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Oxygen DCT’s LCD Super Rack HD Monitors Make Major Inroads Into The OB And SNG Markets

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The combination of keen pricing, high quality pictures and a wide array of practical features is helping Oxygen DCT to notch up significant sales for its recently introduced LCD Super Rack HD Series of rack-mount monitors.

Since introducing the range last summer, Oxygen DCT has equipped more than 30 Outside Broadcast vehicles and Satellite News Gathering (SNG) vans for clients such as the BBC, ITV, Sky, Arqiva, SIS and Camsat.

Super Rack Series monitors are proving exceptionally popular because they offer very accurate colour controls and sharpness for greater, clearer picture detail. Each monitor in the range has in-built VU and PPM audio meters with adjustable meter position and size. The auto sensing inputs for HD-SDI, SD-DI and composite signals makes installation easy and they also have the advantage of in-built engineering functions including waveform monitors, vector displays, under scan and H/V delay facilities.

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New Ensemble Router with Realtime Video Display of Video Sources

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Grass Valley, California, 7 April 2011 – Ensemble Designs is introducing a new, flexible matrix router with exclusive realtime, thumbnail display for use in broadcast television and post applications. The new router and display technology will be demonstrated on Ensemble Designs’ NAB booth N1323. The National Association of Broadcasters Show will be held in Las Vegas April 11-14, 2011.

The new 9430 Avenue Router has a control panel with an LCD that displays a live thumbnail of any SDI video source or destination in the router. Operators are able to view a source on the router panel in realtime before taking it to air. Video thumbnails travel over ethernet to the 1RU router control panel where they are displayed on a compact, high resolution display. The panel can be used on-site in a television station or (more…)

Nevion appoints Cui Limin to head up new China office

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cui-limin.jpgNevion appoints Cui Limin to head up new China office

Beijing, China, April 7, 2011 – Nevion, formerly Network/VPG, a leading video transport solutions provider for broadcasters, service providers and government entities worldwide, today announced the appointment of Cui Limin as chief representative of Nevion China. Reporting to Joel Lam, managing director of Nevion Asia, Cui will head up Nevion’s new office in Beijing, China, working closely with Nevion’s local partners.

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Nevion growth initiatives accelerate product development and expand global presence

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Nevion growth initiatives accelerate product development and expand global presence

Company investment reinforces development priorities and global market strategy

Sandefjord, Norway and Oxnard, California, April 7, 2011: Nevion, formerly Network/VPG, a leading provider of video transport and video service management platforms for broadcasters, service providers and government entities worldwide, today announced the results of increased company investment. Nevion will accelerate its already ambitious development schedule and enhance its customer-facing global presence with significant growth in its sales organization.

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RADIANTGRID OFFERS EXPERT VIEW FOR TRANSCODING SESSION

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LAS VEGAS, APRIL 6, 2011 — Kirk Marple, president, chief software architect of RadiantGrid Technologies, developer of leading-edge transcoding, transformation and new media automation service platforms, will be sharing his industry experience with attendees at this year’s PBS Tech Conference as a participant in the “Nuts & Bolts of Transcoding,” presentation taking place on Thursday, April 7, at 4:30 p.m. in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Moderated by Wendy Allen, Vice President, Media Operations and Engineering, PBS, this session is designed to review the basics of transcoding and takes a look at how transcoding works, what the process is and what the pitfalls are. This session takes a look at what you should expect from digital generation loss and how the industry best deals with these problems; what are the common problems when setting up a transcoding environment, when to use human QC versus automated QC products, (more…)

DK-Technologies Unveils The DK Meter – A Compact Audio Loudness Meter For Stereo And 5.1 Surround

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After much anticipation, Danish manufacturer DK-Technologies will be using the NAB platform to unveil the DK Meter – latest addition to its range of high-end audio and video metering products.

This groundbreaking Compact Audio Loudness Meter (CALM) is no bigger than an iPhone and is designed to meet increasing demands from the market for cost-effective stereo and 5.1 metering, including loudness.

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Two versions of the DK Meter will be shown in prototype at NAB: the DK1, which is ideal for anyone working in stereo, and the DK2, which is specifically aimed at the burgeoning 5.1 surround sound market.

The DK Meter is easy to use, easy to install and comes with its own desk-mount. It accepts digital audio inputs and is supplied with all known loudness measurement recommendations, as well as the standard DK-Technologies meter scales. Pricing for this (more…)

New-Tek Broadcast Joins Jünger Audio’s Distribution Network

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As part of a re-organisation of its distribution network, dynamics processing specialist Jünger Audio has appointed New-Tek Broadcast to handle its entire product range in Bulgaria.

Based in Sofia, New-Tek Broadcast is a division of the New-Tek Ltd Group, which was established more than 30 years ago to provide high-end sales and distribution services to customers in the broadcast and post production industries. Alongside Jünger Audio, New-Tek Broadcast also distributes products for companies such as Harris and Tektronix.

Yavor Yanakiev, general manager of New-Tek Broadcast, says: “We are delighted to be working with Jünger Audio in Bulgaria. Adding the brand to our existing portfolio enables us to provide our customers with a range of products that meet their requirements, especially for loudness control solutions. Bulgaria is a small country and at present it is only the major TV stations that are investing money in loudness control. However, smaller (more…)

New MPEG Switch Keeps Broadcasters and STLs On Air All The Time

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Grass Valley, California, 28 March 2011 – New at NAB, Ensemble Designs is introducing a new, smart switch for ASI transmission streams for use in broadcast television applications. The new MPEG analysis and switch technology will be demonstrated on Ensemble Designs’ booth N1323. The National Association of Broadcasters Show will be held in Las Vegas April 11-14, 2011.

For use in transmission, satellite and broadcast, the Avenue 4445 is a smart 2×1 switch that combines detailed analysis of the transport stream and removes all jitter in DVB-ASI streams. The 4445 is both a clean switch and a fail-safe bypass protection switch for use with critical broadcast feeds.

New MPEG Switch Keeps Broadcasters and STLs On Air All The Time

This switch for broadcasters ensures a signal is broadcast to the home viewer at all times. Two signals are fed to the 4445, the (more…)

Jünger Audio Introduces Two New Combo Cards For Its C8000 Dynamics Processing and Loudness Control System

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The current economic climate has made many broadcasters highly conscious of the costs they incur when choosing new equipment. This isn’t just limited to the initial purchase price – it is also reflected in ongoing costs such as energy requirements and physical space savings.

In response to this trend, Jünger Audio will be using the NAB platform to launch two new Combo cards for its world-renowned modular C8000 dynamic processing solution, which incorporate its propriety LEVEL MAGIC™ algorithm for automated loudness control.

The first of these cards is the C8586, a dual combo board providing two SDI streams, each with four channels of audio. This card is particularly well suited to the needs of re-broadcasters (Sat, IPTV, Cable) as it will enable them to process up to 32 channels in dual stereo and in one frame. What’s more, the card will be very competitively priced, thus enabling (more…)

SBS Broadcasting Chooses Jünger Audio’s LEVEL MAGIC™ Solution For Loudness Control

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After a thorough process of evaluation that incorporated both measurement and listening test, SBS Broadcasting in The Netherlands has installed Jünger Audio’s LEVEL MAGIC™ solution for loudness processing across all of its television channels.

SBS was prompted to investigate loudness control in order to comply with the new EBU R128 loudness recommendation, which was formally announced by the EBU’s PLOUD Group at the IBC Convention in September, 2010.

Josbert van Rooijen, Manager Broadcast & IT at SBS, says: “Complying with R128 is a complicated, step-by-step process. Proper and clean switched loudness processing is of vital importance if SBS is to be able to combine old style programming with content that is already compliant to the new paradigm. Switching needs to be carried out in a smooth and seamless manner, without changing the overall audio impression. In our opinion, Jünger Audio’s solution complies with this requirement.”

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