Broadcast News Archive for September, 2008
04/09/2008 Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire' Will Close The 52nd London Film Festival
The Closing Night Gala of next month's Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival will be the European Premiere of Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire'. 'Slumdog Millionaire' is the story of Jamal Malik, an

04/09/2008 DNF Controls Promotes Gilbert Felix To Head Of International Sales
DNF Controls, a provider of hardware and software-based control solutions for equipment used in the television broadcast, audio/video production and graphics markets, have announced that Gilbert Felix

04/09/2008 Flexible Miniature HD RubiCam Launches At IBC2008
At IBC2008, Miniature Broadcast Cameras Ltd (MBC) is launching RubiCamT, a miniature HD/SD broadcast camera. Its extensive features, that can include a full duplex video and audio link, mean RubiCam h

04/09/2008 Gefen Introduces New Solutions For Broadcasters At IBC
Connectivity solutions provider Gefen introduces new solutions for broadcasters at IBC, each supporting the professional 3G SDI format with system integration solutions. The Mini 3G-SDI to HDMI v1.3

04/09/2008 Moving Media Opens New Expanded LA Studio & Encoding Facilities
Leading video encoding specialist Moving Media is itself 'moving' by transfering this month to a new specially expanded studio in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. The existing state-of-the-art facilities

04/09/2008 Solid State Logic Equips Abu Dhabi TV Studios With C100 HD-S Audio Consoles
A leading manufacturer of analogue and digital audio consoles and provider of creative tools for film, audio, video and broadcast professionals, Solid State Logic (SSL), has announced the installation

04/09/2008 SVT Outfits Studios With EVS Production Equipment
Swedish Television (SVT) has opted to outfit its regional studio facilities in Malmö with EVS production equipment for multi-camera production and studio playout. SVT Malmö produces regional news and

03/09/2008 CBS Relies On New HD Avid Solutions For National Convention Coverage
Avid Technology, a leading provider of tools for film, video, audio, 3D animation, gaming and broadcast professionals, has announced that CBS News is relying on Avid's new HD editing and storage solut

03/09/2008 Fast Forward Video Announces New Release Of NDT 200 Portable DVR
Fast Forward Video has announced a new release of its NDT 200 portable digital video recorder (DVR), a drop-in replacement for tape-based recording devices. The newest version is more robust and offe

03/09/2008 Hathor Audio Helps The University Of Westminster Upgrade Its Recording Facilities
Hathor Audio, the technical and acoustic design consultancy headed by John Goldstraw, is helping the University of Westminster's School of Media, Arts and Design (MAD) to upgrade one of the four high-

03/09/2008 MSA Focus Expands In Far East With New Kuala Lumpur Office
Driven by the need to accommodate rapid growth in software development staff numbers, MSA Focus, a leading developer of broadcast management systems, is moving to a new office building in Petaling Jay

03/09/2008 Nordisk Takes International Centre Stage For TV2 Formats
A leading distributor, Nordisk Film TV World, has secured the exclusive rights to distribute all existing and future formats of TV2 and TV2 networks, the biggest commercial broadcaster in Denmark. Th

03/09/2008 Rushes Studio Moves In With Itch Film!
Rushes, in partnership with Itch Film, have announced the imminent reopening of their fully equipped, newly refurbished and re-branded studio. This exciting new venture will combine a fantastic state

03/09/2008 The University Of Westminster is MAD About Prism Sound
The University of Westminster's School of Media, Arts and Design (MAD) has invested in three Prism Sound AD/DA converters as part of a major upgrade of its recording studio facilities. The university

03/09/2008 Volicon Introduces The Producer
Volicon, a leading provider of media montioring, recording and archiving solutions, has introduced the Producer - a new content repurpsoing extension to Volicon's award-winning Observer desktop monito

02/09/2008 APRS To Honour Industry Greats At Annual Sound Fellowship Lunch
The Association of Professional Recording Services has announced the date of this year's APRS Sound Fellowship Lunch to be held once again at the spectacular Roof Gardens in Kensington on November 19.

02/09/2008 Brick House Video's Callisto Switcher Goes HD At IBC2008
A leading manufacturer of vision switchers and rate/format converters, Brick House Video, is set to introduce an HD version of its popular Callisto switcher at IBC in Hall 8 Stand B61. The Callisto-H

02/09/2008 Demotix Launches And Provides The World's Media With News From The Street
A website that acts as a 'megaphone' by allowing people to share their news videos and images with the rest of the world, has officially launched. Demotix (<A HREF= 'http://www.demotix.com' TARGET =

02/09/2008 Dogs Bust Illicit DVD Trade
Budding 'Del Boys' need to watch out - specially trained sniffer dogs are being used to detect fake DVDs in a national attempt to defeat a multi-million pound illegal trade. The fact that the plastic

02/09/2008 IABM Launch New Pavilion Concept
IABM have announced the launch of a new service for members called 'IABM Pavilions'. The concept is aimed at helping members to exhibit at international conferences and exhibitions by providing a sha

02/09/2008 JML Streamlines With Playbox Playout
An international communications and information technology company, PlayBox Technology has been working with London-based shopping channel JML to expand and transform its multichannel playout operatio

02/09/2008 New Stream Media Enters Licensing Agreements With All Four Major Music Companies
The digital content partner to The O2 and indigo2, New Stream Media, has announced that it has completed licensing deals with all four major labels: Universal Music UK, Virgin/EMI, Warner Music UK and

02/09/2008 Red Giant Software Sponsors IBC Final Cut Pro User Group
A San-Francisco-based company that develops professional tools for digital video production, Red Giant Software, will sponsor the IBC 'Final Cut Pro Users Group' meeting. It takes place on September

02/09/2008 The Foundry Appoints Shackleton As Nuke Product Manager
Leading visual effects software developer, The Foundry, has appointed Richard Shackleton as the new Product Manager for Nuke, its leading-edge VFX compositing system. Shackleton has over 15 years exp

01/09/2008 'Caligula Uncovered' As Censors Relent
A new, longer and explicit 'Imperial Edition' of the cult movie 'Caligula' is about to go on sale in the UK. After years of low quality scenes circulating on the internet, the 'official' unexpurgated