Business

As first revealed here, the BBC is to carry out 3D stereo experiments as part of the test transmissions for Super Hi-Vision it is...

The IABM is undertaking a salary survey for the industry in association with Caspian One.

One of the biggest business stories this year was the acquisition of Omneon by Harmonic. With the deal now almost complete – current estimates...

Newtec has been highlighting the results of its recent trials of DVB-S2 Multistream with major Russian satellite operators, which have the potential to improve...

3D production specialists CAN Communicate, and Host Broadcast Services (HBS), have announced a four year strategic partnership to co-produce and manage 3D content for...

Bournemouth University has become the first SADiE customer in the UK to take delivery of the new SADiE 6 audio editing and production software.

Following an IBC round-table session with participation from Amberfin, BBC, Cinegy, IBM, and Sony, the Framework for Interoperable Media Services (FIMS) project jointly coordinated...

There needs to be a balance between editorial and practical skills-based TV production training – one cannot be ignored one at the expense of...

In response to increased demand from major broadcasters worldwide, GlobeCast has established a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Warsaw for its fibre network,...

New hirings in the industry this month, from Chyron to WRN Broadcast.

The Digital Media Centre (DMC) has won the deal to playout the Outdoor Channel to the EMEA region, making it the third HD...

Two weeks after the closing ceremony of the XIX Commonwealth Games, TVBEurope’s Sports Broadcast Europe 2010 conference presents a golden chance to hear first...

A major sub plot of IBC saw consensus- based standardisation initiatives set against the continuing power and allure of proprietary technology, writes George Jarrett.

Conference: The BBC will be transmitting a rock music concert in Super Hi-Vision direct to Japan later this month and is thinking about the...

One of the most eagerly anticipated introductions of IBC was Panasonic's new AG-AF101, which puts a DSLR-sized sensor in a professional camcorder, to offer...

Arri and Colorfront have launched a new digital dailies product, Colorfront On-Set Dailies, designed for use with Arri's Alexa and Arriflex D-21 digital cameras...

Sony is showing a prototype of a 3D shoulder-mounted camcorder on its stand although the design is very much a work in progress.

Conference: As most broadcasting industry suppliers know only too well, the past two years have been tough. Peter White, director general of the IABM,...

Pharos has announced co-development of the OpenFARM rich-media analysis framework. Initiated by the Computer Vision laboratory of Kingston University, OpenFARM is described as a...

Conference: Google, along with Apple TV and other players, believe they can capture eyeballs – either by way of YouTube-type programming, downloadable video content,...

The shortlist of finalists for the 2010 IABM Awards for Excellence in Design and Innovation have been announced.

Technicolor is separating its transmission and headend divisions from Grass Valley, which will now operate as stand-alone entities and are being renamed Thomson Broadcast...

Cardiff-based TV post production company Mwnci has invested in a Baselight HD colour-grading system and Baselight Kompressor from FilmLight to complement its existing Avid...

In the week that Project Canvas becomes a fully independent joint venture project director, Richard Halton, suggests that responsibility for driving the success of...

The Guild of Television Cameramen will shortly be celebrating this year's best TV camera-work as nominated by those who really know good camera-work when...

Apple has launched a tiny new Apple TV set-top box targeting TV show rentals, costing just 99c. It will launch with support from...

Discovery Communications has taken a strong stance against 2D to 3D conversion for programming intended for its 3D channel launching in the US next...

The Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are presenting a joint session on Interoperable Media Services at IBC.

You might not have time to make it to IBC... but please pencil in October 28 for TVBEurope’s Sports Broadcast Europe 2010 conference at...

IPV will be showcasing new tools for its Teragator and Curator systems for live event workflow at IBC2010. Capabilities making a debut at the...

From TVBE's Acquisition Newsletter: Canon, Sony and Nikon have all announced new HD DSLR cameras that record 1920x1080 video, each with interesting new features.

VidiGo will officially launch VidiGo Live 3D during IBC2010, at roughly the same time as the first user of the system, SBS Broadcasting,...

UK specialist digital film consultancy Light Illusion has added new probe interface and features to its LightSpace Colour Management System (CMS).

SAN Solutions has launched operations in Europe, establishing a wholly owned subsidiary in a new base in The Hague.

Panasonic will launch the AJ-HPX3100, a new compact shoulder-mounted HD camcorder featuring P2 solid-state memory card recording and a number of improvements over...

Accedo Broadband is introducing a range of applications for TV operators to make their offering available over Connected TV devices such as TVs, Blu-ray...

Visions’ two new ‘super trucks’, Gemini 1 and 2, have successfully completed their inaugural weekend of 2010 Premier League coverage for Sky Sports.

Contracts with OB suppliers to supply the host broadcaster of London 2012 have been agreed, with UK firms taking a third of the business,...

The latest acquisition this week sees Ross Video enter into an agreement to acquire Norpak Corporation, which is majority owned by Rovi Corporation and...

EVS will present a technology implementation workshop at IBC dedicated to HD tapeless news workflows. Guest speaker will be Bevan Gibson, deputy head of...

Telestream has executed a definitive agreement to acquire the business operations of the Anystream division of Grab Networks.