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.

The short film "Victims" by producer Chris Carr from London has reached the finals of Film London's "Best of Boroughs" competition. The independent filmmaker only had a very limited budget for his production and so had to depend on sponsors in order to complete the project. Litepanels, a Vitec Group brand, supported the shoot with 1x1 LED production lights.

In addition to being one of the main sponsors of PLASA 2011, Clay Paky also fulfilled its role as organizer of the annual Knights of Illumination Awards ceremony, an event that has grown to become a highlight for the entire show lighting business. The evening saw a total of eleven lighting designers knighted for their fantastic contributions to the art of lighting, while Richard Pilbrow received the lifetime achievement award as well as the resounding recognition of his peers.

Slovenian musician and media personality Anja Bukovec has been using a DPA 4099V instrument clip mic for her live appearances. The microphone was provided by Sonus, DPA’s distributor in Slovenia.

Versioning, localisation and media supply services expert, TVT has selected Hamlet's award-winning DigiScope DS900 to monitor both SD and HD signals in the transmission chain for the encoding of Closed Captions at BBC World.  The deal was for one initial unit, with the option to purchase further units as the anticipated requirement to insert Closed Captions in additional streams of BBC World increases.

Wohler Technologies today announced that it will serve as a reseller and distributor for SoundField, the U.K.-based company renowned for developing and manufacturing microphones and upmix solutions for recording and processing in stereophonic and multichannel surround formats. Wohler will offer SoundField's full product line — including the acclaimed DSF-2 broadcast microphone system and the UPM-1 stereo-to-5.1 converter — in all North, Central, and South American countries with the exception of Colombia.

Chris Hollebone of Pro-Sales-Solutionsis to manage distribution sales and assume responsibility for some key marketing roles in a reorganisation announced by Merging Technologies SA. Hollebone brings with him more than thirty years of practical experience of various sales and marketing roles inthe  pro-audio and broadcast industry.

One of the first headset series made specifically for enhanced audio/communications performance in the broadcast industry, the three MH models combine a unique, multi-functional modular design with low-profile, lightweight construction. All are also available in “L”-designated listen-only versions.

Ross Video today announced the appointment of David Dowling as Director of Sales for Europe as a key component of Ross’ ongoing European expansion.  Mr. Dowling will direct the regional sales team and manage Ross’ growth in European markets.

TVN, a leading commercial broadcaster in Poland, has taken another major step on its transition to high definition production by equipping its two outside broadcast units with Grass Valley™ Kayenne™ XL production switchers. The new switchers are part of a complement of equipment for the trucks, including Grass Valley HD cameras and routers.

Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, announces that German regional public sector broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) is installing Harris® NEXIO AMP® transmission servers with shared storage as part of a broadcast infrastructure upgrade to support additional HD channels at its Munich facility.

Hundreds of millions of viewers around the world depend on Belden for reliability and quality when they are watching live coverage of the world’s largest sports events. Designed for the perfect capturing, live or post production processing, routing and delivery of content, Belden cables are the first choice for TV/ Radio stations, film and recording studios, performance and sports venues.

At IBC Draka announced that its Triax HD Pro+ Broadcast solution introduced last year at IBC 2010 has further extended its versatility to offer true 3G HD quality capability at a conservative transmission distance of 1700m. This latest Draka Triax HD Pro+ Broadcast Solution has been tested and approved by leading international video equipment manufacturers and broadcasting companies.

New and improved HD cameras for a variety of different production applications and a full line of new and established HD flat-panel LCD monitors and viewfinders in various sizes were among the many highlights of the IBC 2011 exhibit by Ikegami Electronics Europe GmbH.

Systems Integration specialist Broadcast Networks has expanded its European presence by partnering with Milan-based Video Signal, a leading provider of production and post-production systems in Italy.