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Media solutions company Mediamark has experienced strong growth over the past few years after its decision to aggressively diversify from its roots in radio to become a true multichannel media sales h...
Vitec Group companies Vinten, Autoscript, Camera Corps and The Camera Store partnered with Ravensbourne College to demonstrate the latest advances in teleprompting, remote camera control and grip tech...
Orad has announced the availability of its new graphics control panel playout solution, the Orad Smart-Shot. With one click, operators can easily and quickly access and trigger pre-assigned graphics....
TrueVisions, the largest satellite and cable TV provider in Thailand, has upgraded its existing video compression system with Ericsson, enabling it to offer more HD (high definition) channels and grea...
Cannes Lions and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced a new brief for the Cannes Chimera Initiative, a creative competition that identifies innovative communications approaches to help ...
Four movies by AFDA (the South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance) students have been selected for the 34th DIFF (Durban International Film Festival), which takes place in Du...
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Greece's ERT to re-open
European public service media (PSM) today welcomed a ruling by the top administrative court in Greece ordering the Greek government restore national broadcaster ERT to air immediately....Read more

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Limited screenings of This House for theatre lovers
This House, another production from London’s National Theatre Live series, has a short run on the big screen at Cinema Nouveau and select Ster-Kinekor theatres for four performances only....Read more

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Cannes Chimera Initiative's new brief
Cannes Lions and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced a new brief for the Cannes Chimera Initiative, a creative competition that identifies innovative communications approaches to help ...Read more

NEW MEDIA - MOBILE TV

Le Bouquet Africain launched on OTT platform
GlobeCast has announced the addition of 14 French-African channels to MyGlobeTV, the company's broadband-delivered consumer platform for international broadcasters......Read more

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ZIFF workshops
Included in the workshop programme at this year’s ZIFF (Zanzibar International Film Festival), which runs from 29 June to 7 July, are workshops on assistant directing......Read more

RADIO

Mediamark extends market power
Mediamark, a multi-media advertising sales house has recently signed contracts with Smile 90.4FM, Capricorn FM and Power FM to represent them in the advertising sales spectrum......Read more

BUSINESS - POLICY - LEGISLATION

Growth and diversification strategy pays off
Media solutions company Mediamark has experienced strong growth over the past few years after its decision to aggressively diversify from its roots in radio to become a true multichannel media sales h...Read more

FESTIVALS-AWARDS-EVENTS SAFTAS

AFDA films selected for DIFF
Four movies by AFDA (the South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance) students have been selected for the 34th DIFF (Durban International Film Festival), which takes place in Du...Read more

TRAINING & COURSES

Write the TV drama series
Pamela Douglas will present a three-day syllabus that relies on screening clips and full episodes of shows to demonstrate screenwriting techniques on 16, 17 and 18 August 2013 in Johannesburg......Read more

TRACKING TECHNOLOGY

3D TECHNOLOGY

3D virtual sports
At the 2013 NABShow, Vizrt will present the new features and workflow improvements in Viz Libero 5.5, its 3D virtual sports enhancement and analysis system......Read more

ANIMATION & GRAPHICS

Triggering rapid broadcast graphics
Orad has announced the availability of its new graphics control panel playout solution, the Orad Smart-Shot. With one click, operators can easily and quickly access and trigger pre-assigned graphics....Read more

FILM, TV & VIDEO PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT pumavideo

Live programme production on show
Vitec Group companies Vinten, Autoscript, Camera Corps and The Camera Store partnered with Ravensbourne College to demonstrate the latest advances in teleprompting, remote camera control and grip tech...Read more

POST-PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT

BBC’s commercial facilities arm revamps
Custom Consoles announces the completion of a relocation and renewal project for BBC Studios and Post Production, the BBC's commercial facilities arm. While the Television Centre site is being redevel...Read more

STORAGE & ASSET MANAGEMENT

Europe's first DIVApublish mpx customer
Danish public television station TV 2 has integrated DIVApublish mpx, Front Porch Digital's software-as-a-service (SaaS) publishing offering, into its video delivery workflow......Read more

AUDIO & ACCESSORIES

Sounding out the Dutch coronation
The recent abdication of Queen Beatrix on 30 April made way for her son, Willem-Alexander, to become King of The Netherlands. This occasion was marked by a grand ceremony......Read more

CAMERAS & ACCESSORIES

A fluid 'heads-up'
In 2012 Australian DOP Adrian Cranage made two films back to back together with actor and director Til Schweiger. On both films Schutzengel and Kokowδδh 2 Cranage used......Read more

SATELLITE & TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGY

Thai broadcaster upgrades compression system
TrueVisions, the largest satellite and cable TV provider in Thailand, has upgraded its existing video compression system with Ericsson, enabling it to offer more HD (high definition) channels and grea...Read more

OUTSIDE BROADCAST TECHNOLOGY

A 'kaleidoscope' of multiviewers
Miranda Technologies, a Belden Brand, has announced the installation of its Kaleido-Modular multiviewers in CSP Mobile Productions' new HD-2 (OB) outside broadcast truck......Read more

LIGHTING EQUIPMENT

Lighting up 'Comic Relief' show
Chromatic Productions' lighting designer Steve Nolan called upon PixelRange to provide sparkling effects lighting for the charity extravaganza, Let’s Dance for Comic Relief Gets Smart......Read more

DISPLAYS & MONITORS

Solaria projectors selected for Asian cinema chain
Wanda Cinema Line, Asia’s largest cinema chain, has added 350 Christie Solaria Series 2K and 4K digital cinema projectors to its expanding screen base in China. Upon successful installation of the pro...Read more

BROADBAND & IT

Broadband Forum launches BroadbandSuite 6.2
The Broadband Forum, a non-profit industry organisation focused on engineering smarter and faster broadband networks, has released BroadbandSuite 6.2, which establishes a fibre interoperability test p...Read more
Reality? Really?
In an ingenious campaign (devised by CHI&Partners NY) to mobilise viewers to migrate to its channel while simultaneously making a telling statement about reality TV......Read more
Bored with board talk
The big news emanating from yesterday's budget vote speech by South African Minister of Communications Dina Pule, or rather from a press conference held just after her presentation to parliament.....Read more
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