Animation & Graphics

Matrox has introduced the Matrox DS1, a Thunderbolt docking station that brings all the productivity benefits of a desktop computer to MacBook and Ultrabook users.

Orad, along with ESPN, has been shortlisted for the IBC2012 Innovation Awards Content Creation category. ESPN was selected amongst dozens of entries for its use of Orad’s MVP sports enhancement technology for its groundbreaking coverage of the 2011 Grand Slam tournaments.

Following the recent establishment of its cloud based contribution network using VidyoCast encoders, decoders and management systems, LaserNet is rolling out fibre from Collective Dream Studios...

The equity partnership between South Africa’s first converged telecoms network operator Neotel and the Tata Group of India...

As an international group and empowered South African company, GobeCast has increasingly been involved with fibre for over a decade...

News 24, Albania's premier 24-hour news channel, has upgraded its on-air graphics capabilities with Chyron's Channel Box² channel branding and LEX³.¹ graphics systems. The Chyron solutions will be a key new component in News 24's migration to HD broadcasting slated for later this year.

Long established satellite and microwave service provider Telemedia recently built its own fibre network for uncompressed video contribution circuits between the major South African broadcasters and production houses...

Despite several barriers to entry and risks involved, cloud computing is gaining traction, as it offers numerous potential benefits to organisations of all sizes, writes Gary Allemann, MD at Master Data Management. However, while the benefits of cloud computing may outweigh the risks, this does not mean that the risks can simply be ignored.

MOOV Limited, the UK-based graphics company of choice for leading broadcasters including BBC, ESPN, RTÉ, ITV, Sky Italia, and Channel 4, relied exclusively on Chyron HyperX³ on-air graphics systems for the Diamond Jubilee honouring Queen Elizabeth II that took place from 2 to 5 June.

The 36th International Animation Film Festival got underway in Annecy, France on 4 June with the organisers reporting that there is already an 8% increase in accreditations for the festival and the International Animation Film Market (Mifa) which runs alongside it. Over 80 countries are represented at the events.