Archive for September 23rd, 2009

Beers Enterprises Inc. announced today that Alexis Roth, formerly of Globecast, has joined The Switchâ„¢ team in Los Angeles as Circuit Procurement Manager focusing on managing HDVT circuits across the AT&T 22 state national footprint. more

NEW YORK—Sound One recently provided sound editorial and mixing services for the Lee Daniels film “Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire� set for a limited release in November by Lionsgate. Sound One’s team for the film included Re-Recording Mixers Reilly Steele and Roberto Fernandez, Supervising Sound Editor Bob Hein, Music Editor Eric Hirsch, ADR Mixers Bobby Johanson and David Boulton, Foley Artist Jay Peck and Foley Mixer Ryan Collison. more

New York, NY (PRWEB) September 23, 2009 — Shutterstock, the world’s largest subscription-based stock photo agency, announced that it has acquired BigStockPhoto, a leading credit-based stock photo agency, headquartered in Davis, California. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. more

C300 HD Will Be Used to Attract Engineers and Projects from the United States and Around the World

MEXICO CITY—Astro LX, a new state-of-the-art mix stage featuring a two-operator, 48-fader, 512-channel Solid Stage Logic C300 HD Console, is open and set to attract high-end feature films and engineers from LA and around the world. The inherent design flexibility of the C300 HD allows Astro’s staff to configure the console to fit the working model of any engineer or director. The C300 gives Astro LX top studio status for the international film industry. more

AUTOMATED ROBOTIC INTEGRATED FOUR-CHANNEL CAPTURE AND ENCODING SYSTEM DELIVERS FAST, EFFICIENT, ECONOMICAL CONTENT DIGITIZATION

Chatsworth, CA (September 21, 2009) — Alteran Technologies, developer of customized workflow solutions for media and entertainment, has announced the launch of ADIVA, its new video content digitization and encoding hardware/software system solution. Jean Paul Claude, Alteran’s President, made the announcement today from headquarters in Chatsworth, CA. more

RouteCase is a briefcase sized
new flyaway kit developed
for SIS LIVE, provider of outside
broadcast services.

Brick House Video Wins “STAR� Award From Editors of TV Technology Europe

AMSTERDAM (22 September 2009) — Brick House Video, known for its compact and rugged production and post-production equipment, has received a 2009 STAR (Superior Technology Award Recipient) Award at the IBC convention for the Company’s design and fabrication of RouteCase, a briefcase sized new flyaway kit. STAR is awarded by the editorial staff of TV Technology Europe magazine. more

Los Angeles, CA, September 23, 2009 – Award winning production company Automat Pictures announces the launch of a newly formed “Marketing and Creative Content� division to be helmed by Katy Leigh as Vice President. Leigh has been a long time producer with the company, founded by President & CEO Jeffrey Schwarz in 2001.

Automat’s new Marketing and Creative Content division will focus on production of original materials utilized in the marketing of major studio motion pictures. A full service production company, Automat produces content utilized for theatrical marketing materials, original promotional TV specials, digital and web content, as well as DVD & Blu-ray special features. more

Hollywood, CA September 23, 2009 – SonicPool, one of Hollywood’s leading post facilities, specializing in sound and picture finishing, edit suite rentals, and full post-production services, has just finished the Sound Mix and Online Color Correction for “Tappedâ€?, a documentary that’s been flowing into various film festivals with it’s informative and eye-opening take on the bottled water industry. more

September 23, 2009 — Markham, Ontario: Digital Rapids – the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, film and web content to wider audiences — announced today that the company’s new MediaMesh content distribution system is the recipient of a 2009 STAR (Superior Technology Award Recipient) Award given by the editorial staff of TV Technology Europe magazine at the 2009 IBC convention.

The STAR Award (Superior Technology Award Recipient) is designed to celebrate and showcase the preeminent technological innovations available to the broadcast industry. TV Technology Europe‘s editor reviewed a variety of products, examined the technical applications and their overall contribution to the industry, and then chose 25 winners. more

Furthering its relationship with ESPN, Washington, D.C.-based TEAM developed a series of 31, 45 second program teases for the cable channel’s airing of the 63rd Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA. To watch clip of Little League World Series tease, cut and paste link into your browser: http://www.teamgroup.tv/pages/littleleague

ESPN took advantage of TEAM’S track record of conceiving and delivering award-wining imagery against strategic goals and tight deadlines. TEAM’s Creative Director, Adam Corey, employed the look and feel of a comic book to communicate both the history of the Little League World Series and the excitement the Series enjoys today. more