Broadcast News Archive for October, 2007
26/10/2007 Clear-Com Release AES-6 Interface Cards
Clear-Com, a Vitec Group brand, has announced the release of their two new AES-6 interface cards. The two AES-6 module types provide connection to either the AES-3 digital audio or to Co-ax video cabl

26/10/2007 Disney Channel Launches Playhous Disney +
Disney Channels UK has announced the launch of new preschool channel Playhouse Disney +, the UK's first 25 minute staggercast. Playhouse Disney + will broadcast to over millions of Sky customers along

26/10/2007 ITN Deal Will Allow Free Access For 'Five' Commissioned Television Producers
ITN Source has signed a new six-figure, two year deal with UK broadcaster Five, which gives television producers commissioned by the channel free access to ITN Source's extensive video content library

26/10/2007 Leader Electronics Receives Accolades From Broadcast Trade Journals
Leader Electronics has received awards from two leading broadcast trade journals. Both accolades were bestowed on Leader test instruments introduced to the European market at IBC2007. Leader's CINELI

26/10/2007 Telegenic And Vinten Make Winning Combination
Sports and live events OB specialists Telegenic, who have been covering key sports and live event broadcasts for some of the world's leading production companies for over 30 years, can now boast a fle

26/10/2007 Videosonics Installs DK-Technologiges Audio Meter
As part of the re-equipping its main 5.1 television mix room, audio post production facility Videosonics has installed a DK-Technologies MSD600M++ audio meter, which is specifically designed for monit

26/10/2007 Zeppotron To Produce 'The Wall' For BBC Three
BBC Three has commissioned Endemol subsidiary Zeppotron to produce 'The Wall' (working title), a brand new comedy entertainment series. The show will feature live comedy, music and celebrity guests.

25/10/2007 'Greenlighting Your Film' Event For Cardiff
Welsh filmmakers will meet with leading figures in the UK film industry to learn more about the process of developing and financing feature films, both fiction and documentary, at an event to be held

25/10/2007 BKSTS Goes On The Road
There is only a week to go before the first BKSTS Broadcast Roadshow kicks off in London - shortly followed by Cardiff; Dublin; Belfast; Glasgow; Manchester and Birmingham. This unique event is a sho

25/10/2007 Early Christmas For Emmerdale With Airwick Idents
Animated and appealing characters with plenty of 'expressibility' are set to enliven TV soap Emmerdale's idents as Christmas approaches. Four different idents were created in total, with the animated

25/10/2007 Frontniche Supply ITN With Vutrix Network Controlled Integrated Quad TFT LCD’s
ITN, one of the world’s leading news and multimedia content companies, has taken delivery of the Vutrix 26” Integrated Quad LCD for its two new production galleries (PCR1 & PCR2). The new LCD PCR rep

25/10/2007 Media Access Project Goes Live
Channel 4 Television's Media Access Project, a new installation centred on the Pharos Mediator media management system, is now live. The Media Access Project empowers Channel 4 to migrate from video

25/10/2007 Nominations And Jury Announced For British Independent Film Awards
The nominations and jury members for the annual British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) have been announced at the Haymarket Hotel in London. In the 10th anniversary year of the BIFAs the nominations

25/10/2007 Prism Sound’s dScope Series III Brings Portability To Stonepower’s Audio Test Facilities
The need for a portable piece of audio test equipment – something that could travel and be easily connected to a laptop has led to the development of a significant solution. The Prism Sound dScope Se

25/10/2007 TRC Announces Participants For Inaugural Cross Creative Programme
The Research Centre (TRC) has announced the eight UK and Irish independent production companies selected for its brand new multi platform training initiative, Cross Creative. The nine month programm

24/10/2007 ATG Completes HD Signing For Red Bee Media
ATG Broadcast has completed a second signing studio for Red Bee Media. Located in the Broadcast Centre at White City, London, Signing Studio 2 provides additional capacity for the creation of live o

24/10/2007 Avitech To Showcase At Government Video Expo 2007
Avitech International, provider of innovative and cost-effective multi-image display processors has announced their exhibition plans for the upcoming Government Video Expo 2007, November 14-16, stand

24/10/2007 Chello Zone To Supply Further Content To Joost
Chello Zone (formerly Zonemedia) has confirmed it will supply further content from its channel bouquet to Joost, the world’s first broadcast quality internet television service. Content from flagship

24/10/2007 Hantro Signs Licence Agreement With Genesys Logic
Hantro, a leading provider of video technologies for mobile handset and chip vendors, has announced they have signed a license agreement with Genesys Logic Inc., a leading manufacturer of high speed I

24/10/2007 ITN Makes News And Entertainment Content Available For Free On iTunes
ITN is making its bespoke mobile news and entertainment content available for free to ipod users and other portable video players. The deal will allow customers to download ITN’s latest news and ent

24/10/2007 Low Budget Film Scheme 'Catalystproject' Shortlisted
The shortlist of filmmaking teams for the new low budget scheme catalystproject, launched earlier this year, has been selected. From this short list of ten teams, three will win the opportunity to p

24/10/2007 QuStream Corporation Appoints Chuck Valosen
QuStream Corporation has announced the appointment of Chuck Valosen as Vice President, Manufacturing. Based at the company's manufacturing facility in Huntsville, Alabama, he reports to Fred Godard, Q

24/10/2007 Tern TV Launches Tern Digital And Announces Appointment
Tern Television has announced the launch of Tern Digital and the appointment of Simon Meek to head up the division. Meek will be responsible for developing the company’s cross-platform strategies, f

23/10/2007 CloseVU Live At D-Sports Conference
CloseVU, the company founded to mobilise sports and action content, will present CloseVU Live with Smart Zoom Advanced Technology at the upcoming D-SPORTS conference sponsored by the Sports Video Grou

23/10/2007 EG Europe Announce Healthy DVD Sales In Europe
EG Europe, the pan industry body to promote DVD and HD formats to consumers and trade across Europe, has revealed that the DVD industry remains buoyant in Europe and continues to go from strength to