Broadcast News Archive for November, 2016
16/11/2016 G-Technology: Storage Specialists
Mark Billington, UK Channel Director, G-Technology, answers our questions... BFV: G-Technology delivers premium storage solutions for audio/video production, photography and the professional

16/11/2016 PlayBox Technology Chosen For Tring TV Upgrade
PlayBox Technology's Neo and CloudAir solutions have been selected as part of an upgrade at Tring TV. Tring TV is an Albania-based broadcaster and IPTV service provider and chose the services by P

16/11/2016 Robin Askwith Returns To Elstree
Robin Askwith returned to Elstree Studios for one night only earlier this month. Askwith became a big screen star at the Studios some 40 years ago, starring in the 1970s Confessions films, as well as

16/11/2016 The Road To Interoperability
The interoperability of Riedel's products and their ease of integration with other essential broadcast and production systems always have been top priorities for the company. Riedel's own signal d

16/11/2016 White Mark Assists With ENVY Facility
White Mark helped to deliver the design and acoustic treatment of ENVY Advertising's new facility on Mortimer Street, London. The post-production company chose to relocate its Shortform and Advert

15/11/2016 Audio-Technica System 10 Camera-Mount Digital Wireless
Great video content isn't just about incredible pictures and amazing cinematography. Without excellent audio it becomes, literally, a turn-off for viewers. As we're often reminded, an audience wil

15/11/2016 Clear-Com's HelixNet Backpack Now Shipping
Clear-Com has confirmed that its new HelixNet beltpack (HXII-BP-X4) is now shipping. The wired beltpack, which is for the HelixNet digital partyline intercom systems, uses Power-over-Ethernet (PoE

15/11/2016 Digigram: Developing & Delivering Digital Content
By its nature, the delivery of audio over IP infrastructure enables a distributed approach to handling audio streams. Without the need to rely on specific pieces of equipment, connected in a point

15/11/2016 Leader To Partake In IDFA Seminar
Leader Electronics Europe is to take part in an HDR seminar at this year's International Documentary Film-Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). At the event, Leader will be represented by Kevin Salvidge, Euro

15/11/2016 Resurface Launches Audio Console Marketplace
Resurface has launched a new online marketplace for businesses and individuals using professional audio mixing technology. The initiative has been set up by Ben Nemes and Tim Hurrell and aims to c

15/11/2016 root6 To Host Tech Breakfast
root6 has announced that it is to host a Tech Breakfast later this month. The event will be held on Wednesday, 23 November, from 8.30am, at Soho Screening Rooms, Berwick Street, London. "Have

15/11/2016 RTS Announces New Appointments
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has announced the appointment of a new Chair and Vice Chair to its Board of Trustees. Tom Mockridge has been appointed Chair and he takes up the role with immedi

15/11/2016 VDC Trading Unveils New Cat Cables
VDC Trading has announced the production of two new Cat cables. The cables; a Cat 7 TourCat and a Cat 6A flexible TourCat, represent an increase in the solid core and stranded copper cables for di

15/11/2016 Version 2: The New Name In Television Lighting Rental
A new company, Version 2, has entered the Television market headed up by former Aurora Lighting Hire Managing Director Nick Edwards. The exciting new brand will provide specialist equipment and su

14/11/2016 Achieving Great Sound Remotely
Advances in audio technology now mean smaller studios can do the same work as larger facilities without compromising on quality. Increased Internet speeds have made it possible to transfer large f

14/11/2016 Charity Film Awards Initiative Launched
The Charity Film Awards is a new initiative, launched this year by a team with a track record of running successful award ceremonies. It was created to help increase more exposure and generate muc

14/11/2016 GatesAir Wins Second Phase Of Bangladesh Project
GatesAir has announced that it has has won phase two of Bangladesh's national HD Radio rollout. The turnkey system consists of two self-contained FM radio stations with GatesAir Flexiva FAX air-co

14/11/2016 Hell Drivers
Hell Drivers starring Stanley Baker, Patrick McGoohan, Peggy Cummins and a young Sean Connery, was shot mostly in and around Pinewood Studios in 1957, so it seems fitting for the new 2016 resto

14/11/2016 IABM Unveils North America Regional Council Lineup
IABM has confirmed the new Chair, plus the full line-up for its North America Regional Council. Michael Accardi, President of CueScript, has been appointed Chair, and will serve for a period of tw

14/11/2016 T&M. It's Not All About 'Video and CRI Issues'.
There is a tendency these days to associate Test and Measurement with 'Video and Bit streams' and perhaps to forget about other system infrastructure. So what do you do when you suspect an audio o

14/11/2016 Tiffen Launches New Variable Viewing Filter
Tiffen has launched its new Variable Viewing Filter (VVF). It corporates the company's Variable ND filter, offering indexed 2-8 stops and the ability to add any 49mm ring filter from their portfolio o

11/11/2016 Automated Checking & Correction Tools For Broadcast Delivery Specifications
Back in the last millennium, when the finished product of a production company was delivered on video tape, quality control was focussed on technical parameters of the video and audio signal on tape –

11/11/2016 BFV's Big Interview: Sachtler
For almost 60 years, the Sachtler brand has been synonymous with robust German engineering and versatile, long-lasting equipment that shines in even the most extreme environments...

11/11/2016 PG Is Child's Play In PROVYS
The complex variety of global audiences has pushed technical innovation to a level where broadcasters are now able to cater for numerous specific requirements from audience groups such as old people a

11/11/2016 Rushes Help Deliver Very's Christmas Campaign
Creative agency St Luke's has launched this year's Christmas campaign for Very.co.uk. The animated campaign delivers the message of celebrating those who love to give to others during the festive seas