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BEXEL TO HOST TWO BROADCASTING PANELS AT THE 2011 NAB SHOW

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LAS VEGAS, APRIL 7, 2011—Bexel (NAB Booth C6833), a unit of the Vitec Group’s Services Division and a leading worldwide provider of broadcast services and solutions, will host two broadcast panels as part of the Vitec Live Event Area at this year’s 2011 NAB Show. The Vitec Live Event Area (Booth C6428 in Central Hall) will feature eight daily sessions covering timely topics and sharing Vitec’s knowledge and expertise on the latest products, technology and techniques in the broadcast and film industry. (more…)

Mosart v3.0 Introduces Customizable Touchscreen Interface for On-the-Fly News and Sports Operation

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BERGEN, Norway — April 6, 2011 — At the 2011 NAB Show, Mosart Medialab will introduce version 3.0 of its newscast automation system. Mosart v3.0 debuts a new graphical user interface allowing users to create operating environments tailored to several production requirements or house styles. (more…)

Harmonic Lowers Cost of Central Storage While Powering Demanding Media Workflows

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — April 5, 2011 — Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) today introduced a new version of the Omneon MediaGrid(TM) active storage system that lowers the cost-of-storage capacity while delivering the performance required by next-generation media workflows. The new system is the combination of new scale-out storage hardware, the ContentServer 3000, and a new version (v3.0) of the Omneon MediaGrid file system software that features integrated software RAID for efficient and smart data protection. These advances, combined with the online scaling capability and integration with leading media applications, will enable users to deploy central storage without trading performance, scalability, or interoperability for lower storage costs.

“Omneon MediaGrid is being used as shared storage by content producers and broadcasters worldwide in file-based workflows for its high performance, continuous scalability, and seamless integration with media applications,” said Geoff Stedman, senior vice president for corporate marketing at Harmonic. “With this (more…)

Pacific Television Center Increases Capacity Between Los Angeles and New York

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Enhances Services for International Clients

pactv_nyc_exteror.jpgNEW YORK CITY – Pacific Television Center (PacTV), a Los Angeles-based independent global transmission and production facility, is proud to announce that it has increased its bandwidth between Los Angeles and New York from an OC3 to OC12 to support its clients’ increasing HD requirements between these two markets. (more…)

PRG Presents the PRG LEA Stage in the Festhalle at Prolight + Sound

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prg_brand.jpgAt this year’s Prolight + Sound trade show, April 6th – 9th, the Production Resource Group (PRG) exhibition will encompass the entire main hall of the Frankfurt fairground, Festhalle. The 32,000+ sq. ft. venue will also be the location for the official Prolight + Sound opening evening event and the PRG Live Entertainment Award (PRG LEA) on April 5th. PRG will be providing all the production support for the night’s celebration of the German entertainment industry.

During the entire Prolight + Sound trade show, visitors to the PRG Festhalle exhibit will be immersed in a complete live event production environment that will allow them to experience PRG’s unparalleled ability to integrate complex systems using state of the art technology. Showcased on the 4,300 sq. ft. PRG LEA Stage will be integrated lighting, sound and video demonstrations several times each hour. Attendees at the (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.”

SBS (more…)