Archive for September 27th, 2007

Los Angeles, CA, September 28, 2007 – Big Fish, one of the entertainment industry‘s preeminent brand marketing firms, specializing in the conception and production of consumer and B-to-B campaigns, has named industry veteran Susan Wladich to the newly created post of Vice President, Strategic Marketing. Wladich will be based on the East Coast. The announcement was made today by Robin Fisher Roffer, CEO/Chief Creative Officer, and Steven Roffer, President, Big Fish Marketing.

Regarding the appointment, Robin Fisher Roffer said, “Susan brings over 25 years of Strategic Marketing and Promotional experience to our clients. Susan helped to launch and market two of television’s most powerful brands, MTV: Music Television and Comedy Central. She is an award winning, highly creative executive who developed countless on-going marketing initiatives to drive distribution and ratings for both networks. Susan brings a fresh approach along with the strategies that breed success.” more

Artbeats Offers 15 Free Royalty-free Clips to Select Adobe Customers
Customers to Buy Adobe Master Collection or Production Premium and Get US $2985 Worth of Artbeats Clips

Myrtle Creek, Ore. — Sept. 27, 2007 — Artbeats, the industry‘s leading provider of high-quality royalty-free stock footage, today announced an exclusive, limited-time offer that will allow select Adobe customers to obtain 15 free royalty-free Artbeats clips (a value of US $2985). This special promotion features a diverse range of footage, including billowing clouds, stunning pyrotechnic effects, water drops, gently falling rain, a spinning globe and several mood-setting animated backgrounds. To be eligible, Adobe customers must purchase a full retail or upgrade version of Adobe® Creative Suite® 3 Production Premium or Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection from the Adobe Store or a participating reseller from Sept. 10, 2007 through Nov. 30, 2007. For more information or to preview the 15 Artbeats clips please visit www.Artbeats.com/adobeclips. more

Exclusive Reprise of the Best Computer Graphics Shorts from Around the World

Portland, Ore. — Sept. 27, 2007 — Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH, Oregon and Southwest Washington‘s local SIGGRAPH chapter, has announced that it will host a special uncut screening of the 2007 Electronic Theatre, a film and video extravaganza featuring incredible technical imagery on Friday, Oct.12, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. at Portland Community College, in the Moriarty Arts and Humanities Building Auditorium, Portland, Ore. Shown each year during SIGGRAPH, an international conference of computer graphics and interactive techniques, the Electronic Theater is a highly-acclaimed showcase of the best computer graphics and special effects shorts from around the world, offering insight on future trends in films and commercials. more

BILLERICA, Mass. — Sept. 27, 2007 — Echolab Corporation, a leading provider of professional video production switchers and broadcast tools, has appointed industry veteran Joe Wellman as the company’s new sales manager for major accounts. In his new role, Wellman is charged with developing and executing a market strategy for sales of products from Echolab and its U.K. distribution partner, Crystal Vision, into large systems integrators and broadcasting organizations in the Northeastern United States. more

Four very different Thomson products won awards at IBC2007, demonstrating the breadth of the company‘s offering as well as the excellence of its solutions. It took two “Pick Hit” awards from Broadcast Engineering magazine, a “Best of IBC” award from TVB Europe plus the best content on demand prize in the Cable & Satellite International Awards. more

Loudspeaker brand M&K Sound Co. has been taken over by a new team headed up by longtime M&K distributors Per Becher and Asger Bak. Put under creditor jurisdiction in February, Becher and Bak acquired M&K‘s intellectual property (brand name, trademarks, websites etc.) in July.

Effective October 1, M&K‘s U.S. operation will begin with audio industry veteran Chris Minto stepping in as Vice President and managing director. more

For Showtime‘s SHOXC Elite Challenger Series, Bombastic embraced the power of rough-hewn motion typography to present the intense world of next generation fighting. Working hand-in-hand with the Showtime creative group, including art director Rudy Jaimes, Bombastic delivered a one-two punch that speaks to the enthusiastic audiences and potential followers of this sport. more

Broadcast design & animation studio motion504 has expanded its team with the addition of Executive Producer Eric Mueller and Designer Faith Miller. Mueller will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations, budgets and scheduling, as well as client relations and company growth. Miller will work hand-in-hand with the studio‘s creative directors on its repertoire of broadcast design, television and commercial projects. more

Providing new users the fundamentals for editing on the Thomson Grass Valley Edius system and existing users a quick start to the new major release

Hoffman Estates, IL -September 27, 2007 - Class on Demand, a provider of professional educational products for creative markets, has announced self-paced, professional training for the Thomson Grass Valley Edius 4.5 editing system. The new Class on Demand title – Complete Training for Edius 4.5 – is designed for users new to the Edius 4.5 system. Introduced at NAB 2007, the Edius 4.5 release is a departure from its predecessors as it introduces a brand new user interface making existing training materials obsolete and Class on Demand‘s ‘Complete Training for Edius 4.5‘ one of the only self-paced, professional training products available on the market today. more

New Design/Production Boutique Mrs. K Inspires Improvisation For HGTV’s House Hunters Promo Campaign

DENVER, CO – In the new promo campaign for HGTV‘s House Hunters, the show that takes viewers behind the scenes and into the emotional experience of finding and purchasing a new home, recently-launched production/design boutique Mrs K (www.mrsk.tv) and Creative Director Jeanne Kopeck cleverly focus on a variety of couple reactions to homes presented to spotlight the show’s unique take at home buying. more