Ideal Systems is an industry-leading broadcast, audiovisual, and media systems integrator providing innovative technology solutions to broadcast, telecommunications, enterprise, banking & finance, hospitality, F&B, retail, government, education and performance venue clients. With over 29 years in the broadcast space, the Asia-Pacific based company spans 14 offices in the region with well over 300 completed projects in its lifetime. Ideal Systems manage to stay at the forefront of technology advancements used in next generation solutions. Ideal Systems was approached by a major football body in Malaysia to provide them with a solution to record, archive and perform shot logging for all ...

New York, NY (December 13, 2018) – Stringr, the premier marketplace that allows media organizations to buy video footage from both amateur and professional videographers in an efficient, streamlined process, has partnered with Getty Images, a world leader in visual communications, to provide Stringr’s customers access to Getty Images collection of over 200 million digital assets. “Getty Images is known to be one of the most trusted and esteemed sources of visual content in the world,” said Lindsay Stewart, CEO and Founder of Stringr.  “By offering our customer base access to their vast collection of content that covers all categories ...

The co-organizers of the famous Times Square New Year's Eve Ball Drop are once again offering HD satellite and fiber feeds of the celebration from Times Square, New York, as well as behind-the-scenes preparations leading up to the big night.

Easy-to-use interface, powerful scheduling tools and sophisticated streaming functionality help station efficiently bring new, high-quality viewing options to its community MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, December 13, 2018 – Like many of its peers, non-profit public, educational and government (PEG) access broadcaster Billerica Access Television (BATV) is adapting to the evolving media landscape in which many consumers are cutting the cord and no longer watching cable. When the station replaced its aging automation and playout system, they selected the Cablecast Community Media platform from Tightrope Media Systems to streamline their workflows and expand their online offerings. “Our overarching goal was to upgrade to ...

Submission includes detailed studies that suggest how one simple FCC rule change could conservatively generate up to 750 million in additional revenue for local radio broadcasters CHICAGO, December 13, 2018 — GeoBroadcast Solutions (“Geo Broadcast”) met with key Federal Communications Commission regulators, members of Congress, and staff regarding late last week to discuss its innovative proposal to introduce geo-targeting for radio. Consumers, small businesses, and advertisers alike are increasingly seeking geo-targeted content, and radio is currently the only mass medium that cannot satisfy this demand. Geo Broadcast has developed a technology that would allow radio broadcasters to deliver locally-targeted news, ...

Dependable and cost-effective cameras improve quality of programming while giving students hands-on experience with same equipment used by local television station Woodbury, NY, December 13, 2018 — At Southeast Missouri State University, the department of Mass Media’s ‘TV & Film’ program offers an intensive, hands-on curriculum in which students work on a wide variety of programming that is broadcast on local television affiliates, streamed live on ESPN+ and entered into the university’s annual film festival. When the department needed to upgrade its cameras for Ohio Valley Conference(OVC) sports streaming and other television productions, it purchased four Z-HD5000 HDTV cameras from Hitachi ...

Nothing makes gift giving as enjoyable as special prices on award-winning Sigma lenses and accessories; get the lens you’ve always craved or surprise a fellow shooter with the perfect present. Ronkonkoma, NY – December 13, 2018 – Sigma Corporation of America, a leading still photo and cinema lens, camera, flash and accessory manufacturer, has brought back its popular holiday sale, offering instant savings of up to $150.00 on its most sought-after Art and Contemporary lenses and accessories. The promotion comes shortly after Sigma’s successful Black Friday sale and allows even more photographers to make their wishes come true this holiday season. The ...

WUPPERTAL, Germany — Dec. 13, 2018 — Riedel’s MediorNet real-time media network and Artist digital matrix intercom are providing the decentralized and redundant signal routing and communications backbone on board two all-new, state-of-the-art OB vehicles for Ruptly, a Berlin-based international news agency. Qvest Media, a world-leading system architect and integrator for the broadcast and media industries, designed and built the new broadcast van and DSNG vehicle. Ruptly’s new production vehicles feature an innovative and lightweight body design, developed by Qvest in close cooperation with partner Carrosserie Akkermans. Despite their compact dimensions, the two vans offer state-of-the-art equipment optimized for high-quality ...

Fremont, CA – December 13, 2018 – Blackmagic Design today announced that the company’s production and post products are being used to complete many of the fall 2018 season’s new and returning television shows and streaming series. More than 55 shows rely on Blackmagic Design’s digital film cameras; Fusion Studio visual effects (VFX), compositing, 3D and motion graphics software; and DaVinci Resolve Studio editing, color correction and digital audio software; as well as its switchers, routers, monitors and capture and playback devices. Growing on the more than 40 fall TV shows announced in 2017, the 2018 shows, such as “Charmed,” “The ...

In today’s product overview, Troy checks out LiveU’s “Solo” device. The LiveU Solo video encoder offers one-touch, wireless live streaming,

MONTREAL – 8:00 HKT DECEMBER 12, 2018 – China Central Television (CCTV), the predominant state television broadcaster in the People’s Republic of China, with more than one billion viewers, has selected Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, to power its transition to 4K UHD with leading-edge IP infrastructure and workflows. CCTV now benefits from an end-to-end 4K UHD IP-equipped studio that supports production and playout for its wide array of free-to-air and paid channels. Hou Jia, team leader of the E16 technical crew, CCTV, said: “It was imperative for us that the transition to 4K UHD be as smooth as possible with minimal disruption ...

Ncam Technologies, the leading developer of real-time augmented reality technology for the media and entertainment industries, today announced the addition of two well-known industry names to the senior team as the company continues its global growth strategy. Phil Ventre takes the role of VP Sports and Broadcast, while Ben Dair joins the company as Head of Product Management. Phil Ventre’s considerable industry experience spans across sales, marketing, business development, partner and channel management, and project management, working for such names as Apple, Avid, Ross Video and most recently AE Graphics. As Ncam’s VP Sports and Broadcast, Phil will lead the global business development and ...

At the 2019 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, Riedel Communications will showcase its latest innovations in real-time signal distribution and networking solutions for live performance and broadcast. Riedel solutions — including the Artist digital matrix intercom and Bolero wireless intercom system in both integrated and standalone deployments — will be in real-world use supporting the Grand Plaza Stage, Taylor Booth stage, and the Arena Stage during NAMM. NEW: Bolero Standalone Wireless Intercom System Riedel will feature its all-new Bolero Standalone Application, a license-enabled upgrade for the company’s category-defining Bolero wireless intercom system that delivers several performance enhancements along with standalone ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Dec. 11, 2018 — Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that Hilliary Communications, a leading provider of broadband, digital cable TV and telephone services in Oklahoma, has deployed Harmonic‘s CableOS™ virtualized cable access solution to upgrade to DOCSIS 3.1 and create a new 1 Gigabit service tier, while overcoming the space, power and operational complexity constraints associated with the previously deployed legacy hardware solution. The industry’s first fully virtualized Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS), Harmonic‘s CableOS provides Hilliary Communications with a flexible, scalable and cost-effective cable access solution that enables delivery of cutting-edge internet and streaming video ...

[Portugal, 10 December 2018] MOG Technologies, the worldwide supplier of end-to-end solutions for professional media today announces to join Panasonic “4K Workflows Partners”. MOG had been collaborating with Panasonic since its first steps back in 2007. The company is a P2, and AVC-Ultra Partner due to the developments made both on its MXF media libraries and mxfSPEEDRAIL central ingest system on the last decade. Being a pioneer on the support for Panasonic devices and codecs, the formalization on the “4K Workflows” partnership level was a natural step. Currently, both mxfSPEEDRAIL and SKYWATCH systems are supporting the VariCam 4K workflow, including ...

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, DECEMBER 11, 2018 – As the remote broadcast coordinator at the University of Florida (UF), Kyle Monroe and his Gator colleagues engineer and produce all of the ESPN/SEC Network and the GatorVision VideoBoard broadcasts for many of the school’s Division I sports, including men’s and women’s basketball, football, baseball, softball, volleyball, gymnastics, soccer and lacrosse. In an effort to bring viewers closer than ever to the action and provide angles never before attainable, the University turned to the CV343-CSB and CV502-WPMB compact broadcast POV cameras, and CV-RCP-100 camera controller from Marshall Electronics. Working out of control rooms located ...

Fremont, CA – December 11, 2018 – Blackmagic Design today announced that DP Eric Koretz used a Micro Studio Camera 4K and Video Assist 4K monitor/recorder while shooting the new film “Siberia.” Koretz also used DaVinci Resolve Studio and a DaVinci Resolve Micro Panel on set to develop various looks while shooting. “Siberia” stars Keanu Reeves as Lucas Hill, an American diamond trader who travels to Siberia after his partner goes missing in the midst of a big deal. While dealing with an impatient buyer (Pasha D. Lychnikoff), Lucas searches for the missing diamonds and finds an unexpected love affair with a local cafe owner (Ana Ularu) even though his wife (Molly Ringwald) is at home. For the ...

Oslo, Norway, 11 December 2018 – Nevion, award-winning provider of virtualized media production solutions, today announced that a leading Japan-based global video transmission company (which cannot be named for commercial reasons), has chosen Nevion’s software-defined media node, Virtuoso, for 4K/UHD broadcast contribution with TICO encoding. Initially, Virtuoso is used by the company to transport signals over legacy dark fiber, with a migration to IP expected in the future. Japan introduced new 4K satellite services on December 1st, 2018. As a result, this video transmission company needed a solution to transmit 4K/UHD signals from sports and entertainment venues across the country ...