Broadcast News Archive for May, 2013
21/05/2013 Steadicam Inventor For National Inventors Hall of Fame
The Tiffen Company announces Steadicam inventor Garrett Brown’s induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Introduced in 1975, Steadicam camera stabilization technology revolutionized the fil

21/05/2013 TC Touchmonitors And Pro Tools Upgrade By HHB Communications
Located in the heart of Soho in London, Deluxe Digital Cinema specialises in digital and data post-production and distribution services for the feature film industry. Over 50 per cent of the world’s t

20/05/2013 Brainstorm Multimedia Launches New Website
Brainstorm Multimedia, the leading manufacturer of real-time 3D graphics and virtual set solutions, launches today its new corporate multi-platform website www.brainstorm.es (link below). This new

20/05/2013 Camera Corps: PTZF Mini Joystick Version 3
Camera Corps (a Vitec Group company) announces the latest version of its ultra-compact PTZF Mini Joystick. Originally launched at the 2010 NAB Show in Las Vegas, PTZF Mini Joystick is designed for res

20/05/2013 CCTV Choose Playbox Technology
PlayBox Technology has supplied and installed playout facilities for all three of Cambridge Community Television’s channels. These are currently running at SD but can be switched to HD when the channe

20/05/2013 DPA Goes On Tour With Priscilla
An Italian touring production of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – The Musical has arrived at the Politeama Rossetti theatre in Trieste, where audiences are enjoying great sound thank

20/05/2013 ITV Chooses DK-Technologies
After successfully implementing Multichannel Waveform and Audio Monitoring systems from DK-Technologies into its new ITV Meridian facility, ITV has now rolled out the same solution to its News broadca

20/05/2013 Leader Instruments Updates VidChecker And VidFixer
Leader Instruments Corporation announces major updates to the VidChecker and VidFixer broadcast media file analysis and repair systems which it offers to digital content producers and broadcasters in

17/05/2013 Avid Editors Shine at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
Aivd today celebrates the Great Gatsby, the 2013 Cannes Film Festival opener, which was cut on the industry’s preeminent nonlinear editing solution, Avid Media Composer. The 2013 Cannes Film Festiva

17/05/2013 BBC Studios and Post Production Restores Footage Queen's Coronation
BBC Studios and Post Production's award-winning Digital Media Services team has digitally restored the original black and white televised film footage of the Queen's Coronation, which was first broadc

17/05/2013 DPA Deliver The Roar Of The Crowd
As every football fan knows, the roar of the crowd at a major game is just as important as the action on the pitch when it comes to truly experiencing the excitement of the event. With this in mind, O

17/05/2013 Hamlet Unveils New 1U Rack Monitor
Acknowledging that many broadcast installations need high quality test and measurement in the machine room but are reluctant to give up valuable rack space to large monitors, Hamlet has developed the

17/05/2013 HARMAN’s JBL Professional: Official Speaker For American Pavilion At Cannes
HARMAN’s JBL Professional today announced that it is the official speaker provider for the American Pavilion at the 66th Cannes Film Festival, which takes place May 15–26 in Cannes, France. The Americ

17/05/2013 Telestream Episode Engine Chosen For Third Time By Cannes
Telestream, the leading provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, announced that its Episode Engine professional video encoding application has been selected for the third year in a row

16/05/2013 Anton/Bauer Powers Northern Lights Shoot
U.K.-based filmmaker and composer Philip Clemo has recently traveled to the northern reaches of Norway to capture footage of the aurora borealis (northern lights) phenomenon. To achieve his aim, he n

16/05/2013 Argosy Debuts Latest Line Up At Broadcast Asia 2013
Argosy, supplier of HD broadcast cables and studio infrastructure products, has announced it will showcase its expanded range of infrastructure solutions at Broadcast Asia 2013. In collaboration wit

16/05/2013 BBC Salford Move A 'Success'
The BBC's move to Salford in Greater Manchester was "on time and maintained broadcast continuity", according to a report published by the National Audit Office for the BBC Trust. The latest estimates

16/05/2013 Council Rejects Pinewood Expansion
South Bucks District Council has rejected a £200m planning application for the expansion of Pinewood Studios. The news follows a meeting of South Bucks District Council Planning Committee on 15 May,

16/05/2013 DCD Rights Inks Australian Drama Series
International distributor DCD Rights has inked a contract for FremantleMedia Australia’s new drama series Mr & Mrs Murder, launched at MIP TV in April. Acorn Media Group, a subsidiary of RLJ Entertai

16/05/2013 ITV Seals England Football Deal
ITV has announced exclusive rights to live coverage of all England’s international football matches at home and abroad for the Euro 2016 and 2018 World Cup qualifying competitions. The agreement is t

16/05/2013 Miranda Announces BroadcastAsia Debuts
Miranda Technologies, provider of integrated solutions for production, playout and delivery systems for television broadcasters and multi-system operators, has announced that it will showcase its Kale

16/05/2013 Nugen Releases LM-Correct Update
NUGEN Audio has released an update to its LM-Correct loudness analysis and correction tool and its Loudness Management Batch (LMB) processor. The update adds a dialog gate option to both tools that e

16/05/2013 Ross Video Announces Vision Tritium
Ross Video has announced its new Vision Tritium: 3MLE Production Switchers with Vision Octane production power. The new switcher is described by Ross as: "a full 3MLE modular production switcher with

16/05/2013 Sound Devices Offers PIX 260i Expansion
Sound Devices is offering expanded audio and video recording and file transfer capabilities for the rack-mounted PIX 260i Production Video Recorderwith its newest firmware update, Version 1.02. Avail

15/05/2013 Cambridge To Launch ImagenCloud At BroadcastAsia
Cambridge Imaging Systems has announced it will showcase the APAC launch of ImagenCloud, the cloud-based media asset management and publishing solution, at Broadcast Asia 2013 on Stand 5E2-05. The co