Archive for April 7th, 2010

New Partnerships Provide Content Owners with Ad Insertion Capabilities to Address Revenue Generating Business Models and Workflows

RALEIGH, NC – April 07, 2010 – Inlet Technologies, the leader in innovative solutions for digital media preparation, announced today that it has partnered with three other industry leaders to create a new mix of ad insertion solutions that address the evolving needs of online and mobile video advertising. At NAB 2010, Inlet will not only become the first media-preparation technology provider to demonstrate built-in support for fully-automated ad insertion for live streaming, but will also leverage the expertise of partners mDialog, Omneon Inc. and Vertigo to support ad insertion for a variety of business models and workflows. more

The NVIDIA NVArt Competition opens today; for detailed information on how to enter, please go here. The theme this year is Images of Future Transport: In The Style of Syd Mead. Submissions for NVArt open today and will close on June 30th. Judging the competition alongside legendary artist Syd Mead will be: Adam Savage and Jaime Hyneman, hosts of the MythBusters TV Show, Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Wired Magazine, Mark Frauenfelder, founder of BoingBoing, Brian Gernard, creative director of Kerner, Lorne Lanning, co-founder of Oddworld Inhabitants, Mark Snoswell, president of the CGSociety and David Wright, creative director at NVIDIA. more

LAS VEGAS, NV ― Globalstor® Data Corporation, a premier OEM integrator of high-performance RAID, SAN and storage/video servers, is pleased to announce that its ExtremeStor-DI video storage and playback system is the exclusive hardware storage solution of choice for ASSSIMILATE’s demonstrations at NAB 2010. Hosted in three separate demo suites at the nearby Renaissance Hotel throughout the duration of the show, ASSIMILATE will showcase the latest SCRATCH v5.1 software exclusively on Globalstor’s ExtremeStor-DI hardware. more

XL Video UK continued its long and productive working relationship with popular Welsh rockers The Stereophonics, supplying video – cameras, PPU and screens – equipment and crew for the latest UK leg of their “Keep Calm & Carry Onâ€? world tour.

XL account handler Chris Saunders has worked with the band since they first started using video, circa 1998. At that time they were still playing relatively small venues and their use of video was considered groundbreaking. He also produced their longform “Day At The Races� video, and has been involved with all their tours and live work ever since. more

London based projection artist and designer Ross Ashton launches his new creative venture – The Projection Studio – which will be dedicated to the specialist art of large format video and PIGI projection in which Ashton is a worldwide expert.

Since 1992, Ashton has headed monumental projection company E/T/C UK, which was acquired as part of the founding process of The Projection Studio. more

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ITALY’S TELENORBA SELECTS DALET TO BUILD ENTERPRISE TELEVISION NEWS PRODUCTION AND RADIO MUSIC PROGRAMMING PLATFORMS

Number one broadcaster for Southern Italy to launch new 24/7 News and Music TV channels empowered with Dalet software, enabling media convergence across television and radio

Levallois-Perret, France – April 7, 2010 – Dalet Digital Media Systems announced today that Italian broadcast group TeleNorba has selected Dalet Enterprise Edition for end-to-end television news production (TeleNorba) and Dalet Radio Suite HD for managing music programming and radio automation (Radionorba). Dalet Professional Services will manage the two-site installation, which encompasses configuration, coaching, and training over a three-month delivery period. The TeleNorba Group operates two digital terrestrial channels, Telenorba 7 and Telenorba 8, a radio station and a web portal offering a wide range of entertainment, music, and news programs throughout Southern Italy. The new Dalet installation will provide TeleNorba a more

Broadcast Studios and OB Trucks Rely on C100 for Live Entertainment, Sports, and Government Programming
LAS VEGAS, NV – Solid State Logic C100 HD and C100 HDS Digital Broadcast Consoles are setting the pace for the broadcast industry world-wide. The C100 HDS continues the C100 HD tradition by delivering reliable, sonically superb performance for mono, stereo and surround productions with full EQ and dynamics capacity on every channel. From advanced broadcast facilities to sophisticated OB trucks, the C100 series delivers the audio for live entertainment, sports and government programming. more

Sound Mixer Relies on Company’s Rugged Gear to Deliver Audio for the Film

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, APRIL 7, 2010 — When sound mixer Jon Tendrich of Tiger Sound, was called upon to handle audio for the film Black Tulip, he knew he needed reliable equipment for his journey to Afghanistan. An experienced user of Sound Devices products (NAB Booth C1354), Tendrich opted for two Sound Devices 442 Mixers, a 788T Digital Recorder and a CL-8 Controller for the project. This versatile rig also helped him lighten his load for the film, as the CL-8 Controller features eight large, rotary faders to control the eight inputs of the 788T, with the 442s serving as backups. more

EDITSHARE UNVEILS STORAGE SERIES AND XSTREAM VERSION 6.0 AT NAB 2010

Enhancements to the award-winning EditShare shared storage solutions include improved workflows with simplified media management and expanded performance capabilities

Boston, MA – April 7, 2010 - EditShare®, the technology leader in cross-platform collaborative editing and shared media storage systems, is pleased to announce the availability of Version 6.0 of its Storage Series and XStream shared storage solutions. Part of EditShare’s Complete Collaboration product line, the award-winning shared storage solutions are renowned for their true project and media sharing for Final Cut Pro® and Avid® editors. EditShare’s user management tools are designed specifically for post and broadcast workflows, providing an ideal infrastructure for editing workgroups. The 6.0 release boasts a variety of stunning performance and workflow enhancements, including simplified media management, optimizations for DPX workflows, and support for dual port 10-Gigabit Ethernet cards.

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LANCASTER, PA – Linear Acoustic, the leader in television audio control from production to transmission, pumped up the excitement level of the GRAMMY® and Golden Globe Awards® for home viewers with its AERO.qcTM Audio Quality Controller. The AERO.qc was instrumental in providing loudness metering, control and surround sound for both broadcasts as part of the setup in NEP Broadcasting’s Denali Summit DTV truck. more