Broadcast News Archive for January, 2008
18/01/2008 Eyeheight Announces Formation Of Eyeheight USA
Eyeheight has announced the opening of a US office offering local sales and post-sales support to be managed by John D. Terrey. Terrey's broadcast business career began in 1980 at Denver-based Barnh

18/01/2008 FlyingTV Provide Aerial Shots Of Stricken BA Plane For ITN
In the aftermath of the crash landing at Heathrow airport, FlyingTV were the only aerial provider to keep working into the night providing exclusive live aerial shots for ITN. Careful negotiations wi

18/01/2008 Ianiro UK Helps Leeds West City Learning Centre Install High-Tech Lighting Rig
Ianiro UK, which specialises in camera and lighting support systems, has helped Leeds West City Learning Centre install a new, high-tech lighting rig in its TV and photographic studio. Leeds City Lea

18/01/2008 The Giggle Group Keep Customers Smiling With Production And Animation Facility
The Giggle Group are a Creative Production Agency with a complete in-house video production and animation facility. The company has developed an enviable reputation for delivering complex hi-end proje

18/01/2008 U2 3D To Premiere In Dolby 3D At Sundance Film Festival
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. has announced that the world premiere of 3ality Digital Entertainment’s U2 3D, distributed by National Geographic Entertainment, will be shown in Dolby 3D Digital Cinema on Sa

17/01/2008 Apical Limited To Launch D-Rex LCP-100 At Broadcast Live & Video Forum
Apical Limited, the imaging technology company whose products enhance the performance of electronic imaging devices, including the very latest digital SLRs, will launch D-Rex LCP-100, a new real-time

17/01/2008 Argosy To Showcase Skeleton Cable Drum Range At BroadcastLive & VideoForum
Argosy, a leading international suppliers of HD broadcast cables and studio infrastructure products, will be showcasing its new range of UK-manufactured skeleton cable drums at BroadcastLive/VideoForu

17/01/2008 Narrowstep Inc Enters Partnership With BabyTV
Narrowstep Inc., the TV on the Internet company, has announced that it has entered into a partnership with Fox International’s BabyTV, to provide their original programming over the Internet using Na

17/01/2008 New Stereoscopic 3D technology Showcased At Shepperton Studios
Individual workshops demonstrating the new generation of Stereoscopic 3D are taking place at Shepperton Studios on 25 & 26 January 2008. Hailed by movie guru Jeffrey Katzenberg as 'the single most re

17/01/2008 October North Delves Into Glamour World With New Commission
October North has been commissioned to produce Glamour Girls (working title), a 6x30 minute documentary series for BBC Three, that will go behind the scenes to reveal what it really takes to be a mode

17/01/2008 Oxygen DCT To Launch New Products At Broadcast Live And Video Forum 2008
Oxygen DCT, one of the broadcast industries fastest growing companies is to launch a plethora of exciting and groundbreaking new products at the Broadcast Live and Video Forum show. There will be n

17/01/2008 Photography Begins On Drama 'The Other Man'
Award-winning director Richard Eyre’s The Other Man, a tense drama featuring Oscar nominee Liam Neeson (Kinsey, Schindler’s List), Golden Globe nominee Antonio Banderas (The Mask of Zorro; Once Upon a

17/01/2008 Tripp Lite Announces Expansion In Europe
Tripp Lite, a leading manufacturer of power protection and connectivity devices dedicated to ensuring the availability and productivity of computer and IP telephony systems, has announced its growing

16/01/2008 Arqiva Announces Three-Year Contract With Gala Limited
Arqiva has announced a three-year contract with Gala Limited to provide uplinking services for live interactive bingo channel, Gala TV. Available on the Sky digital platform, channel 841, Gala TV is

16/01/2008 Digital Rights Group Appoints Christina Willoughby As Managing Director Of Channel 4 International
Digital Rights Group (DRG) has appointed Christina Willoughby as Managing Director of Channel 4 International (C4i), the UK distribution company acquired by the Group at the end of last year. Willoug

16/01/2008 Film24 appoints Tim Greatrex As Non-Executive Director
Digital broadcaster and producer Film24 has announced the appointments of Tim Greatrex as Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Greatrex comes to Film24 having carved himself out a reputation

16/01/2008 Gareth Mullaney Joins Ascent Media Creative Services
Ascent Media Creative Services have announced that Gareth Mullaney has joined the Business Development team, to specialize in Broadcast Post Production. Mullaney's career in the post production secto

16/01/2008 Global TV And Orad Sign Million Dollar Deal For A Sale Of Virtual Studios Solution
Orad Hi-Tec Systems Limited has announced that Canadian Global TV has signed a Letter Of Intent for the purchase of multiple ProSet virtual studio systems (ProSet”) which will be deployed across Globa

16/01/2008 Granada International Sells 'Heartbeat' To VRT
Granada International has sold long-running hit drama Heartbeat to Belgian broadcaster VRT, it has been announced by Nadine Nohr, Managing Director. VRT, Belgium’s state broadcaster, will air the awa

16/01/2008 Pro-Bel Exhibit At Broadcast Live Video Forum 2008
Pro-Bel is taking the opportunity to highlight the latest versions of several of its groundbreaking products at the inaugural Broadcast Live & Video Forum. On display will be VALID8, which recently s

16/01/2008 Vicky Wise Joins Xytech Systems
Xytech Systems Corporation, a leading provider of media business software and services for workflow management, resource scheduling, and media asset management, has announced that Vicky Wise has joine

15/01/2008 Blastwave FX Announces Release Of Revolver
Blastwave FX, has announced the release of a new hi-def sound effects library called Revolver. Officially the world' s first 5.1 surround sound production elements library, Revolver is the all in one

15/01/2008 Chyron Online Launch
Chyron has announced a powerful and innovative change in how graphics can be created for digital video and the Internet with the launch of Chyron Online. The foundation for this new division is today'

15/01/2008 FremantleMedia Enterprises Announce BRIT Performers
International distributor of the flagship music awards event show, The BRIT Awards 2008, FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has announced the first wave of confirmed international music greats who will

15/01/2008 Pro-Bel Announces Appointments And Promotions
Pro-Bel has reacted to buoyant business conditions by announcing a number of significant new appointments and internal promotions in its EMEA sales department. Mark Gardner has been appointed VP of S