Archive for April 1st, 2009

Las Vegas, NV, April 1, 2009 – RF Central, part of The Vitec Group’s RF Extreme business unit, and a leading provider of digital and analog microwave systems for the broadcast industry, common carrier, cable, government, military and international marketplace, is featuring its new family of digital fixed links, the RFX-GL Series, at NAB 2009 (Booth C3707). As an ideal solution for Studio Transmitter Link (STL), Transmitter Studio Link (TSL) and Inter City Relay (ICR) applications, the versatile GL Series modular platforms offer the use of different boards, allowing the units to accept analog video, E3, EI (4x), ASI or SDI inputs with the option of mixing signals together and sending all signals over a single link. more

Las Vegas, NV, April 1, 2009 – Nucomm, part of The Vitec Group’s RF Extreme business unit, and a leading provider of digital and analog microwave systems for the broadcast industry, common carrier, cable, government, military and international marketplace, is showcasing its 7 Series HD and HD ready products at NAB 2009 (Booth 3707). Nucomm’s entire ENG/OB product line is capable of HD operation using built in encoding/decoding technology. Presenting today’s broadcast arena with the convenience of field upgradeability, all 7 Series products can be delivered with HD capability or delivered as SD and can be easily field upgraded to HD via a software key. Prior to the introduction of the company’s 7 Series, Nucomm’s HD product line consisted of the CamPac 2 HD/SD wireless camera transmitter and Newscaster DR HD/SD diversity receiver that have been well received as the premier wireless camera system in the industry. The 7 Series displaces the SD product line as Nucomm’s standard product. more

Inlet’s Armada dramatically accelerates traditional encoding workflow without compromising control or quality

RALEIGH, NC – April 1, 2009 – Inlet Technologies, the leader in advanced encoding solutions for new media, today announced that M6 Web – the Internet division of Metropole Television Group, France’s second-largest commercial TV broadcaster, is using Inlet’s Armada automated encoding workflow solution to transcode video for the popular “Nouvelle Starâ€? show, the French counterpart of “American Idol.â€? more

SALT LAKE CITY — March 30, 2009 — Utah Scientific Inc., a leading manufacturer of routing switchers and related products for broadcast, today announced the launch of the UTAH-100 Professional Products series of small routers, distribution amplifiers, and similar products suitable for smaller broadcasters and for non-broadcast facilities that require the routing of analog and digital video and audio signals. The UTAH-100 family offers a unique combination of features and performance at affordable prices. more

Automated Dailies Deliverables Solution Also Features New GUI
PROVIDENCE, RI–At NAB 2009, MTI Film (www.mtifilm.com) will debut three new modules for its automated dailies deliverables solution Convey for Control Dailies that support the production of dailies deliverables in Blu-ray, DNxHD and DPX formats. Additional modules to support QuickTime and ProRes will be introduced later in the year. The new modules are aimed at facilitating dailies screenings and editorial processes. more

Cinegy Workflow Offers a Complete, Software-Based Platform for Broadcasters and Others
LOS ANGELES-Cinegy (www.cinegy.com) will showcase the latest version of its award-winning enterprise media asset management, production and archiving platform Cinegy Workflow at the 2009 PBS Technology Conference, April 15-17, at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Cinegy Workflow is employed by broadcasters worldwide, including the BBC, to facilitate media production, digital asset management and broadcast play-back in an entirely tapeless environment. more

Boutique Studio Headed by Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer Rick Larimore and Composer/Sound Designer Steven Cahill Targets Film, TV, Game and Music Projects
BURBANK–Jet Stream Sound, a boutique audio post house offering sound design, mixing and other sound services for film, television, games and commercials, has launched in Burbank. Formed by supervising sound editor/re-recording mixer Rick Larimore and composer/re-recording mixer Steven Cahill, Jet Stream Sound features two mixing studios-one equipped with a state-of-the-art Digidesign Icon mixing console-and a recording room for voice-over, ADR and music tracking. more

Known for diverse and award winning television, web and print work for such clients as Durex, X Games, Nike, Visa and Target, Superfad has expanded its creative and strategic offerings with an intensified movement into the interactive space under the leadership of newly added EP Harshal Sisodia. The addition of Harshal and deeper development of digital brand strategy and campaigns is a natural evolution for the company which has been tapped to produce work for every medium including websites, virals, motion boards and handhelds. more

Episode provides fast, high-quality video encoding for Vikersund-TV, the first website in the FIS organization to offer web TV coverage

Telestream® today announced that the company’s new Windows-based Episode® desktop media encoder was deployed by Vikersund-TV to provide web TV encoding for the FIS World Cup Ski Jumping competition which was held March 13-15 at the Vikersund Ski Jump Center in Norway. The event attracted 30,000 spectators, over 23,000 web-TV viewers and over one hundred million TV viewers. more

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Renowned editor Jim Rubino has joined the editorial staff at Fluid (New York) it was announced today by Managing Partner/Executive Producer Marc Schwartz.

Jim Rubino joins Fluid with a wealth of experience, having worked at Chemistry (NY), Madhouse (NY) and Bender (NY). Among the many agencies he’s worked with are Saatchi, ML Rogers, Ogilvy, Y&R, McCann, and Grey, and on spots for Maybelline, Speed Stick, eTrade, Olay and Fidelity. He has also edited two feature films – “LBSâ€?, a Sundance Film Festival entry and “Slingshotâ€? which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. more