Broadcast News Archive for July, 2009
22/07/2009 Primera Announces SDK For Mac
Primera Technology, a leading manufacturer of CD/DVD and Blu-ray disc publishers, has announced its PTBurn Software Developer's Kit (SDK) for Mac. This comprehensive SDK can be used with any of Prime

22/07/2009 Telex RTS Provide Voice Over Network System For Technicolor's ITV Transmissions Centre
A leader in delivering comprehensive communications systems and solutions to the broadcast industry, Telex RTS, has been enlisted by Technicolor to provide a building wide talkback system with RVON (R

22/07/2009 WIN Reveals Mobile Gaming Partnership
A leading provider of interactive mobile entertainment and information services, WIN plc, has announced a partnership with Digital Chocolate, the world's largest mobile game and application provider.

21/07/2009 AKA Furnishes Technicolor's New Soho Facility
A few months ago, Technicolor Creative Services opened a new seven-storey facility in the heart of London's Soho to further expand their broadcast and post production services. The building includes

21/07/2009 Autodesk Lustre Adoption Grows Across Asia Pacific
Sales of the Autodesk Lustre digital colour-grading system continue to gain momentum across the Asia Pacific region, with key customer wins in Australia, China, India, Japan and Southeast Asia. Pares

21/07/2009 Broadcast First For One & Other On O21 TV
O21 Television is providing the broadcast solution for Sky Arts' programming around One & Other. The programme, focusing on the art project on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth, will be broadcast in

21/07/2009 Chief Executive Of The Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund Retires
Peter Hore will be retiring as Chief Executive of the UK industry's charity, the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund on November 15 2009, when he will assume a part time consultancy role for the Fun

21/07/2009 Digima And Doremi Cinema Sign Distribution Deal
A world leader in digital cinema servers, Doremi Cinema, has announced it has signed an agreement for distribution and cooperation with the Italian company Digima, Italy. This agreement covers the s

21/07/2009 E-films Announce e-LCR Lockable Card Reader
As a result of ongoing research to improve the use of Sony EX1/EX3 cameras, E-films has released the e-LCR Lockable Card Reader. The SDHC card is semi-permanently locked inside the e-LCR ExpressCard/

21/07/2009 Lighthouse R7's Summer Hots Up With Creative Technology
Summer 2009 sees one of the world's leading video services companies, Creative Technology, as busy as ever with a raft of festivals and tours on its itinerary including London's Hyde Park events, Glas

21/07/2009 Man Behind Cooke Optics Commemorated
Thomas Cooke, the name behind Cooke Optics' film and photographic lenses, has been honoured in his home town of Allerthorpe in East Yorkshire, with a commemorative plaque unveiled yesterday to celebra

21/07/2009 MG ALBA - Developing Gaelic Talent
The Gaelic Media Service, MG ALBA, has secured five places for Gaelic speaking actors at the prestigious Actors Cut in Glasgow. The event is a week-long workshop for established actors and will take

21/07/2009 MTFX Expand Into Wales
Based at The Television Centre at Culverhouse Cross in Cardiff, MTFX has recently opened a new office in order, they said, to be in a better position to look after their Welsh clients. With an increa

20/07/2009 'My Friend Michael Jackson': Uri's Story Revealed
ITV Studios and ITV Global Entertainment have announced the worldwide television exclusive My Friend Michael Jackson: Uri's Story, a new documentary featuring previously unseen home video footage of M

20/07/2009 Artemis Workshops In The IBC Training Zone - Sachtler At IBC 2009
With its Go Local programme, the Vitec Group is increasingly focussing on participation in regional events and workshops, while limiting activities at the larger exhibitions, in order to gain proximit

20/07/2009 Belden HDMI Cable Offers Superior Digital Video And Audio Quality
In today's fast paced entertainment media market, there is one element that is rapidly evolving - home theatre. It is an exciting option which is providing customers with a total immersion viewing an

20/07/2009 Chris Wilson Appointed Vislink General Manager In Asia Pacific
Vislink has announced the appointment of Chris Wilson to the role of General Manager for the Asia Pacific Region. Wilson comes to Vislink from Millennium Communications Systems (Singapore), where he

20/07/2009 Espial Inks Deal With Power & Tel To Deliver IPTV Solutions To US Telcos
A leader in the delivery of IPTV software, Espial, has announced a reseller agreement with Power & Tel. As part of the agreement, Power & Tel will resell the Espial MediaBase Video-On-Demand platfor

20/07/2009 Fairlight's Latest CC-1 Technology Helps No Noiz Improve Workflow
Audio post production facility No Noiz has upgraded its equipment to incorporate Fairlight's ability to handle a huge amount of audio and video formats in the company's latest Crystal Core (CC-1) tech

20/07/2009 Gekko Presents Kisslite To The National Film & Television School
LED lighting products manufacturer Gekko Technology has announced the donation of a kisslite LED ringlite system to the UK National Film & Television School. A 5,600 K version was presented recently

20/07/2009 Nevion Adds New Sales Executive In Western Europe
A leading media transport solution provider for broadcasters, telecommunications service providers and government entities worldwide, Nevion, has announced the addition of Xavier Gentric to a senior s

20/07/2009 VDS Delivers Promoter To American Forces Network
A leading provider of integrated technologies for the creation, automation and enhancement of video graphics for broadcast television, VDS, has announced that it has provided American Forces Network (

20/07/2009 XL Video For Oasis
Superstar UK rockers Oasis have been supplied with full video production for their ongoing Dig Out Your Soul world tour by XL Video UK. The deal also includes a fully HD PPU/camera package for the su

10/07/2009 ATG Broadcast Chosen To Relocate BBC Training Facility
A project to relocate the BBC's central London production training studio from Marylebone to White City has just gotten underway. ATG Broadcast has commenced work on the project on one of three estab

10/07/2009 Blue Heads Into War Zone With Taking The Flak
A part of the Prime Focus Group, blue, has completed post-production on Taking the Flak, a new sitcom from the BBC, which airs on BBC Two on July 8 at 9pm. The seven-part series follows a team of BBC