HAYWARD, Calif. — Nov. 04, 2009 — Wohler Technologies Inc. today announced that Oriole Park at Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles™, is using a variety of Wohler monitoring gear within its newly installed HD digital production system. The ballpark’s upgraded facilities originate HD programming for new HD LED video displays and generate two HD channels for the in-house cable system. Installed in the scoreboard control room, Wohler audio and video monitoring systems enable convenient monitoring and QC of signals including the PA feed to the seating bowl, as well as program and effects audio to the home TV truck and home radio broadcast booth. more
Frustrated by having projects continuously freeze up in the middle of editing sessions and having to rummage through multiple external drives to locate footage, Red Productions, a full service, script to screen video production and independent film development and production company, recently commissioned respected independent video engineer Bob Zelin to install a cost-effective Ethernet-based shared storage solution featuring Small Tree technology.
Specializing in national TV commercials, feature films, viral videos for web, industrial videos, and non-profit fundraising pieces, Red Productions has experienced steady growth since its inception. With well-known organizations such as Coca Cola, the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Christian University among its client roster, Red Productions could no longer rely on the external drives chained via eSATA they were using within their three-room facility to complete projects if they were interested in keeping clients happy and continuing their more
Production Facility Uses AJA Solutions for CBBC Series ‘Shaun the Sheep’ and Playhouse Disney’s ‘Timmy’
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that 15 KONA video capture and playback cards are in use at the UK’s Aardman Animations, producers of the Academy Award-winning “Wallace and Gromit” films and television series. The KONA family is AJA’s line of 10-bit uncompressed capture and playback cards for video and audio input and output on the Mac platform, including KONA 3, AJA’s top-of-the-line video card for SD, HD, Dual Link 4:4:4 HD and 2K formats.
Recent Aardman projects using AJA’s KONA 3 include the second season of the stop-motion animated children’s series, “Shaun the Sheep,” a “Wallace and Gromit” spin-off airing in late 2009 on CBBC, the children’s arm of the BBC more
New Presence Helps AmberFin Extend Support and Gain Access to Top Industry Talent
BURBANK, Calif. October 28, 2009 — AmberFin today announces the establishment of its new North American headquarters in Burbank, California, expanding its operations to meet the demand for best-in-class image quality for HD/SD ingest, video conversion and transcoding worldwide. Following on the heels of a newly announced deal with Warner Brothers, the opening of the Burbank office is the latest step in AmberFin’s North American market strategy and provides the company with ready access to the $68 billion entertainment industry while also extending customer support coverage to 20 hours a day.
— Long-running animated hit comedy series relies on Waves audio tools for stereo and surround processing —
— Waves is now a featured brand in the show’s end credits —
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, October 27, 2009 — Waves Audio, a leading provider of digital signal processing software and hardware solutions, announces an ongoing relationship with South Park Studios, the producers of the Peabody Award- and four-time EMMY® Award-winning animated comedy series South Park. Waves will be added as a featured partner in the show’s end credit roll, and the two companies will carry on a mutually beneficial relationship as the show continues its impressive run.
South Park has long been one of television’s primary outlets for satirical and current-event-based comedy. Such an approach necessitates a hectic production schedule – often going from more
LONDON — Oct. 27, 2009 — After a successful two-year track record with its 47 Polish channels, At Media, Poland’s leading advertising sales house, has extended its use of Pilat Media’s MediaPro to its new subsidiary in Prague, Czech Republic. At Media is offering advertising agencies and other media buyers the possibility to book advertising for 18 channels available in the Czech Republic. more
Leading music TV channel orders second VectorBox for playout automation of the interactive STARZ music channel
Barcelona, Spain – October 27, 2009 - Vector3™, a pioneer in graphics and playout solutions, announced that UK based Mushroom TV has purchased another VectorBox solution to manage playout automation of their highly popular STARZ Channel. For the last six years, Mushroom TV has relied on Vector playout automation technology for multi-channel playout management of their various music channels including STARZ. “We have been successfully using the VectorBox playout automation technology for over 7 years; running multiple music TV channels on the Sky platform. With the excellent track record in reliability and capabilities, we went back to VectorBox when it came to upgrade the operation,” said Adam Levoi, Chief Engineer, Mushroom TV. “For the last 7 years we have experienced nothing less than excellent reliability, performance, and support. We did a test run more
KBNC TV establishes facility in San Francisco; leverages Vector 3 technology for automated playout of programs and 24/7 news.
Los Angeles- CA – October 21 - Vector 3™, a pioneer in graphics and playout solutions, announced that the NGC Group, owner of several US-based Korean TV channels, has purchased the VectorBox integrated playout solution to broadcast live news, thematic programs, and pre-recorded shows from their newly established KBNC TV operation based in San Francisco, CA. The tapeless workflow broadcasts high-quality Korean programming 7 days a week, 24 hours a day over Digital TV. The program line-up includes a combination of popular shows produced by Korean media giant MBC with a variety of live news and thematic programs produced out of the San Francisco studio.
“After a careful evaluation period we went with VectorBox to support our new production and broadcast facility. They scored highest in price performance and more
LONDON — Oct. 20, 2009 — Pilat Media, the leading global supplier of business management software solutions to the media industry, has announced that Scripps Networks has gone live using Pilat Media’s IBMS broadcast management system for five major brands — HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, Fine Living Network, and Great American Country. more
Blue Order partners with AmberFin to integrate iCR into its Media Archive offering
BURBANK, Calif. – October 15, 2009 – AmberFin today announces that Blue Order Solutions AG has signed an OEM agreement to incorporate and resell AmberFin’s industry-leading iCR ingest functionality as part of its Media Archive offering. As a result of this agreement, Blue Order customers will benefit from best-in-class multi-format SD/HD ingest, QC and transcoding, ultra-reliability, easy integration and third party interoperability though AmberFin’s web service APIs.
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