OPINION: Enough with the sales fluff
11.18.2008
We want to know the facts, but we live in a world of PR smoke and mirrors. If five companies all say they are the worldwide leader in the particular field under investigation, which one can you believe? More...

MirriAd and Endemol join forces in India
11.18.2008
MirriAd's ZoneSense system will be used to insert simple branded objects such as props, backdrops and signage, or sophisticated dynamic ads, into video content. The brand references are seamlessly embedded and appear as if they More...

Plasma Panel Sales Top Expectations Says Report
11.04.2008
According to DisplaySearch's findings, demand continues to be strong for plasma TVs worldwide due to attractive price points and the increasing availability of high-definition content. The trend indicates that the 2008 shipment More...

Kaleido-X selected for Italian HD OB truck
11.18.2008
The 12 camera truck will be used to cover a wide mix of major sporting and musical events in the months ahead. Based around Miranda's Kaliedo-X multi-image display system the truck has 96 video inputs across nine 46" plasma More...

Magna Systems installs Telex Talkback at SBS
11.18.2008
Systems integrator Magna Systems and Engineering has installed a new talkback system at SBS Television as part of a system upgrade. More...

Monitor for the Asian market
11.18.2008
GlobeCast Asia has purchased three TQs for test applications in a MCR environment at its newly opened playout and media management centre in Singapore. Broadcast Maldives, the country's only private broadcaster launched in April More...

Startup Touts Humanoid Technology in Video Content Search Tool
08.06.2008
Anvato, based in Mountain View, Calif., says its newly released ContentID product uses "Perceptual Signature technology that emulates humans by identifying scenes, objects and movements inside the video." More...

Sony unveils new technologies and initiatives to drive HD adoption
07.09.2008
Broadcast Asia 2008 marked the South East Asia debut of new products from the solid-state entry-level XDCAM EX camcorders and deck, the new HKSR-5804 file transfer option board designed to accompany the SRW-5800 deck and the More...

Dielectric Communications Expands Testing Operations
04.23.2008
Additions include a 60-foot tapered electromagnetic anechoic chamber, a 950-cubic-foot high-power passive intermodulation chamber and a 64-cubic-foot thermal chamber. More...

Sony makes new additions to HDCAM camcorder range
11.18.2008
"With the launch of the HDW-650P and HDW-650F HDCAM Camcorders, we are empowering producers to break new ground in terms of creativity, speed and cost-efficiency," said Sony's Paul Maroni, Assistant General Manager, Broadcast and More...

DeckLink HD Extreme certified for use with Pro Tools 8
10.21.2008
With Blackmagic Design's DeckLink HD Extreme, Pro Tools users can now monitor most common QuickTime HD and SD video formats directly from their Pro Tools video track out to high end professional video monitoring devices such as More...

Studer Upgrades Furniture, System of On-Air 3000
10.21.2008
The Studer OnAir 3000 digital broadcast console has received several improvements of late. More...

Front Porch Digital Acquires SAMMA Systems
11.18.2008
Front Porch Digital has acquired New York-based SAMMA Systems which specialises in the migration and preservation of videotape to digital files. More...

PlayBox Technology opens up in Germany
11.18.2008
The new office is headed up by Country Manager Stefan Tapp who brings considerable industry experience gained during his time with Stellar-DBS and MicroniK multimedia. More...

Fairlight appoints Scandinavian distributor
11.18.2008
Ken Barnsley, Fairlight's head of European Operations, commented: "The Scandinavian market is one that we are keen to support and joining forces with a company as experienced as SoundWorks will allow us to introduce the Fairlight More...

Marquis expands consultancy division
11.18.2008
Marquis Broadcast has recruited industry veteran, Geoff Wright as part of its plans to further expand its consultancy business. Wright will be based out of the company's Pangbourne head office. More...

Paul Weiser Joins AJA as Vice President Sales and Marketing
11.18.2008
Paul Weiser has joined AJA Video Systems as Vice President, Sales and Marketing. He joins from Autodesk Media & Entertainment's Systems products. More...

New MD for LipSync Post
11.18.2008
LipSync Post has announced that Alasdair MacCuish has been promoted to the position of Managing Director following five years as Head of Digital Film at the company. More...

UK Screen Running Onion Sessions
11.04.2008
The Onion Sessions are designed to peel back the layers of the industry and give junior staff such as runners and receptionists a useful insight in to the inner workings of the industry. More...

NATEXPO 2008 Looks at Digital
11.04.2008
The theme for the event, taking place 18–20 November in Moscow, is "Russia at the Step of a Digital Revolution." More...

International Audio Summit to Draw AV Pros
10.07.2008
Speakers from industry, science, and trade associations will lecture on topics such as new formats for production and broadcast, audience involvement via innovative audio applications and new wireless communication systems in More...

Anton Bauer Gear Delivers During Olympic Coverage
09.09.2008
The global networks included Beijing Olympic Broadcast (BOB), WNBC-TV Network, NBC Today, and NBC owned, operated and/or affiliated stations, Belo Television, Hearst Argyle Television, Lin Broadcasting, Bonneville International More...

Artistic Licence Helps Light Coke Pavilion
08.20.2008
The building houses an exhibition documenting the intertwining histories of Coca-Cola and the Olympic Games, the "Perfect Serve" hospitality area and a media zone. More...

BBC Relies on Scopus Encoders for Logging
08.20.2008
The MPEG-4 encoders, according to Scopus, provided the BBC the desired match of high video quality at low bit rates necessary for transmission across the intercontinental IP infrastructure. More...