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.

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.

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Today's broadcast and media facilities require smart, adaptable, and straightforward solutions as they transition to digital, HDTV, and 3Gbps operations, and as they seek to deliver content to a variety of platforms in direct response to consumer demand. With these needs in mind, Snell will showcase a variety of new and enhanced products at the 2011 NAB Show that enable greater automation and more flexible media handling in live production, playout, infrastructure, media restoration, and transformation environments.

At BVE 2011, Sonnet Technologies will showcase several innovative products that cater to the storage and workflow needs of A/V professionals in the broadcast industry. Located in stand I10, Sonnet will highlight products from its Fusion™ line of high-performance storage solutions, including the Fusion RX1600Fibre video editing shared storage system, and the rugged Fusion F3 2-drive RAID storage system. Also on display will be Sonnet's Qio™ line of professional universal media reader/writers for multicamera support, which includes the Qio MR for desktop PC users and the cost-effective Qio E3.

Broadcast Microwave Services (BMS) Inc. debuts new Microwave and Camera products at NAB 2011. A new line of integrated HD devices, perfectly compatible to each other, consisting of the BMS Ultra Light HD Cam, linked to the ground breaking wireless transmitter and the compact designed 2-way diversity USB receiver for highly mobile and flexible broadcast transmission applications. BMS’ cutting edge technology is supporting many revolutionary features to provide the closest alter­native to a wired HD camera that you will find in a really small and lightweight housing.

The SetPlayer™ series is designed for on-set video applications, providing a low cost, solid-state alternative to server channels. The single channel SetPlayer (SP1000) now has a 1080p output, 40 Mbps maximum bitrate, and works with existing VDCP controllers. New to the line is Alcorn Encoder; a compatible software which delivers a complete workflow solution. This software provides a step-by-step method for encoding any source file and transferring it to the SetPlayer unit.

SENCORE, a leading provider of high-quality signal transmission and video delivery solutions, today announced the promotion of Jeff Briden to vice president of product management and customer satisfaction. Briden has been instrumental in expanding the company into new markets and in the development of new technologies and standards, including HDTV, 8-VSB, advanced digital modulation, and MPEG-2 and H.264 video delivery.

Gekko Technology today announced the restructuring of its distribution in the UK and Northern Europe. To enable the next phase in the company's growth, all resellers within the territory will be managed directly by an enlarged Gekko sales and marketing department.