Broadcast News Archive for July, 2009
07/07/2009 HHB Equips Tacet For Britain's Got Talent Press Conference
HHB supplied an Allen & Heath iLive-T digital mixing system - comprising an iLive-T112 Control Surface and iDR-48 MixRack - to Tacet, organisers of the audio and breakouts for the winner's press confe

07/07/2009 MVR Signs Global TV Brand Mr Bean Exclusively
A leading specialist distributor of digital entertainment, myvideorights.com (MVR), has signed an exclusive deal with Tiger Aspect Productions to globally distribute and monetise Rowan Atkinson's Mr B

07/07/2009 Q-Ball Debuts In US Series Of I'm A Celebrity
Camera Corps' recently-introduced Q-Ball HD/SD robotic camera made its broadcast debut in the latest series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here, set in the Costa Rican jungle. ITV Studios awarde

07/07/2009 Rondo Media's Rownd A Rownd Commissioned For Landmark 15th Series
Leading Welsh independent production company, Rondo Media, has been commissioned by S4C to produce a 15th series of hit drama Rownd a Rownd, cementing it as Wales' longest-running youth drama series.

07/07/2009 RTS Launches 2009 Innovation Awards
The world's most respected forum for discussion and debate in the television community, The Royal Television Society (RTS), has launched the 2009 Innovation Awards. The awards recognise outstanding a

07/07/2009 Top Producer Heads Up Entertainment And Events For BBC Scotland
Independent producer Eileen Herlihy - who lists Strictly Come Dancing, The Weakest Link, Star Spell and The F Word among her credits - is BBC Scotland's new Head of Entertainment and Events. Eileen,

07/07/2009 Tyrell CCT Provides User Generated Solution For Springwatch Show
A leading creative technology solutions provider for the broadcast and post production industry, Tyrell CCT, has announced that the company has provided BBC Vision, a major integrated multimedia broad

07/07/2009 Visions Celebrates 25th birthday In Style
Leading outside broadcast operator NEP Visions held a party at the exclusive London's Living Room at City Hall earlier this month to celebrate its 25th year in the outside broadcast business and used

06/07/2009 ADLIB Supply John Barrowman Tour With Soundcraft Vi6
Seasoned sound engineer Walter Jaquiss recently joined forces with ADLIB Audio and Lighting for the latest John Barrowman tour and two Soundcraft Vi6 digital consoles were used for the production. Pr

06/07/2009 Cedric Gairard Appointed Executive Producer At Nexus
Nexus has announced that Cedric Gairard is joining as Executive Producer. Cedric joins from the international Amsterdam-based agency, 180, where he was Head of Production and co-managed the day-to-d

06/07/2009 Embratel Selects Nagravision For Its New Generation CAS System
Nagravision, a Kudelski Group company and the world's leading independent provider of value-added content protection solutions, announced that a Nagravision new generation conditional access (CA) syst

06/07/2009 Gekko Technology Expands Into New HQ
A leading producer of LED-based lighting equipment for film and television, Gekko Technology, has expanded into new headquarters. Completed at the beginning of July, the move provides the company wi

06/07/2009 Kingston Course Director's Film For Marseille Festival
Beating off rivalry from more than 2,000 films worldwide, artist Philip Warnell's latest production Outlandish: Strange Foreign Bodies is the only UK production selected in competition for screening a

06/07/2009 MicW Comes To Europe
Beijing-based microphone manufacturer MicW, has begun a sales initiative targeting the European and American markets with four new ranges of high-quality condenser microphones for recording broadcast

06/07/2009 Riedel Expands Its International Sales Team In The Netherlands
One of the leading manufacturers of fiber and intercom technology, Riedel Communications, is expanding its international sales team in the Netherlands. To provide a more indepth coverage for the Dut

06/07/2009 Screen South Appoints Interim CEOs
The Regional Screen Agency for the South East, Screen South, has announced the appointment of joint new interim chief executive officers (CEO) Sarah Dance and Chris Chandler as the current CEO Jo Nola

06/07/2009 Studer Vista 5 SR Digital Console Installed At Kent's Ravensbourne College
For two days every year, Ravensbourne College in Kent, is transformed into one of the country's most exciting and innovative broadcasters, as students go on-air for their annual broadcasting event, 'R

06/07/2009 Zone Horror Launches Annual Short Film Competition Cut!
The UK's number one dedicated horror TV channel, Zone Horror, has relaunched its short film competition, CUT! Zone Horror, part of the Chello Zone TV network, is opening entries for its two-minute ho

03/07/2009 Andy Wild Joins Altered Images
A leading reseller of technology for the television production and communications industries, Altered Images, has announced the appointment of Andy Wild as Pre-Sales Consultant/Senior Support Engineer

03/07/2009 DISCOP EAST 2009 Ends On A Positive Mood
Organisers of the 17th edition of the international content market DISCOP EAST announced a very positive and vibrant market as the three-day event came to a close at the Sofitel Hotel recently. A tot

03/07/2009 Fairlight Launches Extensive Social Network To Connect Users Worldwide
In a move to bring together the post-production, broadcast and recording communities, Fairlight has launched a wide ranging social network comprising Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube. In less

03/07/2009 Li-ion Batteries Beat 'Power Drain'
IDX Technology Europe has announced the launch of two new high draw Lithium Ion batteries called the ENDURA-HL9 and ENDURA-HL9S. With the power consumption of modern High Definition camera set-ups gr

03/07/2009 New Appointments At Elstree Film Studios
Roger Morris, Managing Director of Elstree Studios, has announced two new appointments to the Elstree Film Studios team. Siobhan Murtagh has been appointed as Sales and Client Liaison and Stuart Oate

03/07/2009 Plan Get Underway For The Music Producers Guild Awards
Plans for the second Music Producers Guild Awards are already underway to ensure that this critically acclaimed event on 11th February 2009 is another resounding success. The Awards ceremony will on

03/07/2009 RK Media Group Builds Los Angeles Based Facility Around VECTORBOX
A pioneer in graphics and playout solutions, Vector3, has announced that TV Korea has built a brand new studio in Los Angeles, CA, with the VECTORBOX integrated playout solutions at the heart of the o