San Diego, California June, 2011 …. Equator Audio Research, recognized globally as a leading manufacturer of highly accurate studio reference monitors for mission critical recording applications, is pleased to announce that acclaimed recording professional Gerhard Joost has joined the Equator Technical Advisory Committee.
Gerhard comes to the Equator Technical Advisory Committee with a long list of successful Music, Film and TV projects to his credit. He has worked with Michael Jackson, Salt & Pepper, and Usher to name a few. Gerhard is one of the hardest working engineers in our industry and has some of the industry’s best ears. Currently Gerhard is the Chief Engineer at Grooveworx, a world class recording facility in downtown Santa Monica: www.Grooveworx.com.
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The challenge was simple: Shoot a series of commercials for a major cruise ship line amid vacationing passengers without inconveniencing them with the usual complement of equipment and crew needed for such a production. For East Pleasant Pictures, a global collective specializing in multiple forms of moving-image media, the solution was equally simple: Use the unobtrusive, high-sensitivity cinema-like imaging advantages of the EOS 5D Mark II and 1D Mark IV digital SLR cameras available from Canon U.S.A., a leader in digital imaging.
Directed by Emmy-winning producer/director Xander Strohm, the commercials featured candid scenes of cruise ship passengers playing dodge ball, anchoring their own vacation-video newscasts, and generally having a very good time. Stash Slionski, East Pleasant Pictures director/cinematographer/partner explained that he and co-director/cinematographer/partner Damien Drake first became familiar with the compact and lightweight Canon Digital SLR cameras that made the commercials more
Triple Knot Productions Inspires with True Stories of Remarkable Human Beings
SEFFNER, FL – Brian Dery, founder and president of the Florida-based award-winning inspirational video production company, Triple Knot Productions, is a walking miracle, dedicated to telling the harrowing stories of individuals with astonishing injuries and disabilities. To bring these true tales of adversity and hope to life, Dery relies on the reliability, durability, and overall excellence of Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries. After battling his own harrowing ordeal with paralysis, Dery launched Triple Knot Productions in 2005 and with it his commitment to overcome and inspire through storytelling. Currently, Dery is filming “Evan Piper: Creating Possibilities Through the Power of Determination,” detailing the life of Evan Piper, who became paralyzed after a plane crash. more
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Net Insight, a leading provider of efficient and scalable transport solutions for media, IP and broadcast networks, has been selected in partnership with SHM Broadcast GmbH to deliver a nationwide Cable TV network in Germany.
The network built for one of the leading Cable TV companies in Germany includes interconnect of the main Cable TV head-ends across the country.
The Net Insight Nimbra platform was chosen since it is a well-proven solution and thanks to excellent multicast capabilities and low operating cost. The primary sites will be equipped with Nimbra 680 including multi video access cards and optical 10G trunks.
The value of the agreement exceeds 10 MSEK and the network will be operational in the end of 2011.
This order was won in partnership with the Net Insight premium partner SHM Broadcast GmbH.
“This order is of strategic importance to Net more
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Net Insight, a leading provider of efficient and scalable transport solutions for media, IP and broadcast networks, today announces that a North American television company has chosen Net Insight’s Nimbra platform to secure their media contribution services.
The customer is one of the most successful television companies in North America. Services are offered to over 40 million subscribers in North America and to over 35 million subscribers across the world.
The Net Insight Nimbra platform will be used for media contribution to a main statellite uplink facility as well as a secondary uplink facility for distaster recovery. The network will be based on Nimbra 680 and the recently released Nimbra 380.
The order value exceeds 3 MSEK.
For further information, please contact:
Fredrik Trägårdh, CEO of Net Insight, +46 8 685 04 00, fredrik.tragardh@netinsight.net
The recent InfoComm 2011 conference in Orlando saw many Christie business partners, including integrators and consultants, winning major awards for their installations.
Christie partners captured eight awards in the fourth annual PRO AV Spotlight Awards program, sponsored by PRO AV and ARCHITECT magazines, and InfoComm International. The Spotlight Awards recognize the 15 best professional audio/video installations designed for corporate, education, entertainment, government, and other markets.
“Great relationships produce great results, for both our partners and their customers,” said Kathryn Cress, vice president, global & corporate marketing, Christie. “This has never been more evident than recently at InfoComm, where our partners were recognized for their creativity and customer-first focus in implementing and supporting solutions based on Christie visual display solutions.”
Winners (and the Christie contribution to each) included:
Best Corporate AV Project
Qualcomm 25th Anniversary Museum by Nautilus Entertainment Design
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New Delhi based national News Broadcaster chooses Enterprise sQ for speed to air and low cost of ownership
News Express, the New Delhi, India based national broadcaster and a division of the Sai Prasad Group of companies that trades as Sai Prasad Media Pvt. Ltd., has purchased a Quantel Enterprise sQ production system to power its new all-HD national news broadcasting operation which is slated to go on air in July 2011. This will be India’s first national HD news broadcast service. The Enterprise sQ system is being supplied through Quantel’s Indian reseller, Shaf Broadcast.
The Quantel solution won the highly competitive tender process on two principal attributes - its unbeatable speed to air and low cost of ownership. News Express plans to produce 12 x 30 minute news bulletins a day on the system with country-wide story input from around 25 contribution centres spread around the more
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