Broadcast News Archive for September, 2015
18/09/2015 NewTek's TalkShow Utilised By Sky News
Sky News has chosen NewTek's TalkShow video calling system to facilitate live on-air Skype video calls as part of the organisation's rolling 24-hour news coverage. TalkShow is a studio-grade video

18/09/2015 Riedel Opens Two New Offices
Riedel Communications is expanding its market presence throughout Europe and Asia, by opening new regional offices in Madrid and Tokyo. Led by Maribel Roman, general manager, Southern Europe, the

18/09/2015 TC Electronic Announces Clarity X Updates
TC Electronic has announced updates for Clarity X and Loudness Pilot. TC Electronic's aNorm Loudness Normalization technology will soon be made available as a license for Loudness Pilot, while the

18/09/2015 VER Completes Acquisition of Aurora Lighting Hire
VER, a provider of production equipment and engineering support, has completed its acquisition of Aurora Lighting Hire Ltd (Aurora). The acquisition is the latest move in VER's strategic plan to e

17/09/2015 Astec's iBroadcast Selected By RTV Rijnmond
Astec's iBroadcast, an end-to-end, multi-vendor Network Management System for broadcast, cable, IPTV, satellite, telecommunications and other sectors, has been selected by RTV Rijnmond to support thei

17/09/2015 Clear-Com Launches The DX410
Clear-Com has launched the DX410 Wireless Intercom system, a two channel 2.4GHz digital wireless system that features 7 KHz wide band audio. Easy to set up and configure, the DX410 also features light

17/09/2015 K-Tek Reveals New Stingray Junior Bag
K-Tek has unveiled the new Stingray Junior audio bag. It has been specifically made for audio professionals who need a quick setup with a low profile bag for smaller audio mixer/recorders such as the

17/09/2015 Mark Roberts Motion Control Announces Polycam
Mark Roberts Motion Control has unveiled Polycam, an IP-based robotic camera system that enables networked cameras to simultaneously track a subject of interest from multiple perspectives. Showcased a

17/09/2015 Marquis' Edit Bridge Wins IABM Award
Marquis Broadcast, has been awarded the IABM's Design & Innovation Award in the Post-Production category at this year's IBC. The company won the award for Edit Bridge; Marquis' new integration for Ado

17/09/2015 Revolabs To Display At SpiceWorld 2015
Revolabs is to demonstrate its line-up of audio-enhancing FLX UC IP and USB conference phones at the SpiceWorld 2015 IT Conference. The company will also display the Yamaha YVC-1000 unified commun

17/09/2015 RØDE Releases Six New Products
At IBC 2015, RØDE announced six new products; including two new microphones, a pair of carbon fibre boompoles, an XLR interface for Apple iOS devices and an XLR adaptor for the company's RØDELink 2.4G

17/09/2015 SGO's Mamba FX Integrates With Boris Graffiti
SGO, in partnership with Boris FX, has integrated the titling and motion graphics plug-in Boris Graffiti, with Mamba FX V2.5 for Windows. Max and Linux integration will follow. Boris FX is a devel

17/09/2015 UEI Unveils The Smart Control
Universal Electronics Inc. (UEI) has released its latest all-in-one pay TV remote, Smart Control BLE. Introduced at IBC 2015, the Smart Control remote brings users in sync with their home entertain

16/09/2015 BBC Debut For Panasonic's VariCam
A new drama, aired on the BBC, has become the first in the UK to use the Panasonic VariCam 35. The five-part series, Doctor Foster, is produced by Drama Republic and written by Mike Bartlett.

16/09/2015 Brainstorm Increases Its Market Range
Brainstorm Multimedia is reaching a much wider and more varied range of clients beyond the traditional broadcast sector, it has been announced. The company's products and services are now being used f

16/09/2015 ES Broadcast Invest In Fujinon Lenses
ES Broadcast are to become the first rental house in Europe to provide Fuji's first live production 4K lenses – the Fujinon UA80x9 and UA22x8. A total of 13 units of each lens has been purchased.

16/09/2015 IABM Announces Design & Innovation Award Winners
IABM has announced the winners of its 2015 Design & Innovation Awards at IBC in Amsterdam, honouring broadcast and media industry talent. This year's industry accolades, which recognise products t

16/09/2015 Imagine Communications Implements Cloud Playout Service For Al Rayyan
Imagine Communications has implemented an end-to-end integrated cloud playout system, running on COTS hardware, for Middle East broadcaster Al Rayyan. The deployment, implemented in just 48 hours,

16/09/2015 SGL Announces Release Of FlashPack
SGL has announced the release of FlashPack. Unveiled at IBC 2015, FlashPack is a complete entry-level turnkey archiving system designed for use with all major media and production asset management sys

16/09/2015 Sonoton Founder Receives First 'Hall Of Fame' Mark Award
Gerhard Narholz, composer and founder of Sonoton Production music, has received the first 'Hall of Fame' Mark Award. The newly-established international award for production music was presented by

16/09/2015 Sound Devices Demos CL-12 Linear Fader Controller
Sound Devices has released the new CL-12 Linear Fader Controller; an optional accessory to expand the mixing capability of the 6-Series mixer/recorder line. The CL-12 features 12 100mm linear fade

16/09/2015 Vision247 Introduces Online Streaming Service
Vision247 has announced the addition of multiscreen functionality in the form of VisionTV; an online service streaming Vision247's Freeview channel. VisionTV streams more than 20 free-to-air chann

15/09/2015 AJA Debuts New Mini-Converters At IBC
AJA Video Systems has debuted a number of new Mini-Converters at IBC 2015. This includes the HB-T-SDI, HB-R-SDI, ROI-HDMI and HD10MD4. In addition, AJA also introduced new firmware for its HA5-4K Mini

15/09/2015 Datos Media Acquires VANTeC
Datos Media, a Danmon Group company based in Madrid, has confirmed its acquisition of VANTeC. Based in Oporto, VANTeC is a Portuguese systems integrator with over 20 years of experience in designi

15/09/2015 EditShare Powers Workflow For Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks, the UK soap opera, has employed EditShare's ingest to archive workflow to help bring its storylines to life on screen. "EditShare provides us with a single point of contact, with ingest