Broadcast News Archive for May, 2009
19/05/2009 Technology Expert Predicts Predominance Of IPTV
Broadcasting will be delivered to most of the televisions in the developed world through a broadband connection within ten years, digital technology expert Simon Gibson has predicted. Mr Gibson, a sp

18/05/2009 Adlabs Films is Driving Force In Global Exhibition And Production
Adlabs Films Limited is said to have made huge strides in the digital world in the last six months, securing its position as one of India's fastest growing film and entertainment services companies.

18/05/2009 BECTU And Soho Editors Organise Belfast Learning Event
The future of BBC productions in Northern Ireland is on the agenda at a specialist event. The Belfast Learning Event, on May 19, at the Grand Opera House facility, offers industry staff and freelance

18/05/2009 Brand New CORIOtools Suite Demonstrated At InfoComm 09
TV One plans to demonstrate their brand new and all-powerful CORIOtools Suite at the InfoComm 09 Exhibition being held from June 17 - 19 in Orlando, Florida. Designed to give effortless control of t

18/05/2009 Film London Microwave Calls For Applications
Film London Microwave, the micro-budget film-making scheme, has proved to be phenomenally successful. Seven features have been 'green-lit' to date and the first two completed films - Mum & Dad and Sh

18/05/2009 Foam Sweet Foam From Rycote
The UK-based manufacturer of microphone windshields and suspension systems, Rycote, is continuing its Spring schedule of new product releases with the announcement that is has begun production of a la

18/05/2009 GefenTV Wireless For HDMI 5Ghz Extender Is Shipping
Connectivity solutions provider Gefen has announced that its GefenTV Wireless for HDMI 5Ghz Extender is shipping. The product comes in two modes: broadcast and unicast. In unicast mode, it delivers

18/05/2009 Green Inc. Film & Television Announces Expansion With Senior Appointments
Independent production company, Green Inc. Film & Television, has announced three key appointments. Chris Jones has been promoted to Creative Director, Mike Reilly, takes up the new position of Head

18/05/2009 Raya Films Wins Virgin Atlantic 'Premiere'
A 'pitch' for a feature film, to be produced by Raya Films has won a place on Richard Branson's PitchTV show, which was launched last month as part of Virgin Atlantic's 25th birthday celebration. The

18/05/2009 Trantec At The ABTT Theatre Show 2009
Trantec has announced their forthcoming presence at ABTT 2009, and look forward to welcoming visitors to their stand, where they are showcasing their extensive wireless portfolio. The ABTT Theatre Sh

15/05/2009 'Catastrophe Averted' As Pioneer Calls In Passion Distribution
Passion Distribution and Pioneer Productions have announced their first project together as Pioneer gives Passion distribution rights to CATASTROPHE, a major documentary series produced by Pioneer for

15/05/2009 Abit Helps CBC Regulate Commercial Transmission
Playout automation specialist, Abit, has announced that it has delivered a number of enhancements to its automation system used by CBC (Cologne Broadcasting Centre) in Germany upgrading the monitoring

15/05/2009 Omneon Announces New Senior Vice President
Omneon has announced that Denis Maynard has joined the company as their new Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Maynard brings more than two decades of senior sales experience to Omneon, and i

15/05/2009 Rushes Post New Kettle Chips Commercial
A Th1ng director, Daniel Cohen has directed and stop frame-animated the latest commercial for Kettle Chips, with Rushes carrying out the full post. The commercial features animated Kettle Chips, whic

15/05/2009 School Of Acting Completes Project With 'Eight Eyed Sea Bass'
Specialist firm, Eight Eyed Sea Bass (EESB) recently completed work on its latest project for Birmingham School of Acting (BSA). The school, as is usual for them, had been working on their latest fil

15/05/2009 Sony At Cannes Film Festival
Sony Professional is at this year's Cannes Film Festival to showcase its new camcorder, the PDW-F800, for the first time in Europe. The PDW-F800 XDCAM HD422 Camcorder builds on the successful PDW-700

15/05/2009 Technicolor Launches New Era In ITV's Broadcasting Operations
Thomson has announced that Technicolor has completed the transfer of all of the playout and delivery services for ITV, the UK's leading commercial broadcaster. The transition to Technicolor's transm

15/05/2009 UK Broadcasting Manufacturers NAB-ed Success In USA
Sixty british companies 'bucked the trend' and performed well aat NAB 2009 – taking orders, agreeing new partnerships and increasing generated leads by a good percentage over previous years.
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14/05/2009 Belden's Digital Audio Cables, Available From Maser
Available from Maser Communications, one of Belden's leading Specialised Distributors and DNA Partners for the supply of Belden's extensive range of cables to the Broadcast and Pro-Audio/Video markets

14/05/2009 Christie And Quantadyn Deliver First BOSS For US Air National Guard
Christie Digital was selected by the Air National Guard (ANG) and the Air Education Training Command (AETC) to design and power the military's first 3D Stereo Boom Operator Simulation System (BOSS).

14/05/2009 Concrete Post Produced Wolf Blass Channel Five Sponsorship Coverage For Cricket
Concrete has just completed full post production on the latest high profile Wolf Blass fine vintage wine label sponsorship that includes title sequences and bumpers covering the test series Cricket as

14/05/2009 Finish Completes Work On Viral Film For Amnesty International
Soho-based VFX specialists, Finish, have completed work on a powerful new viral film for Amnesty International entitled DEFY THEM, which was conceived by WCRS and produced by Therapy Films. The film,

14/05/2009 I.E. Effects Launches Full-Service Stereoscopic 3D Pipeline
I.E. Effects has announced that the company is now offering a complete postproduction solution for stereoscopic projects. With a strong background in stereo work, I.E. Effects has assembled the talen

14/05/2009 Latens Demonstrates Pay-TV Cable Delivery Systems At ANGA 2009
As the cable industry gears up to maximise the benefits of digital television, Latens, a leading provider of software Conditional Access System (CAS) and Middleware for the global Pay TV industry, is

14/05/2009 Lucozade Sport Launches 'Evolution' Commercial Campaign
Tony Kaye has directed a series of Lucozade Sport commercials for its 'Evolution' campaign with Rushes carrying out the full post production on this VFX heavy project, which included the completion of