RTW, a leading manufacturer and distributor of professional audio metering and control devices for studio recording and radio and TV broadcast applications, is debuting the TM9, one of the first two offerings in its new TouchMonitor series of products, for the first time in the Middle East. The TM9, which features a 9” touch screen, will be on display at the QvestMedia booth at this year’s CABSAT show (Booth S2-D3, Hall SSH2) taking place February 8 – 10. QvestMedia, a subsidiary of German system integrator Wellen + Nothen, is RTW’s premier distributor serving the Middle Eastern region.

Electro-Voice is pleased to introduce the R300, a breakthrough wireless microphone system that opens up a brand new category in today’s wireless marketplace – Entry-Level Professional – and brings world-tour-proven Electro-Voice wireless technology to a new, more accessible price point.

Chyron today announced that Paul Glasgow, vice president of EMEA sales at Chyron, will present "Cloud Services for Broadcast — Fantasy or Reality?" at the 2011 CABSAT Broadcast Conference. During his session, scheduled for Feb. 8 at 11:30 a.m., Glasgow will examine current cloud-based services available to broadcast operations and look at how facilities have met operational and technical challenges associated with these offerings to date.

Broadcast Pix™ today introduced Granite™ 2000, a new addition to its Granite family of live video production systems that features a new wide 1 M/E control panel. The company also announced an enhanced control panel for its 2 M/E Granite 5000 system. The Granite 2000 is available now, and the new panel for the Granite 5000 began shipping last month.

SSL Inc., the U.S. operation for Solid State Logic, is pleased to announce that Mike Franklin has joined the SSL team as Vice President Business Development. Franklin brings along a wealth of industry experience to help SSL, Inc. further increase market awareness and penetration.

JVC Professional Europe Ltd. today introduced the GY-HM750E ProHD compact shoulder-mount camcorder. Ideal for ENG news, sports, documentaries, events, and other location shoots, it offers the industry’s fastest shoot-to-edit workflow by recording native HD or SD footage in ready-to-edit file formats on low-cost SDHC memory cards.

Snell today announced that VectraCom, a leading provider of restoration services for audio/visual archives in France, has added Snell's Archangel Ph.C – HD real-time video restoration system to its arsenal of state-of-the-art post-production tools. Powered by Snell's patented Ph.C motion compensation technology, Archangel Ph.C – HD allows VectraCom to meet the quality demands of customers who require remastering and delivery of historic film footage in HD formats.

Artur comes to TSL PPG from Digital Video Systems where he was Regional Sales Director for Eastern Europe, providing business development and sales functions alongside advanced technical support. His technical background includes an extensive record of successful broadcast industry business development and sales in the region.

Ross Video has announced their NAB 2011 offerings. Ross has new features and additions in each product line as well as the introduction of the new NK Series Router line and a comprehensive range of data insertion products.

A total of 207 outside broadcast vans worldwide, mainly in Europe, but also from the USA, Africa, Australia and South America, are represented in the database at www.live-production.tv. More than half of TV and radio stations and OB van constructors rely on the comprehensive VSM control system manufactured by L-S-B Broadcast Technologies GmbH. The Virtual Studio Manager (VSM) achieves this technological lead with its open, non-proprietary architecture.

In the beginning of 2011 the system integrator and OB-vehicle specialist Broadcast Solutions GmbH delivered two production-ready OB-trailers to the Mediatec subsidiaries Digi TV (Germany) and Mediatec Switzerland AG.

Widely regarded as the world’s first studio monitor, the Lansing Iconic was inducted into the TEC Hall of Fame in ceremonies held at the 2011 NAMM show in Anaheim, January 15th. The Iconic was developed specifically to meet the needs of film and audio production control rooms, and was introduced in 1937 by James B. Lansing, the founder of JBL. Its 2-way configuration of a 15-inch woofer and compression driver/horn high-frequency section established the standard for studio monitor systems, still in use today.

AJA Video Systems is now shipping Ki Pro Mini, the smaller, lighter version of its breakthrough portable tapeless recorder that captures to the Apple ProRes 422 codec directly from camera. With its miniature form factor and ability to mount easily to a range of digital cameras and accessories, Ki Pro Mini makes for the smallest camera and recorder package available for the capture of high-quality 10-bit 4:2:2 files that are immediately ready for editing.

T-VIPS, a global leader in professional video contribution and distribution solutions, today announces that it is entering 2011 in great shape after experiencing increasing market interest, sales growth and a healthy bottom line in 2010. With an expanding organisation, a strong product portfolio, and industry leadership positions in several sectors including JPEG2000, IP video transport, advanced transport stream processing and 3D contribution, T-VIPS has lined up exciting business and technology plans for 2011.

Trilogy Communications, the global provider of digital intercom systems and Master Reference Generators to the broadcast industry, today announced that Al Jazeera Sports has selected Trilogy’s Commander Intercom and Dual Mentor XL Master Reference Generators as part of the broadcaster’s development of three brand new sports studios in the first ever 3G installation in the Middle East.