HD Vietnam is based in Hanoi, Vietnam and develops digital video processing solutions for the professional broadcast market in close conjunction with automation and tapeless based solutions.

Following on from the foreign branches launched earlier in Portugal and Germany, Divitel has now opened a branch in Curacao. As part of ‘Think Global, Act Local’, Divitel opened the new branch in Willemstad, Curacao – Divitel Americas - in December 2010.

DNF Controls today announced the release of the AnyWhere Interface Box (AIB), a compact single-box "missing link" solution that provides eight opto-isolated GPI inputs, eight relay contact closure GPO outputs, one RS422/RS232 serial port, and one 10 BaseT Ethernet port. Designed for applications in A/V, industrial, radio, and television broadcasting market segments, the AIB supports GPI-to-GPO(s), GPI-to-serial, GPI-to-Ethernet, and GPI-to-SNMP control; serial-to-GPO, Ethernet-to-GPO, and SNMP-to-GPO monitoring; and serial-to-Ethernet and serial-to-SNMP conversions; all of which are user-configurable.

Grass Valley™ is pleased to announce that Francisco Partners, a leading technology-focused investment company, has completed the closing process with Technicolor and finalized the acquisition of the Grass Valley Broadcast & Professional business. As of January 1, 2011 Grass Valley began doing business as an independent company, under the trade name "Grass Valley".

Since 01st January 2011, Ulrich A. Maslak (48) reinforces the German Subsidiary of Presteigne Charter, worldwide operating Dry-Hire and System Rental Specialist, in the Project and Sales Department.

China, with its population of over 1.3 billion people and staggering yearly growth rates, has proven to be a tough, yet potentially highly profitable market for western businesses to enter. On one hand the possibilities for business development seem endless, on the other hand, unexpected challenges await newly arrived western companies around every corner. Since especially smaller companies are not always in the lucky position of having employees that speak and read Mandarin fluently, having reliable business partners is an absolute necessity.

Draka Communications, a global leader in the cabling and optical fiber industry has announced that by combining forces with Fischer Connectors a jointly introduced cable connectivity solution significantly extends the life cycle of Triax interconnected HDTV equipment, predominant today in the broadcasting industry. The Triax HD Pro+ Broadcast Solution is showcased at IBC2010, a leading international forum for the electronic media industry.

At CABSAT MENA 2011, Omneon, now part of Harmonic, will highlight media storage, processing, and distribution infrastructure solutions that enable efficient content production and multiplatform distribution workflows. Independently and working together, these solutions allow content owners to leverage media assets more broadly while minimizing associated operations costs. Omneon will showcase a video file infrastructure and a range of media handling and processing tools that integrate tightly to streamline end-to-end workflows, accelerate media processing, and speed repackaging of content for delivery to multiple destinations. The Omneon stand at CABSAT is located at S2-A1.

As part of its programme to increase its offering from five channels to nine, Saudi Television is expanding its production base in Riyadh with three new studios. Two of these, including a new large production studio, will be fitted with pedestals and heads from Vinten, and the third will have two robotic cameras from Vinten Radamec.

At CABSAT 2011, Wohler will demonstrate several state-of-the-art products from its industry-leading range of solutions for audio, video, data monitoring, and captioning. Featured products at the show include the new, compact Pandora system for clear, configurable loudness monitoring; the Presto multiview source selector; three new versions of Wohler's award-winning HDCC-200A™ range of captioning cards; and enhancements to the flagship AMP2-16V audio/video processing monitor.

When Ireland’s national broadcaster, RTÉ Radio upgraded its Studio 10 sports studio recently, it took the network’s tally of Studer OnAir 3000 digital consoles to 19. While 10 are located in the main RTE campus, one occupies an RTE studio in a nearby shopping centre, and the other eight are distributed over five regional studio centres.

When creating full range audio mixes for a variety of international broadcasters, meeting each customer’s different requirement for dynamic range, peaks and overall audio loudness can be a tricky business.
In this situation what is needed is an easy to use dynamic range processor that can create a variety of masters, but without having a detrimental effect on the mix.

The three-in-one Teranex Mini compact up/down/cross converter and SD standards converter makes its UK exhibition debut on the Preco stand at BVE 2011 in London's Earls Court, 15-17 February. Exhibiting on stand E52.

Professional audio design and installation company, Clair Brothers Audio Systems, has installed a complete JBL VerTecâ line array system in New York’s famous Beacon Theatre. The installation marks the third audio retrofit of an MSG-owned venue by Clair Brothers, which has also installed JBL VerTec line arrays in New York’s Radio City Music Hall and the Chicago Theatre.

Litepanels, a Vitec Group brand, announces that Emmy-winning cinematographer Donald A. Morgan ASC has chosen Litepanels as the only lighting source for his documentary on the power of healing and discovering the power within. The project, shot during an international HADO convention in Japan, centers around Dr. Masaru Emoto, his teaching of HADO, and his incredible research with water crystals demonstrating water consciousness.