Broadcast News Archive for July, 2013
22/07/2013 'German Engineering' for Al Jazeera with Sachtler’s Video 20
Olympic Games, natural disasters, and bombings – cameraman Matthew Allard has reported about almost everything for Al Jazeera, the international news broadcaster that has its headquarters in Doha, Qat

22/07/2013 Atomos Samurai Blade Cut Loose
Atomos, the creator of the award-winning camera mounted recorders Ninja-2 and Samurai, and the Connect converter range, have commenced shipment of their latest recorder/monitor, the Samurai Blade.  T

22/07/2013 DK-Technologies Preview PT080
DK-Technologies is using the IBC 2013 platform to launch the PT0800 Audio and Waveform Monitor. This flagship addition to the DK range introduces a unique combination of Audio, Loudness and Waveform m

22/07/2013 Ethix Management Appoints Technical Director
Event production specialist, Ethix Management, has marked an exceptionally successful 12 month trading period by appointing Doug Maddison to the position of Technical Director. The company, which pr

22/07/2013 IBC 2013: Miranda To Demonstrate Depth Of Integration
Miranda Technologies, a Belden Brand, a global provider of integrated solutions for production, playout and delivery systems for television broadcasters and multi-system operators, will feature the st

22/07/2013 RTW Exhibit Touchmonitor At SMPTE Australia 2013
RTW, a leading vendor of visual audio meters and monitoring devices for professional broadcast, production, post production and quality control, is pleased to announce that during this year's SMPTE Au

19/07/2013 Bluebell Opticom IBC Preview
IBC will see the introduction of a new signal transport platform for Outside Broadcast and Infrastructure applications.  With the drive to 4K and 3G systems the PW140 Series from Bluebell offers a uni

19/07/2013 Next Phase of Strategic Avid Vision at IBC 2013
At IBC 2013, Avid® (Hall 7, J20) will present its range of professional industry-leading production asset management, media asset management, storage, graphics, video editing and audio mixing solution

19/07/2013 Pilat Media's IBMS Multiplatform Enhancements
At IBC2013, Pilat Media will demonstrate the latest enhancements to its flagship Integrated Broadcast Management System (IBMS), the industry's most comprehensive, functionally rich, robust, and scalab

19/07/2013 Primestream IBC2013 Preview
At IBC2013, Primestream® will debut FORK™ 4.5, the latest version of its acclaimed FORK Production Suite for managing the automation of the most complex broadcast workflows. With new modules, function

19/07/2013 Snell At IBC2013: Part 1
Snell solutions are used worldwide in broadcast media operations of every size and scale. At IBC2013, the company will feature new and enhanced products for a vast range of live TV and TV Everywhere a

19/07/2013 Snell At IBC2013: Part 2
Continuing its range of IBC previews... Routing
 Luna Series Router Control Panels — For the first time at IBC, Snell will feature its new, and already award-winning, Luna Series of

18/07/2013 'Higher Resolution - Do We Need It?'
The IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers) latest Technology Event was entiteled "Higher Resolution — Do We Need It?". Hosted June 6 by IABM Director of Business Development an

18/07/2013 'Who'll Stop The Rain?' - Taking Cover, With CP Cases
Summer in the UK is always a great time for sport; tennis at Wimbledon, cricket at Lords, rowing at Henley. However, in Britain, summer sport has an invincible enemy – rain! It seems every y

18/07/2013 Addressing The Broadcast Skills Shortage
In an ever-changing industry, established and trusted career paths can quickly become old hat. Roger Crumpton, Director and Trustee of the International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers be

18/07/2013 Closing The Gap: Training, Education And Industry Support
As the UK struggles to provide new graduates with degree-relevant employment, Mark Trompeteler of the British Kinematograph, Sound & Television Society asks whether accredited courses are the way f

18/07/2013 Creative Skillset: Investing In The Future Of TV And Film
Talent is the lifeblood of the TV and film industries – and key to our world-class reputation for innovation and quality. Creative Skillset highlights how keeping skills up to date is essential to

18/07/2013 Entering The Age Of Operational Expenditure - Pt 1
George Jarrett continues his look back at what came out of an NAB littered with strategic partnerships. The subtle transition of NAB to the laid back style of IBC has born remarkable fruit o

18/07/2013 Entering The Age Of Operational Expenditure - Pt 2
It also integrates with traffic, business tools and rights management systems. The power for all this comes from a parallel-processing engine. V 8.0 adds full broadcast gamut colour legalisation, high

18/07/2013 GB Labs Bring Space 4K Duo To IBC2013
GB Labs will be showcasing the Space 4K Duo at this year's IBC show in Amsterdam. The company describes the Space 4K as a "total workflow solution for shared storage for 4K, 2K and uncompressed HD pr

18/07/2013 Leader Introduces LF 6800
Leader Instruments is to launch its new LF 6800 digital broadcast signal monitor at the SET Broadcast & Cable Show in Sao Paulo. The LF 6800 allows measurement of the channel signal corresponding to

18/07/2013 Panasonic To Showcase AK-HC3500A At IBC
Panasonic will be bringing the new AK-HC3500A broadcast studio camera to this year's IBC convention. The new AK-HC3500A incorporates a 2/3 type 2.2 million pixel IT-3CCD for high sensitivity of F10 a

17/07/2013 Allen & Heath Systems Manage Cornish Open Air Gig
Two Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing systems recently managed FOH and monitors for an open-air performance by the band, People's String Foundation, at the Minack open-air theatre in Cornwall. "Posi

17/07/2013 Benchmark Telecast Announced As Snell Asia Provider
Snell has announced Benchmark Telecast Integration as its broadcast system solutions provider to customers in Asia-Pacific markets. Benchmark will offer local service and consulting, with an emphasis

17/07/2013 DPA Mics Adopted By Big IF Rally
DPA Microphones were adopted by speakers at the recent Big IF rally in London's Hyde Park; not least by Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Sound, lighting and power for the event was supplied by Ethix Man