Broadcast News Archive for October, 2013
10/10/2013 Telegenic Trial Axon 4K Systems In Brazil
Working with Sony to develop U-HD, Telegenic's new OB unit T25 was sent to Brazil to trial the process and associated technology for acquiring and delivering live 4K content. The trials took place at

10/10/2013 The Voice Returns To dock10
dock10, the MediaCityUK-based media services provider in Salford, has announced that the Blind Auditions stage of BBC One’s reality talent show The Voice UK has returned to the facility for the second

10/10/2013 Welsh Docu. Training Scheme Launched
Applications have been launched for a new programme of training for young documentary filmmakers between 16 - 19 years old. The Media Academy Wales, in partnership with Film Agency for Wales, has ann

09/10/2013 Film London To Run Micro-Market
Film London's first ever Micro-Market, for financiers looking for projects with a small price tag, will run on 16 and 17 October, featuring 19 micro-budget film-making teams. Film-makers attending th

09/10/2013 FOCAL To Host Archive Event At BAFTA London
FOCAL International is to host a one-day event at BAFTA in London on October 28 to inspire the next generation of filmmakers and build bridges between stakeholders in the world of archive content. En

09/10/2013 Forbidden Appoints Spanish AVcast To Represent FORscene
Forbidden Technologies, owner and developer of the cloud video platform FORscene, has announced that Spanish system integrator AVcast will represent FORscene to the broadcast industry in Spain. "We'r

09/10/2013 HARMAN's AKG Launches K812 At PLASA
At this year's PLASA London show, HARMAN's AKG has announced its new K812 reference headphones, offering an oversized 53mm driver. The copper-covered aluminum voice coil extends sounds beyond the lim

09/10/2013 Jurors Announced For BFI Fest
Jim Broadbent, Miranda Richardson, Emilia Fox, Cillian Murphy, Saoirse Ronan, Philip French, Lone Scherfig and Rodrigo Prieto are among the jurors that have been announced for the 57th BFI London Film

09/10/2013 Red TX Captures Stephen Lawrence Tribute Concert
Broadcast audio providers Red TX captured the audio for 'Unity – A Concert For Stephen Lawrence' at London's O2 Arena on September 29 this year. Artists including Rita Ora, Beverley Knight and Jessie

09/10/2013 Riedel Acquires Code One
Riedel Communications has announced that it has acquired Düsseldorf-based mobile streaming specialist Code One. A developer of solutions for video streaming over wide area networks (WANs), Code One s

09/10/2013 Ross Video Acquires MCP
Ross Video has announced news of the acquisition of MCP (Mobile Content Providers), a mobile sports production packager based in South Florida, USA. Ross plans to transform MCP into a national mobile

08/10/2013 Avid Reveals New Option Card
Avid has revealed a new option card for Avid live systems to create a modular, integrated solution for multi-mic applications; the Dugan-VN16. "Avid's industry-leading live sound solutions are buil

08/10/2013 BBFC Announces Tariff For Amateur Filmmakers
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has announced a new tariff for short films made by film students or by first time filmmakers affiliated to a recognised funding scheme. "The student sh

08/10/2013 Christopher Lee Receives BFI Fellowship
Sir Christopher Lee has been celebrating news of his upcoming BFI Fellowship with London Mayor Boris Johnson. The Fellowship will be presented at the 2013 BFI London Film Festival Awards on Saturday

08/10/2013 Clear-Com Reveals Eclipse Updates
Clear-Com has announced the delivery of new enhancements to the Eclipse HX Digital Matrix Intercom System. The compact 3RU Eclipse HX-Delta matrix frame had its European debut at this year's IBC show

08/10/2013 GTC Announces Bill Vinten Awards Venue
The Guild of Television Cameramen has announced that the inaugural Bill Vinten GTC University awards will take place on October 24 between 6pm and 9pm at ITV Studios on London's South Bank. The award

08/10/2013 James Mathers Selects OConnor 2575
For James Mathers' latest production '1000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story', the renowned cinematographer chose the RED Epic paired with Angenieux, Zeiss, and Fujinon lenses, along with the OConnor 2575

08/10/2013 OASYS Showcases Chameleon at Broadcast India
OASYS Automated Playout Limited has announced it will showcase the 'Chameleon' playout solution at Broadcast India alongside news production and playout products from its partner company, BroadStream.

08/10/2013 Vizrt Supplies Lockhead Martin With Data Visualisation
Vizrt has collaborated with Lockheed Martin to develop the new Multi-Touch Executive Dashboard (MED), combining Lockheed Martin's real-time data asset management software, Microsoft’s Perceptive Pixel

07/10/2013 BFI London Film Fest. Reveals Lineup
The 57th BFI London Film Festival has announced the line-up of events, screenings and services for this year's event. The industry programme will feature screenings in central London's Cineworld Shaf

07/10/2013 BVE North Announces This Year's Speakers
BVE North 2013 has announced its lineup of speakers and industry experts for this year's show, which returns to Manchester Central on 12-13 November 2013. James Rowley-Ashwood, Event Director, BVE N

07/10/2013 From Soho Onto The Northern Line...
As the BBC establishes itself in Salford's Media City, Soho Editors' Alan Bradbury discusses the importance of London to the industry and the increasing need to pay attention to developments up nor

07/10/2013 Matrox Makes Streaming Media Top 100
Matrox Video has been included in the Streaming Media 100 List of the most important companies in online video. "As the number of companies in our space has grown, we've narrowed the purview of the S

07/10/2013 Oslo Studio Institute Selects Facilis TerraBlock
The Nordic Institute for Stage and Studio in Oslo has revamped its post production pipeline with a new Facilis TerraBlock 24D. Connected to 45 Mac-based workstations running applications like Avid Me

07/10/2013 Raw Talent Meets The South Atlantic
Cinematographer Simon Vacher recently visited Ascension Island, St Helena, the Caribbean Territories and Antarcticawhile filming for a new documentary on the UK Territories. Miller invited Simon to