Broadcast News Archive for June, 2017
30/06/2017 90th Anniversary At Elstree Studios
Elstree Studios is celebrating its 90th birthday. If you visit Borehamwood High Street the home of Elstree Studios you will see that every lamppost is festooned with banners in celebration of Elstr

30/06/2017 BBC Teams Up With ECB
The BBC has teamed up with ECB in a new partnership to bring live cricket back to BBC TV. The deal, which runs from 2020 to 2024, involves live TV coverage of two England men's international T20 matc

30/06/2017 Cambridge Electronic Industries Launches Series Of New 12G-SDI BNC Connectors
Cambridge Electronic Industries Ltd has introduced a series of new 12G-SDI BNC connectors under the CoaxVision brand, which maximise the speed and performance of Belden's 4794R 4K co-axial cable for a

30/06/2017 Drones – The New Tool For Roof Surveys
Roofs need to be surveyed. That much is certain, either because the rain's getting in, or because there is a change of owner and someone needs a record of condition made. Many properties are diffi

30/06/2017 Led Zep Masters Use Allen & Heath dLive Digital Mixing System
With 35 musicians on stage delivering one of the greatest back catalogue of classic rock anthems in history, Led Zep Masters is a live show that places great demands on a front-of-house audio set-up.

30/06/2017 Lipsync Provides Full Sound And VFX Post-Production Services For Drama
LipSync has announced its role in providing full sound and VFX post-production services for upcoming drama Alone in Berlin. From tomorrow,01 July, the film starring Emma Thompson and Brendan Glees

30/06/2017 Sky News To Open New Bureau In Ireland
Sky News has confirmed it is opening a new bureau in Dublin, Ireland. Mr Darren McCaffrey, currently UK Political Correspondent at Sky News, will become Dublin Correspondent and will be permanently

29/06/2017 Clear-Com Freespeak II Powers Through Concrete Walls At The Barbican Centre
The Barbican in London has installed a FreeSpeak II wireless intercom system to facilitate clear and reliable communications for their performance space and backstage area. Barbican Hall is the lar

29/06/2017 Core SWX Optimal Power Source For DC Shoes Filmmaker Chris Ray
As a filmmaker for DC Shoes, Inc., it's important for Chris Ray to be ready at a moment's notice to capture the fast pace of skateboarding, motocross and surfing productions. Core SWX's Hypercore PRIM

29/06/2017 Creative Skillset And Indie Training Fund To Merge
The UK's screen-based creative media skills body, Creative Skillset, has announced plans to merge with the Indie Training Fund (ITF), the membership body providing training to television production co

29/06/2017 Four Up And Down Converters For Crystal Vision's New Frame System
Crystal Vision has announced the release of four up and down converters for the Vision frame system, each with different features for different applications, performing flexible up, down and cross con

29/06/2017 Future Film Skills – An Action Plan
The BFI has launched Future Film Skills – An Action Plan at the House of Commons alongside the Culture Secretary, Karen Bradley, and producer Barbara Broccoli. The launch is a UK-wide call to the s

29/06/2017 NVP Uses Lawo In 4K Outside Broadcast Van
Italian production company NVP has announced its new Outside Broadcast vehicle is one of the most technically advanced OB resources in Europe. The triple expanded truck enables the company to acco

29/06/2017 Ofcom Finds 'Cause For Concerns' Over Proposed Fox Takeover Of Sky
Ofcom has found that the proposed takeover of Sky by 21st Century Fox raises public interest concerns relating to media plurality, and a risk of increased influence by members of the Murdoch Family Tr

28/06/2017 Band Pro Munich Supplies Raptor Cine Macro Lenses To ARRI Rental
Band Pro Munich has delivered its first sets of Raptor cine macro lenses from IB/E Optics to ARRI Rental. The renowned supplier of film rental equipment supports film and TV productions worldwide, inc

28/06/2017 Cinegy Passes Huawei Media Cloud Interoperability Test
Cinegy has announced that its Media Asset Management System has fully passed interoperability testing with Huawei's Media Cloud Solution. The tests were conducted by Cinegy in the recently opened H

28/06/2017 d3 Technologies Helps Brand ITV Studios' Live Sports Programming
d3 Technologies' together with White Light, London, have created the first d3 on-set projection mapped TV studio, using the d3 2x2plus and two d3 4x4pros fully loaded with their patented Quad-SDI vide

28/06/2017 ETL Systems Provides RF Equipment For UHD Production Truck
ETL Systems has helped Timeline Television build its first UHD production/uplink truck – designated "RF1" – for use with major UK broadcasters. To meet its high demand in services, Timeline Televi

28/06/2017 Ravensbourne Announces VRUK Festival
Ravensbourne has announced details of VRUK, its 2017 Virtual reality festival. The event will take place in London on 6–7 July. VRUK, which is now in its second year, delves into the creative and

28/06/2017 Telegenic's Simon Foster Is Mad About The MADI.MONI
Alexa! Help me analyse my incoming MADI Stream. Alexa! What audio is on MADI channel 64? As the proud winner of the Amazon Echo from Aspen Media at the BVE broadcast event in London, I also got

28/06/2017 Wazee Digital Named AWS Public Sector Partner
Wazee Digital has announced that it is now part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Public Sector Partner Program (PSP). AWS PSP recognises partners with solutions and experience in helping governmen

27/06/2017 Axis Group Launches Axis Studios
Axis Group has announced the launch of Axis Studios. The rebranding unites the groups three branches – Axis Animation, Flaunt Productions and axisVFX – and locations across the UK. Together, t

27/06/2017 Bridge Technologies Wins SCTE Award
Bridge Technologies has secured the 'Best Broadband Network Transmission Solution' Award at the SCTE 2017 Technological Innovations Awards Gala Dinner in London. The company secured the award with

27/06/2017 DPA Microphones Announces Anniversary Sweepstakes
DPA Microphones is continuing to celebrate its 25th anniversary by announcing a special sweepstakes. The grand prize is a 25th Anniversary nickel-plated d:facto Microphone kit. A further 25 additi

27/06/2017 EditShare Opens New Office In Soho
EditShare has announced that it is to open a new office in Soho, London, next month. The new facility will feature full demonstration capabilities of UHD workflows and beyond, in addition to EditS