Broadcast News Archive for January, 2001
09/01/2001 RPS ANOUNCE PREFORMATTED OPTICAL DISKS
SURREY based company RPS Data Products have announced the launch of a new preformatted Magnetic Optical Disk (MOD) for the AKAI DD8 drive, an addition to their already successful range of MODs. Avail

09/01/2001 SOLID STATE LOGIC INTRODUCE ‘CLASSIC’ FINISH
SOLID State Logic (SSL), manufacturers of professional analogue and digital audio consoles, have announced the introduction of a special ‘Classic’ configuration, the SL 4000. The ‘Classic’ designatio

09/01/2001 SOUNDTRACS ANNOUNCE NEW ORDERS
SOUNDTRACS, providers of mixing consoles, have announced that several new orders have been placed for Soundtracs digital consoles. The Farm Studios in Dublin, one of Ireland’s leading Digital Audio P

09/01/2001 TITLEEXPRESS BUNDLED WITH ADOBE PREMIERE 6
INSCRIBER Technology, developers of open system-based character generators and digital graphics tools for the television broadcast and video post-production industries, have announced that Inscriber T

09/01/2001 TRIO SOUGHT FOR DRAMA DIRECTION COURSE
THE WELSH College of Music and Drama, in association with the film, television and new media vocational training providers Media Skills Wales, are to run a film and television directing course with a

08/01/2001 ALTMAN TO RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS BFI ACCOLADE
THE BRITISH Film Institute (BFI) are to present their prestigious Fellowship award to Robert Altman. The BFI’s 52nd Fellowship, the accolade is bestowed on individuals from around the world in recogn

08/01/2001 BALLOT ON NEW BBC RESOURCES OFFER
MEMBERS in BBC Resources London Operations are currently voting on revised reorganisation proposals from management. Ballot papers have been sent to members in London Television Studios, Post-Product

08/01/2001 CHYRON HD DUET’S EASTERN SUCCESS
CHYRON Corporation have sold seven Chyron High Definition Duets to two major Korean broadcasters. Seoul Broadcasting Systems (SBS) and Korean Broadcasting Systems (KBS) will be using the powerful rea

08/01/2001 JVC ADOPT TWIN-TRACK APPROACH
OFFERING the ‘best of both digital worlds’ for digital production at VideoForum 2001, JVC will be displaying some of their most popular D-9 recording products including new lower cost editing recorder

08/01/2001 MTV STAFF CONTRACT CHANGES PUT ON HOLD
MUSIC broadcast channel MTV have postponed changes in staff contracts following union protests. Changes in employment contracts for staff at the Camden-based company, originally scheduled for January

08/01/2001 PHOTON BEARD SHINE WITH LATEST LIGHTS
PHOTON Beard, specialist manufacturers of portable and studio lighting with over 100 years experience in lighting design and development, will be exhibiting a lighting studio at VideoForum 2001 The s

08/01/2001 PIXEL POWER DEBUT GRAPHITE 2 IN UK
PIXEL Power, providers of graphics and character generator products, have announced that Graphite 2 will be on show for the first time at VideoForum 2001. The advanced CG, still store, paint and anim

08/01/2001 SKILLSET REPRESENT MEDIA INDUSTRY ON LSC
SKILLSET’S Chief Executive Dinah Caine (pictured) has been appointed to the board of the West London Learning and Skills Council. This Learning and Skills Council (LSC) covers an area where the major

08/01/2001 VORTEX EXHIBIT NEW PRODUCTS AT VIDEOFORUM
UK-BASED Vortex Communications, manufacturers and suppliers of video and audio equipment to broadcasters worldwide, have announced that they will exhibit a number of new products at the VideoForum 200