Archive for March, 2010

News Release

For Immediate Release

Iroquois, ON, Canada – March 31, 2010 - Ross Video announces LiveEDL, an option available in v2.5 or later software in the CrossOver Series of compact production switchers. more

OLD LYME, Conn. – March 30, 2010 – Over the past several years, audio specialist Sennheiser has been a regular presenter in New England Institute of Art’s Boston Area Definitive Audio Student Summit (BADASS), which provides students from all over the Northeastern U.S. with an opportunity to learn about emerging trends in broadcast technology and other areas. After an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response from both students and faculty, Sennheiser worked with the Institute to create a potentially ‘life changing’ career opportunity for a broadcast student: shadowing an A1 during a live HBO boxing event.

Dustin Gregg, a senior at New England Institute of Art, was selected from a pool of top student applicants and was asked to shadow Randy Flick, senior audio for HBO Boxing and a top A1 in the sports industry. “It was like learning about basketball from more

Patented protection switching totally transparent to downstream equipment

Sandefjord, Norway and Oxnard, California, March 30, 2010 – Nevion, formerly Network/VPG, a leading video transport solution provider for broadcasters, service providers and government entities worldwide, powers into the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show 2010 at booth #N4624 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on April 12-15 with a significant new addition to its Ventura product line, a dual-channel slipless switch providing complete video protection for digital television networks.

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Patented protection switching totally transparent to downstream equipment

Sandefjord, Norway and Oxnard, California, March 30, 2010 – Nevion, formerly Network/VPG, a leading video transport solution provider for broadcasters, service providers and government entities worldwide, powers into the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show 2010 at booth #N4624 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on April 12-15 with a significant new addition to its Ventura product line, a dual-channel slipless switch providing complete video protection for digital television networks.

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Ultra-Compact Powered Monitors for Broadcast & Post-Production Feature 4-inch Woofers, yet a Very Big Sound

NAB - Las Vegas, Nevada - April 10, 2010 - Focal Professional will be demonstrating the CMS 40 professional monitoring speakers during the 2010 NAB show in Las Vegas, the speakers are the latest addition to its award-winning CMS (Compact Monitoring System) line. The new CMS 40, targeted for Broadcast and Post-Production environments, combines sound neutrality, extended bass frequency, high dynamics and absence of distortion at high sound levels, all in an ultra-compact speaker. The CMS 40 is the most compact and most affordable monitor of the Focal Professional range and joins the already popular CMS 50 and CMS 65 speakers, and the active CMS subwoofer. The CMS 40 model is set for release in the US and Canada in more

Ultra-Compact Powered Monitors for Broadcast & Post-Production Feature 4-inch Woofers, yet a Very Big Sound

NAB - Las Vegas, Nevada - April 10, 2010 - Focal Professional will be demonstrating the CMS 40 professional monitoring speakers during the 2010 NAB show in Las Vegas, the speakers are the latest addition to its award-winning CMS (Compact Monitoring System) line. The new CMS 40, targeted for Broadcast and Post-Production environments, combines sound neutrality, extended bass frequency, high dynamics and absence of distortion at high sound levels, all in an ultra-compact speaker. The CMS 40 is the most compact and most affordable monitor of the Focal Professional range and joins the already popular CMS 50 and CMS 65 speakers, and the active CMS subwoofer. The CMS 40 model is set for release in the US and Canada in more

AJA KONA, Ki Pro & Mini-Converters Support Seamless Apple ProRes 422 Workflow From Broadcast to Broadband

AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, provided ParalympicSport.TV, the Internet TV Channel of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), with a range of equipment to facilitate coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games on the web. The editorial crew for ParalympicSport.TV used AJA KONA, Ki Pro and Mini-Converters to enable a seamless broadcast workflow based on the Apple ProRes 422 codecs. The Paralympic Winter Games were held from March 12-21 in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada.

The IPC crew, led by broadcasting consultant Jochen Faerber, is running ten Apple Final Cut Pro workstations equipped with AJA KONA LHi video cards for editing. The systems are fed from the original game’s live feed more

WEST CHESTER, PA, MARCH 30, 2010 — Aviom, exclusive developer of the world’s most powerful audio transport protocol, A-Net®, is pleased to announce that Plus Four Marketing is the company’s newest manufacturers’ rep, serving the Northwest region of the U.S. Plus Four has an outstanding reputation of representing manufacturers of professional audio/video systems and equipment such as major industry brands Riedel, Soundcraft, JBL and Crown. more

PRINCETON, N.J. — March 30, 2010 — Triveni Digital today announced that Cox Media Group (CMG) has adopted the GuideBuilder® Mobile metadata platform, taking its first five stations online as part of the company’s mobile DTV rollout plan. Operating as an extension to existing GuideBuilder systems at CMG stations, the GuideBuilder Mobile systems from Triveni Digital provide mission-critical operational capabilities by generating both accurate PSIP EPG and mobile ESG data in support of fixed and mobile DTV services from a single platform — and with a single, unified graphical user interface. more

PRINCETON, N.J. — March 30, 2010 — Triveni Digital today announced that Cox Media Group (CMG) has adopted the GuideBuilder® Mobile metadata platform, taking its first five stations online as part of the company’s mobile DTV rollout plan. Operating as an extension to existing GuideBuilder systems at CMG stations, the GuideBuilder Mobile systems from Triveni Digital provide mission-critical operational capabilities by generating both accurate PSIP EPG and mobile ESG data in support of fixed and mobile DTV services from a single platform — and with a single, unified graphical user interface. more