Broadcast News Archive for January, 2006
05/01/2006 Welsh Student Festival of Moving Image announces line up
Ffresh - The Student Moving Image Festival of Wales - will take place in the picturesque west coast seaside town of Aberystwyth on the 16 and 17 of February. With students from 11 universities and hi

04/01/2006 AP Television News supplies exclusive stories to EBU
When it comes to being first to break exclusive stories for the world's broadcasters, one international video news agency has dominated television screens worldwide for the seventh year running. AP T

04/01/2006 CNBC Arabiya goes live with Omneon Spectrum˙ Media Server system
Omneon Video Networks has announced that CNBC Arabiya is employing an Omneon Spectrum˙ media server system as a cost-effective platform for a flexible, efficient editing workflow and to ensure re

04/01/2006 Czech National TV buys 17 VCubes
Czech National TV has recently bought 17 of Merging Technology’s VCube hard disk video player/recorders for its post-production department. The machines, supplied by Merging’s SI Dealer Interlab, are

04/01/2006 Granada logs with FORscene in second project
Video streaming and editing specialists, Forbidden Technologies has announced the completion of a second project with Granada Media using Forbidden's FORscene web-based platform for logging. The proj

04/01/2006 Sundance Digital’s Titan drives CPAC’s migration to digital
Following a thorough evaluation and installation process, Canada’s cable-owned, commercial free, independent politics TV network Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC) moved towards a tapeless workflow w

04/01/2006 Telestream makes executive changes to address growth
Telestream has announced executive changes which will better position the company to meet the demands of its rapid growth. David Heppe has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer (COO)

04/01/2006 TNS selects Pro-Bel for new UK playout facility
Pro-Bel, a premier manufacturer and supplier of routing switchers, signal processing, master control, automation and workflow technologies, has announced that Technicolor Network Services UK (TNS), ha

04/01/2006 TV One adds two new professional LCD monitors
Providing sharp images with exceptional off-axis viewing angles and striking brightness and contrast ratios, TV One’s new large LCD monitors for the professional market come complete with built-in, fr

03/01/2006 Asia's STAR selects Omneon Spectrum Media Server System
STAR, one of Asia's leading media and entertainment companies, has ordered an Omneon Spectrum media server system for its multichannel broadcast facility in Hong Kong. The 12-TB Spectrum system will

03/01/2006 Ex-Publicis producer joins blue
blue, part of the VTR Group, has strengthened its production team with new producer, Angela Parkinson. Parkinson joins blue from advertising company Publicis, where she spent four and a half years, m

03/01/2006 Holiday blockbusters shaped with Autodesk software
From an inviting ice castle to a thawing waterfall, many of the holiday season’s movies were shaped with Autodesk media and entertainment software. Leading post-production facilities, including Sony

03/01/2006 Hollywood-based iO Film purchases fourth Nucoda System from Digital Vision
Digital Vision, a leading developer of advanced digital media applications specialising in film and video solutions, has announced that iO Film, a leading post facility in Hollywood, has purchased a N

03/01/2006 MatrixStream to showcase High Definition IPTV over Powerline at CES 2006
MatrixStream Technologies will be demonstrating at CES the world's first H.264 AVC (advance video codec) Video on Demand and IPTV Set Top Box (STB) and PC Player capable of the highest of high definit

03/01/2006 Modulus Video adds veteran sales and marketing leadership
Modulus Video, an emerging leader in the market for MPEG-4 AVC video compression systems, has announced that the company has appointed Richard Stanfield as Executive Vice President Global Field Operat

03/01/2006 Panasonic high performance PT-D3500 projector
Panasonic has announced the new PT-D3500 projector, featuring a high-precision single-chip DLP system and a dust-free design which completely seals the optical block, delivering a high image quality t

03/01/2006 Pioneer GB to sponsor the BBC Four World Cinema Award and BBC Radio Three Awards for World Music
Pioneer GB Limited are the new sponsor of both the BBC Four World Cinema Award and BBC Radio Three Awards for World Music in 2006. This means that Pioneer becomes the first sponsor of both Awards ev