Toronto, Ontario, Canada – January 27, 2009 … Lawo AG has been presented with a silver award, in the mid-sized company category, at the 29th German Economy Innovation Awards. On Saturday, January 24th, 2009, Philipp Lawo, CEO of Lawo AG, accepted the prestigious award, which was presented by Dr. Annette Schavan, Minister of Education and Research, during a ceremonial gala evening, held at the Old Opera House in Frankfurt. more
70% agree that the industry is failing to take full advantage of market opportunities
(LONDON) Jan. 27, 2009—A recent broadcast industry poll conducted by AmberFin reveals that poor picture quality remains a major barrier to content adoption on new viewing devices, such as a mobile phone and PC. Furthermore, 70% of experts surveyed agreed the industry is failing to capitalize on the new market opportunities offered by the Internet, VoD and mobile more
LAS VEGAS – January 26, 2009 – Bitcentral, Inc, a leading provider of news content distribution and management solutions, today announced the launch of the company’s Oasis Media Marketplace at the National Association of Television Programming Executives (NATPE) 2009 Market and Conference. Based on Bitcentral’s popular Oasis news management and distribution product, Oasis Media Marketplace bypasses costly and time-consuming satellite deliveries of news by allowing content producers to buy, sell, and exchange broadcast-quality video over the public Internet.
The Oasis Media Marketplace ties into local TV stations’ production processes and gathers local content automatically. Oasis Media Marketplace will provide full rights, embargo and usage management tools, so local stations can protect their content while making money more
Bitcentral Helps Combine News Operations With Oasis
Raycom Media’s WFLX and Freedom Communications’ WPEC streamline local news coverage with Bitcentral’s industry-leading file sharing system
IRVINE, Calif. – January 21, 2009 – Bitcentral, Inc, a leading provider of news content distribution and management solutions, today announced the launch the first cross group Oasis file sharing system for use between WFLX (Raycom Media), and WPEC (Freedom Communications). Both stations target the West Palm Beach, Florida area and will benefit from the ability to share news content while increasing revenue.
Oasis delivers a broadcast-quality news video distribution and aggregation system that more
Toronto, Ontario, Canada – January 21, 2009 … The first Lawo mc²66 console has arrived on the broadcast scene in Taiwan in style— integrated into Formosa TV’s first fully HD-ready Outside Broadcast Vehicle.
Formosa TV is Taiwan’s most profitable TV station, and it enjoys a pioneering reputation for being one of the first free-to-air channels in the country to switch over to digital. Based in Kaohsiung, FTV also became the first station in the country to use the Taiwanese language in the majority of its programs, especially prime-time news. more
Bruce Devlin to lead AmberFin technology strategy and innovation in new role
AmberFin today announces the appointment of Bruce Devlin as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In this role, Bruce will be responsible for leading strategy and vision at AmberFin, helping its customers to deliver superior-quality TV, film and video content across a rapidly changing file-based media environment.
Prior to his new role, Bruce was VP of Technology at AmberFin, guiding the company on video file, workflow and systems issues. Previously Bruce was at Snell & Wilcox where his career spanned 15 years with the company. Here he led its innovative and award-winning work on compression coding. more
(ATLANTA) - Beverly Hills Television (BHTV), run by the City of Beverly Hills, has made the transition to a file-based workflow with two Apella LCS video servers, VT Scheduler and VT Media Exchange software from Video Technics. Previously, BHTV’s award-winning local programming had been produced and aired using a tape-based workflow and a twenty-year-old analog automation system which spanned across three separate physical locations.
At City Hall, BHTV ingests City Council meetings directly from four Panasonic AW-E750 SDI cameras to the Apella LCS, cuts out meeting recesses and sends the complete file over the City’s existing Ethernet LAN to master control to be added to the playlist. According to Programming Operations Specialist Michael Forys (pictured), “On the master control side, one 3RU Apella LCS replaced three racks of aging analog gear. The VT Scheduler software lets us script sat feed ingest during off-hours, and the built-in router control makes any ties to the old automation system unnecessary. more
Toronto, Ontario, Canada – January 2009… When the time came to go live at their new, multi-million dollar studio, the technical operations staff at Score Media Inc. were determined to have the best possible wireless systems in place to ensure flawless performance and superior sound for their various shows. The specialty sports television service, which is available in 6.4 million homes throughout Canada, looked at a lot of different systems, but ultimately, they selected Lectrosonics. more
Burbank, CA … Housed at the famous Capitol Records building in Los Angeles, Capitol Studios is home to great recordings from iconic artists such as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Nat King Cole, along with leading contemporary artists including Diana Krall and Green Day. Capitol is also the scoring facility for hit TV shows such as “Lost” and “American Idol” as well as hosting the pre-records for the annual Academy Awards ceremonies. Capitol is the crème de la crème of recording studios, and this full service facility handles everything from tracking, scoring, and stereo/surround sound mixing. The engineers and others who work here are the best in the business and they demand the world’s finest equipment. So it comes as no surprise that Royer Labs microphones are housed here—and their expansive mic locker just got bigger with the addition of four new Royer R-122V Vacuum Tube Ribbon microphones. more
Toronto, Ontario, Canada – December 17, 2008… Lawo, recognized globally as a leading manufacturer of digital audio networking and console systems for production, post production, broadcast, and related applications, is pleased to announce the new Version 4 software release for the company’s mc² Series production consoles, which includes the flagship mc²90, mc²66, and mc²56. A remarkable step forward in terms of power and flexibility, the new V4 operating system software introduces several dramatic advancements designed to streamline workflow, including a completely new Surround Channel, Hyperpanning, an entirely new graphical engine that provides greater functionality via mouse control, a newly designed VCA, and numerous additional enhancements. more
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada – January 27, 2009 … Lawo AG has been presented with a silver award, in the mid-sized company category, at the 29th German Economy Innovation Awards. On Saturday, January 24th, 2009, Philipp Lawo, CEO of Lawo AG, accepted the prestigious award, which was presented by Dr. Annette Schavan, Minister of Education and Research, during a ceremonial gala evening, held at the Old Opera House in Frankfurt. more
