Northampton, MA – Myers Information Systems – a leading developer of broadcast traffic, business, and content management software – today announced a successful implementation of the company’s flagship ProTrack suite by The Vacation Channel. Based in Branson, Missouri, TVC offers a mix of news, weather and information focused on the lifestyle and rich variety of entertainment options available in and around Branson with coverage to some 50,000 in-home and hotel/motel room viewers.
“For the last couple years, we’ve searched for a traffic system that would provide the right kind of tools,” said Gary Leach, the channel’s director of operations. “We have very specific and unique operating needs; the more we saw of ProTrack’s diversity and flexibility, the more we knew we’d found the right system. Its more
Northampton, MA – Myers Information Systems – a leading developer of broadcast traffic, business, and content management software – today announced a successful implementation of the company’s flagship ProTrack suite by The Vacation Channel. Based in Branson, Missouri, TVC offers a mix of news, weather and information focused on the lifestyle and rich variety of entertainment options available in and around Branson with coverage to some 50,000 in-home and hotel/motel room viewers.
“For the last couple years, we’ve searched for a traffic system that would provide the right kind of tools,” said Gary Leach, the channel’s director of operations. “We have very specific and unique operating needs; the more we saw of ProTrack’s diversity and flexibility, the more we knew we’d found the right system. Its more
Milpitas, CA - September 28, 2011 - Blackmagic Design today announced that the University of Washington’s School of Oceanography used Blackmagic Design’s ATEM 1 M/E Production Switcher, Micro Videohub and OpenGear Converter Audio to SDI products as part of the ocean going VISIONS’11 Expedition. The University relied on the Blackmagic Design products to capture, route and stream footage from the ocean floor, 400 kilometers offshore, back to the University and online at www.ooi.washington.edu/visions11/live.
VISIONS’11, a cooperative effort between the University of Washington and the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), commenced on August 11 in Seattle, Washington, aboard the 274 foot Research Vessel Thomas G. Thompson. The purpose of the expedition was to continue to prepare for, survey and assess the ongoing installation of the OOI’s high power and high bandwidth cabled ocean observatory. For the expedition, the University of Washington provided technical more
Scharff Weisberg, Inc. helped capture the sizzle that comes with the steak by supplying a complement of wired and wireless microphones for the next season of Food Network’s “Iron ChefAmerica” series and an episode of the “The Next Iron Chef” reality show.
Scharff Weisberg Vice President Scott Schachter reports that the company provided Sennheiser 3K and 5K series wireless mics, AKG audience reaction mics and assorted Sennheiser shotgun and gooseneck mics to support existing audio gear at Food Network’s 8,000-square-foot Chelsea studio. Over the course of about a month, the network shot sequences for “The Next Iron Chef” of the popular reality show that will premiere its fourth season this October then lensed 25 episodes of “Iron Chef: America” plus specials to commemorate upcoming holidays.
“Every time we do the show we don’t have enough mics in-house to accommodate our needs,” says Jon Piereth, studio supervisor for Food more
“Show Us Your Auralex Room” Facebook Challenge Designed To Foster User Awarness
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Auralex Acoustics, Inc., the industry leader in innovative sound control solutions, announces an online challenge aimed at inspiring creativity and awareness among its users. The challenge, titled “Show Us Your Auralex Room,” which will run from October 1 until December 15, asks users to showcase their best use of Auralex’s acoustical treatment products and will be accessible through an application on the company’s Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/AuralexAcoustics).
“We are continually wowed by the innovative ways our costumers utilize Auralex products to achieve the optimal sound quality necessary for their varying needs,” says Eric Smith, founder and president of Auralex Acoustics. “This challenge is a way to showcase this innovation, as well as to demonstrate our appreciation for the support of our customers.”
Thomas Lund Will Serve as Chairman For ‘Loudness Wars: The Tides Have Changed’
NEW YORK CITY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2011—TC Electronic (booth 541), a global leader in digital signal processing and loudness control technologies for the professional audio, broadcast and post-production markets, is pleased to announce its participation in the AES 2011 panel, Loudness Wars: The Tides Have Changed on Saturday, October 22, from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.. more
DTS Codecs Integrated into Digital Rapids Transcode Manager 2.0 — Showcases Newly Launched DTS MediaPlayer at IBC 2011
September 9, 2011 — IBC (Stand #2.B50), AMSTERDAM: DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq: DTSI), a leader in high-definition audio, and Digital Rapids, the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, movie and Web content to wider audiences, have announced the companies’ first tools to support the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem’s (DECE) UltraViolet(tm) standard. DTS will showcase its newly launched DTS MediaPlayer in Stand 2.B50 during this year’s IBC exhibition, using UltraViolet Common File Format (CFF) files created with Digital Rapids’ upcoming version 2.0 of the Digital Rapids Transcode Manager automated transcoding software. Digital Rapids Transcode Manager 2.0 will feature encoding and multiplexing of a wide range of profiles of the DTS-HD codec, from lossless DTS-HD Master Audio down to low bit-rate DTS more
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Wohler at Content & Communications World (CCW)/HD World 2011: Wohler will demonstrate the company’s full range of signal management and confidence monitoring solutions for video, audio, captioning, and loudness applications. Several Wohler products will be making their North American debut after being introduced at IBC2011 — including the new DVM-2443 MPEG video monitor and RMQ-230 quad split video monitor. For the first time, Wohler will also be showcasing the SoundField line of critically acclaimed surround microphones and upmix solutions, thanks to a new reseller and distribution more
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