Barix will unveil new audio-over-IP broadcast solutions at the 2012 NAB Show, including its first two-way audio application for the TV and video production space.

Well-known in radio broadcast, Barix offers two-way IP audio devices for intercom, audio surveillance and confidence monitoring. At NAB, Barix will introduce its new Annuncicom PS1 paging station to the North American market. more

Dalet Digital Media Systems will showcase enhancements in Dalet Enterprise Edition, the company’s advanced Media Asset Management (MAM) platform at the 2012 NAB Show.

Dalet Enterprise Edition will be shown in combination with Dalet’s tailored production suites for news (Dalet News Suite), sports (Dalet Sports Factory) and radio (Dalet Radio Suite). The company will demonstrate several new, integrated modules for Dalet MediaLife, which is focused on workflows for program preparation, MAM for production and archives. These new modules are focused on the many steps involving media transformation and content enrichment in the production chain. more

Camera Corps will unveil the latest version of its Q-Ball compact remotely controlled pan/tilt/zoom HD/SD camera at the 2012 NAB Show.

Demonstrated in prototype at IBC 2011 and now in full production, Q-Ball Pre-Set allows 18 shot settings (each consisting of pan angle, tilt angle, zoom and focus) to be stored prior to a live or real-time recorded shoot. more

Media Links will highlight its newly announced four-port video transmission interfaces for the MD8000 transport solution at the 2012 NAB Show.

The MD8000-UVTX and MD8000-UVRX support JPEG2000 compressed and uncompressed 3-D dual-link, 3G-SDI, HD/SD-SDI and/or DVB-ASI signals over SONET/SDH, IP and DWDM based networks. more

Broadcast Pix will feature its newly introduced Video Control Center 3.0 software for its Granite and Mica Video Control Centers at the 2012 NAB Show.

The new 3.0 software features optimized production control on a touch-screen, voice-automation control of switching and graphics, virtual sets that anyone can customize, and automated, dual-channel graphics that include Daktronics scoreboard integration. more

Hitachi Kokusai Electric America will make the U.S. introduction of a slow-motion HD camera capable of capturing video at 2.5X and 3X the speed of standard frame rate cameras.

The SK-HD1500 uses standard 2/3in Bayonet mount lenses and integrates easily into existing Hitachi SK-series camera infrastructures. Hitachi also will unveil the HV-HD33, a compact, 3-MOS sensor, multi-standard, POV HD camera, and the small, self-contained, signal sensor KP-HD20A HD camera. more

Thomson Broadcast will unveil its new ATSC-8000 DTV exciter at the 2012 NAB Show.

The new exciter is available in a compact 1RU platform and supports VHF or UHF operation. It allows broadcasters to transmit both fixed ATSC (A/53) and ATSC-M/H (A/153), delivering rich mobile DTV service to viewers. The ATSC-8000 is also available with optional A/110:2011 configuration.

In addition the ATSC-8000 exciter features Digital Adaptive Pre-correction (DAP), providing pinpoint correction of both linear and nonlinear distortions. The exciter also features an internal GPS receiver, dual transport stream (TS) inputs, front panel MMI for user configuration and a built-in Web GUI for remote access. more

At NAB 2012, AmberFin will unveil a new version of UQC, the company’s Unified Quality Control solution for content ingest and transcoding operations.

AmberFin also will announce new multi-transcode capabilities for iCR, its file-based content ingest and transcoding system, and launch phase two of the broadcast-IT-workflow training program “Bruce’s Shorts,” which will include an enterprise version. more

Never.no has signed a preferred partnership agreement with Vizrt, under which both companies will promote and support each other’s products.

Together, the companies will offer a best-in-class solution for interacting with audiences in real-time via Facebook, Twitter and second-screen apps, and then displaying the results of those interactions. more

Comtech EF Data has announced a new partnership agreement with O3b Networks for the provision of modems, Advanced VSAT Solutions and RF products.

The Comtech EF Data products compatible with O3b satellite networks are commercially available today, providing users with confidence that what they deploy now can be used on O3b networks later. more