Broadcast News Archive for December, 2015
18/12/2015 Industry Issues Worth Following In 2016
Trade bodies will set the agenda for a hot technology year with 2016 going to be an acceleration year for IP, UHD and UHD via IP, and a number of the industry bodies have vital work to accomplish if t

18/12/2015 Lawo's Sapphire Compact Mixing Desk Now Shipping
Lawo's sapphire compact mixing desk is now shipping to clients worldwide, the company has said. The mixing desk was first introduced at IBC 2015. Providing a new, small mixing surface with either

18/12/2015 Mediapro Delivers El Clásico Game In UHD
Mediapro has produced the first match between Madrid and FC Barcelona in Ultra-High Definition. The game was produced in UHD using 10 Panasonic AK-UC3000 cameras, which supplied 4K and HD signals simu

18/12/2015 Miller Fluid Heads (Europe) To Exhibit At BSC Expo
Miller Fluid Heads (Europe) Ltd. is to exhibit at BSC Expo 2016. It will demonstrate its latest cinematography solutions, including the Cineline 2090 Tripod System as well as the the Arrow Series

18/12/2015 NETIA Announces Reseller Agreement
NETIA has announced a new reseller agreement with Périactes Broadcast Solutions. The agreement will see Périactes Broadcast Solutions represent NETIA's software solutions in Africa and the Middle

18/12/2015 Strictly Christmas Special Returns To Elstree
BBC Studios and Post Production (BBC S&PP) has provided full studio and technical and services at Elstree Studios for two of BBC One's Christmas and New Year scheduling highlights this year – Top of t

17/12/2015 André Zacher Selects Sound Devices' 788T
Production Sound Mixer, André Zacher has captured audio for more than 50 documentary and feature films over the past 11 years, having travelled to Africa, Scandinavia, and the remote mountains of the

17/12/2015 Creation Of SMPTE UK Region Approved
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) Board of Governors has formally approved the creation of the SMPTE U.K. Region. It has appointed Bruce Devlin, chief media scientist at D

17/12/2015 Harmonic Deployed For The Museum Channel
Harmonic's Spectrum MediaDeck integrated media server and ChannelPort integrated channel playout systems, as well as the Harmonic Polaris Play channel-in-a-box automation software have been deployed b

17/12/2015 LynTec Announces New IPC Panel
LynTec has unveiled its new Integrated Power Center (IPC) panel; a circuit breaker panel and isolation transformer integrated in one enclosure. The panel adds control to Schneider Electric's Integrate

17/12/2015 Rafael Zapardiel Joins Datos Media
Datos Media has appointed Rafael Zapardiel as Senior Sales Executive. He brings more than 30 years of experience in the broadcast video and audio sector. Zapardiel began his career as an engineer a

17/12/2015 Strong Demand For Custom Consoles' Products
Custom Consoles has reported a strong demand for studio control desks and monitor display walls in the broadcast media training sector. The demand has been fuelled by major upgrades at some of the UK'

16/12/2015 Canon Europe To Feature At ISE 2016
Canon Europe has confirmed it will showcase its next generation of projectors at ISE 2016. Unveiled to the AV community for the first time in Europe, the flagship Canon XEED 4K500ST is said to be

16/12/2015 Danish Broadcaster Turns To LiveU
LiveU has said its technology is being utilised by Danish broadcaster TV East to enhance its newsgathering operations. The deal, which was overseen by LiveU's Danish partner Avit, sees TV East usi

16/12/2015 Euro Media Group Names New CTO
Ronald Meyvisch has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Euro Media Group (EMG). From 1 January, 2016, Meyvisch will report directly to Thierry Drilhon, Charmain & CEO of Euro Media

16/12/2015 iBroadcast Can Significantly Improve Operational Efficiency
iBroadcast is an invaluable tool for broadcasters and satellite, terrestrial, cable and IPTV operators, looking to improve their operational efficiency. In its role as an end-to-end, multi-vendor net

16/12/2015 JoeCo Delivers Festive Sound To Melbourne
JoeCo has helped deliver the sounds and sights of Christmas to Melbourne, courtesy of its BlackBox Player. In the Australian city, systems integrator Sound Environment is replaying 24-channel surr

16/12/2015 Vizrt Selected For KITV Station Upgrade
Vizrt's solutions have been selected by KITV – the ABC-affiliated station in Hawaii – as part of its station-wide migration to full HD newsgathering and production. Recently acquired by Lilly Broa

16/12/2015 What Can The C300 Mark II Do?
With Canon's new C300 Mark II now available for hire, the question is why choose it over the older C300 Mark I? Especially considering its more expensive hire charge and the fact that it uses more pri

15/12/2015 360 Degree Aerial Video With Drones – FAQs
Technology is in a constant state of motion in the video industry and even more so in the drone and visualisation industry. That doesn't mean marketing, visualisation and production companies need to

15/12/2015 Bridge Technologies Teams With Techtel
Bridge Technologies has announced a new partnership with Techtel. Techtel will be responsible for the supply and support of the full range of Bridge Technologies' media monitoring and analysis sol

15/12/2015 Deluxe Awarded NFL Distribution Contract
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. (Deluxe) has been awarded a three-year digital content distribution contract by MP & Silva to deliver live NFL games to broadcasters throughout Europe. The

15/12/2015 Mi Broadcast Welcomes Delivery Of Ereca Stage Racer
Mi Broadcast is pleased to announce the delivery of an Ereca Stage Racer fibre optic signal transport system to Scorpio Broadcast Engineering. The twelve 3G/HD-SDI system will form part of Scorpio'

15/12/2015 Move To IP Is Gaining Momentum – Study
According to new research by Futuresource Consulting, on behalf of Nevion, the use of IP within the broadcast environment is gaining momentum. So much so, that it has now been predicted that broadcast

15/12/2015 Riedel Intercom System Used For 'Star Wars' Experience
Earlier this year, Riedel Communications' Artist digital matrix intercom system was utilised in Secret Group's Secret Cinema presents 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back'. The fiber-based Ar