Ross Video announces a free software upgrade to activate an internal multiviewer with v3.0 software for the CrossOver family of multi-definition compact production switchers, a line of single MLE production switchers designed for compact studios, outside broadcast vehicles, edit suites and flight packs
Version 3.0 will be available to all existing and future CrossOvercustomers. The new [...]

Until now, Turner Sports has served purely as a manager for the digital assets of others, with major partners including the NBA, PGA, and NASCAR. However, the launch of the SportsNOW mobile app gives Turner Sports its first branded consumer digital product.
The new app, which launched last week and is currently available at the iTunes [...]

Dr. John G. Duesler Jr. is director of marketing for the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) and principal at Terra Firma Media Group. After earning a Ph.D. in biomedical science, he opted out of a life of research and opened the first store on the Internet to sell Frisbees. At the PDGA since 2005, he [...]

RRsat Global Communications Network has signed a distribution agreement with Fox Sports, for distribution to Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Distribution will be via the Eurobird-9 satellite in MPEG-4 format is SD with the possibility to add HD format in the future.
“We are proud that a major and leading sports channel, such as FOX [...]

Mark Schubin this week suggests that the three Ds of 3D, height, width, and depth, have company in the form of linear dimensions like pupillary distance, viewing distance, and screen size. And if you think 3D is complicated when the three Ds are front of mind of content creators and distributors, read on and consider the [...]

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Telecast Fiber Systems has appointed Mike Edelman as sales manager for the company’s South-Central U.S. territory. In his new role, Edelman will be responsible for driving sales growth and strengthening reseller relationships in an eight-state area from Texas to Nebraska. He will report directly to Bob McAlpine, Telecast Fiber Systems’ VP of sales.
“We’re thrilled that [...]

T-VIPS and Media Broadcast, Germany’s national DTT operator, have announced that after extensive testing, Media Broadcast has chosen the T-VIPS CP560 DVB-T2 Gateway for DVB-T2 Trial Niedersachsen. This T-VIPS solution fills a vital gap in the DVB-T2 solution set for single frequency network (SFN) operation. The CP560 integrates with existing DVB-T headends and DVB-T2 modulators [...]

Masstech Group has released a broad new product line that builds on the power of its firmly established MassStore line. The new product line is comprised of  CatchBLUE, TOPAZ, INDIGO, COBALT, XT – Edit, XT- Ingest/PTT, SAPPHIRE and IRIS. These Media Asset Management (MAM) solutions are available at an affordable price and are all easily [...]

The UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has embarked on a project to migrate its video recordings to high-resolution digital video files for the purpose of ensuring the long-term preservation of these records. This new development aims at enabling the Tribunal to permanently preserve the recordings, which are expected to be 30,000 hours long at [...]

In a Mumbai event organized jointly by the British Deputy High Commission and Quantel on March 9, more than 100 VIPs from the Indian film and TV industries were presented with demonstrations highlighting the creative and business potential of 3D technology.
The event included exhibitions displaying the same Quantel Pablo 3D postproduction technology that delivered ‘Avatar’. [...]

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