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BBC live with Quicklink The BBC World Service has purchased Quicklink broadcasting solutions for both live reporting and file-based video transmissions on behalf of all sectors within the Arabic and Persian divisions worldwide. Comitting to an additional five year ongoing contract, the broadcaster has been a Quicklink customer for nine years using the company’s Store & Forward solutions for its file- based reporting. Quicklink Live LNG, MAC solution, has also been used for the BBC series Planet Earth Live.
www.quicklink.tv
Bexel snaps up lenses Bexel has purchased Canon and Fujinon lenses as part of its continuing upgrade and expansion of its long lens inventory in advance of major broadcast events this year. Canon’s DIGISUPER 86II xs, DIGISUPER 22 and XJ60 lenses have been added to Bexel’s rental equipment inventory. The DIGISUPER 86II xs is a field lens that uses Canon’s Power Optical System and X-Element technology and optical design concept. The DIGI SUPER 22 is
a new innovation in HDTV studio lens design. In another order, Bexel made a million-dollar purchase of over 60 new Fujinon lenses as well as a significant amount of lens accessories, including zoom and focus controls and optical stabilisation gear. The acquisition of the Fujinon ENG lenses supports Bexel’s growing inventory of Panasonic P2, Sony PDW-F800 XDCam camcorders and HDC- 2500 camera systems. It includes 22 Fujinon ZA12x4.5BERD super wide-angle HD ENG full servo production lenses, and over 40 ZA22x7.6BERD and BERM HD production lenses.
www.bexel.com
Up-Down Crystal clear Crystal Vision now allows broadcast engineers to synchronise sources timed to a different reference or correct any processing delays while up or down converting. With flexible conversions between SD, 720p, 1080i and 1080p, the Up-Down- AS 3G synchronising up/down/cross converter provides an output picture quality that broadcasters standardise on and can perform two different
conversions simultaneously, giving a continuous clean output in two formats with two downstream synchronisers. It is available in four versions as the Up-Down-AS 3G, Up-Down- AFDS 3G, Up-Down-ATS 3G and Up-Down-ATXS 3G - with each version providing different features. Shipping now, Up-Down-AS 3G fits all its functionality into a space-saving 100mm x 266mm module which is housed in the standard frames.
www.crystalvision.tv
Ericsson closes its Technicolor purchase Ericsson has completed its acquisition of the Broadcast Services Division of Technicolor. Magnus Mandersson, executive vice president and head of Business Unit Global Services, Ericsson, said: “With this acquisition Ericsson has strengthened its position in the broadcast managed services market and reinforced our growth ambitions. Managed services is one of the main focus areas for Ericsson and we will continue to invest and expand this area.” The company welcomes over 900 employees who will be integrated into the Ericsson group in business unit Global Services over the coming months and will work under the Ericsson brand as of today.
www.ericsson.com www.technicolor.com
Bayonet gets Codex look:Bayonet, a short political thriller from Bergen Films and Director Gregory Horoupian (pictured right), recently completed principal photography using digital recording technology from Codex. The short was shot by cinematographer Lyle Vincent (left) using an ARRI Alexa Studio camera paired with anamorphic lenses and a Codex Onboard M recorder. It provided Horoupian with practical means to maximise image quality by facilitating the capture of the uncompressed RAW output from the Alexa Studio’s 4:3 sensor.
www.codexdigital.com
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Presteigne Charter app Presteigne Charter has launched the ‘PC Rate Card’ app. The app is described as the first of its kind and allows iOS users to easily browse through, select and enquire about the company’s range of video and audio broadcast equipment for rental, whether they are in-office or out in the field. Listing a full inventory of its extensive stock of broadcast equipment, products can be selected by category or via a quick search function and each has a detailed description of its features, along with key facts and figures. Mike Ransome, CEO of Presteigne Charter, observed: “Our customers, often from a field- based location, want to know what we can supply, when and for how much. Providing there’s
Fujifilm..............................................7 Gefen..............................................42 Guntermann & Drunk.......................21 Harris..............................................FC HBB Communications.....................53 Integrated Microwave Technologies.....24 Lemo ..............................................45 Lite Panels......................................65 LTO Program..................................54 Matrox.............................................13 MediagENIX ...................................46
Boris Weeds out effects: On the TV series Weeds, starring Mary-Louise Parker (pictured), Film Editor David Helfand edited using Avid Media Composer and used Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) plug-ins. “For the eighth and final season premiere I used BCC Lens Flare, BCC Rays Puffy, and BCC Temporal Blur to design lens flare, sunlight, and motion effects in SD that were duplicated perfectly and automatically in HD on Avid DS. We had a very tight turnaround and I was pleasantly surprised that I could lock a precise look in SD without the need for hours of high cost HD adjustments on another VFX platform.”
www.borisfx.com
a signal, our new app will allow iOS users to download information, contact any of our global offices, and to send us a comprehensive enquiry.”
www.presteignecharter.com
at least 45˚ East to 45˚ West, and via careful placement and separation, the dishes are able to see most satellites in use in the UK.
www.sislive.tv
SIS Live teleport at MediaCityUK
SIS LIVE has announced the launch of its brand new teleport facility at MediaCityUK in Salford (pictured), claimed to be the largest broadcast teleport ever built in the north of the UK. This state of the art facility includes nine satellite dishes; two 3.8m, two 4.8m, two 6.3m, two 8.1m and one 9m, plus a handful of smaller dishes. The new teleport is located on Trafford Wharfside, close to the new Coronation Street facility. Making use of optimised viewing angles of
Miranda............................................11 MultiDyne.........................................8 Murray Pro .....................................22 Nevion............................................44 Newtek .............................................9 ORAD..............................................18 OSEE...............................................17 Phabrix...........................................29 Pixel Power.....................................58 Playbox............................25, 34, OBC Red Lion ..........................................61
Digi-Box is Wohler EMEA distributor
Digi-Box.co.uk will serve as an EMEA distributor for the complete Wohler product line. From its offices near London, Digi-Box will supply Wohler products and solutions to the terrestrial, satellite and cable, telecommunications, and broadcast industries, as well as to systems integrators, the convergence market, and broadcast post production facilities. “Wohler’s reputation for innovation and quality extends from its early engineering of in-rack audio, video, and data monitoring solutions to the company’s new leading-edge transcoding and file-based automation platforms,” said Jon Phillips, managing director at Digi-Box. “We are pleased to be working with Wohler, and we look forward to offering the company’s products and their many benefits in today’s multiplatform workflows to customers across EMEA markets.”
www.wohler.com www.Digi-Box.co.uk
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