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IBC2011

  • News Roundup
    NewTek launches two TriCaster 450s
    One that a stomach bug prevented us seeing in the flesh at IBC, NewTek has launched both the TriCaster 450 EXTREME and TriCaster 450 onto the market, claiming that they make HD production avaialable to more live video producers than...
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    Whipping up a (Brain) Storm
    Prominent at the entrance to Hall 2, Brainstorm Multimedia didn't have too much to say for itself - mainly because other people (such as Avid, who incorporated its tech into the new Avid Motion Graphics platform) were doing it for...
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    Riedel intros RiLink
    Riedel Communications' new RiLink is billed as a new way of transporting live broadcast signals from remote event locations to the studio or to connect foreign studios with their home studio, thus reducing costs and simplifying set-ups. And with a...
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    Grass Valley adds to 3G TX system
    The first elements of Grass Valley's new 3G Transmission system were unveiled at NAB earlier this year, and unsurprisingly the company expanded on it all at IBC. Here's the statement... Key to the transformation is the 3G Twin Base Station,...
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    View from the RAI
    So, beyond the fact that it's been the best-attended IBC ever and that the amount of economic confidence suddenly percolating back into the industry is fairly astonishing, what can we say about IBC2011? What are the five key trends that...
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    Nevion links Denmark for GigaContent
    Nevion CEO, Oddbjorn Bergem, is always careful to say there will always be a need for OB trucks, but then proves to be remarkably good at suggesting that that need might well get scaled down in the future with his...
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    Miranda boldly goes with Enterprise Suite
    Miranda's new Enterprise Suite promises to streamline content preparation for broadcast playout and VOD publishing. “With Enterprise Suite, we bring a whole new level of efficiency to content preparation for playout. We wanted to optimize this process, just like we...
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    Prime Focus takes it all to the cloud
    Here's a potentially intriguing one: Prime Focus Technologies (PFT) has launched the world’s first Domain Centric Cloud (DCC), which it says is already having wide-reaching benefits for the global broadcast industry. This DCC connects broadcasters, content suppliers & playout origination...
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    Europe ‘a global hothouse for innovation’
    A survey conducted amongst visitors at this week’s IBC show at the RAI Centre in Amsterdam by Trilogy Communications found that 54% of visitors consider Europe as the hothouse of global innovation in the broadcast manufacturing sector, followed by Asia...
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    NewTek adds control surface to 450 series
    NewTek took the wraps off the TriCaster 450 CS at the RAI, a hardware control surface for the new TriCaster 450 series of HD portable live production systems, which provides tactile control of the 14-channel system's functions and effects, allowing...
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    STAGETEC integrates RTW monitor
    Sound engineers in broadcast environments often complain about the small audio metering monitor that sits on top of the console’s meter bridge obstructing their view on the video monitors. Users of AURUS and CRESCENDO now have better times ahead, as...
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    SSL sells C100s into French OB fleet
    As IBC wound down, Solid State Logic announced the sale of C100 HDS consoles for three GTHP (Groupement Technique des Hipodromes Parisiens) HD OB vans and the new Euro Media France XL1 HD OB van. The consoles will provide each...
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    Record breaking attendance for IBC2011
    And you thought it was busy..."We are delighted with this year’s strong visitor numbers. They are a very clear indication of the resilience and optimism of our industry despite the current economic climate. The attendance for IBC2011 stands at 50,462...