Multiple TVBI workflows combine the full range of Digital Rapids solutions to bring content to viewers on four continents
August 30, 2011 — Hong Kong: Digital Rapids announced today that TVBI Company Limited (TVBI) — the worldwide operating arm of Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), one of the world’s largest producers and distributors of Chinese-language programming — is using a complete range of Digital Rapids solutions to power sophisticated media processing and delivery workflows for bringing TVB content to viewers and distribution partners on four continents. The systems span the critical points in TVBI’s workflows including encoding, transcoding, live streaming and business-to-business content delivery. more
SALT LAKE CITY — Aug. 29, 2011 — NVerzion, a leading provider of cutting-edge technology for digital broadcasting and television station automation, today announced that Montana’s Beartooth NBC has deployed the company’s automation technology to streamline broadcast operations for three of its stations: KTVH (NBC) and KMTF (CW) in Helena; and KBGF (NBC) in Great Falls. The system from NVerzion provides efficient, professional transmission of on-air signals and simplifies the workload of master control operations, which are centralized at KTVH. Beartooth NBC is a subsidiary of Intermountain West Communications Company of Las Vegas. more
Leveraging automation and IT-based tools to boost productivity
Overland Park, KS (August 24) - Broadcast Engineering magazine, the leader in delivering broadcast education, announces a Workflow educational event October 18 at the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza from 8:00 AM to 4:15 PM CST. The event is designed to help broadcast and production professionals who are facing the need to maximize efficiency throughout their organizations learn how to leverage IT-based solutions to streamline their operations’ workflow. more
LEIGHTRONIX introduces a remote video capture and multi-camera control solution that allows a single operator to easily record an event, such as a public meeting, fine arts concert, or local sporting event, from multiple vantage points with professional, broadcast quality results.
The system is built upon high-performance, low cost video technologies, including robotic pan/tilt/zoom digital video cameras, a four channel live production switcher, and the LEIGHTRONIX PEGvault-SD, a real time digital video encoder. The video cameras and production switcher are easily integrated with the PEGvault-SD, which provides control for the cameras and switcher via a Web-based user interface.
The system was designed especially for government agencies of all sizes, educators, and any other organization seeking a compact, all-in-one system for event capture. The highly versatile solution makes integration with LEIGHTRONIX broadcast and streaming products and services easy, allowing for remote Next more
August 15, 2011 — Passfield, UK: Digital Rapids announced today that the Rose d’Or Global Entertainment Television Festival is using the MediaMesh content delivery system to streamline and simplify the submission of entries for the Rose d’Or Awards competition. The use of MediaMesh enables entries to be submitted electronically for the first time using a secure Web-based portal, while the MediaMesh RX receiving appliance provides an easy and immediate interface for judges to review submissions. more
SALT LAKE CITY — Aug. 1, 2011 — NVerzion, a leading provider of cutting-edge tools for digital broadcasting and television station automation, today announced that Rockville 11, the government cable channel for the City of Rockville, MD, is using the company’s technology for complete, 24/7 automation of master control operations at the station. The NVerzion technology gives Rockville 11 a convenient, reliable, and cost-effective solution for its move to an efficient and streamlined tapeless workflow. more
Iroquois, ON, Canada – July 29, 2011 – Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the industry’s largest television broadcasting companies, have purchased Ross Video’s OverDrive for three facilities.
Sinclair, headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland will launch automated productions in Texas, Maine and Tennessee during the summer of 2011. The adoption of OverDrive Automated Production Control came after a full review by Sinclair of available technologies.
“After carefully researching numerous news automated production systems it became clear to us at Sinclair Broadcast Group, that Ross Overdrive and the Vision switcher was a smart choice,” said Mark Nadeau, Director of TV Production, Sinclair Broadcast Group. “From Overdrive’s flexible user friendly template building process, it’s well thought out touch screen user interface and the power packed Vision switcher with its open architecture we can interface with the peripheral tools that we choose. We are more
Pioneering the TAPELESS 2.0 concept, VSN will be presenting important new features for its broadcast software solutions for tapeless digital environments at the forthcoming IBC Show. Located in booth N7G33, the company will exhibit new versions of its products covering News Production, MCR Automation and Broadcast Management areas.
Following its Spider R&D project on the way to a new generation of tapeless solutions, VSN will be presenting several new versions of its main products at the IBC show, which will be held in Amsterdam next September, 9th to 13th. All new versions and product enhancements in News Production, MCR Automation and BMS areas will be available for demonstrations at the booth number 7G33.
Distributed News & Live Production Ecosystem
VSNNEWS features now a set of new functionalities including the system’s integration with different social networks like Twitter and Facebook and SOA interfaces with MAM solutions. The more
Net Insight, a leading developer of efficient and scalable transport solutions for media, IP and broadcast networks, today announced a partnership with Dimetis to further improve end-to-end provisioning with built-in scheduling and booking of media resources.
The German Federal Press Office deploys the Dimetis BOSS STREAM Recorder® for the documentation of regular news, political magazines and other current politically relevant television programs. more
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August 30, 2011 — Hong Kong: Digital Rapids announced today that TVBI Company Limited (TVBI) — the worldwide operating arm of Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), one of the world’s largest producers and distributors of Chinese-language programming — is using a complete range of Digital Rapids solutions to power sophisticated media processing and delivery workflows for bringing TVB content to viewers and distribution partners on four continents. The systems span the critical points in TVBI’s workflows including encoding, transcoding, live streaming and business-to-business content delivery. more
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