Broadcast News Archive for March, 2014
10/03/2014 HARMAN Reveals Soundcraft Vi3000
HARMAN's Soundcraft today announced the introduction of its Vi3000 digital live sound console, with features including the internal DSP Soundcraft® SpiderCore, a new industrial design, 96 channels to

10/03/2014 Hat Trick Launches Plum Pictures Cooking Show
Independent UK distributor Hat Trick International is set to launch Plum Pictures' new entertainment series Win It Cook It as an international format at MIP-TV in April. The move marks indie produc

10/03/2014 Kinesys Makes Prolight+Sound Debut
Automation and motion control specialist Kinesys has announced it will be exhibiting at Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt for the first time this year. Two major new products will be launched at the show

10/03/2014 MGL Video Celebrates 10 Years
UK-based Video production group MGL Media is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. Producer Wayne Kelly reveals all... In some ways 2004 seems like yesterday but in others it feels li

10/03/2014 Polar Graphics Offers New Thunderbolt RAID
Polar Graphics' storage arm Stardom is offering a new eight-bay, rack-mounted Thunderbolt RAID. The DR8-TB provides 10Gb/s Thunderbolt™ (2-Port) interfaces and is compatible with 3.5" SATA III driv

10/03/2014 Pro Motion Announces 2014 Line Up
London-based equipment hire specialist Pro Motion has announced it will be expanding and enhancing its product line up across 2014. The company was founded in 2005 and services the UK TV and film i

10/03/2014 RTS Holds West England Awards
The Royal Television Society (RTS) held its West of England Awards last night, welcoming the television and broadcast community of the west to the Bristol Old Vic. The BBC had a successful evening,

10/03/2014 Sony/Panasonic Launch Archival Disc
Sony and Panasonic have joined forces to launch the new Archival Disc, a "new standard for professional-use, next-generation optical discs, with the objective of expanding the market for long-term dig

07/03/2014 Adorama Releases The Flashpoint StreakLight
Adorama, one of the world's largest photography, video, imaging and electronics retailers, recently released the Flashpoint StreakLight, a brand new portable strobe light for on- or off-camera use.

07/03/2014 Allen & Heath Introduces V1.4 Firmware
Allen & Heath has released V1.4 firmware for its GLD digital mixer range, introducing a suite of powerful dynamic processors and enhancements to scene management, including crossfading and embedded sc

07/03/2014 Apantac Improves MicroQ-S Features
Apantac has recently improved the features of it's MicroQ-S and reduced the price by 30%. The MicroQ-S is a quad-split multiviewer that lowers the cost of entry for facilities requiring 3G multiviewe

07/03/2014 Astucemedia Helps Helsinki With Rebranding Campaign
Astucemedia managed critical elements of a massive rebranding campaign for Helsinki, Finland-based media group MTV Network (which is not related to any music television network). The goal of the reb

07/03/2014 Audio-Technica To Reintroduce Classic Microphone Models
Audio-Technica is to re-introduce one of its classic microphone models at ProLight + Sound 2014, with other new headphone and microphone products also receiving their PL+S debut at the event between 1

07/03/2014 NewTek To Present Multi-Camera Production Systems At CABSAT 2014
At CABSAT 2014 in Dubai, NewTek will present selected models from its new family of professional TriCaster multi-camera production systems for the first time in the Middle East region. These systems

07/03/2014 Pinewood Signs Exclusive Agreement With Welsh Govt
Pinewood Shepperton, a leading provider of services to the global film and television industry, has announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with the Welsh Government to advise on its new £

07/03/2014 Stage Right Uses EMTO's LED Screens On Theatre Productions
Northampton-based production company Stage Right has been using LED specialist EMTO's new LED screens on a number of recent theatre productions including an ever-popular 'Jack & The Beanstalk' staged

06/03/2014 Adlib Audio Launches AA Install Speaker Range
Liverpool based Adlib Audio has launched Adlib Speakers to manufacture and market its AA brand of speakers. Adlib has been making, installing and using the AA range for the last 15 years, primarily f

06/03/2014 AJA Appoints Territory Manager, Western Region
AJA Video Systems has hired Nathan Simmons as Territory Manager, Western Region. Mr Simmons will be based in Southern California out of AJA's Los Angeles office. "AJA has been a hallmark of excellen

06/03/2014 Applications Open For Inside Pictures
Applications for Inside Pictures, one of the UK's leading film industry business training and leadership skills development course, are currently open. The British Film Council has announced that the

06/03/2014 Happy Mondays Select Avid S3L
For the Happy Mondays' recent tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of their second album 'Bummed', front of house engineer Gerry Parchment and monitor engineer Jasen Hattams pushed to carry their own

06/03/2014 HARMAN Studer Selected By Media Prima Malaysia
Media Prima Berhad, Malaysia's leading integrated media investment group, has recently purchased a HARMAN Studer Vista 1 for multipurpose usage throughout all the Media Prima companies. The device wa

06/03/2014 Mariner xVu Software Enhancements Announced For NAB
At this year's NAB show, Mariner is to demonstrate enhancements to its Mariner xVu™ Software Defined Monitoring solution. By providing more data sources, Mariner xVu allows service providers to pinpo

06/03/2014 Primestream Unveils Archive Bridge™ 1.0 For FORK Production Suite
Primestream has unveiled Archive Bridge™ 1.0, a new module for its FORK™ Production Suite. The module delivers tight integrations between archival solutions and the FORK media asset management and pr

06/03/2014 RTS Scotland Awards Launched
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has launched the first RTS Scotland Awards. The awards will cover production in Scotland across the board, recognising "excellence and innovation" across a range of

06/03/2014 Suffragette To Film In House Of Commons
In April, the House of Commons is to welcome a commercial production into its iconic halls for the first time, as the filming of British feature Suffragette gets underway. The film, based on the stor