Broadcast News Archive for February, 2009
27/02/2009 'Back Door Channels' To Open 49th Monte Carlo Television Festival
'Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace', an original production of New York-based Channel Production Films has been selected to open the 49th Monte-Carlo Television Festival, CEO David Tomatis has an

27/02/2009 Abaltat Helps The Music Come Together On The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus
Abaltat, developer of innovative music generation tools, is on board as a sponsor of the John Lennon Education Tour Bus; a non-profit venture dedicated to bringing audio and video production to studen

27/02/2009 CBC Installs Riedel Intercom
CBC Cologne Broadcasting Centre, the TV production, technology and broadcast provider of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, equipped its news broadcasting facility with an intercom matrix system from Riede

27/02/2009 Cintel Launches Exciting New Products At NAB 2009
Celebrating over 40 years of continuous attendance at the National Association of Broadcasters exhibition, Cintel International has chosen the event to launch two exciting new Post Production Solution

27/02/2009 Fairlight Announces NAB Showcases
Fairlight will be using the NAB platform to show a range of professional digital audio recording, editing and mixing systems that are designed to provide a completely integrated workflow solution for

27/02/2009 German Theatres Install Riedel Intercom
Three large theatres in Germany installed intercom solutions from Riedel Communications. While the State Theatres in Meiningen and Dresden chose Riedel's Performer 32 Intercom matrix/stage management

27/02/2009 No Slump In Growth For Slumdog Millionaire Screen Graphics Company
A Tyneside film and digital media company that worked on the 'Slumdog Millionaire' hit movie has itself been celebrating over Oscars weekend. Mere Mortals in Newcastle picked up its own going at the

27/02/2009 OmniTek Strengthens Management Team
Innovative test and measurement manufacturer OmniTek has announced it has strengthened its management team by hiring industry veteran, Dave Bourton, as production manager responsible for all aspects o

27/02/2009 Panasonic Announces Versatile AW-HE870E 2/3-Inch 3-CCD High Definition Convertible Camera
Panasonic PBITS Professional & Broadcast IT Systems has introduced the AW-HE870E, a cost-effective, versatile 2/3-inch HD/SD convertible camera that supports 1080i/720p/576i image acquisition. Delive

27/02/2009 TechniSat Licenses RedKey 2 From Strategy & Technology
Strategy & Technology Client Systems, specialists in interactive TV playout systems and MHEG-5 middleware, has announced that it has licensed its RedKey 2 MHEG-5 interactive TV middleware to TechniSat

26/02/2009 Boris FX To Demonstrate New Boris Continuum Complete 6 Product Line At NAB 2009
Boris FX, a leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, has announced that they will demonstrate their new Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) Version 6 visual effects suite of p

26/02/2009 Camera Corps Expands And Announces Investment In New Equipment
Camera Corps has announced its expansion into new premises plus major investment in new cameras, camera control equipment and video recorders. These developments looks set to sustain the company as

26/02/2009 Digieffects Reports 109% Revenue Growth In 2008
Digieffects, a developer of popular visual effects software plug-ins, has announced that revenue increased by 109% in 2008. The company was acquired by Robert Sharp in May of 2007 and has been proact

26/02/2009 IPV Curator Tapeless Workflow System Enhancements To Showcase At NAB 2009
IPV, a leader and large independent supplier of low bit-rate, frame-accurate video technology to the broadcast and professional video sectors, will demonstrate the latest version of its Curator system

26/02/2009 MHz Highlights End-to-End Systems Integration Solutions At NAB 2009
Megahertz (MHz), an international independent systems integrator, will be exhibiting on the Azcar stand at NAB (stand SU6013), between April 20-23, 2009. The company will be profiling its end-to-end

26/02/2009 PLASA Focus Doubles In Size As Programme Unveiled And Visitor Registrations Swell
With just ten weeks to go, the first PLASA Focus event has grown to fill two halls at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, on Tuesday 28th and Wednesday 29th April 2009 - and has announced its first, compreh

26/02/2009 Projecting Regional Success At Film Festival
Stars of the big screen, Sir Ben Kingsley and Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint as well as Ulster actor James Nesbitt are among those set to attend a major regional festival next month. The Belfast Fil

26/02/2009 Renowned Colourist Adriano Mestroni Joins Rumblefish
Rumblefish, one of Europe's leading providers of creative and technical media services, has announced that well-known colourist Adriano Mestroni has joined its creative team. In a career spanning 20

26/02/2009 ScheduALL Reports 30 Per Cent Revenue Growth For 2008
ScheduALL, a leading provider of enterprise resource management (ERM) software for the broadcast and media industry, has announced significant growth over the past year, with 2008 sales revenues risin

26/02/2009 Vaddio Releases WallVIEW PRO EagleEye 1080 HD Extender Kit
Vaddio, a leading manufacturer and OEM distributor of speciality PTZ cameras and high-end camera control systems used in the broadcasting, audio/visual and videoconferencing industries, introduces the

25/02/2009 Anton/Bauer Products Bring Efficiency To Nexstar Broadcasting Group Television Studios
Nexstar Broadcasting Group is making a group lead purchase this year of Anton/Bauer gear from AZCAR Digital Products, a division of AZCAR, to power more than 70 Panasonic P2 HD cameras for nine of its

25/02/2009 Business Booming At Broadcast Video Expo 2009
The broadcast and video industry was 'buoyed-up' last week by the frenzy of activity at Broadcast Video Expo 2009 at Earls Court, London, which saw Hall 2 packed with end users and buyers from across

25/02/2009 Front Porch Digital Recruits Nick Lim For Middle East And Asia Pacific Regions
Front Porch Digital, a leader in content storage management (CSM) solutions, has announced that it has recruited leading new media specialist Nick Lim as regional sales manager. Lim is responsible fo

25/02/2009 Huge International Success For Yellow Bird's Millennium Films
Production company Yellow Bird's Swedish productions of Stieg Larsson's three books in the 'Millennium' series are currently enjoying great international interest. During the European Film Market at

25/02/2009 Learn Maya With Escape Studios
Do you want to learn Maya but find getting the funds together tricky? Well, Escape can offer you access to an online course, which you can now pay for one module at a time. Their Maya Core course com