Archive for November 15th, 2006

Auckland, NZ (November 15, 2006) — Massive Software, the industry‘s premiere developer of autonomous agent 3D animation systems, has entered into an educational partnership with Bournemouth University, it was announced today by Diane Holland, Massive CEO.

Bournemouth University‘s National Centre for Computer Animation, the top animation school in the UK, will be the first university in the United Kingdom to integrate Massive software and training curricula into its animation course-load. Bournemouth acquired over fifty Massive Prime licenses via Massive‘s educational program, and will provide training on the system to undergraduate and graduate-level students. more

Kodak has launched a new Web site (www.kodak.com/go/education) devoted exclusively to the next generation of filmmakers, and their schools and teachers. The Kodak Education Web site offers the educational filmmaking community easy online access to products, as well as the latest news and trends from within the rapidly evolving motion picture industry. more

Stockholm, Sweden – 15 November, 2006 – Digital Vision, a leading developer of advanced digital media applications specialising in film and video, announced today that The Mill has purchased a second Film Cutter effects system. Providing comprehensive editing, conforming, compositing, effects and primary colour correction, the system has already been used extensively on the BBC‘s new 13×50, HD-originated science fiction drama, Torchwood. more

Huttenburg Among Industry Leaders in Panel Addressing New Technology‘s Affect on Radio

CINCINNATI, November 15, 2006 – Debra Buck Huttenburg, vice president and general manager of the Radio Broadcast Systems business unit of Harris Corporation‘s Broadcast Communications Division, will be among several noted panelists discussing the impact of new technologies on the future of the radio industry at “Forecast 2007,” to be held on December 5th at New York City‘s Harvard Club. more

United States‘ Leading Satellite Service Provider Expands Headend Capabilities
And Channel Choices with ViBE Encoding Platform from Thomson

Paris/Nevada City, Calif., November 13, 2006 — DIRECTV, the United States‘ leading satellite television service provider, has placed an order, valued at nearly $8 million (US) for new Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) Grass Valley™ MPEG-2 compression equipment, to significantly expand the capabilities of its broadcast complex.
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