Broadcast News Archive for June, 2017
27/06/2017 IFB-Funded Films Added To Galway Film Fleadh
The Galway Film Fleadh has confirmed that two further Irish Film Board/Bord Scannán na hÉireann (IFB) funded titles have been added to this year's programme. They are Nick Kelly's The Drummer and

27/06/2017 Prompting Plus Launches QuVu
Prompting Plus has announced the launch of the new QuVu system. The system incorporates remote-control HD broadcast cameras within a standard prompting system. It can capture shots from positions

27/06/2017 Roland Pro A/V Unveil The XS-1HD
Roland Professional A/V has unveiled a new, compact multi-format matrix switcher – the XS-1HD. The XS-1HD provides multi-screen output destinations for confidence monitor, main and side screens an

27/06/2017 Southampton University Selects Sonifex S1 Mixers
Southampton Solent University has purchased a number of Sonifex S1 radio broadcast mixers. The purchase of the eight mixers from Proactive UK was made last year and Steve Middleton – Technical Instruc

27/06/2017 Timeline Secures ITV Sport Archive Contract
Timeline Television has won a five-year contract to provide a full digital archive service for ITV Sport. The company already provides post-production and archive facilities for ITV Sport's Racing

26/06/2017 AJA's Ki Pro Ultra Plus Now Shipping
AJA Video Systems has announced that it is now shipping its Ki Pro Ultra Plus. Unveiled at NAB 2017, the new multi-channel recorder offers 1, 2, 3 or 4-channel simultaneous HD recording up to 1080

26/06/2017 Custom Consoles Unveils EditOne-Radio Desk
Custom Consoles has added to its range of broadcast and post-production studio equipment with the introduction of the EditOne-Radio desk. The desk has been developed from the company's EditOne edi

26/06/2017 DynaX5 And Cavalon Pro
The innovative new aerial platform was on display at the NAB 2017 Show, and was the highlight at Dynamic Perspective's stand. With the Cavalon Pro Gyrocopter and DynaX5 5-axis remote head it is th

26/06/2017 MTF Appointed Official Reseller For NiSi Filters
MTF Services has been appointed official reseller for NiSi Filters as the company aims to grow its UK business. Viewed as a new brand to many UK-based cinematographers and photographers, NiSi has

26/06/2017 Sachtler Announce The Ace XL Fluid Head
Sachtler has introduced the Ace XL 75mm fluid head, offering increased payload support for users. The Ace XL, which is an upgrade of the company's Ace L, offers an increase of 2kg of maximum paylo

26/06/2017 Tightrope Media Systems Extends BrightSign Partnership
Tightrope Media Systems has announced that it has extended its partnership with BrightSign to span its entire product line. Tightrope and BrightSign first announced an integration partnership for

26/06/2017 US Comedy Completes Filming In Wales
US family comedy show, Show Dogs, has completed filming in Wales, it has been announced. Show Dogs stars Will Arnett and Natasha Lyonne and features a cast of talking dogs using computer-generated

26/06/2017 Utah Scientific Develop Next-Gen IP Solutions
Utah Scientific has confirmed that it is developing next-generation solutions that integrate its hybrid router technology with Arista Networks' switching platform. The developments aim to ease broadca

26/06/2017 Yamaha CS-700 Secures Award Win
Yamaha's CS-700 Video Sound Collaboration System has secured AV Technology's Best of Show Award at this year's InfoComm. The Yamaha CS-700 brings together audio, video, and collaboration capabilit

23/06/2017 BBC Commissions My Grandad Was Innocent
The BBC has commissioned Chalkboard TV to make series My Grandad Was Innocent, which will broadcast on BBC One in early 2018. The 10 x 60' format sees two criminal barristers Sasha Wass and Jeremy

23/06/2017 Channel 4's Head Of Indie Growth Fund To Step Down
Channel 4's Head of Indie Growth Fund, Laura Franses, is to step down later this year after three and a half years. Laura joined Channel 4 in 2014 to help launch the £20 million Indie Growth Fund w

23/06/2017 Dynaudio Announces New Series of In-Wall and In-Ceiling Loudspeakers
Dynaudio has announced that it is bringing the technical innovation and uncompromising sound quality of its free-standing hi-fi and pro-audio loudspeakers to its new series of high-performance, custom

23/06/2017 First Two Speakers Announced For MIPCOM 2017
The first two keynote speakers have been announced for MIPCOM 2017, which takes place in Cannes from 16-19 October. Chef and TV host Gordon Ramsay and National Geographic's Global Networks CEO Cour

23/06/2017 RTW To Showcase New Firmware At SMPTE 2017
RTW is set to display its products, as well as a new firmware upgrade for its TouchMonitor TM7 and TM9 series at SMPTE17. Ulrike Lauterbach, Director of Sales & Marketing, RTW, said: "We are lookin

23/06/2017 Shure UHF-R Systems Tap Into Smash Success For 42nd Street
The new UK production of the classic musical 42nd Street, playing since April this year at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London's West End, has been an unmitigated success since its press night prod

22/06/2017 ATG Danmon Widens Channel Partnership
ATG Danmon has increased its channel partnership by announcing an agreement with Telestream. The partnership will see ATG widen its portfolio to include the Lightspeed and Vantage product ranges f

22/06/2017 Blackmagic Design Cameras For Underwater Broadcast
The Micro Studio Camera 4K by Blackmagic Design has been chosen as part of the new VRTUL Live pro underwater stereoscopic 360 system. The system was recently used by ABC's 'Good Morning America' f

22/06/2017 DPP Launches Report From Latest 'Meet The' Event
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has launched a new report from its latest 'Meet The' event, Meet The Online Pioneers. Sponsored by DPP Member company CenturyLink, the event brought togeth

22/06/2017 Dubai Channels Network Places Order For Lawo VSM
Dubai Channels Network has chosen Lawo VSM for two new OB vans, it has been announced. The media organisation is already utilising Lawo V__pro8s for OB purposes, for embedding/de-embedding, frame-

22/06/2017 Roy C. Anthony Joins Ventuz Technology
Ventuz Technology AG has announced the appointment of Roy C. Anthony. Mr Anthony joins the company as Vice President of Creative Development and Operations and will be based in Toronto Ontario, Ca