Broadcast News Archive for June, 2016
22/06/2016 Optus Selects Vimond For Sports Project
Vimond has been chosen by Australian-based company Optus to build and deliver the technical infrastructure to allow Optus customers to view English Premier League (EPL) football games for the next thr

22/06/2016 RTS Craft & Design Awards 2016 Launched
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has launched the RTS Craft & Design Awards 2016. The Awards celebrate excellence in broadcast television and aim to recognise the variety of skills and processes

22/06/2016 SMPTE AXF Standard Successfully Adopted
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has announced that the SMPTE Archive eXchange Format (AFX) standard (SMPTE ST 2034-1:2014), which was published in 2014, has now been suc

22/06/2016 Stuart Taylor Joins ATG Danmon
Stuart Taylor has joined the team at ATG Danmon UK. He will be based at the company's headquarters in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, and will report to Managing Director Russell Peirson-Hagger. Peirso

21/06/2016 ABS BROADCAST Installs Cinegy Air PRO
Cinegy Air PRO has been used in an installation by playout and television service provide ABS BROADCAST. Mukund Patel, Head of Technology and Engineering, ABS BROADCAST, said: "We offer extensive

21/06/2016 Blind Spot Gear Launches 'Tile Light'
At Blind Spot Gear all we care about is designing world-class products: products which will enable you to blow people's minds! To tell your story and turn any location into a visual masterpiece? T

21/06/2016 Deluxe Appoints General Manager
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. (Deluxe) has appointed Ed Ulbrich as president and General Manager, Deluxe Visual Effects. Mr Ulbrich will be responsible for leading the company's Method

21/06/2016 ITV Studios, dock10 Extend Contract
dock10 has confirmed that it has extended its contract with ITV Studios. The original contract with dock10, which was agreed at the start of 2013, has been extended for additional three years. The

21/06/2016 Movietech Secures New Cooke Lenses
Movietech has secured a range of the new Cooke 35–140mm Anamorphic/i Zoom lenses. Featuring a cam-style mechanism for smooth focus adjustments, the front anamorphic zooms can shoot from ultra-wide

21/06/2016 Protect Your Tripod With HPRC
As crews & rental houses gear-up for the busy summer ahead, a vital piece of equipment might not be getting the protection it deserves. Italian hard case manufacturer HPRC offer the 6000 series of

21/06/2016 Switronix To Demonstrate Hypercore Range
Switronix has announced it will demonstrate the latest additions to its Hypercore range of products at Telemundo's Gran Cine Video Expo TV XXIV. The range will include the Hypercore SLIM, Hy

21/06/2016 TVU Networks Increases European Presence
TVU Networks has expanded its presence in Europe through the appointment of a new reseller. The company has partnered with ARISTON Broadcast & Telecom Solutions S.A. (ARISTON BTS S.A.) to provide cust

20/06/2016 247kit.tv Unveils Latest Additions
Bob Mann, joint Managing Director of the company, spoke exclusively to Broadcast Film and Video about the latest acquisitions. "We've invested in the latest equipment available in the industry, an

20/06/2016 Aperi And D&MS Announce Partnership
Aperi Corporation and Digital & Media Solutions (D&MS) have announced a new partnership. The agreement will bring Aperi's software platform to the Netherlands and Belgium market. Aperi's Media Fun

20/06/2016 Canning Conveyor: Suppliers For The Film, TV & Theatre Industry
Canning Conveyor, working within the film & TV industry for the past 30 years, is the specialist supplier and number one choice for Conveyors, Treadmills, Travelators and our new Tumbleator. We st

20/06/2016 De Wolfe Launches New Trailer Music Label
De Wolfe Music is proud to announce the release of WIDESCREEN, the explosive new trailer music label specially produced for motion picture advertising, epic action promos and next-gen video games.

20/06/2016 Eyeheight Adds To Product Range
Eyeheight has added to its product range with the first two modules in its AudioLoudnessSuite; the AudioLoudMeter and CorrectLoudWidget. Both plugins have been designed to operate seamlessly with

20/06/2016 Forscene Selected By Lucas Oil Racing TV
Forscene has been selected by Lucas Oil Racing TV to provide their OTT motor racing content. The company is using Forscene's professional video editing software to produce race highlights packages

20/06/2016 jj Locations Announces Acquisitions
jj Locations has announced the acquisition of SNAP Studios and ThreeFour Lighting & Camera Hire. SNAP spans a 15,000 sq ft area, encompassing five bespoke studios in Shoreditch, while ThreeFour se

20/06/2016 Radium Audio Completes Work On 'Elvis & Nixon' Trailer
Radium Audio's Bristol arm, which is based at the Bottle Yard Studios in the city, has produced the 70s sound for the new US comedy-drama movie trailer, Elvis & Nixon. The movie stars Kevin Spacey

20/06/2016 System Integrator Looks To The Future
The transition to 4K and IP architecture implies more sophistication, and for systems integrators such as dB Broadcast, more intelligent systems mean more complexity. Part of dB's response is to e

17/06/2016 Cammotion ROC Head And Console
Cammotion unveils its precision camera control with haptic feedback. Cammotion's ROC is a new 2-axis remote control camera head which delivers precision technology within an elegant lightweight fo

17/06/2016 Delicious Digital Scores BBC5 Live Deal
Delicious Digital has secured a pitch to rebrand the sound of BBC Radio 5 live, it has announced. Delicious will create a new sonic identity for the broadcaster, and a full network imaging pack to

17/06/2016 Expanded Agenda For HPA Tech Retreat UK
An expanded agenda has been unveiled for the HPA Tech Retreat UK which is to be held in Oxfordshire, 13 – 14 July. It is presented by HPA in collaboration with SMPTE. Over the two days, there will

17/06/2016 Flying Camera Company Expands Portfolio
It's another busy year here at the Flying Camera Company. As well as the usual feature films, commercials, TV and drama shoots, we're also moving into the world of Natural History. We'll be wo