Broadcast News Archive for September, 2013
19/09/2013 Fruition Uses TriCaster For Discovery Channel's Animal Planet
Fruition, the event production and online TV production company, used a NewTek TriCaster live production system to live stream and record interviews and presentations during Discovery Channel's launch

19/09/2013 World's First 4K Multi-Camera Live OBVan
Sony has announced that it has been selected by long-term partner Telegenic to design and build one of the world’s first 4K Outside Broadcast (OB) trucks. The next generation outside broadcast vehicle

18/09/2013 Content Television Signs New International Deals
Content Television, a division of Content Media Corporation, has concluded a host of new international deals for Back2Back Productions' 'The Royals', as broadcasters – including the UK's Channel 5 – s

18/09/2013 Elstree Studios Development Takes A Major Step Forward
A multi-million pound development of Elstree Studios to provide new media facilities for the film and television industry and an economic boost to Hertsmere has taken a major step forward this week.

18/09/2013 HHB Communications Reports Biggest Year For Broadcast Audio At IBC
HHB Communications is reporting the biggest year yet for broadcast audio at IBC after record-breaking attendance and significant product debuts created heavy footfall on its stand in Hall 8. IBC has

18/09/2013 Panasonic Projectors Used To Create Stage Wall
XL Video are the multi-award winning AV experts responsible for the projection of Video Director Richard Turner's innovative video display on Roger Waters' 'The Wall Live' concert tour.   To help XL

18/09/2013 Robe LEDBeams Audition For X-Factor
Lighting Designer Tom Sutherland utilised 60 Robe LEDBeam 100s to great effect on the 2013 X-Factor Auditions which were staged at London's Wembley Arena. Around 250 hopefuls gave it their all in fro

18/09/2013 RTS Receive Positive Feedback At IBC
An entire Who's Who of the broadcasting scene assembled this year at RTS's booth at the IBC in Amsterdam. The number of dealers as well as industry insiders and specialists visiting the stand was rema

17/09/2013 Geemarc Introduces CL7400 Wireless Headset
Geemarc Telecom, a leader in the design and manufacture of assistive devices for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing, today announced a new wireless TV listener headset which puts style firmly on the age

17/09/2013 Gefen 4x1 HDMI Switcher Delivers 4k Resolution
Digital connectivity solutions provider Gefen today announced that its 4x1 Switcher for HDMI 4k/2k is available to order, with shipments beginning in October 2013. This new switcher connects four hig

17/09/2013 Ross Video VPS Integrates Tiffen Broadcast Solutions
Ross Video is featuring integrated Ross-Tiffen solutions as part of the Ross Virtual and Augmented Reality studio. The virtual studio will show a fully automated broadcast production system with a p

17/09/2013 Sonnet Announces Echo Express SE II
Sonnet has announced the Echo™ Express SE II, the replacement for the highly successful Echo Express II Thunderbolt™-to-PCIe expansion chassis. The new model adds enhanced capabilities and sells at a

17/09/2013 Sound Devices 788T-SSD Record Doctor Who
When BAFTA Cymru Award-nominated sound recordist Deian Humphreys set out to capture all of the dynamic dialog for the BBC hit science fiction television program Doctor Who, he turned to Sound Devices

17/09/2013 Source Distribution Debuts PreSonus Live Sound
Source Distribution has chosen next month’s PLASA show at ExCel as the UK debut for the new PreSonus StudioLive 32.4.2AI digital mixer and StudioLive AI series 3-way active PA loudspeakers, all of

16/09/2013 Al Kass To Power Avids New Headquarters
Avid has announced that Qatar-based Al Kass, one of the most innovative sports TV channels in the Middle East, will power its new state-of-the-art headquarters with a complete end-to-end Avid workflow

16/09/2013 BeBanjo And Cognacq-Jay Image Provides Service To Power Cirkus
BeBanjo and Cognacq-Jay Image, both part of TDF Media Services, have announced that they will be providing a fully integrated service to power Cirkus, the new SVOD service that will bring the best of

16/09/2013 Cubiware Launches Middleware Licensing Agreement With Sinwatec
Cubiware has announced the launch of a middleware licensing agreement with Sinwatec, a Russian company specializing in electronic manufacturing services (EMS) and the development and production of ele

16/09/2013 Gearhouse Broadcast To Install A New Facility In Dublin
Gearhouse Broadcast has been awarded the contract to design, supply, install and support a new state-of-the-art HDTV facility at the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) in Dub

16/09/2013 GigaContect And Nevion To Build New National Contribution Network
TV content services supplier GigaContent and media transport specialist Nevion have been commissioned by broadcaster TV2 to build a new national contribution network within Denmark to replace its exis

16/09/2013 ICON Connectivity Solutions At IBC2013
Clear-Com is showcasing its new family of ICON Connectivity Solutions at IBC 2013 (Stand 10.D29). ICON is a collection of communications products that link local or geographically distributed interc

16/09/2013 Pebble Beach Systems Wins A Major Contract
Pebble Beach Systems has announced that it has been awarded a major contract to deliver Marina automation to Brazil's TV Globo network, one of the largest commercial networks worldwide. The Marina sy

16/09/2013 RTW Displays Software Options For Its TM3 At IBC2013
RTW will display its latest innovative software options for its TM3 and TM3-3G TouchMonitors IBC 2013 (Stand 8.D92). The new TM3-SWMC software license, now shipping, incorporates a Moving Coil Emula

13/09/2013 Camera Corps Q-Ball Achieves Iconic Status
Camera Corps has reported a highly successful summer of sport both in its role as a broadcast production service provider and as manufacturer of robotic camera systems. From the Extreme Sports X-Gam

13/09/2013 ChyronHego Chooses Matrox DSX Developer Products
Matrox Video has announced that ChyronHego, the leader in broadcast graphics creation, playout and real-time data visualization, has chosen the Matrox DSX™ Developer Products as the multi-channel I/O

13/09/2013 Digia And Metrological Partner On Many DTV Projects
Digia Plc, the Helsinki-headquartered product, services and consulting powerhouse responsible for the Qt technology, and Metrological, an innovative software company providing a cloud-based Applicatio