The DYNACORD Road Show recently visited four Russian cities, the first, the nation's capital, Moscow, being followed by Rostov on Don, Samara and St Petersburg in that order, with some 200 dealers and pro audio professionals participating. In addition to detailed product demonstrations – featuring, inter alia, the Corus Evolution loudspeaker series and the PowerMate3 – the Russian DYNACORD partner Dealer Center Ltd. conducted seminars offering tips and tricks designed to simplify and enhance the day-to-day work of those in the industry. Opportunities for discussion are another important element of the Road Show concept, so time was set aside for detailed consideration of the needs of, and questions posed by, individuals attending the events.

When Studio 7, the premier solutions provider for the Maltese regions, was commissioned by a client to provide a secure studio environment for a new daily Lottery transmission they didn’t gamble with their choice of solutions and came to Bright Space Technologies and the Telemetrics robotics solutions they have represented for nearly 15 years.

Following on from the success of its world leading ‘Glue-Tastic’ GlueBox™ Series system, Oxygen DCT has launched GlueBox™ Mio, a new range of stand-alone compact interfaces, converters and distribution products that are ideally suited to budget conscious customers who don’t want to compromise on quality.

Camera Corps, a world leader in broadcast-quality remote cameras and tracking systems, reports strong demand for its Q-Ball HD/SD robotic pan and tilt minicam system. Q-Ball has sold successfully across four continents since its introduction in 2009, including 120 systems during 2010. Recent new orders include 33 Q-Ball systems in the USA, 36 in Australia, over 40 in Europe and 20 in South Africa.

Ever since the launch of the first 24 hour television news service over 30 years ago, news channels have played an increasingly important role in the daily viewing habits of TV consumers, bringing round the clock news from across the globe. To meet growing consumer demand for greater quality coverage, such as High Definition news services, Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has developed Voyager II, the most flexible and scalable news gathering product on the market. Ericsson ConsumerLab studies, which focus on how consumers act and what they think about telecom and TV products and services, show that 93 percent of people are still watching scheduled ‘linear’ broadcast TV every week, of which news and sport play a central role.

RTW, a leading manufacturer and distributor of professional audio metering and control devices for studio recording and radio and TV broadcast applications, today announces the first TouchMonitor installation worldwide. A TM9 featuring a touch-sensitive 9" display was recently installed in the audio-control area of the TVN-Ü2HD 3D-enabled production truck. The TouchMonitor unit has been integrated into a Lawo mc²56 digital console. Shipment of the first units from RTW’s new TouchMonitor series started at the end of last year.

DB4 MKII and DB8 MKII conform to new EBU, ATSC and ITU Loudness and True-peak level standards across all platforms and all formats. The broadcast world's highest resolution, lowest latency and lowest distortion comes complimentary with DB4 MKII and DB8 MKII.

"At the 2011 NAB Show, Chyron is excited to showcase more flexible workflows that bring greater value to broadcast operations. As always, our priority is to create state-of-the-art graphics solutions, such as AXIS Graphics and Quintette, to lead the way in the rapidly changing broadcast landscape." — Bonnie Barclay, vice president and chief marketing officer at Chyron

At the 2011 NAB Show, I-MOVIX will debut the latest version of SprintCam® Vvs HD (Phantom®-Powered), the groundbreaking ultra-slow-motion system for live HD broadcast production. Raising the industry ultra-slow-motion performance bar yet again, SprintCam Vvs HD now operates at frame rates up to 2,700 fps in 1080i50 or up to 5,800 fps in 720p60 (more than 200 times slower than live action) and provides instant replay at native HD resolution and image quality.

At the 2011 NAB Show, never.no will highlight its Synchronized Companion App, the latest advance for its flagship Interactivity Suite (IS). Companion app buzz is growing with this new emerging technology, which enables the viewer to sync iPads®, PCs, or smartphones to the action on television.

DNF Controls has been providing simple, precise, reliable, repeatable, and tactile production control solutions for more than 20 years. The company offers a wide range of control solutions that fit the individual needs of a production by providing random access to video content and scripted playout of video elements. This allows users to work with their existing equipment and within their existing infrastructure, while supporting future growth and changes. DNF Controls' scalable, flexible, and intelligent production control systems are easy to configure and reconfigure, and they support MOS.

In light of the recent CALM legislation on audio loudness in the US, DK-Technologies is using the NAB 2011 platform (Booth C7840) to highlight the numerous audio and video metering products within its range that are complaint with ATSC recommendations, as well as the European EBU R128 and ITU BS1770/1771 recommendations.

"At the 2011 NAB Show, Utah Scientific offers multiple enhancements to its routing and master control products as well as its control software. Debuting this year are I/O boards that bring embedded signal processing to the flagship UTAH-400 line of routers; significant additions to the UTAH-100 professional series; and new internal squeeze and graphics capabilities for master control. We'll also use this year's NAB platform as a launch pad for new releases of configuration and control software that incorporate invaluable SNMP-compatible alarm monitoring and management. We look forward to NAB not only as an opportunity to share with customers but also to listen to their feedback." — Tom Harmon, Utah Scientific president and CEO

The NAB Show 2011 is the ultimate place for media and entertainment professionals to find everything necessary to bring their vision to life. Egripment will be there: April 11 – 14th in Las Vegas Convention Centre, Las Vegas, Nevada USA, stand C8312.

At this year’s 2011 NAB Show, April 11-14, TC Electronic (SU10217) will exhibit its precision loudness meter range, as well as a number of professional broadcasting processors that take broadcast audio to a new level.