Broadcast News Archive for January, 2016
18/01/2016 Facial-Capture Companies To Host Open House Events
Three motion- and facial-capture companies have announced they are to host Open House events in Del Ray, Los Angeles, from Tuesday 19 January to Friday 22 January, 2016. Animatrik Film Design Inc.

18/01/2016 Launch Of Females In The Broadcast Industry
Females in the Broadcast Industry (FBI) has officially launched, bringing together the industry's top women and associations to create thought-provoking panel discussions and networking events. Th

18/01/2016 M6 Graphically Illustrates Orad's Versatility
Combining various solutions allows the broadcaster to cut costs and achieve important flexibility. Major French broadcaster, M6, a subsidiary of the RTL group, has introduced an upgrade to its grap

18/01/2016 NTP/DAD To Exhibit At BVE 2016
NTP Technology has announced it will unveil major enhancements to its DAD AX32 ultra-high quality audio converter, router and monitor controller at BVE 2016. Exhibiting on stand L45 with HHB Commu

18/01/2016 Revolabs' Dean's List Program Available In Europe
Revolabs has announced that its Dean's List Program is now available to educational organisations in Europe. Designed specifically for the education sector, the initiative offers educators a 10% d

18/01/2016 Twenty Years At The Cutting Edge
The past 20 years have seen enormous changes in all aspects of the broadcast business, fuelled by progress in the wider world of electronics and computing, says Neil Reed, Managing Director, Custom Co

18/01/2016 What Do You Do?
I always thought it was a daft question given our trading name is Silentair, but I was asked the other day to made a list of the things we have done for clients and for ourselves over the last few yea

15/01/2016 Andy Jones Appointed IABM Head of Training
IABM has announced the appointment of Andy Jones as Head of Training. He will take on the role from 18 January, 2016. Mr Jones will be charged with taking the IABM's industry training portfolio to

15/01/2016 Edit Studios Utilises SGO's Mistika
Edit Studios, based in Tel Aviv, has selected SGO's Mistika for its colour-finishing capabilities to grade Baba Joon, which was recently named best film at the Ofir awards – the Israeli version

15/01/2016 Elstree Studios & David Bowie As Jareth The Goblin King
Elstree Studios was the home to the film Labyrinth. Its star was the late, lamented iconic talent David Bowie. He played the baddie in the film, Jareth the Goblin King. Labyrinth was

15/01/2016 Lighting's New 'Flexible Friend'
January 2016 sees the introduction of lighting's new "Flexible Friend", the new FL-600 & FL-1200 flexible LED lights from Korean manufacturer FOMEX. Unlike existing flexible LED technology FOMEX is

15/01/2016 Making Broadcast Business A Pleasure
Readers of this magazine will recall the September issue describing how Provys (the leading provider of broadcast management software) scaled new heights in the land of Kilimanjaro, writes Pavel Vlase

15/01/2016 Ncam To Exhibit At BSC Expo
Ncam has announced it will demonstrate Ncam Reality at BSC Expo 2016, Battersea, London, from 29 – 30 January. The real-time camera tracking provides live pre-visualisation of environments, set extens

15/01/2016 Shotgun Software Selected For VES Awards
Shotgun Software has announced it is being utilised by the Visual Effects Society (VES) to manage this year's VES Awards production. The software will track assets and enable the awards committee, whi

15/01/2016 Teracue To Exhibit At ISE 2016
Teracue eyevis GmbH has announced it is to showcase its new ENC-400 H.264 fanless video encoder and recorder at ISE 2016, Amsterdam. Also on display will be the company's new IP video wall solution –

15/01/2016 The Right Studio For Your Shoot
There may be a few choices for you to make. Size, price, location and adjoining facilities to consider. Having a good idea of your shot types before booking will give the studio manager an idea of

14/01/2016 Calrec Deployed For HD OB Truck Install
A Calrec Summa console has been utilised by Spain's Telefonica Broadcast Services as part of an upgrade to its HD OB truck. The Summa's technology and functionality make it possible for Telefonica

14/01/2016 dB Broadcast Adds To Cardinal MDU Range
dB Broadcast will introduce a number of new additions to its Cardinal range of Mains Distribution Units (MDUs) at BVE 2016. The products are optimised for applications where the full feature set o

14/01/2016 Entry Opens For RTS Scotland Awards 2015
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has announced entries for the RTS Scotland Awards 2015 have now opened. The awards cover all forms of production in Scotland and aim to recognise and celebrate excel

14/01/2016 LEMO Announces Line-Up For BVE 2016
LEMO is showcasing its latest products at BVE 2016, including a range of HD-SDI to fibre converts, plug and play fibre systems and the latest advancements in cable specifically developed for the broad

14/01/2016 MW Video Supplies Audio Media Desks
MW Video Systems have recently supplied audio media desks for Rahaleo Recording and Film Studios in Zanzibar. As part of a larger project undertaken by main contractors On-Air BC Systems Ltd in th

14/01/2016 PlayBox Technology Upgrades PlayBox Range
PlayBox Technology has released the latest updates to its PlayBox product range, including AirBox Neo, TitleBox Neo, CaptureBox Neo, and SafeBox Neo. The upgrades include UHD compatibility, a high

14/01/2016 Shure Confirms Audio Networking Mastered Seminar
Shure Audio Institute UK is to hold an Audio Networking Mastered seminar at its headquarters in Waltham Abbey, 20 January, 10am to 3.30pm. Audio Networking Mastered is aimed at AV integrators and

14/01/2016 SMPTE Receives Technology & Engineering Emmy
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has been awarded an Emmy Award for Technology and Engineering. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has recogni

14/01/2016 The Archive Revolution
SGL, a leading provider of content archive and storage management software for multiple business sectors including post production, news, sports and government has clients on every continent, serviced