Broadcast News Archive for June, 2008
05/06/2008 ITN Selects All-Digital Avid Workflow For ITV and Channel 4 News Service
Avid Technology, a provider of tools for film, video, audio, 3D animation, gaming and broadcast professionals, has announced that ITN, a leading independent broadcast news producer, has completed the

05/06/2008 SysMedia Introduces DVB Data Services Test Generator
SysMedia, a manufacturer of products for the broadcast television industry to produce and transmit value-add content such as subtitling and closed captioning, teletext, digital text services and inter

05/06/2008 Telescope Launches New Streaming Video Format For Ads
Telescope, a leading provider of participation media services, has announced that the first US advertiser has gone live using the patent-pending InSkin format, which enables real-time ads to be served

04/06/2008 BBC Arabic TV Launches With Omneon Spectrum
Omneon Inc, a provider of scalable media server and active storage systems for the production, distribution and management of digital media, has announced that BBC World Service has selected Omneon Sp

04/06/2008 CaribeVision Appoints Leticia Del Monte As Director Of Advertising, Promotions And PR
CaribeVision, a 24/7 Hispanic television network designed and dedicated to serving Caribbean Hispanic audiences, has named Leticia del Monte as Director of Advertising, Promotion and Public Relations

04/06/2008 Da Vinci System's Revival Used By La Camera Ottica
A leading provider of colour enhancement and image restoration products used in post-production facilities worldwide, da Vinci Systems, has announced that La Camera Ottica, part of the Universitá degl

04/06/2008 DSL Forum Raises Bar On Performance Testing
As service providers continually look for ways to improve quality of service, the ability to see deeper into the consumer's home network and quickly identify problems is imperative. To help service p

04/06/2008 ITC Launches New Tool-Less Mini Coax Connectors
ITC (Instant Tool-less Connector), a division of The Quest Group (parent company of AudioQuest) which was introduced as a unique engineering solution for high-quality audio and video connections in cu

04/06/2008 M.I.A. Travels The World On The Back Of A Lemur
Fusing the sounds of Dancehall, Grime and musical influences from around the planet, M.I.A. is fast becoming a global superstar. But whether opening for Bjork, playing the world's biggest festivals or

04/06/2008 MultiDyne Introduces DVI-5000 Multimode Fiber Transport Solution
MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems, a leading provider of fiber optics for the transport of video and audio for broadcast & pro A/V applications, introduces the DVI-5000 Multimode Fiber Optic Link,

04/06/2008 OmniBus Adds Support For Pinnacle Files To ITX
OmniBus Systems, a provider of comprehensive broadcast automation and content management solutions, has announced that native support for the Pinnacle file format has been added to its iTX production

04/06/2008 RTW Appoints New Sales Engineer
The management of RTW, a leading provider of advanced sound studio technology, has appointed Inka Danielmeyer as sales engineer, replacing Claudia Haase, who worked with RTW for eight years and was ve

04/06/2008 Taio Cruz: Cruz-Ing High With Rushes And Flynn
UK post-production and special effects company Rushes is following the career of Taio Cruz closely. Having completed post on the promo for "Come On Girl", featuring Luciana earlier this year and wit

03/06/2008 DiBcom's Mobile TV Receiver Enables FTA TV On LG Handset
DiBcom, a provider of Mobile TV solutions, has announced that its latest generation Mobile TV receiver enables Free-To-Air (FTA) TV on the new LG HB620T mobile phone. This new and sophisticated HSDPA

03/06/2008 DV Talent Offers Discounted 'Z1 Shooting And Directing'
DV Talent is now offering its acclaimed 'Z1 Shooting and Directing' course at a discounted rate, meaning freelancers can now get a discount of over 50%. They provide training to the BBC as well as to

03/06/2008 I-Movix SprintCam Live V2 Chosen For Olympics
Belgian company I-Movix, which provides extreme slow motion technology, has announced that SprintCam Live V2, the true extreme live slow-motion solution, has been chosen for the Beijing Olympics. Fo

03/06/2008 IDX Launch High-Draw Lithium Ion Battery
IDX Technology Europe, a designer and manufacturer of batteries, chargers, power supplies and accessories for the broadcast and professional video industry, has announced the availability of the new E

03/06/2008 ITN On Turns The News Green On MSN
ITN's multimedia division ITN On has made its first foray into green programming with the launch of two exciting new services on MSN UK's environment channel. ITN On is producing Green News, a 90-sec

03/06/2008 OmniTek Sponsors Ravensbourne College's 'Rave on Air'
Innovative test and measurement OmniTek has announced it is to join several other leading broadcast suppliers to sponsor Ravensbourne College's Rave on Air on June 5. Ravensbourne College is one of B

03/06/2008 Pro-Bel Strengthens Northern European Sales Team
Pro-Bel, a provider of innovative automation, media management and master control solutions, as well as routing, control and signal distribution systems, has announced a significant addition to its sa

03/06/2008 Revolver Entertainment Becomes 22nd Member Of FDA
The Film Distributors' Association (FDA), the trade body for UK theatrical distributors, has announced that Revolver Entertainment has joined the association with immediate effect, bringing FDA's memb

03/06/2008 Suite Invests In Leader LV7700 Rasteriser
Soho-based Suite has joined the growing number of major production and broadcast facilities investing in Leader LV7700 multi-standard SDI rasterising test instruments, installed in the engineering sup

03/06/2008 Vaddio Appoints Sapphire Marketing As Manufacturer Rep For Northeast
Vaddio, a leading designer and OEM distributor of specialty PTZ cameras and high-end camera control systems used in the broadcasting, audio/visual and videoconferencing industries, has named New Jerse

02/06/2008 Archives Safe Despite Universal's Unplanned Disaster Movie
It has emerged this morning that film archives destroyed in the massive weekend blaze that has raised a whole acre of the world-famous Universal Studios in Los Angeles to the ground have been 'backed-

02/06/2008 Branagh Turns Detective At DISCOP
Zodiak International, the content distribution arm for Zodiak Television Group, will arrive at DISCOP with a diverse range of titles available for international acquisition - including star-studded dr