Rio Rancho NM – August 2008… Lectrosonics, recognized the world over as a leading manufacturer of wireless microphone systems and audio processing products, is pleased to announce it now has factory authorized service available in the greater New York metropolitan area. Bayside, Queens-based Jaycee Communications, a well known and highly respected RF engineering and consulting, frequency coordination, and repair firm is now an authorized Lectrosonics service facility. With New York being a major hub for musical entertainment, theater, broadcast, and production for TV and film, audio professionals, rental houses, and others now have local service for their Lectrosonics equipment. more
Los Angeles - Litepanels, Inc. announces today it has signed an agreement to be acquired by The Vitec Group plc. Litepanels is the market leader in light emitting diode (“LED”) lighting systems for the television, broadcast, video and film industries. Its groundbreaking lighting products are a complementary addition to the Vitec Group Broadcast Systems Division, which includes such brands as Sachtler®, Vinten®, Autoscript, and Anton/Bauer®.
Litepanels has developed an innovative range of LED on-camera and stand-mounted lighting systems, which have gained broad acceptance with lighting and broadcast professionals. Backed by a strong patent portfolio, the company is known as a leader in the professional lighting industry. The products created by Litepanels, which have won various awards, are used both on-location and in studio environments, including installations at the White House press briefing room and on CNN’s mobile broadcast studio. Additionally, Litepanels has recently delivered lighting systems to NASA for use in the International Space Station.
Litepanels’ LED lights are extremely beneficial due to their low power consumption, low heat generation and wireless battery capability. The trend toward LED lighting is expected to continue to grow rapidly as lighting directors convert to this superior technology. more
Ammar Fawzy has been appointed Regional Sales Manager CCS for MEA. From August 20 onwards, Fawzy will be responsible for CCS issues in the Middle East and Africa (MEA)
Straubing, Germany Ammar Fawzy, 29, will join Telex as Regional Sales Manager, working on CCS (Critical Communication Systems) in the MEA regions. Following Telex’s growth strategy, Fawzy completes the sales team for this year and will report directly to Kamil Swobodzinski, Sales Director CCS & ACT for EMEA. more
DENVER, CO – Auralex Acoustics, Inc., the industry leader in innovative sound control solutions, continues its leadership in creating environmentally friendly products with the introduction of Eco-Tech, the company’s first green acoustical panel, at this year’s CEDIA show (Booth 630). Earlier this year, the company announced the first green acoustical foam product on the market, Eco-Friendly StudioFoam.
Eco-Tech brand acoustic panels are manufactured with a proprietary formulation of 100% recycled polyester fibers. Eco-Tech panels are truly “green”; reducing the ecological footprint of acoustic treatment and our dependence on fossil fuels, including foreign crude oil. The Eco-Tech family of products are designed with the environment in mind, yet retain the longevity and acoustical properties for which Auralex is known. Auralex Eco-Tech is manufactured without harmful Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC’s), which have been implicated in the depletion of the ozone layer. more
ERLANGER, KY, August 20, 2008— TVOne-task’s newest product family consists of one CAT.5/6 transmitter and two receivers. The 1T-CT-621 transmitter used in conjunction with the 1T-CT-624 receiver can achieve distances up to 150m (450 feet) while the 1T-CT-628 receiver can achieve distances up to 250m (750 feet.) The units can handle maximum resolutions up to 1920×1200 and 1080p @ 60Hz with embedded audio. They are HDCP and v1.2 HDMI compliant. For normal operation, two Cat.5/5E or 6 cables are required, one for the main signal and one for the HDCP/DDC signal. Single cable operation is possible under certain circumstances but it is recommended that the user checks with TV One Tech Support. The receivers provide Gain and Equalization adjustments. The system is fully compatible with DVI-D signals. The unique TVOne-task locking power connectors are used to enhance overall system security. All three units are available for immediate shipment. more
Boston, MA, August 20, 2008 – Viewers who glued themselves to their television sets as the Boston Celtics claimed its first World Championship in more 20 years received the best seat in the house as WHDH-TV Channel 7 News broadcasted all of the post game festivities and ticker parade live using Nucomm’s CamPac 2 wireless camera transmitter and Newscaster DR diversity receiver. more
August 19, 2008 — Markham, Ontario: Digital Rapids – a leading developer of solutions for bringing television, video and movie content to the latest generation of viewing devices — is one of the key enablers of the unprecedented live Internet coverage of the Summer Games currently being enjoyed by U.S. audiences.
Over 2200 hours of video will be streamed live on the Internet at NBCOlympics.com, powered by Digital Rapids’ encoding and streaming systems. The unprecedented scale of NBC Universal’s online coverage created new challenges going far beyond typical streaming scenarios. more
From a leading daytime drama to a cable sitcom, from locally produced public television programming to a popular audience-participation show, Canon’s professional HD camcorders are increasingly being used to shoot a wide variety of television programming. With features such as Genuine Canon zoom lenses, Total Image Control, and HD/SD capture in multiple frame rates, Canon’s three-CCD professional HD camcorders are providing producers with an excellent means of capturing broadcast-quality images in a convenient form factor. Three of these models – the XL H1S, XH G1, and XL H1 – also provide professional connections for genlock, time code, and HD-SDI/SD-SDI video output. more
UK Manufacturer To Introduce New Products & New InVision Systems In Amsterdam
Stroud, UK, August 2008: From the 12th to the 16th of September this year, UK manufacturer Rycote will be returning to the RAI Centre in Amsterdam for the European broadcast community’s most important trade exhibition, the IBC show. Rycote staff will be giving IBC attendees the opportunity to see their range of windshields and microphone suspension systems, including the InVision range of noise-reducing suspension systems launched earlier this year. more
”Robust & Reliable” Digital Microphone Sees Widespread Use By UK OB Experts
Wakefield, UK, August 2008: NEP Visions, one of Europe’s largest independent outside broadcast facilities companies, has been putting SoundField’s DSF-2 digital microphone through its paces over the past year and a half, using it to provide 5.1 ambience on its HD transmissions for a variety of high-profile work, including the international feed for May’s European Champions League football final in Moscow, and regular coverage of UK football Premier League and Championship matches for Sky Sports. And this summer, they’ve begun working with SoundField’s recently introduced DSF-3 digital processor, which completes an entirely digital signal path from the SoundField microphone to broadcast, and forms the basis for the 5.1 surround sound audio feed NEP Visions supply to their HD broadcast clients. more
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Rio Rancho NM – August 2008… Lectrosonics, recognized the world over as a leading manufacturer of wireless microphone systems and audio processing products, is pleased to announce it now has factory authorized service available in the greater New York metropolitan area. Bayside, Queens-based Jaycee Communications, a well known and highly respected RF engineering and consulting, frequency coordination, and repair firm is now an authorized Lectrosonics service facility. With New York being a major hub for musical entertainment, theater, broadcast, and production for TV and film, audio professionals, rental houses, and others now have local service for their Lectrosonics equipment. more
Straubing, Germany Ammar Fawzy, 29, will join Telex as Regional Sales Manager, working on CCS (Critical Communication Systems) in the MEA regions. Following Telex’s growth strategy, Fawzy completes the sales team for this year and will report directly to Kamil Swobodzinski, Sales Director CCS & ACT for EMEA. 
August 19, 2008 — Markham, Ontario: 
