Archive for February, 2008

The increasingly crucial role of efficient file-based workflows in the broadcast and media industry will be explored in a special presentation by John Footen, a National TeleConsultants (NTC) Vice President, at this year‘s joint technical session of the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) and the Ennes Educational Foundation Trust during the 2008 NAB Show. Part of the 62nd annual NAB Broadcast Engineering Conference, Footen‘s SBE/Ennes workshop presentation will explore the topic of Business Process Analysis, a structured methodology for defining workflow. The session is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, in Rooms S219/S220 of the Las Vegas Convention Center, site of the 2008 NAB Show. more

StreamScope EM-40 Gives Broadcasters, Cable Operators, Service Providers, and IPTV Networks a Real-Time, Service-Based Tool for Maintaining Service Quality and Reliability

PRINCETON, N.J. — Feb. 27, 2008 — Triveni Digital, a subsidiary of LG Electronics (LGE), today announced the release of the StreamScope™ Enterprise Monitor (EM-40), an enterprisewide service quality assurance solution that enables proactive, real-time, service-based response in maintaining the integrity of transport streams. Targeted to the needs of broadcasters, cable operators, service providers, and IPTV networks, the EM-40 oversees a fleet of StreamScope units that continuously detect, localize, analyze, and isolate faults using a predefined set of rules. By giving users full remote analysis capabilities for any monitored stream, the EM-40 significantly reduces customer downtime and complaint-response costs. more

U.K.-Based Occasional-Use Satellite Provider is Up and Running on Industry-Standard Solution in Only Three Months

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Feb. 27, 2008 – ScheduALL today announced that PBLSat, a U.K.-based provider of occasional-use satellite services, has built its satellite booking and scheduling operations from the ground up based on the ScheduALL broadcast and operations management system. more

SALT LAKE CITY — Feb. 26, 2008 – Utah Scientific today announced that Cutters, Inc., the high-end Chicago post-production house, will rely on the company‘s routers and SC-4 control system as part of a major facility redesign that will also further its transition to HD. To complement the project, Utah Scientific engineers worked closely with Cutters to develop software-based, customizable router control to enable editors, effects artists, and sound engineers to route signals directly from both Mac and PC desktop workstations. more

New HDMon-90WS Monitor Features Flexible Design and Advanced Processing That Ensures Exceptional HD and SD Images

HAYWARD, Calif. — Feb. 26, 2008 – PANORAMAdtv, the video products division of Wohler Technologies Inc., today announced the release of the HDMon-90WS, the latest addition to Wohler‘s HDMon family of HD color video monitor displays. The 9-inch HDMon-90WS is a production-grade monitor that accepts dual HD/SD-SDI inputs, as well as analog component and composite signals, DVI signals, RGBHV video, and CGI images, serving as an ideal solution for users requiring high-quality viewing of both HD and SD images. more

Until Close of the 2008 NAB Show, Existing Users of Opera Systems Can Make Cost-Effective Exchange of Opera Panel for Complete Overture Unit

BILLERICA, Mass. — Feb. 26, 2008 — Echolab Corporation, a leading provider of professional video production switchers and broadcast tools, today announced its Amazing Upgrade Offer, through which current users of the Opera series production switchers can make a cost-effective upgrade to a new Overture1SD or Overture2SD high-performance video production system. The Amazing Upgrade Offer is good through the close of the 2008 NAB Show on April 17. more

SAN DIEGO — Feb. 25, 2008 — Broadcast systems integrator TV Magic has completed an A/V upgrade for the City of Thousand Oaks, Calif., updating the audio, video, and control systems used at city hall to broadcast committee meetings and public discussions on the city‘s municipal cable TV channel, TOTV. The new digital equipment replaces aging analog systems and enables a better level of audio control during production. more

Overture1™ and Overture2™ Offer Unique Combination of Power, Flexibility, and Ease of Use in Creating Visually Stunning Live Productions

BILLERICA, Mass. — Feb. 25, 2008 – Echolab Corporation, a leading provider of professional video production switchers and broadcast tools, today announced the release of the high-performance 1-M/E Overture1™ and 2-M/E Overture2™ production switchers, available in standard definition (SD) and multidefinition (MD) models. Both of these innovative systems combine internal conversion and synchronization with powerful key layering and special effects to provide simple control over complex production tasks and, in turn, streamline creation of a sophisticated on-air look. more

New TFT Widescreen Monitor Features Robust Signal Processing and Versatile Configuration Suited to Professional Field or Studio Production

HAYWARD, Calif. — Jan. 30, 2008 — PANORAMAdtv, the video products division of Wohler Technologies Inc., today announced the release of the HDMon-190, a high definition 19-inch widescreen monitor designed to meet the needs of broadcast professionals in both field and studio applications. With extensive motion processing capabilities and user-adjustable scaling and interpolation for interlaced images, the monitor provides superb imaging for video in any format or resolution. more

BILLERICA, Mass. — Feb. 6, 2008 — Echolab Corporation, a leading provider of professional video production switchers and broadcast tools, today announced the appointment of Kris Kite as the company‘s manufacturing engineer. In his new position with Echolab, Kite will be responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the company‘s manufacturing processes to ensure efficient and timely production of quality products that meet the needs of the broadcast market. more