Broadcast News Archive for November, 2005
22/11/2005 Europe's leading IPTV event attracts high profile speaker line-up
A showcase featuring the latest applications of IPTV from across the globe will be one of the highlights of Europe's leading dedicated IPTV event, IPTV World Forum. It is staged at the Olympia Confere

22/11/2005 Film embraces music at the European Film Awards 2005
When the 1,200 guests at the 18th edition of the European Film Awards take their seats at Berlin's Arena on Saturday, December 3, they will be welcomed once again by the renowned German actor Heino Fe

22/11/2005 Film London helps bring Christmas to the Capital
Two London locations, West End theatre the London Palladium and Redbridge Town Hall, feature in Marks and Spencer’s new Christmas advertising campaign which focuses on performers getting ready for a s

22/11/2005 SSL deliver 10 AWS 900 Analogue Workstations to Schools of Audio Engineering
Console manufacturer Solid State Logic (SSL) has delivered AWS 900 Analogue Workstations to the Zurich and Liverpool branches of the School of Audio Engineering, bringing the total number of AWS 900 c

22/11/2005 Stage One forges award winning partnerships
Stage One clients - including Jack Morton Worldwide, PCI Fitch and TRO - have been winning awards in abundance this year and the team at Stage One is delighted to have played a part in that success, w

22/11/2005 Studio Berlin invests in Chyron Hyperx for the World Cup 2006
Chyron Corporation has announced the investment of an HD Character Generator (CG) in an HD Outside Broadcast (OB) truck by Studio Berlin, a partner of major facilities provider Studio Hamburg, Germany

22/11/2005 Telairity Semiconductor appoints GAL Electronics as Israel Sales Rep
Telairity Semiconductor, a provider of solutions for high-definition (HD) broadcast-quality video applications, has announced that it has appointed GAL Electronics as its exclusive sales representativ

21/11/2005 ATG Broadcast reports successful end of year results
Firmly settled in its new 1,150 square metre premises, systems integrator ATG Broadcast reports another highly successful year, including major overseas and UK contracts currently under NDA. New appo

21/11/2005 Canopus launch new PCI Express-based EDIUS NX HD/SD video editing solution
Canopus, leaders in real-time digital video editing and codec technology, has announced their new PCI Express-based EDIUS NX real-time mixed HD/SD video editing solution. It takes advantage of the af

21/11/2005 Discovery Networks Europe opens extensive media transmission centre
Discovery Networks Europe, a division of leading real-world entertainment company Discovery Communications, has opened one of Europe’s most extensive media transmission centres, distributing 48 televi

21/11/2005 EBU chooses Quantel’s ‘complete system in a box’ for Torino winter sports extravaganza
The EBU has once again chosen Quantel server-based production technology for its sports highlights production, this time at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympics. This follows the EBU’s success with Quante

21/11/2005 Film Council short filmmaking fund seeks ethnic filmmakers from UK
The UK Film Council and b3 media are searching for black and minority ethnic filmmakers from across the UK to put their ideas and stories on film through a new digital short filmmaking project called

21/11/2005 Kalanos Media Group upgrade studio facilities
One of the leading Dutch facility companies Kalanos Media Group has upgraded its Studio facilities (Studio 23) at the Mediapark in Hilversum with six Grass Valley LDK 500 triax cameras and a Grass Val

21/11/2005 Rushes complete the special effects on a new video for Enya
Digital matte painter Charles Darby worked alongside both 2D and 3D artists to create an enchanting and surreal forest through which Enya glides wearing a long, flowing crimson dress. Sparkling dust

21/11/2005 TV One launch AV Toolbox website
TV One has announced the launch the European AV Toolbox website and online store. The AV Tools range consists of straightforward, quality AV products for both consumers and prosumers. Video Scalers,

18/11/2005 Autodesk introduces new Discreet Inferno visual effects system in Japan
Autodesk, has announced a new configuration of its Academy Award-winning Discreet Inferno visual effects system for the Japanese market. The system is designed to meet the specific platform performan

18/11/2005 BFC Berliner Film Companie Productions uses Maya software for upcoming feature film
Alias® and BFC Berliner Film Companie Productions GmbH (BFC) has announced that Maya® was selected as the core 3D technology used in the production of the upcoming 3D animated feature film ‘Happily N´

18/11/2005 BSkyB monopoly on Premier matches to end
A new commitment from the Football Association will see the end of BSkyB's monopoly on television coverage rights of the English Premier League. The European Commission has received improved commitme

18/11/2005 E\T\C UK Tells the T200 Tale
Large format projection specialists E\T\C UK worked for London-based show creators and producers Innovision to supply a PIGI projection system for Trafalgar Square 200 ‘The Spirit of Nelson’ show, sta

18/11/2005 First class duplication service moves to new 10th Planet location London
10th Planet Post Production announce the move of its duplication division, 10th Planet Express, to Wardour Street. Customers using its fast turnaround duplication service will continue to receive the

18/11/2005 Network Electronics Awarded Quality Management Certificate
Network Electronics has been awarded a quality management system certificate in compliance with the standard NS-EN ISO 9001:2000 for development, manufacturing and sales of signal transport and proce

18/11/2005 OmniBus automates content management for Discovery Networks
OmniBus Systems' Colossus network-based automation and content management solution has been integrated into Ascent Media Network Services' (AMNS) innovative origination facilities in London and Singap

18/11/2005 The Comedy Unit and MnE join forces on 'Comadaidh Oir'
Award-winning Glasgow based indies The Comedy Unit and MnE Television have joined forces on new series ‘Comadaidh Óir’ (Comedy Gold), which follows six aspiring Gaelic writers as they vie to be crowne

18/11/2005 Versatile hardworking assistant for swift inventory of music libraries
MP3 Tag Assistant Pro is a robust multipurpose tool to manage tags, file lists, and play lists; compare and update tag information from web databases; keep inventory of music files. Its rich functiona

17/11/2005 Deadline for CFX Short Film Award announced
Capital FX, Dazzle Short Film Label, Kodak, Pinewood Shepperton Post and Deluxe London are offering a fantastic opportunity to short film makers - a full digital picture and sound transfer to 35mm. T