Broadcast News Archive for April, 2011
08/04/2011 DIRECTV Latin America Goes Big With Aspera To Go Small On Tapes
Aspera, creators of next-generation software technologies that move the world's digital assets at maximum speed, has announced that DIRECTV Latin America (DTVLA), a leading satellite television provid

08/04/2011 New Pixel Power Software At NAB Increases Automation And Speeds Creation Of Broadcast Graphics
Pixel Power, a leading supplier of broadcast graphics systems, will showcase the latest version of the core software that powers its products at NAB on Stand: N2034. As the engine that drives graphic

08/04/2011 S&T Delivers OTT Content To Connected TV
Strategy & Technology (S&T) is helping to deliver on demand video content over broadband to set-top boxes and integrated digital televisions (iDTVs). S&T is using the MHEG Interaction Channel (MHEG-I

08/04/2011 Sales Surge At PlayBox Technology
International channel-in-a-box manufacturer PlayBox Technology has reported a 60% increase in sales in the first quarter of 2011, compared to the same period last year. This level is predicted to co

08/04/2011 Vaizey Sets Out Britain's Broadband Future
Communications Minister Ed Vaizey has set out the steps being taken toward universal broadband coverage, since the December publication of the Government’s broadband strategy. Broadband Delivery UK

07/04/2011 Compact Media Group Appoints New Finance Director
Compact Media Group has announced the appointment of former BBC Studios & Post Productions' Commercial and Finance Director Warren Newbert as Finance Director. He will join the team on April 11. War

07/04/2011 FOXTEL Selects Aspera To Power New Broadcast Supply Chain
Aspera, creators of next-generation software technologies that move the world's digital assets at maximum speed regardless of file size, transfer distance or network conditions, has announced that Aus

07/04/2011 Göteborgs Stadsteater Adds TiMax Soundhub and TiMax Tracker
Sweden's Göteborgs Stadsteater has recently added a TiMax SoundHub-R32 delay-matrix processor the sound reinforcement system for its main auditorium with a TiMax Tracker (TT) performer tracking system

07/04/2011 Hybrid Launches Trackless Virtual Studio Solution, Neon At NAB
At this year's NAB show, visitors to Hybrid's stand (C9849) will be able to get a live demo of Hybrid's new trackless virtual studio solution - Neon - as well as presentations of Hybrid's 3D Krypton a

07/04/2011 KEO Films Digs Up Hidcote For BBC Four
Keo Films has announced that it has been commissioned by BBC FOUR to produce Hidcote. The one-off film explores the history behind the most influential English garden of the 20th century, and its mys

07/04/2011 Photon Beard's Hot Nova 270 Hits Cool Spot At NAB
Photon Beard is launching a new concept in low heat, energy efficient location lighting with its PhotonSpot Nova 270 light fixture. The pre-production prototype, seen by the company as the future of

07/04/2011 Tedial Announces Technical Developments To Content Management Suite
Tedial, a leading provider of Media Asset Management (MAM), Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) and Business Process Management (BPM) software has unveiled key enhancements to its complete suite of

07/04/2011 VISLINK News And Entertainment Features Advent NewsLite At NAB
VISLINK News and Entertainment is featuring Advent NewsLite, a portable, IP-enabled SatCom terminal designed for use with current and new lightweight antenna systems at the their stand at NAB (C6019)

06/04/2011 Brainstorm Multimedia Makes Virtual Sets Easy With EasySet 3D
Brainstorm Multimedia is featuring EasySet 3D, the latest development from its Easy family of powerful yet affordable 3D graphics solutions. EasySet 3D is a simple to use, yet highly sophisticated an

06/04/2011 China's Fujian Southeast Cable Upgrades With Thomson Video Networks Technology
Thomson Video Networks has announced that China's largest cable operator, Fujian Southeast Cable has upgraded its headend infrastructure with a solution from Thomson Video Networks. On air since Febr

06/04/2011 Christie Enlightens ProLight+Sound With Nitro Solutions Digital Luminaires
Christie, an award-winning visual technologies company, has announced its participation in ProLight+Sound, the international fair of technologies and services for events and entertainment, on Hall 9,

06/04/2011 Harmonic Introduces New Omneon MediaGrid
Harmonic has introduced a new version of the Omneon MediaGrid active storage system that lowers the cost-of-storage capacity while delivering the performance required by next-generation media workflow

06/04/2011 Michael Baker Joins Vaddio Team
Vaddio has retained videoconferencing-alum, Michael Baker, for strategic vertical market development. Due to Vaddio's rapid growth in the healthcare, education and corporate training industries, Bake

06/04/2011 Mosart v3.0 Introduces Customisable Touchscreen Interface For On-The-Fly News And Sports Operation
At NAB, Mosart Medialab will introduce version 3.0 of its newscast automation system. Mosart v3.0 debuts a new graphical user interface allowing users to create operating environments tailored to se

06/04/2011 Photon Beard Highlights Evolution Gaming
Professional lighting specialists Photon Beard has announced the installation of its Highlight 110 and 220 studio lighting systems at Evolution Gaming's state-of-the-art live dealer studio in Riga, La

06/04/2011 Ross Video Extends openGear Offerings With Dolby Processing
Ross Video will introduce a range of Dolby processing solutions at NAB 2011. These coupled with the existing portfolio further extends overall capabilities of the Ross openGear offering. Handling al

05/04/2011 Avatar Animation Expert For Belfast Awards
A Northern Ireland man who has worked on top Hollywood films including Avatar, Terminator Salvation and Happy Feet is the keynote speaker at this year's Belfast Business Awards. Greg Maguire lives in

05/04/2011 BlueArc Energy-Efficient Storage Propels New Dr. Seuss 3D CGI Animated Film
BluArc Corporation, a leader in scalable, high-performance network storage, has announced that Illumination Entertainment, a producer of family films for Universal Pictures, has selected an energy-eff

05/04/2011 Gefen Launch ELR Extender For HDMI With PoL
Digital connectivity solutions provider Gefen has announced its newest breakthrough for an extra long-range extension of HDMI devices. The GefenPRO ELR Extender for HDMI with PoL offers a long-range

05/04/2011 GlobeCast Increases Direct Fibre Connectivity To Television Platforms And Broadcast Facilities Worldwide
GlobeCast has announced that it has increased the interconnection of its technical facilities around the world to platform operators and broadcast facilities via fibre, as part of its strategy to add