April 2, 2012 MAYWOOD, NEW JERSEY, April 2, 2012 – Exceptional HD picture quality, superior performance, and convenient features characterize the cost-effective products displayed at NAB 2012 by Ikegami Electronics (U.S.A.), Inc., the world-leading manufacturer of advanced HD cameras and production equipment for TV broadcasters, networks, and all other HD program producers. Highlights of Ikegami’s exhibit include the new Unicam HD camera line with 3G-SDI and multiformat HD performance, the Hi-Motion II ultra-slow-motion camera system, a versatile new low-profile fiber base station, and a convenient new high-resolution LED-backlit 9-inch flat-panel LCD monitor 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 OSLO, Norway — April 1, 2012 — For the third successive year, Bridge Technologies has been listed as one of the 500 fastest-growing technology companies in 2012 in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East (EMEA) by Deloitte Touche Tomatsu (DTT). “It has been an incredible period of progress for us, and there’s no sign of it slowing down as our innovative technology continues to gain wider and deeper market appeal,” said Simen Frostad, chairman, Bridge Technologies. Read more [...]

April 2, 2012 A year after Philips announced that it would be selling a majority stake in its HDTV division to Hong Kong's TPV, the company has officially transferred its 3,300 television employees to TPV. Philips will maintain a 30 percent stake in the business, giving TPV 70 percent. TPV, for its part, will continue to produce Philips-branded sets, starting with the range of smart TVs that's planned for release in the next few months. Read more [...]

March 30, 2012 Vimsoft will showcase the latest efficiency-boosting broadcast rentals tools at NAB Show 2012 booth #N5035 . Rentals operations in broadcasting are a unique blend of planned and unplanned events ranging from simple to complex. The VimBiz Rentals solution enables managers to efficiently accommodate the spontaneous drop-in, the online booking request, and the large live event with extensive preparation, multiple check-outs and check-ins, and cost tracking of multiple assets, kits, parts, and consumable items 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 SALT LAKE CITY, UT and LONDON, ENGLAND – Broadcast International (BCST.OB), a leading provider of video management software and services for next-generation video IP networks, joined the DASH Promoters Group (DASG-PG), a new organization comprised of technology leaders dedicated to driving the broad adoption of MPEG’s DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) specification (ISO/IEC 23009), which was ratified in November 2011. DASH addresses the evolution of Internet video by defining a universal delivery format which provides the best possible video experience while dynamically adapting to changing network conditions as video streams to devices. Read more [...]

March 29, 2012 “Tomorrow’s Needs Today: Making the Argument for Upgrade” Leading liberal arts institution, Molloy College, of Long Island, NY, will be participating in the Broadcast Education Association panel discussion during NAB, “Tomorrow’s Needs Today: Making the Argument for Upgrade,” on Wednesday, April 18 at The Las Vegas Hilton. Molloy College first met with Integrated Media Technologies, Inc. (IMT) at NAB 2011 to determine the best way to upgrade their SD production facilities to full HD specs. Read more [...]

March 28, 2012 Optimizing Networks for Hybrid Cable and OTT London, UK – Steve Jones, Senior VP/GM, CodecSys Division of Broadcast International (BCST.OB) is among the expert speakers participating at the IP&TV World Forum being held in London, England at the Olympia Exhibition Centre from 20-22 March 2012. Jones will deliver a Keynote speech on opening day addressing the subject of “Developing a Comprehensive Strategy to Deliver Compelling IP Based Content, Services and High Definition Video”, a topic under the broader heading, “Optimizing Networks for Hybrid, Cable & OTT”. Jones is an accomplished speaker with a background rich in leading and building high tech companies Read more [...]

March 28, 2012 LOCUST VALLEY, N.Y. — March 28, 2012 — MultiDyne(R), a leading provider of fiber-optic-based video and audio transport solutions for broadcast and pro A/V applications, today introduced the FS-6000 Fiber-Saver, a portable CWDM remapper/multiplexer that transports up to six digital optical or six SDI signals over a single fiber, allowing users to transport additional signals easily in situations where there are an insufficient amount of available fibers. Read more [...]