Broadcast News Archive for July, 2003
03/07/2003 dB Broadcast launch two new Hawkeye modules at IBC
dB Broadcast are to launch two new modules in their Hawkeye range of switching and monitoring products at this year's IBC. The first is a new, ASI DVB transport stream (TS) data rate-monitoring modul

03/07/2003 IABM enable Ravensbourne students to attend IBC
The IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers) have announced that, with the support of the association, students from Ravensbourne College, UK will be able to attend the IBC confe

03/07/2003 Inscriber RTX to provide graphics for Tour de France broadcast
Inscriber have announced that RTX, their flexible broadcast solution, will be used by Kiwi International Design Systems (KIDS) to provide the graphics for the North American broadcast of the 2003 Tour

03/07/2003 Irish Film Board to hold documentary discussion forum
The Irish Film Board have organised a discussion forum aimed specifically at documentary film-makers. The main focus of this session is to discuss Board policy on documentaries and to invite question

03/07/2003 Snell & Wilcox release IBC 2003 plans
At IBC 2003, the Snell & Wilcox emphasis will be on practical implementation of new technology in ingest, conversion, restoration, switching, infrastructure, control and management. An important them

03/07/2003 Softimage and Soho Editors to hold professional training courses
Softimage have appointed Soho Editors to provide professional training courses of Softimage|XSI software, in response to the accelerating demand for trained animators and artists trained on Softimage'

03/07/2003 Solid State Logic provide vital equipment to 'The Hospital'
The Hospital, a new London-based facility for music, art and film professionals, are incorporating two Solid State Logic digital consoles into the first phase of their unique studio plans. Founded by

03/07/2003 Wheatstone technology and furniture chosen for Entercom suite
When Entercom debuts operations from their new suite of broadcast studios in Denver, Colorado, the facility will be utilising Wheatstone and Audioarts Engineering technology and related products, incl

02/07/2003 ATG Broadcast PPR-4 post-production router introduced
ATG Broadcast have introduced a four-input router specifically for use with post-production workstations. Available now, the PPR-4 post-production router provides a compact (1U) and highly cost-effi

02/07/2003 Avid announces £450,000 installation at Grampian TV
Avid Technology have announced the sale and live implementation of a £450,000 end-to-end digital newsroom solution for Grampian TV in Aberdeen, Scotland. The system has been used for trial bulletins

02/07/2003 Curious Software’s European sales team grows
Curious Software, the makers of the graphics creation and manipulation software packages Curious World Maps and Curious gFx, have announced the appointment of Mike Jarvis to their European Sales Team.

02/07/2003 Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez to speak at displayLA
displayLA have announced that director Robert Rodriguez ('Spy Kids', 'Desperado', From Dusk Til Dawn') will present selected scenes from his upcoming movie 'Once Upon A Time In Mexico' at a special sc

02/07/2003 JVC to demonstrate the latest in digital image technology at IBC
JVC will showcase D9 and Professional DV camcorders and VTRs, as well as high resolution CRT, LCD and plasma monitors at IBC 2003. These products address every aspect of professional requirements, f

02/07/2003 LSI Logic and Maxtor extend testing of Serial Attached SCSI prototypes
LSI Logic and Maxtor Corporation, two original members of the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Working Group, have announced plans to collaborate on extended testing and prototype development of LSI Logic s

02/07/2003 Omnibus to reveal new technology partnerships at IBC
At IBC 2003 (Booth #8.548, Amsterdam RAI, September 12-16), OmniBus Systems will showcase the first raft of new products based upon the groundbreaking G3 architecture it previewed at last year's show.

02/07/2003 Puttnam forces peace deal from government
Lord David Puttnam, the Labour peer who rebelled against the government's communication bill, has forced a spectacular compromise from Culture secretary Tessa Jowell. In order to stave off defeat in

02/07/2003 TASCAM launch new DAW controller
TASCAM’s new FW-1884 is an advanced, expandable DAW controller and audio/MIDI interface which combines IEEE 1394 (FireWire) high bandwidth data transfer, a fully featured 18x8x2 audio mixer and sophis

02/07/2003 WDR expand Dalet OpenMedia newsroom
Dalet Digital Media Systems, a leading provider of media management tools, have announced that Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) have selected the Dalet OpenMedia newsroom solution to prepare and produce t

01/07/2003 ATG Broadcast at IBC 2003
ATG Broadcast, one of Europe's leading systems integrators, will be exhibiting at IBC 2003, RAI Centre, Amsterdam, September 12-16. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, ATG Broadcast offers design and t

01/07/2003 Avid and Digidesign to showcase new DNA Family at IBC 2003
The European headquarters of Avid Technology have announced that the Experience Avid|DNA Tour will be extended to IBC 2003. Avid’s main focus at IBC will be an Avid Digidesign exhibit to show the de

01/07/2003 BDL-Autoscript release IBC 2003 plans
BDL-Autoscript, a leading manufacturer of Teleprompters, will be showing the latest version of +WinPlus+ Prompting Software with many new features and Newsroom interfaces, including the successful imp

01/07/2003 Bollywood arrives in Wales
Shooting has taken place for a major Bollywood movie in Wales this week. A song and dance sequence for 'Kyoni! Ho Gaya Na Pyar', translated as Love Has Finally Happened, was filmed at Dolbadarn Cast

01/07/2003 Broadcasting Corporation of India order 22 Pixel Power Collage 2 systems
Pixel Power have announced that Doordarshan have invested in 22 Collage 2 systems. Doordarshan, the national television service of India, is devoted to public service broadcasting and is one of the l

01/07/2003 Gefen launch Ex-Tend-It 2x2 VGA Switcher Links
Gefen's 2x2 VGA Switcher is geared for operation of two cross-platform computers using a dual monitor workstation. It connects two analogue monitors plus USB keyboard/mouse and audio to two computers

01/07/2003 Harris Corporation offer innovative and solid solutions for broadcasters at IBC 2003
Harris Broadcast Communications, a leader in innovative digital solutions for both radio and television, are to demonstrate their latest offerings in network access, automation, digital transmission t