As sports fans in the stands of the Jobing.com Arena rally for their favorite team, production members are operating behind-the-scenes with state-of-the-art intercom systems from Riedel Communications. The leading provider of radio and intercom technology for broadcast, pro-audio, event, sports and theater industries designs and manufactures the Artist Digital Matrix intercom system, currently offering flawless communications to the Glendale, Arizona arena.
SAN FRANCISCO — Dec. 17, 2007 – PANORAMAdtv, the video products division of Wohler Technologies Inc., today announced the appointment of Darren Fordham as director of business development. Fordham joins the company with more than 25 years of industry experience. In his new position with Wohler, he will serve as a technology-oriented liaison between Wohler and its customers in the broadcast industry while also assisting with the company‘s expansion into new markets. more
WORCESTER, Mass. — Dec. 18, 2007 – Telecast Fiber Systems today announced that the criminal justice network Court TV®, to be re-named truTV effective Jan. 1, 2008, is using the Telecast Ethernet Viper portable fiber optics broadcast production system for high-quality digital video transmission of court proceedings. With the Viper system, Court TV has been able to leverage the high performance, superior signal quality, and easy installation of fiber for live on-site coverage of numerous civil and criminal trials, including such recent high-profile cases as last month‘s O.J. Simpson pre-trial hearings in Las Vegas and the Duke University lacrosse case. more
MAYWOOD, NEW JERSEY, December 17, 2007–The excitement of the NFL has risen even further at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, the home of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Equipped with advanced Ikegami portable cameras, including five HL-65W full-digital broadcasting cameras and one tapeless DNS-33W Editcam3 for nonlinear acquisition, the Jaguars‘ video production team is bringing its fans even closer to the on-field action. more
AV Toolbox Scales New Heights with the AVT-3900 HDMI Scaler
The high bandwidth, professional quality AV Toolbox AVT-3900 takes in both analog and digital video signals and up or cross converts them to a 1080p HDMI signal.
ERLANGER, KY, December 12, 2007– The AV Toolbox AVT-3900 is a professional series Scaler that will take both analog and digital formats and output them in a fully compliant HDMI output with up to 1080p resolution. The specific inputs that it accepts are: HDMI, DVI (via DVI to HDMI cable), PC generated RGB (up to WUXGA), HD Component (YPbPr/YCbCr, 480i up to 1080p), S-Video and Composite Video. The AVT-3900 retails for $695 and is currently available. more
BURLINGTON, Mass. — Dec. 13, 2007 — Volicon, the leading provider of media monitoring, recording, archiving, and streaming solutions, today announced that CBS affiliate KFMB-TV in San Diego has implemented the company‘s Observer® desktop monitoring system. At KFMB, the Observer provides around-the-clock recording and monitoring of off-air content to support the station‘s efforts to comply with ASCAP and BMI contracts and to troubleshoot transmission errors. more
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Dec. 13, 2007 — Omneon, Inc., a leading provider of media server and active storage systems for the broadcast and digital content storage markets, today announced that it has acquired Castify Networks, a provider of software-based solutions for managing the distribution of digital content over the Internet and private Intranets. more
Sutro Tower Upgrade Will Provide Optimized Solutions for San Francisco Bay Area Broadcasters
RAYMOND, Maine — Dec. 12, 2007 — Dielectric Communications, a division of SPX and a leader in broadcast antenna systems, today announced that Sutro Tower, Inc., has selected Dielectric as the provider of antennas, combiners, and transmission lines for its tower site in San Francisco. Sutro Tower‘s purchase, scheduled to be installed over the next three years, will complete the facility‘s transition to digital broadcasting, improve the systems coverage area, and allow the television broadcasters who use the tower to provide maximized DTV service to Bay Area customers. more
BILLERICA, Mass. — Dec. 6, 2007 — Echolab Corporation, a leading provider of professional video production switchers and broadcast tools, today announced the opening of its new Singapore office, Echolab PTE Ltd. Under the leadership of Aniket Rangnekar, regional sales and support manager - Asia, the office will strengthen Echolab‘s ability to meet the high global demand for its products, as evidenced in 2007, with 100 percent growth of the company‘s international sales. more
New HDCC-200A HD/SD-SDI Dual-Channel Closed-Caption Encoder Offers Compact, Flexible Solution for Handling Captioning Data
SAN FRANCISCO — Dec. 5, 2007 – PANORAMAdtv, the video products division of Wohler Technologies Inc., today announced the release of the HDCC-200A HD/SD-SDI dual-channel, closed-caption encoder/decoder bridge, a compact modular solution that simplifies closed-caption encoding of two independent SD and/or HD sources. Compliant with all broadcast standards and CEA-608/708, the HDCC-200A adds convenience and flexibility to digital and multiformat broadcast and production workflows. more
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