Broadcast News Archive for March, 2015
20/03/2015 TV-Film Kits Out OB Truck With Ikegami
Vienna-based TV-Film has purchased Ikegami HDK-970A and HDK-97A cameras for its Ü6 OB truck. The sale was negotiated by Ikegami's Austrian dealer, Avisys Electronics GmbH, which is also located in

19/03/2015 A&H's iLive Selected For Asian Games
Allen & Heath's iLive digital system and GL2800 analogue mixer were selected to be installed in Korea's new Incheon Asiad stadium for the 17th Asian Games. The 2014 Asian Games, officially known as

19/03/2015 ARRI Releases ALEXA SXT
ARRI has announced the release of its new ALEXA SXT (Super Xtended Technology) cameras; the latest development in the ALEXA family. ALEXA SXT cameras offer ProRes 4K recording, improved image quali

19/03/2015 Berlin Philharmonic Selects HARMAN Soundcraft Vi3000
The Berlin Philharmonic has added a HARMAN's Soundcraft Vi3000 console to its Chamber Music Hall, building on the Soundcraft Vi6 and a Studer Vista 9 console already installed in the venue. The Vi6

19/03/2015 Codex And ARRI Streamline ALEXA SXT Workflow
Digital recording and workflow supplier Codex has announced a collaboration with ARRI to develop the recording and workflow system for the ALEXA SXT. The companies' engineering teams have worked to

19/03/2015 EMEA Gateway To Represent Dejero Live+ In Middle East
Dejero has announced EMEA Gateway as its distributor in the Middle East. The company will represent Dejero's full LIVE+ Platform of mobile transmitters, servers, software, and cloud services throughou

19/03/2015 LiveU Chosen By Shanghai Media Group
LiveU has been selected by Shanghai Media Group (SMG) for its bonding transmission technology for live broadcasts across media outlets. SMG has standardised on LiveU's LU500 backpack for its newsg

19/03/2015 NTP Joins METAlliance
NTP Technology and its DAD product line have become pro partners with the METAlliance (Music Engineering & Technology Alliance). METAlliance Technical Director George Massenburg said: "NTP products

18/03/2015 2G Digital Adopts Leader's LV5490
Post-production provider 2G Digital, Burbank, California, has selected Leader's LV5490 SD/HD/4K waveform monitor for its corporate headquarters in the downtown Burbank Media Center district. Equipp

18/03/2015 FFV To Introduce Newest Omega HD Addition At NAB
Fast Forward Video has announced it will introduce the newest addition to its Omega HD family of products at this year's NAB Show. The Studio Pro Replay is a replay and time-shift digital JPEG2000

18/03/2015 FOR-A Brings FT-ONE-S To Vegas For US Debut
FOR-A has announced it will demo the newest version of its 4K variable frame rate camera, the FT-ONE-S, at this year's NAB Show, booth C5117, in Las Vegas. The FT-ONE-S made its world debut at last

18/03/2015 Imagine Comms Debuts CloudXtream
Imagine Communications has announced CloudXtream, a new cloud video platform for multiscreen video distribution and monetisation. The solution is aimed at meeting video distribution requirements su

18/03/2015 Imagine Products Upgrades HD-VU2 All-In-One Player
Imagine Products has released version 2 of its all-in-one player, HD-VU2. HD-VU2 can play formats like Panasonic P2 and Sony XAVC, as well as frame-based video sequences such as ARRI RAW, Blackmagi

18/03/2015 Panasonic Announces New 1-Chip Projector
Panasonic has announced a new high brightness, 1-chip DLP projector series aimed at 24-hour operation in public display and signage. DZ780 projectors feature a liquid-cooling system that reduces op

18/03/2015 SMPTE And IEEE Announce New Partnership
IEEE and SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) have announced a new partnership that will see IEEE host the SMPTE Digital Library within the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. The SM

16/03/2015 Exploring The New VOD Landscape
Video on Demand (VoD) is increasingly gathering around the largest consumer platforms. Retailers such as Netflix, Hulu and iTunes have become household names and account for a huge slice of total inte

16/03/2015 HARMAN's Studer Announces New Vista Features
HARMAN's Studer has announced new features for the Vista X, Vista V, Vista 1 and Vista 5 M3 digital consoles. The update includes the ability to assign Strip Setups as CUE events; support of the So

16/03/2015 Lawo Brings Networking To NAB 2015
Lawo is to demo its products providing audio, video and networking infrastructures at this year's NAB Show, including those natively equipped with SMPTE 2022 and RAVENNA / AES67 technology. Lawo wi

16/03/2015 Marquis Teams With Pronology
Marquis Broadcast has teamed with Pronology to enhance collaboration surrounding exports from Avid Media Composer. Medway, Marquis' workflow automation solution is combined with Pronology's media a

16/03/2015 Maximising Your Archive...
SGL's FlashNet content storage management system delivers unrivalled levels of resilience, flexibility and adaptability. Regardless of the size or environment, its clustered architecture and open appr

16/03/2015 PlayBox Technology Expands AirBox Audio Versatility
PlayBox Technology has announced an expansion to its AirBox broadcast playout solution with the addition of Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby-E encoding and decoding. Dolby E can distribute up to eight

16/03/2015 Vaddio Launches USB 3.0 Camera With USB, IP Streaming
Vaddio has unveiled the RoboSHOT 12 USB camera, a new HD conferencing camera with simultaneous USB 3.0 and IP (H.264) streaming, complete with an HDMI video output. Equipped with USB 3.0, the Robo

13/03/2015 Back And Better Than Ever: BVE 2015­ - Part 1
From exhibitors to visitors, journalists to PR reps, industry experts to students, all seemed to be in agreement; this was the busiest, most packed BVE show in memory. It seems the ‘Earl’s Court hango

13/03/2015 Back And Better Than Ever: BVE 2015­ - Part 2
continued from Part 1 The system builds upon Skype TX software from Microsoft, featuring an additional set of live production tools such as call recording. "TalkShow and Skype TX allow p

13/03/2015 GB Helicopters Launches Aerial 4K Ultra Telephoto
Following a successful start to the ownership of their Gyro Stabilized Systems C516 aerial filming platform, GB Helicopters has become a product-launch customer for the new Canon 20x50 Cine Lens. G