Archive for June 18th, 2010

Hollywood, CA, June 21, 2010 – BIRD, based in Hollywood, is currently marking its 20th Anniversary by rebranding itself, concurrent with its evolution into a full-service, strategic branding agency. As part of the company’s 2010 activities, the word “Design� has been dropped from BIRD’s corporate name as a reflection of its shift to more strategic brand work. BIRD’s new website is www.birdtheagency.com. BIRD co-founders Tabitha De La Torre, President, and Peter King Robbins, Chief Creative Officer, made the announcements. more

LD Bruce Ferri, Principal of FLDA lit the PokerStars.net’s Big Game. Here’s a view from the poker table towards the interview lounge.

The Big Game from PokerStars.net dealt its first hand June 15th on Fox, airing on Fox affiliates around the country and online at PokerStars.net. FLDA Lighting Designer Bruce Ferri brought his signature lighting style to the six week poker program. “We shot for six days at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, covering 150 hands of poker per day,� explains Ferri. “In total, we shot 900 hands of poker to get six weeks of programming. Each round of 150 hands is five days of broadcast episodes. It was actually really interesting because poker is unpredictable and the stakes are high.� more

Staines, UK (17 June 2010) — UK broadcaster BBC and news producer ITN called on Shotoku Broadcast Systems to help televise the recent UK parliamentary election, one of the most closely observed and hotly contested for decades. The camera support manufacturer provided remote camera control systems to meet, and exceed, the challenging demands and strict requirements of the 10-hour live broadcasts. more

Las Vegas, NV (June 9, 2010) — FSR, manufacturer of audio and video switching, control products, and connectivity boxes, is presenting enhancements to its FL-500 and FL-600 Floor Box series and T6-AC3 Table Boxes at InfoComm 2010 alongside Intelli-Tools; a new family of amplifiers, mixers and mixing amplifiers. The boxes and Intelli-Tools will be exhibited in Booth N 1361 in the Las Vegas Convention Center from June 9 – 11. more

Las Vegas, NV (June 9, 2010) — FSR, manufacturer of audio and video switching, control products, and connectivity boxes, is launching Flex – an amazing and affordable touch screen control system designed for classrooms and meeting rooms. Flex is being demonstrated at InfoComm in FSR’s booth # N1361. more

Las Vegas, NV (June 9, 2010) — FSR, manufacturer of audio and video switching, control products, and connectivity boxes, is introducing ceiling boxes designed to conceal equipment above the tiles and blend with existing décor. The only ceiling boxes in the industry with both agency and plenum ratings, the units are available in two sizes and six varieties with numerous options to accommodate a variety of audio/video applications including classrooms, conference and meeting rooms. A white rim style door that is inserted into any ceiling tile is included on all boxes as standard. more

Johannesburg, South Africa – June 2010… More than 50 Lawo systems, used by numerous national broadcasters and for the production of international audio feeds, are in use at the World Cup in South Africa. Audio feeds from all the commentators are sent digitally from the stadiums to the International Broadcast Center (IBC) via a Lawo Nova73 HD routing matrix, and are available directly from the IBC or via ISDN for use in home country broadcasts. more

SAN ANTONIO – June 18, 2010 – NewTek, manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that award-winning TriCaster TCXD850 portable live production system will be used to produce and live stream extended behind-the-scenes coverage of the 2010 National Hockey League (NHL) Awards beginning at noon PST/3 p.m. EST on Wednesday, June 23. The live webcast from the Palms Las Vegas Hotel will include NHL player and celebrity sightings and interviews of the VIP red carpet arrivals. The live stream will be available at www.nhl.com. more

1,000’s of computer terms and definitions at your fingertips

Ontario, Canada (June 18, 2010) – ASK Video Interactive Media, a leading creator of software tutorials on DVD, follows up their recent release of Musical Terms, a professional glossary of more than 1,000 music words and phrases and their definitions for iPhone OS, with Computer Terms, a comprehensive database of terms, phrases, and definitions related to computers. more

Full service Los Angeles post house STEELE studios has installed a Quantel Pablo 4K to handle its rapidly growing DI, FX, beauty and Stereo3D business. The well known boutique has teamed up with Sony and DNA to kick off the 2010 FIFA World Cup in style with the official music video for the World Cup song ‘Waka Waka’ (Time for Africa), performed by Shakira and featuring Freshlyground. One of the highlights of the tournament’s opening ceremony and watched by hundreds of millions of viewers around the world, ‘Waka Waka’ was finished by Jerry Steele on STEELE’s brand new Quantel Pablo 4K. Not only is it the first ever Stereo3D video to be shown at the World Cup, it is also one of the world’s first Stereo3D music videos and instantly achieved worldwide recognition – it has already been viewed over 13 million times on YouTube alone. more