Broadcast News Archive for January, 2014
23/01/2014 Hi Def Studio For Irish Film School - Part 1
In Dublin's fair city HD looks so pretty: George Jarrett reports on an SI job by Gearhouse that opens multiple career paths for Irish film and TV students, and offers a large potential for self-fun

23/01/2014 Hi Def Studio For Irish Film School - Part 2
Continued from Part 1... The Smallest Number Of Vendors Kevin Fitzgerald had already sold a number of systems to the film school when based in Dublin. "The actual studio project ha

23/01/2014 Maintenance And Quality Control In A Broadcast Systems Environment
Once the system is up and running, maintenance is key to ensuring smooth operation, writes Tim Felstead, Head of Sales & Marketing, ATG Broadcast. Experienced broadcast systems integrators,

23/01/2014 Manchester Drama Hub Named 'Space Project'
The UK's newest drama production hub based in Manchester has named 'The Space Project'. The 360,000 sq ft will include 55,000 sq ft of dedicated studio space split into five purpose-built, sound-proo

23/01/2014 Rebuilding The Modern Media Facility
Putting Planning Into Action: Building Or Rebuilding The Modern Media Facility - by Richard Welsh, SMPTE Governor for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Central and South America, and CEO at Sundo

23/01/2014 Sony Reveals BVE 4K Lineup
At this year's BVE, Sony will be showcasing its latest 4K output, including the PXW-Z100 (pictured), NEX-FS700R and NEX-FS700RH. The show will also mark the UK debut of Sony's cloud production system

23/01/2014 Visual Unity Global Releases vuMobile 4.0
OTT platform and multiscreen service provider Visual Unity Global is releasing version 4.0 of the cloud-based mobile web publishing and mobile marketing platform vuMobile. The release is scheduled for

23/01/2014 Who Better To Support Your Facility Than The SI Who Designed It?
As the broadcast industry is experiencing a major shift away from high value bespoke hardware platforms to more integrated IT based solutions, so too are its requirements for an integrated support

22/01/2014 Cobham Big Up World's Smallest Wireless HD Transmitter
RF specialists Cobham will demonstrate 'SOLO7 Nano HD', the world's smallest wireless HD transmitter, at CABSAT 2014. The Nano is an HD digital video transmitter designed specifically for POV and bod

22/01/2014 Gearhouse Brings OBLite To BVE
Gearhouse Broadcast will be displaying its live production HD OB trailer at this year's BVE show at the London from 25-27 February 2014. OBLite has been designed and built by Gearhouse's in-house sys

22/01/2014 Leavesden Prepares For BSC Expo
This week SCS Exhibitions Ltd. and The British Society of Cinematographers are preparing for the BSC Expo 2014. Rob Saunders of SCS Exhibitions Ltd. said: "We are very excited to finally announce tha

22/01/2014 Miranda Fits Up Vi-1 HD Production Truck
Miranda Technologies has installed a range of solutions in the new Vi-1 HD production truck designed, built and operated by Visual Impact Serbia. Vi-1 is Visual Impact's first all-HD truck and the fi

22/01/2014 NewTek Presents TriCaster AT BVE 2014
At BVE 2014, NewTek is to showcase the TriCaster multi-camera production systems that were unveiled at IBC 2013. The systems offer mix/effects (M/E) channels, 'holographic' live virtual sets and exte

22/01/2014 Russia's RT Television Equipped By Lawo
Russia's RT television network now operates from a new studio complex in Moscow, where it has recently been equipping for HD transmission of its programming. RT turned to Lawo for a new, extensive ne

22/01/2014 SMPTE Adds CCNA Security To Virtual Course Roster
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) had added CCNA Security to the its current roster of Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) virtual course offerings. The SMPTE Profes

22/01/2014 Snell Announces BVE Products
At this year's BVE show, Snell will showcase some of its most renowned products, including the Maverik production switcher panel and the new ICE channel-in-a-box family. Kahuna Maverik is Snell's mod

22/01/2014 Tedial To Reveal Upgrades At CABSAT
At this year's CABSAT show, Tedial will be showing new and improved versions of the following components: Content Management: Tedial’s MAM Tarsys now includes improved support for service pr

22/01/2014 Vizrt Predictions 2014: Adapting The Art Of News Storytelling
Vizrt Predictions 2014: Adapting The Art Of News Storytelling - by Petter Ole Jakobsen, Vizrt CTO Technology Will Drive Storytelling The art of storytelling will become more complex

21/01/2014 'Free Your Mind' With SGO's Mistika
Spanish post production company Free Your Mind has invested in another Mistika DI and Finishing 2K System. The purchase of a second Mistika system indicates the group's move to reinforce infrastructur

21/01/2014 Eventide Unveils H9 Stompbox Addition
Eventide has unveiled the newest addition to its H9 stompbox line: H9 Core. The H9 Core delivers the sounds of Eventide’s H910 and H949 Harmonizers. All of Eventide’s stompbox effects, including new

21/01/2014 Get To The Pointe...With Robe
Serbian TV producers Grand Production have invested in Robe’s new Pointe moving lights. 24 of the lights were supplied by Robe’s Serbian distributors Studio Berar Projekt, following a specification b

21/01/2014 Media Group Becomes SIENNA Partner
Systems integrator Media Group International has become an approved SIENNA Systems integration partner. The new partnership will give MGI customers access to SIENNA's systems for News, Sport, Live Ev

21/01/2014 Riedel Supplies Montreux Jazz Festival
Riedel Communications has announced that the Montreux Music & Convention Centre (2m2c) used a MediorNet video and data signal transport network solution during the 47th Montreux Jazz Festival. Organi

21/01/2014 Screen Yorkshire Secures £7.5m
Screen Yorkshire, the agency responsible for promoting and supporting a sustainable and successful film and broadcast industry in the region, has secured a further £7.5m from the European Regional Dev

21/01/2014 SCTE Announces New Training Courses
SCTE, the Society for Broadband Professionals, has announced new training courses on 'Network Architecture and Design', 'Introduction to Broadband' and 'Fibre Optic Transmission for Technicians'. The