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34 l February 2013


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FRANCE


Digigramhas announced that Steffensen Multimedia will serve as the exclusive distributor of the company’s AQORD and AQILIM video encoding/ transcoding product lines in Norway.


Steffensen Multimedia will build on new and existing


relationships with OTT and IPTV operators, small and mid-sized broadcasters, government agencies, educational institutions, production companies, and telcos to bring Digigram systems into a broad range of applications. www.digigram.com www.stmm.no


Fairlight fares well in France By Erica Basnicki


FRANCE TÉLÉVISIONS has chosen Fairlight’s EVO audio post-production system to upgrade 25 of its regional studios. Recent changes to the


broadcaster’s production and distribution of news and programmes required a complete workflow solution that integrated audio post into a news production environment.


Fairlight EVO was chosen by France Télévisions


Following a detailed technical and operational evaluation process as part of a European


Union tender, Fairlight EVO was chosen by a France Télévisions expert review panel. EVO’s CC-1 media engine and the customisation opportunities coupled with management tools such as TTWASS (Total Tapeless Automation System Suite) reinforced France Télévisions’ decision, according to the Australian systems manufacturer. Jean-Claude Kathriner, CEO of Fairlight, commented: “We


SWITZERLAND Stefan Kudelski: 1929-2013


By Erica Basnicki STEFAN


KUDELSKI, inventor of the industry’s first professional portable recorder, died on 26 January at the age of 84 in Switzerland. His Nagra recorder transformed sound for film and remains one of the most recognised brands of portable recorders to this day. Stefan was also


founder and honourary chairman of the Kudelski Group, who transferred Nagra Audio to Audio Technology Switzerland – still run by the Kudelski family – in January of last year.


During the course of his


career, Stefan was awarded numerous distinctions including Academy Awards in 1965, 1977, 1978 and 1990, and two Emmy Awards in 1984 and 1986. “Stefan Kudelski was one of those personalities who contributed to the international reputation of Switzerland. Anyone who knew him could only be impressed by his sharpness, his incredible culture, his curiosity and his permanent sense of humour,” said Claude


Stefan Kudelski with the Nagra VPR-5


are delighted that France Télévisions is joining the increasing number of broadcasters around the world selecting Fairlight technology for their audio post production requirements. We are looking forward to working closely with France Télévisions and (French Fairlight distributor) Broadcast Architech to ensure smooth implementation of the systems.”n www.fairlight.com.au


Smadja, vice chairman at Kudelski SA. André Kudelski, Stefan’s son and chairman and CEO of the Kudelski Group, added: “Stefan Kudelski defined our group. The values he stood for form the foundation of our company and its reputation today across the five continents. Among those values, the determination to demonstrate that technological challenges described as impossible are always successfully achieved by teams that know no boundaries.”n


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