April 2, 2012 Eclipse and Optocore Systems Raise Efficiency for Reality Television Production Team LOS ANGELES, CA, APRIL 2, 2012 ─ MTV’S “Punk’d”, the groundbreaking hidden camera series, is utilizing Clear-Com’s Eclipse-PiCo digital matrix intercom, V-Series user control panels and Encore partyline along with the Optocore interfaces V3R-FX-INTERCOM and X6R-FX-INTERCOM, for the production of the all new season airing March 29 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Read more [...]

April 2, 2012 (Hollywood, FL) Broadcast industry veteran Daniel Pane is the newly appointed Managing Director of West Coast Operations at ScheduALL. For 23 years, ScheduALL has been the leading global provider of Enterprise Resource Management (ERM) software for the media and broadcast industries Read more [...]

April 2, 2012 Get your editing groove on at the MEWShop Edit House; lineup of FREE hands-on training offers both workflow and technology training sessions covering Adobe, Apple, Avid, Blackmagic and more New York, New York – April 2, 2012 – Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWshop) is pleased to announce its lineup of free classes to be offered at the NAB 2012 exhibition held in Las Vegas, NV from April 16 – 19 (booth 12805). An extension of their professional, certified training, the MEWshop Edit House will feature workshops taught by industry professionals covering a wide range of workflows, including multi-camera productions, DSLR shoots, stereoscopic 3D, color grading and visual effects creation. Read more [...]

April 2, 2012 Sony announced the NXCAM HXR-NX30J today, a miniature camcorder aimed at the professional market, with one real twist — a projector capable of creating an image of up to 100 inches. The camera uses a 1/2.88 CMOS sensor, which is capable of recording at up to 1080p at 60 frames per second, paired with a Carl Zeiss-manufactured 26mm wide-angle lens with 10x optical zoom. It also introduces Sony's "Balanced Optical Steadyshot" technology, described as an industry first, which seems to use Steadicam-like stabilization on the entire optical system, allowing for far more dramatic moves than traditional camcorders. Read more [...]

March 31, 2012 Sometimes it seems like the only way to escape the bombardment of information from the digital and physical world is to flee into the countryside, far from the reach of broadband lines or cell signals. Apparently designer Joe Doucet isn't satisfied with the idea of holing up in the mountains to get away from it all, and has come up with an artistic solution. The "One Sense" headphones not only cover the wearer's ears, but a bright red band of spikes wraps around their face to shut out the visual world and discourage outside interruptions. Read more [...]

March 30, 2012 Net Insight wins orders from leading media service providers for major sports event in London STOCKHOLM, Sweden – 30 March 2012, Net Insight, a leading provider of efficient and scalable transport solutions for media, IP and broadcast networks, today announces that the company has received orders from several leading media service providers for connectivity between major broadcasters and the TV/media center of a major sports event in London this summer. Net Insight will deliver the Nimbra MSR platform to handle video transport for several leading media service providers between major broadcasters and the media center. In conjunction to this sport event, the Nimbra platform will be used in remote production set-ups Read more [...]

March 29, 2012 Broadcast International and Vivicast unite to expand Media and Content to OTT & IPTV Providers Santa Clara, CA - Broadcast International, Inc. (OTCBB: BCST.OB) and Vivicast Media jointly announced their alliance today from OTT Con 2012. The agreement calls for joint services to be offered to mutual customers and partners who deliver next-generation IPTV and OTT solution offerings Read more [...]

March 29, 2012 HAMBURG, Germany – With approximately 750 students, the Academy of Music and Theatre Hamburg (HfMT) is one of the major music academies in Germany and offers an artistic and scientific education in all areas of music and theatre. One of the Academy’s hallmarks is its AV Media Center, at the heart of which lies a HARMAN Studer Vista 5 digital mixing console. HfMT’s AV media center includes a recording studio and a video production studio, plus an audio control room for the recording of live events that take place in the Academy’s 450-seat theatre Read more [...]

March 29, 2012 NEW YORK, New York- Nestled in the heart of New York City, premier audio post production house, Mixopolis, recently purchased a Fairlight Xynergi system in order to maximize potential and optimize workflow within their state-of-the-art mixing facility, providing television and radio advertising agencies high quality promotional material. Mixopolis, who prides itself on being a full service audio post house, deploys Fairlight for post work including voiceover recording, lock to picture, sound effects and sound design. The ability to intake all audio and video formats through the Xynergi console allows them to stay on top of the game and offers the flexibility to handle any project Read more [...]

March 29, 2012 Local Channels to be Broadcast to Any Screen London, England – Broadcast International (BCST.OB), and TeleCable jointly announced today at IPTV World Forum 2012 that TeleCable, one of the largest cable and media network companies in Mexico, has selected CodecSys from Broadcast International as the core video management platform to launch its Over-the-Top video programming service. TeleCable, will launch a package of both live and file-based programs and services to be streamed over the Internet in support of various screens and mobile devices. Read more [...]