrated video workflow solutions for the media industry, announces that CBS affiliate KWCH and CW affilate KSCW recently began broadcasting local news in HD, with all graphics powered by Vizrt software. The two stations are owned by Sunflower Broadcasting and share a facility in Wichita, Kan.
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Telestream Adds Limelight Networks CDN Services and Justin.tv Video Streaming Services to Wirecast
Now available, Wirecast 3.5.2 adds direct integration with Justin.tv’s live online video service and Limelight Networks content delivery service
Telestream® today announced the release of Wirecast™ 3.5.2, a live video production tool that allows users to create real-time and on-demand video broadcasts for the web. With direct integration of Limelight Networks’ content delivery service and Justin.tv’s live online video service now available from within the Wirecast 3.5.2 user interface, Telestream expands Wirecast options to share real-time broadcasts worldwide in one simple step.
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Revamped European Conference On Visual Media Production (CVMP) Calls For Participation
CVMP, the European Conference on Visual Media Production, is now announcing its call for submissions. The conference takes place on 12th and 13th November 2009 at the BFI Southbank, London.
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Solid State Logic Adds Pass-Through Edit Control With Gravity LiveEdit
Gravity LiveEdit Provides Flexible Content Control and Live Editing Capability for Pass-Through Channels
At NAB (Booth N4031), world-leading media technology innovator Solid State Logic (SSL) will demonstrate how pass-through channels can benefit from the new Gravity LiveEdit for SSL’s Gravity media asset management/production systems. LiveEdit takes full advantage of Gravity’s powerful media to air capabilities, enhancing production options for the broadcaster.
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Germany's HanseNet Implements Harmonic's Forward Error Correction Capabilities to Enhance IPTV Video Quality
Utilizes Harmonic's Multi-Function ProStream™ 1000 Stream Processing Platform to Provide Scrambling and FEC for Higher Quality Video Service
Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that HanseNet Telekommunikation GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telecom Italia, has implemented Harmonic's ProStream™ 1000 stream processing capability for forward error correction (FEC) of the more than 100 digital TV channels delivered as part of HanseNet's Alice IPTV service in Germany.
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Anton/Bauer Takes Charge At NAB 2009 With Debut Of Dionic® HC Camera Battery
Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of professional camera batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems, is introducing its Dionic® HC high current camera battery at NAB 2009 (Booth C6021).
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Hubbard's KSTP-TV, Minneapolis/St. Paul ABC Affiliate , Transitions to HD ENG With Panasonic HPX300s
Hubbard Broadcast Flagship Station Purchases Multiple AG-HPX300 Shoulder-Mount Cameras with AVC-Intra Recording
Twin Cities’ ABC affiliate KSTP-TV, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS recently took delivery of a large order of Panasonic’s new AG-HPX300 P2 HD shoulder-mount camcorders with AVC-Intra recording in a broad upgrade to HD electronic news gathering. The station, which will utilize a quantity of the HPX300s in studio configuration as well as outfit all its news, sports, and promotion photographers, expects to complete the transition to HD news production by mid-June.
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Panasonic's High Definition Equipment Used as Video Shooting and Recording System for Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games
Following Success In Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Panasonic’s DVCPRO HD Series And P2 HD Series Will Capture Olympic Highlights In Vancouver
Panasonic announced today that Olympic Broadcasting Services Vancouver (OBSV), the Host Broadcaster, will use the P2 HD series with solid-state memory cards for video recording equipment to support the broadcast of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. As in the Beijing Games, Panasonic’s “DVCPRO HD” will be used as the recording format.
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Harmonic's Video Transcoding Solution Integrates YouTube Fingerprinting Technology
Rhozet™ Carbon Coder™ Enables Creation of Digital Fingerprints for Use With YouTube's Content Identification System
Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that its Rhozet™ Carbon Coder™ transcoding solution can now be used as a delivery platform for generating ID files for YouTube's Content ID System. This development allows Carbon Coder users automatically to generate an ID file or so-called "fingerprint" of the video content they own during the transcode process.
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Harmonic's Rhozet Video Transcoding Technology Facilitates Creation of Trackable Content for Arbitron
Rhozet Carbon Coder to Play Important Role in Arbitron's Media Research Services
Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that its Rhozet™ Carbon Coder universal transcoding technology has been selected by Arbitron for use in its media research services. The integration of Rhozet Carbon Coder with Arbitron audience measurement technology will provide media companies with a seamless method to watermark content during the transcode process so that it can be measured and included in Arbitron's media research services.
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Anton/Bauer Energizes NAB 2009 With Introduction Of Solar Charger
New Battery Charging System Also Addresses Environmental Concerns
Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of professional camera batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems, will debut the new Solar Charger battery charging system at NAB 2009 (Booth C6021).
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Anton/Bauer To Boost NAB Crowd With New TM4 Quick Battery Charger
Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of professional camera batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems, is debuting its advanced, fast charge TM4 battery charger at NAB 2009 (Booth C6021).
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Wohler Ships Dual-Channel HD/SD-SDI Closed-Caption Encoder With EIA-608/EIA-708 Support
HDCC-200A Offers U.S. Broadcasters a Compact Single-Card Solution for Flexible Handling of Captioning Data
Wohler Technologies Inc. is now shipping its innovative HDCC-200A HD/SD-SDI dual-channel closed-caption encoder/decoder bridge with support for both U.S. EIA-608/EIA-708 and OP47 protocols. Wohler's HDCC-200A is a compact modular solution that simplifies closed-caption encoding of two independent SD and/or HD sources to bring greater convenience and flexibility to digital and multiformat broadcast and production workflows.
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Xytech Systems Deploys Revolutionary MediaPulse™
Innovative Application Suite Facilitates Management of Services & Assets
Xytech Systems Corporation, a leading provider of media business software and services for workflow management, resource scheduling, and media asset management, has announced that its latest product, MediaPulse™, will be unveiled at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference in Las Vegas, NV.
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Snell's New MachHD Motion-Compensated HDTV Standards Converter Makes NAB Debut
Compact, Cost-Effective System Smoothes Transition to HD With High-Quality HD and SD Standards and Format Conversion
Snell, the company formed through the merger of Pro-Bel and Snell & Wilcox, will demonstrate its new MachHD, a compact, cost-effective motion-compensated HD and SD standards converter and format converter at the 2009 NAB Show. The MachHD offers high-quality motion-compensated standards and format conversion to support a smooth transition to HD in applications ranging from newsgathering, outside broadcasting, and mobile operations to dubbing and teleport/satellite operations.
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Snell Launches 30 New Modular Infrastructure Products at the 2009 NAB Show
New Additions to Infrastructure Range Provide Comprehensive Support for Dolby®E, Metadata Handling, and SMPTE 2016 AFD ARC Support
Snell, the company formed through the merger of Pro-Bel and Snell & Wilcox, today announced the launch of a number of significant new products for its modular infrastructure range. At the 2009 NAB Show, the company will introduce 30 new modular processing products in its IQ Modular and Vistek product lines. These new modular components further confirm Snell as the broadcast industry's most versatile and flexible intelligent infrastructure range.
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Fuji TV Builds Advanced File-Based HD Program Delivery System on Omneon Spectrum™ and MediaGrid™ Systems
Installation by Japan's Leading Broadcaster Is First Large-Scale Implementation of Full-HD MXF File-Based Workflow Across a Terrestrial Broadcast Facility
Fuji Television Network (Fuji TV), Japan's leading broadcaster, is using Omneon Spectrum™ media server and MediaGrid™ active storage systems as the foundation for the first fully HD file-based infrastructure implemented by a terrestrial broadcast station.
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Harmonic Features ATSC Mobile Video Compression Technology at NAB 2009
Harmonic's Encoders Power ATSC Mobile DTV Demonstration with Sinclair; Latest Generation Technology Frees Up Bandwidth and Delivers High Quality Mobile Video
Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIT) today announced that its market-leading DiviCom® encoders and ProStream™ 4000 multi-screen platform will power ATSC Mobile DTV technology demonstrations at NAB 2009.
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Vivid Broadcast Goes Live with FOR-A Switcher
FOR-A UK has delivered one of the first HVS-300HS 1M/E HANABI SD/HD portable video mixers off the production line to independent UK production company Vivid Broadcast. Vivid has already proved the mixer's value, putting the mixer through its paces at a live event.
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New Anton/Bauer USB Battery Management Application Debuts At NAB 2009
Streamlines Battery Operation
Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world's premier provider of professional camera batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems, is proud to announce the release of the new USB Battery Management Application that includes Battery Management software and a USB to Anton/Bauer battery mount adapter at NAB 2009 (Booth C6021).
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Softron Media Services Announces New Additions to OnTheAir Suite
Mac Based Professional Broadcasting Solutions Provides Client/Server Architecture and Modules for Multiple I/O and Control
Softron Media Services® will demonstrate several new modules that make up its OnTheAir Suite® of applications at its booth (SL08928) during NAB 2009 in Las Vegas, NV, USA on April 20, 2009.
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Softron Media Services Announces OnTheAir Video Express
Mac Based Entry Level Professional Playout Application Supports All QuickTime Movie Formats including Reference Movies, Key Channel and HDV/H.264 Clips
Softron Media Services® will demonstrate OnTheAir Video Express® at its booth (SL08928) during NAB 2009 in Las Vegas, NV, USA on April 20, 2009. It will be available for purchase online or from authorized Softron resellers on the same day.
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Holophone Introduces Holophone TV: The World's First Full Podcast In 5.1
Access to First Full 5.1 Podcast Content Through iTunes Store
Holophone, a pioneer of surround recording technologies, is helping to take on a whole new immersive audio experience with the introduction of Holophone TV 5.1, the world's first full 5.1 podcast series.
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Sorenson Media to Showcase Industry-leading Video Compression Products at 2009 NAB Show
Sorenson Squeeze 5 and Sorenson Spark Software Developers Kit Demonstrated at Annual Broadcasting Industry Conference
Sorenson Media today announced that it will showcase Sorenson Squeeze 5 and the Sorenson Spark Developers Kit at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, April 20-23, 2009. Sorenson Media will be located in booth No. SL5428 in the south lower hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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Anton/Bauer DT-500™Camera Power Supply Makes National Debut At NAB 2009
New 500-Watt Product Powers Sony F23 and F35 Digital Cameras
Continuing its mission to provide reliable power supplies for the high-end video camera market, Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world's premier provider of professional broadcast, video and film camera batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems, is proud to introduce its new DT-500™ 500-watt power supply at NAB 2009 (Booth C6021). This unique product is the only power supply of its kind designed to meet the power requirements of high-end Sony F23 and F35 HD cameras.
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VIZRT Conducts Public Sessions at NAB 2009 to Discuss the Creation of Efficient Multimedia Infrastructures
Vizrt, a leading provider of realtime graphics and integrated video workflow solutions for the media industry, will hold public sessions at Booth SL5508 during the 2009 NAB Show, April 20-23 in Las Vegas, Nev. First employed at IBC 2008, the public sessions show prospective customers how Vizrt's products can create cutting-edge multimedia infrastructures that capitalize on new opportunities in broadcasting.
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Holophone's H2-PRO is NBA MVP for ESPN'S Game Coverage
Surround Mic Used to Capture Crowd Response
As NBA teams duke it out for their spot in the playoffs, ESPN is there every step of the way to make sure no one misses a moment of the action. A new addition to one of the ESPN team's audio systems, Holophone's H2-PRO surround microphone, is helping to bring the excitement of being in the stands to fans at home.
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WEGENER® to Showcase Innovative Media Distribution Solutions at NAB 2009
Highlights include scalable network control, new Internet delivery solutions, advanced localization tools for radio, customized digital signage solutions
Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR), a leading provider of equipment for television, audio, and data distribution networks worldwide, today announced it will introduce a number of innovative solutions to customize media distribution at the 2009 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev., April 18-23 (NAB Booth #SU7913).
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MaxT Systems to Showcase Cost-Effective MAXedit® Editing Environment at NAB 2009
First Official Showings of MAXcut® and MAXreview®; Additional Demos of MAXedit by Bitcentral and Chyron
MaxT Systems Inc., developers of server-based media applications and high-performance storage solutions, today announced that it will showcase a revolutionary new end-to-end collaborative editing environment-based upon its new MAXedit® Server Edition-at the 2009 NAB show in Las Vegas (Booth SL11206) from April 18-23, 2009.
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WEGENER® Receives Repeat Order from The Nielsen Company for NAVE IIc™ Nielsen Audio Encoders
Order For Encoders Used to Insert The Nielsen Company's Program Tracking Codes within Compressed, Multiplexed ATSC Transport Streams
Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR), a leading provider of equipment for television, audio and data distribution networks worldwide, today announced that The Nielsen Company (Nielsen) has placed a new commitment for NAVE IIc™ Nielsen Audio Encoders.
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TDF begins a new phase of deployment into 200 theaters in Europe
Over 60 theaters and 300 digital screens are currently connected to the TDF pan-European digital cinema network operated by its subsidiaries SmartJog and Media Broadcast
TDF Group, the leading broadcasting operator in Europe, has unveiled its plans to deploy a pan-European delivery service for digital cinema. TDF will provide electronic delivery of digital copies to theaters in Europe, leveraging on its established presence in 10 territories.
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Telestream Adds Support for Adobe Flash Platform and Streaming Services to Wirecast 3.5
Integration with popular live streaming service providers Mogulus and Ustream and support for Adobe Flash technology now available in Wirecast webcasting software
Telestream® today announced the release of Wirecast™ 3.5, a live video production tool that allows Mac and PC users to create real-time or on-demand video broadcasts for the web. Wirecast 3.5 adds the ability to stream live video using the Adobe Flash Platform, the number one platform for video on the web, according to a January 2009 study by comScore. Telestream also announced partnerships with leading live video streaming service providers, Mogulus and Ustream. These companies offer web video streaming services similar to YouTube, but for live broadcasting. Wirecast 3.5 integration allows users to quickly and easily produce Flash videos and use these services for live broadcasting over the internet to a global audience.
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Xytech Systems Deploys Revolutionary MediaPulse™
Innovative Application Suite Facilitates Management of Services & Assets
Xytech Systems Corporation, a leading provider of media business software and services for workflow management, resource scheduling, and media asset management, has announced that its latest product, MediaPulse™, will be unveiled at next month’s National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference in Las Vegas, NV.
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Anton/Bauer Introduces QR-EX3 Gold Mount® For Sony PMW-EX3 Camera At NAB 2009
New System Combines Power and Flexibility with Reliability
Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of professional camera batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems, is unveiling its new QR-EX3 Gold Mount® for the Sony PMW-EX3 video camera at NAB 2009 (Booth C6021).
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NewTek TriCaster™ Upgrade 2.5 Increases Recording Fidelity and Supports Adobe® Flash® Media Live Encoder 3
Upgrade also offers streaming flexibility by adding H.264
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced the release of TriCaster™ Upgrade 2.5, a software update to its TriCaster BROADCAST™, TriCaster STUDIO™ TriCaster PRO™ and TriCaster portable live production systems.
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Students at the New Communications Campus of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra Study Panasonic P2 HD Technology
The 900 students at the new Communications Campus of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) in Catalonia, which offers degrees in journalism, audiovisual communications, advertising and public relations, now have the opportunity to discover and implement P2 HD technology from Panasonic.
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ABS and FX Group Team Up to Offer Expanded Service Portfolio
Premier systems integration firm Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS) today announced it has joined forces with the FX Group—a lighting, set design, and graphics company based in the Orlando, Fla. area—to cross promote and expand each other’s complementary portfolio of services to broadcast customers.
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BBC Motion Gallery Ranks Highest for Best News Footage Collection
Findings Published in Thriving Archives’ Footage Customer Survey
BBC Motion Gallery, a division of BBC Worldwide and the exclusive global representative for the BBC News Archive and CBS News Archive, has ranked highest amongst premium stock footage news suppliers for quality, customer service and selection in a new independent survey from Thriving Archives.
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Pro-Bel and Snell & Wilcox Announce Merger
Combination of two industry leaders creates global force in broadcasting technology
Pro-Bel and Snell & Wilcox announced today the merger of their businesses, and the creation of a new joint company. The deal, which combines the strengths of two market leading innovators in the broadcast technology industry, creates a formidable competitor in the digital media sector.
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NBC Digital Health Network Upgrades WEGENER® Compel® Network Control System and Adds MediaPlan® Content Management System
WEGENER Equipment to Support Live and File-Based Broadcasts of The Patient Channel and The Newborn Channel to Hospitals Worldwide
Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR), a leading provider of equipment for television, audio, and data distribution networks worldwide, today announced that the NBC Digital Health Network, a New York based division of the iVillage Networks, recently upgraded its WEGENER® Compel® network control system and installed WEGENER MediaPlan® content management software to expand file-based workflows and broadcasts.
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