Broadcast News Archive for August, 2014
12/08/2014 Digigram Brings Video-Over-IP To IBC2014
Digigram is to demonstrate its new AQORD *LINK/LE codec for transport of high-quality video over IP networks, including fiber, xDSL, and satellite for program contribution applications. "IP video t

12/08/2014 Forbidden Partners With Take 1 Transcription
Forbidden has partnered with UK-based Take 1 Transcription, provider of transcription, captioning, and translation services, that will connect Take 1's transcription capability to Forbidden's cloud-ba

12/08/2014 Quantel Reveals IBC Lineup
Quantel is to show its new products, features and facilities at this year's IBC, stand 7.A20. News and Sports - LiveTouch is a scalable studio highlights system comprising a new server, a n

12/08/2014 Studio Technologies Releases New 5202 Dante Interface
Studio Technologies has released its new Model 5202 Dante to Headphone and Line Output Interface and Model 5204 Dual Stereo Line Input to Dante Interface. The Dante-ready units interface into a Pow

12/08/2014 VDC Trading Announce Online Spec. System
London-based VDC Trading Limited has announced its online 'YouSpec' system, allowing web visitors to design, specify, price-up and order completely bespoke data cable solutions 24 hours a day. Cabl

12/08/2014 Vitec Videocom's Eric Johnston Inducted As ASC Member
The Board of Governors of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has invited Vitec Videocom's Eric J. Johnston to join the as an Associate Member. Based in New York, Mr Johnston is current

11/08/2014 Artel Wins Tech Emmy Award
Artel Video Systems has received a Technology and Engineering Emmy Award by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) for its work on the Standardisation and Productisation of JPEG 20

11/08/2014 DPA Captures Sounds For Grid: Autosport
Sound designers at Codemasters recently chose a kit bag of DPA Microphones to record sounds for new racing game Grid: Autosport, which was released in June 2014. Among the microphones used were var

11/08/2014 Fairlight To Unveil New Products At IBC204
Fairlight is to show a range of new products at IBC2014, 7.H17, including the company's Live console family, which includes EVO.Live digital audio mixing system. Fairlight's Live family covers a ra

11/08/2014 HHB Releases Avid S6 Softkeys Tutorial
HHB Communications has released a new video for its Avid S6 educational series that shows how the Softkeys provide fast control over menu, editing and automation functions in Pro Tools and other EUCON

11/08/2014 Kinesys Opens US Operation
UK motion control supplier Kinesys is opening a new US operation in Atlanta, Georgia and headed up by industry veteran David Martin. Kinesys has grown in popularity in the US over the last two year

11/08/2014 MGI SI Upgrades Avid For Sharjah TV
SI Media Group International has completed a new project for UAE's Sharjah TV by upgrading its Avid storage system and redesigning its network infrastructure. Sharjah TV celebrates its 25th anniver

11/08/2014 Panasonic Manages Portuguese Motorways
Portuguese motorway management company Brisa has installed a 40m2 Panasonic video wall into its Operational Control Centre, which monitors 1100km of motorway. 44 Panasonic 55 inch displays (TH-55LV

11/08/2014 Riedel Sets Off For BIRTV2014
Riedel has announced its lineup for this year's BIRTV show, August 27-30 at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing. MediorNet 2.0 and MediorNet MetroN At BIRTV2014 Riedel will

11/08/2014 Sennheiser Attends Liverpool Institute Of Performing Arts Graduation
This July saw Sennheiser attend the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA) annual graduation ceremony to reward students for performance in initiatives that the company sponsors. Taking plac

11/08/2014 SSL Upgrades MADI-Bridge At IBC2014
Solid State Logic is to release new features for MADI-Bridge, the company's MADI to Dante IP Audio Network interface at IBC2014 (Hall 8, D83). MADI-Bridge is the industry's first fully broadcast-re

08/08/2014 ATG In Ericsson Expansion
ATG Danmon has completed a series of system expansion projects at the Stockholm headquarters of Ericsson Broadcast Services. "These are the latest in an ongoing series of infrastructure enhancemen

08/08/2014 Audio-Technica Installs ATCS-60 For Local Council
Audio-Technica's ATCS-60 infra-red conference system has been installed at Matlock Town Council in England by Leeds-based The Mic Store. The ATCS-60 system comes complete with wireless transceiver

08/08/2014 Broadcast Pix Launches PixPlay
Broadcast Pix has unveiled PixPlay, a new software option that allows any Broadcast Pix integrated production switcher to provide slow motion control to a Blackmagic Design HyperDeck or AJA Video Syst

08/08/2014 Jünger Launches Codec D*AP8 At IBC2014
Jünger Audio is launching a new Codec Edition of its D*AP8 Digital Audio Processor at this year's IBC show (Hall 10, Stand A49). Peter Poers, CEO of Jünger Audio, said: "Following Dolby's decision

08/08/2014 Marquis To Showcase Updates At IBC2014
Marquis Broadcast will be showcasing the latest versions of Project Parking and Medway on stand 2 A58 at this year's IBC show. The latest enhancements for the company's media integration solution,

08/08/2014 MPG Opens 2015 Nominations
The Music Producers Guild has announced that the nominations process for its 2015 Awards ceremony will officially open on September 1st 2014. This event recognises the achievements of UK producers,

08/08/2014 PLASA Focus: Austin Cancelled
PLASA Focus: Austin 2014, has been cancelled, according to PLASA Events. The show, scheduled for 9-10 September, has been called off due to what organisers are calling "location saturation". "Even

08/08/2014 QSC's Q-Sys Takes Flight At Farnborough International Airshow
QSC's Q-Sys networked audio management system was installed at this year's Farnborough International Airshow to control the PA/VA systems. Show Hire were appointed for the first time to install and

08/08/2014 Sony Launches Media Lifecycle Service
Sony has launched its Media Lifecycle Service (MLS), a new service that aims to unite digitisation, storage and archiving, digital content distribution and asset monetisation into a single solution.