Media Composer, Symphony and NewsCutter Now Support AJA Io Express Hardware and External Control Surfaces, Expand Avid Media Access and Avid Nitris DX Capabilities, and Offer New “In-App” Phonetic Searching for Increased Editorial Collaboration

Clear-Com®, a global leader in critical voice communication systems and Technical & Engineering Emmy® Award winner, will be showcasing its HelixNet™ Partyline, Eclipse Digital Matrix System Version 5.2 with its new line of V-Series rotary control panels and the Tempest®2400 digital wireless intercom system at this year’s Broadcast Video Expo 2011 (Stand G10). In addition, Clear-Com will also exhibit the HME DX Series and the HME PRO850 wireless intercom systems, products that are now available from Clear-Com after its acquisition by HM Electronics, Inc (HME).

Telecast Fiber Systems today announced that its CopperHead™ 3400 camera-mounted fiber optic transceiver played a lead role in 3D broadcasts of two high-profile Australian sports events: the Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Finals of Australian rules football, held Sept. 24, and the National Rugby League (NRL) Grand Finals held a week later. The CopperHead 3400 units provided seamless fiber optic connectivity for 3D rigs supplied by 3ality Digital, a leading provider of advanced 3D camera equipment.

It was the 90th anniversary of the Miss America Pageant and a pair of grandMA2 light’s made their debut at the show, which was telecast live on ABC from the Planet Hollywood casino-resort in Las Vegas. The pageant reunited lighting designer Allen Branton, who returned for the fourth time, and fellow lighting directors Kevin Lawson and Felix Peralta, who marked their third year and fourth year on the show respectively. This also marked the first time that Lawson and Peralta had used the grandMA 2 on a live televised broadcast beautiful.

AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, today announced support for Io Express in Avid Media Composer 5.5 and Avid NewsCutter 9.5. AJA Io Express delivers a portable, cost-effective video I/O solution offering high quality HD/SD capture, monitoring and output in Avid Media Composer 5.5.

Arab Radio & Television (ART), the satellite-based network based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has placed an order worth over 2.5 million US dollars with ATG Broadcast. The contract covers the supply, installation and commissioning of a five-camera production studio plus a file-based ingest system. The order was won against stiff competition from other system integration companies.

 Cardiff-based independent TV Post Production company Mwnci (Welsh for ‘monkey’) has recently invested in two high-quality Penta Series LCD grading monitors, which were supplied and installed by Oxygen DCT.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and SENSIO Technologies Inc. (SENSIO) (TSX.V: SIO) today announced they have teamed up to provide NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by State Farm and the 60th NBA All-Star Game internationally in cinemas in live 3D for the first time.

Vizrt Ltd., a world-wide supplier of production tools for the digital media industry, provided a complement of sports graphics solutions to FOX Sports for coverage of the NFL’s Super Bowl XLV, held Sunday, February 6th, at Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

UK mixer manufacturer Calrec Audio have agreed the sale of four new Artemis Beam consoles to the BBC. The desks will be installed in four TV News studios constructed as part of the redevelopment of the BBC’s Central London home, Broadcasting House.

ViewCast Corporation (OTCBB: VCST), a developer of industry-leading solutions for the transformation, management and delivery of digital media over enterprise, broadband, and mobile networks, has signed a reseller agreement with ATG Broadcast, based in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, UK. The agreement will entitle ATG Broadcast to sell to end users and dealers the full range of ViewCast's current product offerings, including the award-winning Niagara® streaming media appliances and Osprey® video capture cards, and software-based solutions such as ViewCast Media Platform (VMp™), SimulStream® and ScheduleStream®.

ALC NetworX, the Munich-based company developing the RAVENNA Audio over IP technology, invites manufacturers and implementers to participate in a 1-day technical seminar on Monday, March 21, 2011, from 9 am to 5.30 pm in Munich. The organisers announce that within this workshop participants will learn about the technological principles and protocols employed in RAVENNA.

Gearhouse Broadcast Rental Division specialises in short and long term rental of the latest broadcast equipment, all at competitive rates.

Four months from opening, BroadcastAsia2011 and CommunicAsia2011 – Asia’s most distinguished business event for the global broadcasting, digital media and infocomm technology industries – are set for a milestone year.

With the World Skiing Championships, which run from the 7th to the 20th February 2011 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, A&O Technology is adding another magnificent project to its portfolio. Together with Osram, the company will adorn the night sky above the world famous ski resort with a bridge of light linking the main competition venues – an unusual and spectacular construct – as well as contributing through the use of state-of-the-art lighting technology a unique ambiance to both the official opening and daily medal presentation ceremonies