Scott Leslie has been appointed Director of Engineering for the HARMAN Professional Loudspeaker Business Unit, JBL Professional. He will report directly to Mark Ureda, Vice President and General Manager of the HARMAN Professional Loudspeaker Business Unit, JBL Professional.

The Hi-Motion product family has the only HD Ultra Slow Motion camera system employing 3-chip image capture technology. The Hi-Motion allows the user the flexibility of easily changing and recording speed from normal to 10x or more, while also allowing for the instant playback of previosly captured ultra slow motion imagery.

The annualInternational Broadcasting Conference (IBC) in Amsterdam – the leading tradefair devoted to film, television and radio production – ran this year fromSeptember 9-13, and the newly enlarged booth of RTS/TELEX and the products ondisplay drew a very positive response from industry insiders and the generalpublic alike.

Broadcast Pix™ today announced that Mica™, its new cost-effective live video production system, is now shipping. Powered by native HD technology from Broadcast Pix Granite™ systems and Broadcast Pix Fluent™ software that tightly integrates video and file-based content, Mica allows even single operators to create compelling live productions. The company also announced its Powerful Punch Tour, which is stopping at a number of dealers and trade shows in cities worldwide this fall to demonstrate its Mica and Granite systems.

Saving energy not only reduces running costs but also helps save the environment by reducing the monitor’s carbon footprint, and since the LED drive doesn‘t include any harmful chemical elements unlike traditional CCFL backlights, the DT series monitors are remarkably green machines.

Korean Broadcasting Systems (KBS) selected LYNX Technik modular solutions to boost its coverage of the 2011 IAAF World Championship in Daegu, Korea.  Broadcast Solutions managed the project as systems integrator and general contractor alongside its local partner, Dong Yang Digital Co., Ltd in Seoul, Korea.

Presteigne Charter, one of the world’s leading broadcast dry hire and systems rental specialists, has chosen Custom Consoles Module-R studio furniture for a transportable International Broadcast Centre (IBC) to be used during a major series of marine sports events.

BoomBox Sound, a Toronto-based music and sound design production company, recently installed a Solid State Logic Duality console, supported by Alpha-Link converters, as a major studio upgrade. Replacing working in the box with a controller and outboard mic pres, dynamics and EQs, Duality delivers an analogue signal path combined with DAW control, automation and Total Recall™ that gathers all studio elements together into one efficient system with a high level sonic signature.

Gearhouse Broadcast, a leading reseller of professional broadcast equipment announces the sale of various HD broadcast equipment to Metro Broadcast to assist with the build of their new Hi-Definition portable production unit.

Soundcraft Studer recently became an Associate member of Julie’s Bicycle, a not-for-profit organization working with the creative industries to identify and reduce their environmental impacts. The membership makes Soundcraft Studer the first technology manufacturer to join the Associates program and undergo Julie’s Bicycle’s “Industry Green” certification for its Potters Bar facility.

Uniquely designed to shield equipment while on location, this easy-to-use cover safeguards the camera body from unwanted scratches or dust. Deca CamWrap Construction is made of black, layered 3D Micro-Fiber Mesh (3DM) that keeps the camera cool and well ventilated.

Matrox® Video Products Group announced the immediate availability of Thunderbolt™-enabled Matrox MXO2™ I/O devices as well as Thunderbolt adapters for existing customers. Developed by Intel® with collaboration from Apple®, Thunderbolt is a high-speed I/O technology running at 10 Gbps that brings together high-speed data transfer and high-definition (HD) display on a single cable.

IPDirector is an integrated suite of video production management applications giving you total control of productions via EVS servers integrated into any workflow.

As broadband subscriptions continue to grow in the EU27, Point Topic has today announced analysis on how many subscribers there will be and how many will take an IPTV service as well. According to the leading global broadband analyst firm, IPTV is set to treble by 2020.

Hollywood-based DI facility Light Iron has purchased a third Quantel Pablo 4K color correction and finishing system together with a Pablo PA workflow assist station. These will be connected via their GenePool to Light Iron’s two other Pablos, creating a truly collaborative and highly efficient digital workflow. The systems are installed at Light Iron’s new 10,000 sq. ft. facility in Hollywood, which includes three DI theaters.