Broadcast News Archive for November, 2009
10/11/2009 Gefen Announce Release Of HDMI V1.3 Over CAT-5 ELR Extender
Connectivity solutions provider Gefen has announced the release of its HDMI v1.3 over CAT-5 ELR (Extra Long Range) extender. This sender/receiver system sends high definition video with audio, Ethern

10/11/2009 Kevan Parker Joins Tiffen
Tiffen International has expanded its sales operations with the appointment of Kevan Parker as International Sales Manager. Based at the company's European headquarters in Bicester, he is responsibl

10/11/2009 Sun Care 'Film Awards' Announced
The winners of an innovative regional competition to promote taking care in the sun to lessen the risk of cancer have been revealed. The Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) has announced the winners of th

10/11/2009 SysMedia's Wincaps Subtitle Technology Deployed
Mexico's Televisa Deportes Network (TDN) and Argentina's Supercanal are the first Latin American broadcasters to take advantage of SysMedia's WinCAPS subtitling technology and its advanced speech inpu

10/11/2009 Tiffen Partners With South London Filters
Tiffen International is expanding its business with a new European headquarters and a partnership with The London Filter Company. Both moves are a part of the company's continuing drive to provide th

09/11/2009 APRS Launches The Harewood Toast At Sound Fellowship Lunch
The annual APRS Sound Fellowship Lunch to be held at the Roof Gardens, Kensington on November 17 will see the inauguration of a unique 'keynote' address by way of proposing a special Harewood Toast.

09/11/2009 Axon Chosen For 3D Transmission Outside Broadcast
Outside Broadcast, a Belgian pioneer and high profile company in HD television facilities has transmitted its first 3D event with the help of AXON's Synapse modules, especially the HXH150. The HXH15

09/11/2009 Can Communicate Undertakes Stereo3D For Channel 4's 3D Week
London-based Can Communicate is nearing completion of a challenging Stereo3D project for the UK's Channel 4 Television. The project involves the complete production of four one-hour Stereo3D programm

09/11/2009 CelAction Scores Clean Sweep In Pre-School Animation At Children's BAFTAs
CelAction has announced that ever nominee in the Pre-School Animation Category of the 2009 Children's BAFTAs used CelAction2D as their principal animation software. Peppa Pig and Ben & Holly's Little

09/11/2009 Offhollywood Pictures Gives Indy Film Splinterheads High-End Look and Feel
Leading digital cinema company Offhollywood has announced that independent feature film Splinterheads, produced by Atlantic Pictures in association with Offhollywood Pictures, is set to open in theatr

09/11/2009 Pioneering Latin America IPTV Operator Telefónica del Sur Grows From Strength To Strength
Software Conditional Access and Middleware company Latens has announced that Telefónica del Sur (Telsur), Chile's pioneering telecommunications company now have over 25,000 subscribers. One of the mo

09/11/2009 TV One Announce Release Of Transmit DVI-D And Stereo Audio Over Cat.5
TV One has announced the release of the new 1T-CT-520 Series Cat.5/5E or Cat.6 cable extenders for transmission of DVI-D with analog or digital audio signals upto 250 metres (800 feet). The 1T-CT-521

09/11/2009 X2O Media Partners With Amara International
X2O Media, a full-service provider of software, network management and content services for professional digital signage applications, has announced a new distribution partnership with Amara Internati

06/11/2009 Angel Studios Celebrates A Busy Year
Throughout its long and illustrious history Angel Studios, in Islington, has played host to an impressive range of international and award-winning music makers covering every conceivable musical genre

06/11/2009 Collision Post Completed For ITV1
Ascent 142 has completed the full post production on Collision, a three-part drama starring Douglas Henshall and Paul McGann, which tells the story of a major road accident and how it irrevocably chan

06/11/2009 Director Gets Into The Olympic Spirit
The Nexus Director, Johnny Kelly, has created a hand-made spot that encapsulates the spirit of the Olympic goodwill. Using an innovative technique, Johnny uses stop motion to animate hundreds of indi

06/11/2009 Not To Scale Sign Creative Collective PUNGA
Not to Scale have announced that they have signed the PUNGA team. The PUNGA team’s creative reputation continues to grow steadily and unabated. Founding partners Tomi and Patricio have formed a creat

06/11/2009 Peer Appointed Channel 4 Chairman
Lord Burns, a former Chief Economic Adviser and Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, has been appointed as the next Chairman of Channel 4, Ofcom has announced. Lord Burns will succeed Luke Johnson wh

06/11/2009 Ross Video Releases SoftMetal Version 4.2 Software
Ross Video has introduced Version 4.2 software for the 1000 and 3000 series SoftMetal Video Servers, available free to all existing SoftMetal customers. SoftMetal Version 4.2 continues to offer a fle

06/11/2009 Wagons Rolls For BBC Radio OBs And Stagetec
Stagetec is to supply BBC Radio Outside Broadcast with five Aurus consoles and Nexus routing and infrastructure for all six vehicles in its new fleet of General Purpose and Music sound trucks. The sys

06/11/2009 X2O Media Announces Integration With Newmarket International
Following a strategic alliance with PSAV Presentation Services, X2O Media, a full-service provider of software, network management, and content services for professional digital signage applications,

05/11/2009 Creative Scotland Reveals Business Model
Creative Scotland 09 has unveiled its eagerly anticipated business model, setting out the structure and operational design of the new cultural development body, which is due to be formed in the first

05/11/2009 JMR Appoints New VP
JMR Electronics, the leading value provider of scalable storage systems for video and data intensive applications, has appointed Chuck McMakin Vice President of Business Development and Sales. Mr. McM

05/11/2009 Professional's Source Offer At B&H Photo-Video
As a leader in retail photography and imaging equipment sales, B&H Photo-Video has styled itself 'the Professional's Source'. In addition to their 75,000 sq ft mid-Manhattan retail store, B&H mainta

05/11/2009 Projector Wins Trophées At Siel & Satis
The F10 AS3D active stereoscopic 3D projector from Norwegian projector manufacturer projectiondesign has won the Trophées 2009 Siel & Satis award for the 'event' category. The prestigious award was p