Broadcast News Archive for November, 2017
03/11/2017 247kit.tv Expands Range Of Products
West London's broadcast hire company – 247kit.tv – is now offering an even greater range of pro-broadcast equipment. Bob Mann, Managing Director of the company, spoke exclusively to Broadcast Film

03/11/2017 Bexel Supplies Infrastructure For Katy Perry Live Stream
Bexel, as part of its partnership with Fly on the Wall Entertainment, has delivered a complete broadcast infrastructure for Katy Perry's recent 'Witness World Wide' event. For four days, singer Pe

03/11/2017 Boosting Efficiency In Post
The assumption today is that the infrastructure for broadcast and post production will use software applications running on standard hardware, comments Daniel Hinton, Argosy. Where appropriate, de

03/11/2017 BSC Expo Returns To Battersea For 2018
The BSC Expo returns to Battersea for 2018 with more exhibitors than ever before and a full two-day seminar programme. This incredibly vibrant, bustling and unique industry event, will return to B

03/11/2017 Continued Success For Rohde & Schwarz
Rohde & Schwarz has announced that it has closed its fiscal year with a stable net revenue, as well as a record-breaking order intake. In a statement, the company said that as a result of its "wir

03/11/2017 K-Tek Adds To Stingray Range
K-Tek has announced the latest addition to its Stingray range of products – a multifaceted case for the Sound Devices MixPre-3 and MixPre-6. Sized for the MixPre-3 and MixPre-6, the Stingray MixPr

03/11/2017 MBC Selects Avid For New Facility
Avid has been selected by Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC) Group to deliver a newsroom solution for its new facility in Dubai Studio City which will be used for programming for MBC's satellite ne

03/11/2017 Media Links To Attend InterBee 2017
Media Links has confirmed that it is to attend InterBee 2017 later this month to demonstrate the latest developments for its IP media transport solutions. Exhibiting in Hall 5, Booth 5104, Media L

03/11/2017 VITEC Promotes Mark D'Addio
Mark D'Addio, part of VITEC's senior leadership, has been promoted to Senior VP of Sales and Marketing, it has been announced. Mr D'Addio was formally VITEC's vice president of business developmen

02/11/2017 Broadcasters & Post Production Facilities Digitising Legacy Tape Formats
The first in a series of articles by Pat Horridge of VET Training covering the issues facing broadcasters and post houses needing to digitise legacy tape formats. Pat, a former broadcast service en

02/11/2017 Canon Enhances Portable Zoom Lens Range
Canon has announced the addition of two new 4K 2/3" portable broadcast lenses to its range of products. The CJ45ex9.7B and CJ45ex13.6B feature enhanced optical quality and lens build, fast zooming

02/11/2017 Clive Mumby Joins Shotoku Broadcast Systems
Clive Mumby is to join Shotoku Broadcast Systems as Sales Manager, it has been announced. Mr Mumby will be responsible for worldwide sales for the company's Robotics product lines. Commenting on h

02/11/2017 Consolidation Of Infrastructure
Whilst some parts of the world see HD 720p or 1080i as the top level of broadcasting they can ever hope to achieve it is clear that higher line rates and increased IP bandwidth are the leading edge of

02/11/2017 Deluxe Confirms Rushes Is To Close
Deluxe has confirmed that the Soho-based post house Rushes is to close. Opened in 1977, the facility is run by Managing Director Joce Capper and currently employs 60 full-time staff. It is owned b

02/11/2017 Directors UK Partners With Televisual
Directors UK has announced that it is to partner with Televisual to host a panel session at the Televisual Factual Festival for the second consecutive year. The session, 'Directing Factual: Lookin

02/11/2017 Miller Enhances Customer Support
Miller Fluid Heads (Europe) Ltd has announced Sophie Habasque as Customer Relations Manager for the company's offices in France. The role, which has been newly-created, will see Habasque work to i

02/11/2017 Sonnet Launches Portable eGPU Devices
Sonnet Technologies has announced details of the new Thunderbolt™ connected external GPU (eGPU) devices with the eGFX Breakaway™ Puck, a portable, all-in-one eGPU for Thunderbolt 3 computers. The d

02/11/2017 Wisycom Introduces New Dual Diversity Receiver
Wisycom has unveiled the new MPR52-ENG Dual Diversity Receiver, which features two built-in diversity receivers with both analogue and digital outputs. With up to 790 MHz bandwidth in the 470/1260

01/11/2017 Audio-Technica Ships 6000 Series Wireless System
Audio-Technica has announced that it is now shipping the 6000 Series High Density Wireless System; a solution that enables users to pack 31 channels in 4MHz of bandwidth. The 2016 FCC Incentive Au

01/11/2017 Bristol Named UNESCO City Of Film
Bristol has been named a UNESCO City of Film ensuring that the city now joins the likes of Bradford, Galway, Rome and Sydney as a City of Film. The announcement by the Director-General of UNESCO (

01/11/2017 GatesAir Adds To Team
GatesAir has announced the appointment of Avery Schultz to its North America sales team. Ms Schultz will be based in Dallas and report to Mark Goins, GatesAir's Director of Transmission Sales in North

01/11/2017 LED Creative Delivers For 2017 Best FIFA Football Awards
LED Creative has recently supported the Infinity Creative Events production crew with a number of products at the 2017 Best FIFA Football Awards. Filmed live in front of an audience at the London

01/11/2017 Quantum To Exhibit At SATIS 2017
Quantum has announced that it is to exhibit at SATIS 2017, Stand C15, which takes place on 8 and 9 November at Docks de Paris, Saint-Denis. At the event, the company will present its latest innova

01/11/2017 Sterling Event Group Signs Panasonic Deal
Sterling Event Group has announced a six-figure deal with Panasonic to allow it to offer the latest in projector technology in the UK. Sterling will be one of the first to receive Panasonic's PT-R

01/11/2017 Update For RED Tools App Now Available
An updated RED Tools app is now available from RED Digital Cinema via the Apple App Store and for Android devices, now also on Google Play. RED Tools is a multi-purpose toolkit designed for use by