Broadcast News Archive for August, 2015
11/08/2015 Cinelease Adds To Generator Fleet
Cinelease has announced the addition of new mobile power units to its generator fleet. Following a significant investment programme earlier this year, the company has been developing a range of key

11/08/2015 IABM Selects APAC Regional Council Board
IABM has selected 12 senior executives from its member companies to lead the organisation's newly-launched APAC Regional Council. The team will provide support to the local broadcast and media tec

11/08/2015 Improving Transport Stream Protection
When an idea is good in principle but doesn't quite work as well as it should in practice, there's a strong case for a re-think, writes Simen Frostad, Chairman of Bridge Technologies. The test and

11/08/2015 Omnitek's Ultra 4K Tool Box Meets The UHD/4K Challenge
UHD or 4K TV brings with it challenges that existing infrastructure and new equipment manufacturers must overcome: which interconnect standard to use/support – quad 3G, 12G or IP; which SDI data packi

11/08/2015 Pronology Chosen For FIFA Women's World Cup Coverage
The recent FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 featured 24 teams, spanned six cities and five time zones. To provide producers and editors instant access to the media needed to cover an event of this m

11/08/2015 Thinkbox To Demo Deadline Advancements
Thinkbox Software is to demonstrate advancements to Deadline, its scalable high-volume compute management solution, at the 2015 SIGGRAPH Conference. Deadline allows studios to link any combination

11/08/2015 TSL Products To Present At SET EXPO
TSL Products is to present its latest products at SET EXPO, from 23 to 27 August, São Paulo. TSL will demonstrate the PAM PiCo Touch Media and the Phinix suite of desktop and enterprise tools that

10/08/2015 'Tree Top Troubadour' Chooses Shure's QLX-D
Ben Trevor, also known as the Tree Top Troubadour, has selected Shure's QLX-D wireless microphone system for his guitar and vocals on his Summer festival dates, including his recent appearance at the

10/08/2015 HHB Releases Avid S6 v2.0 Video
HHB Communications Ltd. has released a new video highlighting the features introduced by the Avid S6 control surface version 2.0 software update. HHB's Devin Workman highlights the key features in

10/08/2015 Hiltron To Demo Latest HMAM At IBC
Hiltron Communications is to demonstrate the latest version of its HMAM motorised satellite antenna mount at IBC2015. Designed for two-way VSAT communication or receive-only downlink applications, the

10/08/2015 IBC Debut For Vizrt's New Viz Engine
Vizrt has announced its line-up for IBC2015, booth 7.A20. At the show, the company will demonstrate the latest version of Viz Engine, a 4K multi-channel graphics and video playout server, a cloud-base

10/08/2015 Movietech Adds Fujinon Lenses
Movietech has announced the addition of the 4K Fujinon HK Premier Zoom Series Lenses to their rental stock. It is one of the first companies in the UK to offer the new ultra high definition lenses.

10/08/2015 PerceptionTV Adds To Multiscreen IPTV/OTT Platform
PerceptionTV has announced the addition of a regionalisation version of its fully scalable multiscreen IPTV/OTT platform. The functionality will allow content providers, TV start ups and aggregators t

10/08/2015 Trilogy Communications Deployed For Summer Live Festival Coverage
Trilogy Communications deployed its Mercury VoIP intercom technology to link The Wellington Academy, an academic and educational institution in Ludgershall, Wiltshire, UK, to nearby Castledown Radio f

07/08/2015 15 Industry Leaders Awarded SMPTE Fellow Status
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), has elevated 15 industry leaders to the status of SMPTE Fellow. The honour is conferred on individuals who have, through their profi

07/08/2015 ATG Danmon To Feature At IBC2015
ATG Danmon will promote its range of broadcast systems planning, design, installation, commissioning and post-installation support capabilities at IBC2015 in Amsterdam, Friday 11 September to Tuesday

07/08/2015 Clear-Com's FreeSpeak II Installed For The Lion King
Clear-Com has assisted the Broadway production of The Lion King with improving its wireless intercom communications through the installation of the DECT-based, FreeSpeak II wireless intercom solution.

07/08/2015 Editec Equips With I-MOVIX Wireless Ultra Motion
The now industry standard Ultra Motion I-MOVIX camera has reached yet another milestone in its flexibility – hand-held RF operation. This option is now available from Editec in the UK, using the ve

07/08/2015 Pixit Media Teams Up With Google Cloud Platform
Pixit Media has announced a new collaboration with Google Cloud Platform. The agreement enables Pixit Media to offer a new range of services that improves efficiency and reduces capital expenditur

07/08/2015 RCS, Fox Sports Netherlands Sign Graphics Deal
A new daily highlights show, Fox Sports Vandaag, from Fox Sports Netherlands, has aired this week, with graphics reflecting up-to-date sports news and data powered by custom ticker solutions from Real

07/08/2015 Studio Technologies Unveils New Portable Truck-End Unit
Studio Technologies has unveiled a new and portable truck-end unit for its Live-Link Mini Remote Camera Interface System. The device is the latest addition to the company's Live-Link Mini camera exten

06/08/2015 ClickShare To Connect Amsterdam RAI
With 22 conference and meeting rooms, 11 exhibition halls, seven restaurants, and multi-functional lounges, Amsterdam RAI attracts over 1.5 million visitors every year, making it one of the world's bi

06/08/2015 IABM Announce Shortlist For Design & Innovation Awards
IABM has confirmed the shortlist of nominees for its 2015 Design & Innovation Awards. The accolades recognise products that offer significant solutions or new opportunities to the broadcast and me

06/08/2015 Industry Developments By White Wabbit
There are two distinct veins to animation and they rarely cross one another and have only a little use for one another's technology. The first vein you could call traditional animation, which I wo

06/08/2015 Meeting The Standard Of Broadcast Monitoring
Founded in 1946, Tektronix is a leader in test, measurement and monitoring technology. Its expertise and products enable its customers to measure, analyse and test next generation devices to ensure ac