Minnetonka Audio Software, Inc., a leader in production software for motion picture, broadcast surround sound applications and consumer electronics, announced today new pricing on the entire family of Dolby E solutions, including standalone encoders, decoders and bundles. In line with these adjustments, a newly announced production suite offers a simple and comprehensive entry into Dolby E workflows for a wide variety of businesses.

EVS will be in the spotlight at the 62nd Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards ceremony to be held Jan. 6, 2011, at the international CES in Las Vegas. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will honor EVS with an Emmy for its HD Super Motion systems for live slow motion replay for broadcast sports and entertainment production.

World-leading LED display solutions provider Lighthouse Technologies Ltd. (Lighthouse) announced today it has completed the share acquisition of its Huizhou factory, giving it full ownership of Lighthouse Technologies (Huizhou) Limited, one of the largest LED display factories in the world. The move marks Lighthouse’s continued leadership and commitment to developing the fast growing global LED display market.

Berlin filmmakers Sabine Streckhardt and Lutz Neumann filmed a documentary in Spitsbergen for the TV program "360°-GEO Reportage" on Arte, a Franco-German TV network. They used the MiniPlus compact LED production light from Litepanels, a Vitec Group brand.

•„ Broadcast Intercom technology industry leader RTS now has three Emmy® Awards
•„ RTS recognized for “Development of Wireless Intercom” for broadcast applications
•„ Additional award for “The Belt Pack: Distributed Amplifier Systems in Live Production”

Videotime, the production arm of the Mediaset Group that operates three commercial television networks in Italy, recently upgraded Studio 11 with Solid State Logic C100 and C10 Digital Broadcast Consoles. The consoles were installed as part of the facility’s move into all HD production. The facility produces national and local entertainment, news and sports programs, with the SSL consoles primarily focused on live-to-air entertainment shows.

The 2010 conference of the IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers) will feature an impressive array of speakers from media, technology, and consulting companies such as Yahoo, IBM, Screen Digest, Turner Broadcasting, and the MacLeod Report. With the theme "Strategies for Growth — Responding to the New Paradigm," the conference will take place Dec. 2-3 at the Savill Court Hotel in Windsor Great Park, UK.

Following the success of it Penta Series LCD monitors Oxygen DCT announces the introduction of its Penta Gold Series of 10-bit LCD reference picture monitors.

Analog Way, a leading designer and manufacturer of image converters and presentation switchers, is pleased to unveil Smart Edge (Ref. STE100), a High Resolution Seamless Switcher with Dual Output Edge Blending. Smart Edge was unveiled as a world premiere during InfoComm Asia in Hong Kong, from November 17 to 19th. Analog Way will ship Smart Edge in first quarter 2011.

— EVS-OpenCube, a world-class provider of turnkey MXF digitization servers and software, announces that it has signed an agreement with Fox studios to supply them with OpenCubeHD units for MXF-file format ingest and production management. 20th Century Fox is one of the six main U.S. Film studios located at Century City in Los Angeles.

Clear-Com®, a global leader of critical voice communication systems, is now shipping worldwide the new Eclipse Version 5.2. This release marks the beginning of a significant transformation for the Eclipse digital matrix intercom system. The Eclipse Configuration Software (ECS) has been simplified with a new graphical user interface which facilitates the ease of configuration and management and faster and more efficient communications workflow.

Snell announced the appointment of Robert Rowe as CTO. Rowe, a 15-year veteran of the global telecommunications and satellite industries, will assume responsibility for both engineering implementation and technology strategy for Snell's entire systems, product, and technology portfolio and will be responsible for managing the development life cycle to ensure timely and competitive customer solutions. Rowe will report directly to Simon Derry, Snell CEO.

Arabic television broadcaster Al Jazeera Sports is using Jünger Audio’s LEVEL MAGIC™ loudness control technology to provide automatic level monitoring across all 19 of its playout channels.

EMEA Gateway specialises in the provision of sales and marketing channels across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company is headed by Guy Elliott, who has more than 25 years of experience in the international professional broadcast and media industry spanning creative, technical, commercial and management roles.

Broadcasters, sound engineers and RF engineers can now download a new version of the Wireless Systems Manager (WSM) from the Sennheiser website. The new, upgraded version of the control software for Sennheiser radio microphone and monitoring systems includes a “professional set-up” function. Its most important features: the Manager automatically calculates the interference-free frequency set for the required number of radio channels, while a ‘lifebelt’ icon keeps a number of back-up frequencies in reserve in case there are any RF problems on the day.