The three biggest organisations in the world involved in driving digital workflow standards – the EBU, SMPTE and AMWA – have penned a formal agreement that will see them co-operating on future media-related standards.
Colt, the information delivery platform for European business, and BT Wholesale, the largest wholesale telecoms business in Europe, have signed an access agreement to join their respective media delivery networks, covering Europe, Asia and the US.
The deal was struck on the Calrec Audio stand on the first day of IBC between the CPG, John Root (business development manager at Bexel, Calrec’s distributor on the west coast of America) and Calrec’s regional director of sales in the USA, Dave Letson.
Advanced Digital Broadcast has revealed that it is delivering its latest ADB-5720SX hybrid Digital Video Recorder, pre-integrated with its award-winning Carbo user interface, to Canal Digital. The latter will use the technology to launch an enhanced TV experience for subscribers.
In one of many IBC announcements related to the celebrated film director, James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment has signed a five-year agreement with Christie Digital that is designed to accelerate the development of next generation 3D cinema technology.
Beat the Traffic has adapted its three-dimensional mapping software for international broadcast use. The company's animated 3D maps utilise high-resolution topography and allow news reporters to zoom in on specific road incidents, including delays and accidents.
A new addition to Gekko Technology’s range of LED-based television and film production lighting systems made its European show debut at IBC2011. kedo-sk is a single-colour Fresnel-focused hard source luminaire optimised for the requirements of image capture for both film and broadcast.
One of Europe’s fastest-growing international broadcast services providers has chosen a Mediator workflow management platform from Evertz division Pharos. WRN Broadcast is currently undertaking a major expansion of its technical infrastructure.
