Broadcast News Archive for December, 2018
07/12/2018 The Liverpool Screen School Upgrades Media Infrastructure
EditShare has announced that The Liverpool Screen School has upgraded the existing media infrastructure to the latest EditShare XStream EFS storage platform as well as adding EditShare Flow media asse

06/12/2018 GY-HC500 And GY-HC550 CONNECTED CAM 4K Camcorders
Shipping in early 2019 are two new models in JVC’s CONNECTED CAM range – the GY-HC500 and the GY-HC550 – which offer unparalleled IP connectivity in a handheld camcorder form factor. Both models f

06/12/2018 Insight TV - The Most Adventurous TV Channel In The World
Insight TV has significantly grown over the last three years and has recently partnered with TCL to create a Smart TV app. BFV talks to CEO Rian Bester about what makes the company unique and its suc

06/12/2018 Mike King Rejoins Bexel
Bexel has announced that industry veteran Mike King has rejoined the company as Manager, Strategic Accounts. In his new role, King will manage and support key client accounts with Bexel’s extensive ra

06/12/2018 Playbox Technology UK Launches New Channel In A Box
PlayBox Technology UK Ltd has launched its new Channel In A Box. It is the most up to date engine from industry leader PlayBox Technology (UK), built around today's Automated workflows for OTT and

06/12/2018 Sennheiser Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of Its Evolution Microphone Series
For Sennheiser good sound is not enough. The firm wants to achieve perfect sound and make it come alive - and with its new evolution microphone series Sennhesier has almost certainly achieved this.

06/12/2018 SMPTE Expands Virtual Classroom Offering
SMPTE is expanding the SMPTE Virtual Classroom offering with a new course: High-Dynamic-Range (HDR) Technology and Workflows for Media and Entertainment. Led by instructor Pierre Routhier, an adva

06/12/2018 UseeTV Selects PlayBox Neo
UseeTV has chosen a complete broadcast playout system from PlayBox Neo to power a new sports channel. The project included supplying, installing and commissioning four AirBox Neo Pro playout servers i

06/12/2018 What's New About CallMe?
So what is new about CallMe? USB Audio, that’s what !!  So what’s the big deal?? Well it means that you can plug in a low-cost USB Mixer or Headset instead of just using line-level audio. How clever i

05/12/2018 Bannister Lake's Chameleon Plays Vital Role At US Open
Bannister Lake's powerful data engine, Chameleon, played a vital role at this year's US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (NTC) in Flushing Meadows, New York. It served as t

05/12/2018 BrandStar Installs Facilis Shared Storage Network
BrandStar has installed a Facilis Shared Storage Network to support 4K+ collaborative post production workflows. Based in Pompano Beach, Florida, BrandStar has built a state-of-the-art studio where

05/12/2018 Edgeware Wins Significant Order From European IPTC Customers
Edgeware has scooped a significant order from one of its main European customers, underscoring that Edgeware's Ad Insertion offering provides its customers with a pathway to new revenue streams. Th

05/12/2018 NTV Moves To An IP Infrastructure For All-HD Distribution
Imagine Communications has delivered a scalable, next-generation playout system for Russian broadcaster NTV. Looking to expand its operations to support new channels, NTV decided to take the opportuni

05/12/2018 Signiant Creates New C-Level Executive Role
Signiant has created a new C-level executive role to support the company's strategy of extending its cloud-native SaaS platform to meet emerging market needs. Capping off a record year as one of t

05/12/2018 SMPTE 2018 Annual Conference And Exhibition Delivers Expanded Opportunity And Education
The Society held its SMPTE 2018 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition (SMPTE 2018) at a new venue this year: the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in downtown Los Angeles, which proved to be the pe

05/12/2018 The Production Guild Of Great Britain Teams Up With University
The Production Guild of Great Britain has confirmed its first University partnership with Ormskirk's Edge Hill University, as part of its ongoing work to channel new talent into UK film and TV drama p

05/12/2018 VITEC To Showcase EZ TV IPTV & Digital Signage Solution At SVG Summit
VITEC will showcase the comprehensive capabilities of its award-winning EZ TV IPTV & Digital Signage Solution for Sports Venues at Booth 25 at the Sports Video Group (SVG) Summit 10-11 December at the

04/12/2018 Carolina Panthers NFL Enters Agreement With Avid
The Carolina Panthers NFL organization has entered a six-year enterprise agreement with Avid to standardize its media production workflow on the MediaCentral® platform. The agreement will enable t

04/12/2018 Dejero Provides CellSat Blended Cellular To World Racing Group
Dejero has provided its CellSat blended cellular and Ku-band IP satellite solution to World Racing Group (WRG), the premier sanctioning body for dirt track racing in the United States and Canada.

04/12/2018 dpa Appoints Deputy Editor-In Chief
Niddal Salah-Eldin is to take over as dpa's deputy editor-in-chief and head of innovation and product. She will take up the role at the German Press Agency (dpa) in Berlin starting 01 May 2019. In th

04/12/2018 ES Broadcast Named One Of Britain's Top Growth Businesses
ES Broadcast has been ranked at number 72 in the 2018 Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100. The annually published league table is billed as the definitive list of Britain’s private compani

04/12/2018 Harmonic Awarded Patent Number 10,104,405
Harmonic has been awarded Patent Number 10,104,405 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the invention titled "Dynamic Allocation of CPU Cycles in Video Stream Processing." The patent define

04/12/2018 J+P Helps University Of Toronto
Just Add Power (J+P) has announced that its 3G Ultra HD Over IP platform was the centerpiece of the video system for the new Margaret and Wallace McCain Pavilion for the University of Toronto's Dr. Er

04/12/2018 SMPTE Reports Successful Conference And Exhibition
SMPTE® has announced that the SMPTE 2018 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition (SMPTE 2018) and the SMPTE 2018 Symposium preceding it were a success across the board. Held at the Westin Bonavent

04/12/2018 Visix Releases beta Version Of AxisTV Alert Software Application
Visix has released a beta version of their new AxisTV Alert software application for digital signage. The new alerting platform gives customers time-saving workflows to deliver important updates a