Broadcast News Archive for October, 2014
31/10/2014 DOP Jack Shelbourn On Anton/Bauer...
Director of Photography Jack Shelbourn has revealed his choice of Anton/Bauer batteries in his kit portfolio. Mr Shelbourn has shot shorts across the UK and Italy, and feature films in London and

31/10/2014 FOR-A Renames HVS Switcher Series
FOR-A has unveiled a name change to three products within its HANABI Series of video switchers. The HVS-XT100, HVS-XT110, and HVS-XT2000 switchers will now be called the HVS-100, HVS-110 and HVS-20

31/10/2014 HHB Upgrades iZotope's RX 4
Scrub, the Soho-based division of HHB Communications, has supplied upgrades to iZotope's RX 4 audio enhancement and restoration software for London audio post production facilities. Scrub issued o

31/10/2014 Leader Instruments Supply Digital Cinematography Seminar
A multi-display test instrument from LEADER's LV538X has played a major role in the summer 2014 Digital Cinematography seminar at Maine Media College in Rockport, Knox County, on the US east coast.

31/10/2014 Pixel Power Supplies UTV Ireland
Pixel Power has announced a deal to supply two BrandMaster branding switchers to UTV in Belfast for its new Broadcast Centre. UTV already uses BrandMasters and other Pixel Power graphics systems fo

31/10/2014 Production News - Keep It In The Family Filmed At BBC Elstree
BBC Studios and Post Production is supplying studio facilities at BBC Elstree Studio D for ITV game show Keep It In The Family. The ITV Studios' and Over The Top Productions' new Saturday night fam

30/10/2014 Artel Appoints VP Finance
Artel Video Systems has appointed Brad Buchholz as vice president of finance. Mr Buchholz brings more than 30 years of financial management experience in telecom and other technology industries.

30/10/2014 AVIWEST Launches DMNG PRO App
AVIWEST has launched a new smartphone app for its DMNG PRO video uplink system, used to transmit broadcast signals for breaking news coverage. The DMNG Remote application enables journalists to

30/10/2014 Canon Releases EOS C100 Mark II
Canon has expanded its Cinema EOS System with the launch of the EOS C100 Mark II. Building on the EOS C100, the EOS C100 Mark II offers an upgraded package. A Canon Super 35mm 8.3MP CMOS sensor

30/10/2014 EC/Japan Develop High Speed Networks
The European Commission and Japan have announced four research projects that will seek to develop new technologies for high-speed networks in dense user areas. The investments total €12million and mor

30/10/2014 Olympusat Telecom Selects Viaccess-Orca's Voyage - TV Everywhere
Olympusat Telecom has chosen Viaccess-Orca's Voyage - TV Everywhere solution to support its OTT multiscreen business-to-business (B2B) service. Olympusat Telecom is a division of Olympusat Holdi

30/10/2014 Production News - RTÉ Announces Successful Storyland Series
RTÉ Drama and Bord Scannán na hÉireann - the Irish Film Board - have announced the commission of five new original dramas for the new season of Storyland. The five production companies awarded

30/10/2014 Radium Audio Confirmed For Bottle Yard Studios
Radium Audio is confirmed as the latest addition to the community of businesses based at Bristol's Bottle Yard Studios. The creative audio company is based in south east London and launched its

30/10/2014 tvONE Announces CORIOmax Upgrade
tvONE has announced a new upgrade to its CORIOmax HDBaseT Output Modules. Now CORIOmaster, CORIOmaster mini, CORIOmatrix and CORIOmatrix mini, when equipped with HDBaseT output modules, can auto

29/10/2014 AJA Io Selected For Descendents Documentary
For editorial workflow for new film 'Filmage: The Story of DESCENDENTS/ALL', the directors have turned to AJA's Io XT Thunderbolt-enabled professional video device for on-the-go I/O. The film bega

29/10/2014 Bill Vinten GTC Uni Award Winners Announced
The winners of the Bill Vinten GTC University Award have been announced. The University for the Creative Arts won the Bill Vinten GTC University Award Trophy at the event, held at the University of

29/10/2014 Blackmagic Powers Big Screen At ATP Tournament
The Erste Bank Open in Vienna, part of the ATP mens' tennis tournament, deployed a big screen video production system built featuring the Blackmagic Design ATEM 2 M/E Production Studio 4K and Teranex

29/10/2014 ENENSYS Releases New ASI Switcher
ENENSYS has released its new ASI switcher technology, ASIIPGuard, an upgrade of its ASI switches. ASIIPGuard provides automatic switching capabilities between two ASI sources and can also be used a

29/10/2014 Forbidden To Demo Forscene Developments At SATIS 2014
Forbidden Technologies will be appearing at this year's SATIS show in Paris to showcase new enhancements to its Forscene cloud platform. Features include: • New Forscene user interface look and

29/10/2014 HARMAN's JBL Announces New 5628 Cinema Subwoofer
HARMAN's JBL Professional has announced the new 5628 dual 18-inch cinema subwoofer. 5628 is a front-loaded, vented subwoofer enclosure that houses two of JBL's 2269H Ultra Long Excursion 18-inch Di

29/10/2014 Production News – Causeway Pictures Launch 'Irish Gothic' Label
Belfast's Causeway Pictures has announced the launch of its 'Irish Gothic' label, which will hone in on genre films that have taken inspiration from Irish legends. Causeway MD Chris Patterson is co

29/10/2014 Riedel Showcases At SATIS 2014
Riedel will be showcasing its latest product lineup at this year's SATIS show. STX-200 Professional Broadcast-Grade Interface brings any Skype user worldwide into the professional broadcast

28/10/2014 Bubble & Squeak Opens New Pinewood Office
Industry PR firm Bubble & Squeak, is opening a second office based at Pinewood Studios, effective from 3 November 2014. MD Sadie Groom said: "It is a very exciting time for Bubble & Squeak as we c

28/10/2014 Central Presentations Ltd Unveils New Range
UK-based video, AV and technical production firm Central Presentations Ltd (CPL) has unveiled a new range of projector rigging solutions, featuring rental frames, truss mounts, flying mounts and a por

28/10/2014 CueScript Signs Distributor Deal With Mavi Grup Iletisim
CueScript has signed a distributor agreement with Mavi Grup Iletisim. The move sees Mavi Grup Iletisim assume distribution rights for all CueScript products in Turkey. Founded in 2001, Mavi Grup Il