Excellent Flexibility and Superior Transmission Over Long Distances
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, OCTOBER 8, 2008 — Gepco International Inc., an industry leader in the manufacturing and distribution of quality professional audio and video cables featured its complete line of GEP-FLEX multi-pair audio cables at AES 2008. Gepco’s original and flagship product, GEP-FLEX multi-pair has garnered a reputation for its low noise, durability and easy-to-terminate characteristics. more
SALT LAKE CITY — Oct. 7, 2008 — Utah Scientific today announced that New Century Productions, a leading North American provider of mobile television production facilities, will deploy a UTAH-400 HD routing switcher in its new HD outside broadcast unit, NCP-XI, which is now being built in Pittsburgh. more
Music Director and Musicians Reach New Heights of Communication
DENVER, CO, OCTOBER 7, 2008 — With the presidential election at the center of the nation’s attention, delivering a technically perfect production for a major party convention is of paramount importance. The recent task at hand for Paul Wittman, Monitor Supervisor of ATK Audiotek of Valencia, CA, was to provide flawless and reliable communication and monitoring between the music director and the band who performed at this year’s Democratic National Convention. The solution was the implementation of an Aviom Pro16® system. more
BILLERICA, Mass. — Oct. 7, 2008 — Echolab Inc., a leading provider of professional video production switchers and broadcast tools, today announced that Romanian broadcast production company Studio Video Art is installing Echolab Overture series production switchers in two new OB vans. The integration of Echolab’s high-performance 1-M/E Overture1™ and 2-M/E Overture2™ production switchers in these new vans will provide Studio Video Art technical staff with simple yet powerful switching and effects capabilities, in turn giving the company a significant competitive edge in bidding for prestigious live events. more
Industry Veterans to Lend Thought Leadership and Experience to GSA Council
SAN JOSE, Calif. (October 7, 2008) – The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) announces the additions of Dr. Yannick Levy, founder and chief executive officer, DiBcom, and Dr. Horst Gant, vice president, Infineon Technologies AG to its Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) Leadership Council. The council, comprised of executives from leading semiconductor companies throughout Europe and the Middle East, serves as advisors to the GSA board of directors on global and regional issues. The council focuses on defining GSA’s EMEA strategy and identifying what support EMEA companies need including additional tools and resources, as well as activities in the region. more
Newscaster DR 2 Introduces Split Box form factor for Wideband Digital Receiver
New York, New York, October 6, 2008 — Nucomm, Inc., a brand of The Vitec Group, and a leading provider of digital and analog microwave systems for the broadcast industry, common carrier, cable, government, military and international marketplace, is unveiling the Newscaster DR 2 diversity receiver at HD World 2008 (Booth 714). The updated model of its industry leading predecessor, the Newscaster DR, offers new features including a split box design philosophy and the ability to receive UHF digital signals in the 150 to 850MHz band. more
Fairlight’s ability to respond to the demands of the market has once again been highlighted by the release of two new ‘budget busting’ versions of its popular large-format Constellation mixing console.
The new arrivals – Connie II and Connie III – are ideally suited to customers who enjoy working in a console environment but require a compact footprint and expect real value from their investment. Incorporated into each model is the recently launched XCS panel, which stands for Xynergi Centre Section. XCS brings the power and flexibility of Fairlight’s award-winning Xynergi controller technology, which was previously only available in desktop form, to the entire Constellation range. more
Recording simultaneous high quality multitrack audio and uncompressed High Definition video has just become much easier thanks to the introduction of the Fairlight Pyxis-MT, a truly versatile audio and video capture, playback and file transfer system with a plethora of useful functions and features.
Billed as a ‘High Definition Swiss Army knife’ for today’s production environments, the Pyxis-MT (which stands for Pyxis Multitrack) combines all the functionality of a fully featured Pyxis HD non linear video recorder with a professional 192 track audio recorder. Simple to use, effective and reliable, the Pyxis MT is the perfect multitrack companion for recording music, live events, ADR, Foley, live theatre sound and live television including sports broadcasting and music concerts. It is also a cost-effective HD VTR for video switcher feeds and can play a useful role onboard Outside Broadcast trucks or as part of a mobile recording unit. more
New York, NY, October 6, 2008 – RF Central, a brand of The Vitec Group, and a leading provider of digital microwave technology, is showcasing its RFX-PHT-II HD upgradeable portable 2 GHz digital transmitter at HD World 2008 (Booth 714). Utilizing RF Central’s signature RFX-CMT-II camera-mounted transmitter, the PHT-II is designed to turn any “news car” into a “live broadcast car” and transform any “run and shoot” vehicle into a “run and transmit” vehicle. more
Operators, broadcasters, and content providers face numerous challenges in today’s market that include making the transition to digital video broadcasting, handling a large variety of video formats, creating digital contribution links, migrating smoothly from MPEG-2 to HD H.264, and establishing mass delivery of HD services. more
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