Broadcast News Archive for February, 2013
11/02/2013 re:fine Adds New TV Content Owners For itunes
Content processing business re:fine has struck two new deals with major content owners in the fields of factual and family entertainment programming. The first is with DHX Media, a global media right

11/02/2013 Syfy To Develop 'The Man In The High Castle' Adaptation
Syfy will adapt Philip K. Dick’s Hugo Award-winning novel The Man In The High Castle into a 4-hour miniseries event. Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files, Hunted) will write and serve as Executive Producer.

11/02/2013 Who's That DIT?
By Callum Just, GBCT, The Digital Orchard, Founder and Lead Technician In recent years we have seen significant advances in the technology behind digital production. In that time both crew and

08/02/2013 Christie Launches Book Of Shapes
Christie has published and released The Book of Shapes – a "coffee table" style book showcasing projects around the globe that are redefining the use of display technology in everything from retail st

08/02/2013 Doremi Named Berlinale Official Supplier
Doremi has been confirmed as official supplier of the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, the 'Berlinale'. The company is proud to provide twenty sets of equipment to support projections at the

08/02/2013 Emotion Systems Launch eFF 3.0 At NAB 2013
Emotion Systems are set to launch eFF 3.0, the latest incarnation of its audio loudness compliance and normalisation application. eFF 3.0 features Dolby E, True Peak, Short Term and Momentary Correct

08/02/2013 Framestore And Audible Create Animation Bring Digital Cube To Times Square
After joining forces on a successful TV campaign, Audible.com approached Framestore's Design Department, enlisting the team to imagine a 15-second animation to be displayed on a digital cube screen in

08/02/2013 Hockey Broadcaster Turns To RTW
When the engineers at Canada's Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) decided to transition their studios to 5.1 audio, choosing the right equipment to support the switch was a top priority. In

08/02/2013 MediaSilo Launch iPad App
MediaSilo, a provider of cloud-based media workflow and collaboration solutions, has launched a native iOS app that provides iPad users with access to their media assets from anywhere. With the iPad

08/02/2013 New UK HQ For Clear-Com
Clear-Com, a critical voice communication systems provider, has relocated its UK headquarters. The new office is located at 2000 Beach Drive, Cambridge, just down the road from the company's previou

08/02/2013 SDUK Brings Broadcast & Live Production Technology To BVE 2013
Shure Distribution UK (SDUK) will be demonstrating some of the latest advances in broadcast and production technology from microphone manufacturer Shure and portable recorder specialist Sound Devices

08/02/2013 Technicolor Styles Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror II
Technicolor has taken a starring role in the post production of the second series of Charlie Brooker’s dark satire tragicomedy, Black Mirror II. The highly anticipated cult favourite is set to return

08/02/2013 Virgin Media And FilmFlex Roll Out Next Generation video On Demand
FilmFlex, a movies-on-demand service provider, and Virgin Media announced a new partnership to drive the development of the state-of-the-art technology which powers Virgin Movies. Virgin Movies offer

07/02/2013 Autodesk Honours Filmmakers With The Visual Effects Society Student Award
For the fifth consecutive year Autodesk has extended its support for tomorrow's artists, animators, designers and filmmakers by sponsoring the Visual Effects Society's (VES) award for "Outstanding Vis

07/02/2013 Bexel Equipment Tackles The Super Bowl XLVII Broadcast
To prepare for the expansive Super Bowl week broadcast schedule and telecast of the big game from New Orleans, several networks turned to Bexel to handle their on-site production needs and fiber infra

07/02/2013 Clear-Com Brings Latest Broadcast Intercoms To BVE 2013
Clear-Com will display its latest range of broadcast intercom solutions at BVE 2013 (Stand J16). Included among the intercom offerings on display are the recently unveiled Eclipse HX matrices and Hel

07/02/2013 NETIA Products Prepare For NAB
NETIA is unveiling version 8.2 of the company's Radio-Assist™ digital audio software suite at the 2013 NAB Show. This latest release of NETIA's flagship software boasts three powerful enhancements,

07/02/2013 PacTV Launches Virtual Pop In
Pacific Television Center (PacTV), a Los Angeles-based independent global transmission and production company, has a new 24/7 virtual MCR in Washington D.C. An enhancement of PacTV's existing network

07/02/2013 PTV Soars At Frankfurt Airport
At Frankfurt Airport, dreams of the future already come as standard: television and radio programmes are distributed all over the airport grounds site using IPTV. The existing network infrastructure

07/02/2013 Sound Devices Equips Watson Wu Studios
Specializing in providing professional audio content for film, television, commercials and video games, Watson Wu Studios has come to rely on Sound Devices portable mixers, recorders and interface gea

07/02/2013 Studio l'Equipe Relies On Mistika For Colour Grading Toolsets
As part of the on-going expansion of digital acquisition, Brussels-based Studio l’Equipe, one of Belgium’s leading post production facilities has invested in SGO's Mistika to meet the demands of a rap

07/02/2013 The IABM Names Yves Dupuis Director of Market Intelligence
The IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers) has appointed Yves Dupuis as the organization's director of market intelligence. In this newly created role, Dupuis will be responsib

07/02/2013 TSL Professional Products Set For CABSAT 2013
TSL Professional Products Ltd will present a range of audio, loudness, tally, distribution and SoundField products at CABSAT 2013 (Hall C7, Stand C7-20). The show will take place from March 12 through

06/02/2013 Calrec Announces Automixer For Consoles
Calrec has added Automixer, an automatic mixing function, to its Bluefin2 signal-processing engine, the driving force behind its Apollo and Artemis mixing consoles. Automixer attenuates the output lev

06/02/2013 Cel-Soft Introduce Pixel-Scope At BVE 2013
Cel-Soft will be showing a broadened product range with more new 2D tools and facilities on stand K1 at BVE 2013. The company will be represented by Robin Palmer (Managing Director) and David Palmer