Singapore: Sundance Digital, Inc., a part of Avid Technology, Inc., and provider of television automation solutions, will establish a test/demo/training facility in Singapore within Avid’s Singapore base.
The facility aims to support Sundance Digital’s growing Asia-Pacific customer [...]
Malaysia: Sony introduced its new XDCAM HD professional disc system products including PDW-700 XDCAM HD camcorder, PDW-HD1500 recording deck, and PFD50DLA dual-layer 50GB optical professional disc media at the ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium held March 10-13, 2008 in Kuala Lumpur. [...]
USA: OmniBus Systems, a provider of broadcast automation and content management solutions has launched a value-added reseller (VAR) program for iTX, its software-based production and transmission solution.
The program targets to enhance OmniBus' reach into different market sectors [...]
USA: Echolab Corporation, a provider of professional video production switchers and broadcast tools, has introduced the 1-M/E Overture1 and 2-M/E Overture2 production switchers, available in standard definition (SD) and multi-definition (MD) models. Both systems combine internal [...]
France: Front Porch Digital, a provider of content storage management (CSM) solutions to media companies, has appointed Paul Jones as regional sales manager for Asia Pacific. As part of the international sales team, Jones will report to Front Porch Digital senior vice president Rino [...]
Hong Kong: Turner Entertainment Networks Asia, Inc. (TENA) announced new appointments to its original production and creative services teams. The former develops and delivers original programming while the latter functions as an in-house creative agency to provide advice and expertise [...]
GlobeCast has teamed with Beijing International Media Services (BMC), a joint-venture between Seven Network and Beijing Television (BTV), to establish Beijing Broadcast Base 2008. The setup offers production equipment and transmission facilities to non-rightsholders and rightsholders, [...]
Singapore: InnoForm Media, an independent entertainment distribution company focusing on Asian entertainment, has acquired Alliance Entertainment as a fully-owned subsidiary. The latter is a Singapore-based video distributor of Hollywood home entertainment labels including Warner [...]
Japan: Toshiba announced February 19, 2008, it will stop selling its HD DVD products by end-March 2008, conceding defeat to Sony’s Blu-ray format thus concluding the long-drawn DVD format war.
Industry analysts expect the withdrawal of Toshiba’s HD DVD format will ‘reduce consumer [...]
USA: Star Wars: The Clone Wars, created by George Lucas, is set to premiere as a new animation feature film in August 2008 and a television series to debut this fall in a partnership between Lucasfilm Ltd., Warner Bros. Pictures and Turner Broadcasting System Inc.
Produced by [...]