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Sony NAB Intros Designed To Make Content Dreams a Reality

By Ken Kerschbaumer

Sony Broadcast will head to the NAB Show this year with a slew of new products: an HDV camcorder, compact POV camera and recorder, HD field recorder, viewfinder, new monitors, and more than two dozen others to be announced at the show in April. And while the products will no doubt generate a buzz among attendees, so will the location of the company’s booth: it moves to the back of Central Hall and will be in the same physical space occupied by the Sony booth at the Consumer Electronics Show. More »

RF Central Upgrades Portable 2-GHz Transmitter

RF Central’s RFX-PHT-II HD upgradable portable 2-GHz digital transmitter will be introduced at the 2009 NAB Show (Booth C3707). It uses RF Central’s signature RFX-CMT-II camera-mounted transmitter and is designed to turn any “news car” into a “live-broadcast vehicle” and
transform any “run-and-shoot” car into a “run-and-transmit” vehicle. More »

NAB Camera Preview: Cost-Effective Systems Shine in Tough Times

By Carl Lindemann
Special NABNow report for SVG and TV Newsday

If there’s an upside to the downturn, it’s less expensive HD cameras for the studio and the field. At NAB this year, manufacturers will be showcasing cost-effective products that deliver on the promise of IT efficiency and fit downsized and smaller budgets. More »

STATS and Vizrt to Demo Holographic-Effect at NAB 2009

STATS and Vizrt are teaming up to provide live, in-booth demonstrations re-creating their holographic effect technology for attendees at the 2009 NAB Show, where STATS and Vizrt are exhibiting from neighboring locations. Demonstrations of the holographic effect will take place multiple times per day during the conference and can also be scheduled by appointment. CNN debuted this technology to great fanfare during its 2008 presidential election coverage. More »

ViewCast Aims To Streamline Complex HD Workflows

New for the 2009 NAB Show is ViewCast’s Niagara 7500, a high-definition streaming box designed to simplify the complex workflows associated with delivering HD video to IP and mobile networks. More »

Telemetrics Intros Elevating Wall Mount System for Pan-Tilt Cameras

Telemetrics is making it easier for broadcast and production centers to accomplish the move to more automated systems with their innovative Elevating Wall Mount System. The BT-X3/Z3-VS is a remotely controlled camera positioning system that offers both vertical and horizontal positioning for pan and tilt camera movement to help create a virtual studio environment. More »

Clear-Com Intros Time-Divisional Multiplexing Intercom/IP Server Network

Clear-Com will unveil the industry’s first hybrid Time-Divisional Multiplexing (TDM) intercom/IP server network at NAB. The new solution combines the reliability of traditional TDM-based architecture with the flexibility and affordability of the company’s groundbreaking I.V.Core technology. Designed to extend the reach of intercom systems to more users, the hybrid network will be demonstrated live with several new Clear-Com products. More »

Grass Valley Improves 3Gbps Routers; To Celebrate 50th Birthday at NAB

By Ken Kerschbaumer

Grass Valley will be in a good mood at NAB as it celebrates its 50th anniversary as a broadcast equipment manufacturer and looks to begin another 50 years serving the industry with new products like a 3G router, a new replay controller, and much more  (the official birthday is April 7, 1959). And any uncertainty over the company’s future, as Thomson looks to sell off its broadcast related product lines, isn’t getting in the way. More »

Graphics Trends at NAB, Part One: Centralized Workflows Cut Costs, Time

By Debra Kaufman

In today’s tough economy, broadcasters and other TV producers feel the pressure for a return on investment for every dollar spent—even for graphics. At the upcoming NAB, the companies that make graphics software and systems will unveil their solution: centralized graphics that enable producers to maximize resources, streamline workflows and cut costs.

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SSL Intros New Blackrock Processor System

Solid State Logic (SSL) will demonstrate the latest generation of the market leading C100 Digital Broadcast Console at NAB (booth N4031). The console will be showcased with the new Blackrock processor system, accompanied by the new B-RIO modular I/O rack, MORSE Stage Box and MORSE router. More »