Telestream, the leading provider of video transcoding and digital media software, has been acquired by private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo, for an undisclosed sum.
The DVS Venice server now offers a tight integration with Avid Isis shared storage and Interplay production asset management. It provides a powerful alternative ingest path for networked Avid editing.
German federal broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk is implementing a new DVB-T multiplex centre and transmission headend at Ismaning. The signal processing and control system is supplied by Dimetis.
Graphics specialist Moov is working with sports production company Sunset+Vine on horse racing coverage for BBC Sport in a new contract. Part of the deal was an innovative approach to graphics.
Broadcast designers using Vizrt World now have access to high resolution satellite images from leading supplier DigitalGlobe. The new online service enables designers to quickly find, preview and add images directly into broadcast graphics.
DNF Controls has introduced a new application based on its Flex Control Network, the modular platform of IP machine controllers. The application provides control for on-set displays.
Channel in a box provider PlayBox has now integrated the latest release of its software with new, hardware-accelerated technology. The intention is to provide greater reliability in automated playout.
STV, the independent television channel for Scotland, is expanding its local news provision and basing its new output on Ross Video’s OverDrive automated production control system.
Torino football club Juventus has a spectacular new stadium, opened for the beginning of the current season. It includes a comprehensive video distribution system, using DVB and IPTV for television distribution and video on demand.
TV2, the second national broadcaster in Norway based in Bergen, has a history of developing products in-house, which go on to become major commercial successes.
SBS Broadcasting Networks is the first customer for Pixel Power’s ChannelMaster playout system, introduced at IBC earlier this year. SBS is to install 19 ChannelMasters, controlled by Pixel Power’s Gallium automation technology.
In launching new versions of its Media Composer, NewsCutter and Symphony editing platforms, Avid clearly wants to avoid the controversy, which surrounded Apple’s Final Cut Pro X earlier this year.
Reflecting the rapidly growing interest in “channel in a box” automation solutions, Grass Valley has jumped into the market with the acquisition of Dutch specialist Publitronic.
Professional video transport is moving from static, point-to-point connections to a highly dynamic world where setup and teardown on demand can meet network needs that can change within minutes.
One of the most fascinating sessions in the 2011 IT Broadcast Workflow Conference was given by David Roulson of Discovery Communications Europe. He discussed some of the questions you have to ask to determine what level of disaster recovery you need, and how to implement it.
When discussing workflow, the term service oriented architecture (SOA) has cropped up a lot recently. There is a general feeling that it is a good thing, a way of making individual processes work together. But what really is an SOA?
A few years ago the term media asset management was bandied around like 3D is today: many companies claimed they could do it but few had the experience and capabilities to do it well.
