Scharff Weisberg lit up the Hammerstein Ballroom when it provided stage lighting for the February 12 Bon Jovi concert benefiting Stand Up for a Cure and lung cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

Stand Up for a Cure, founded by Bon Jovi‘s Richie Sambora, is a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating lung cancer through strategic partnerships with some of the finest medical institutions in the world. more

Rimage will preview its new DiscFlow application for Apple OS X at NAB 2008. This new software client allows Mac users the ability to automatically burn and print DVDs and CDs on a networked Rimage digital publishing system. DiscFlow is graphically intuitive and integrates seamlessly into the video workflow, bringing Rimage‘s best-known disc production enhancements, such as Rimage Video Protect anti-rip software, to a Mac environment for the first time. more

Chino, CA & Wimberley, TX (March 5, 2008) — Things have come full circle for designer Craig “Hutch” Hutchison, who was first recruited by Manley Labs to rebuild a Neve console in 1994. On February 18, 2008 Hutch left Chino, California for Wimberley, Texas to join Rupert Neve Designs, Inc. where he’ll work with Rupert on the next range of products at Rupert Neve Designs as Senior Design Engineer. more

BUENOS AIRES: Sergio Molho, founding partner of the Walters-Storyk Design Group Latin American office, www.wsdg.com reports the company has been awarded the acoustic consultants contract for a major new MTV production facility.

“This new complex will support full production and post production for MTV, Nick and VH1 in Buenos Aires,” Molho says. “The facility will include: two television studios, a Master Control Room, eleven Video Edit Suites an Audio Post Suite and over 2000 sq. feet of production offices, conference rooms and support space.” more

Meyer Sound has announced that professional audio veteran Dave “Wiggy” Wiggins has joined the company as its Director of Marketing for Europe. In this newly created position, Wiggins will be responsible for planning and executing strategic marketing efforts that will further promote Meyer Sound in Europe and help serve the needs of the local markets. Wiggins will work closely with Meyer Sound‘s marketing department in Berkeley and with the sales force throughout Europe. more

Viz Curious Maps Clients, Version 8.0, Offers Enhanced 3-D Labeling, Terrain Mapping, New Design Elements and Increased Animation Capacity

Bergen, Norway, March 4, 2008 - Vizrt, a leading provider of real-time, integrated broadcast graphics software, will unveil updates to its powerful Viz Curious Maps Clients mapping software - Version 8.0 - at NAB at the Las Vegas Convention Center 2008 (Booths #R129/SL4805) this April. more

Scottsdale, Ariz., March 5, 2008 - NuVision® U.S. Inc. (www.nuvision.com), a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based manufacturer of high performance 1080p Lucidium Deep Black LCD displays, announced today that it has appointed 17-year industry veteran David Cusick to vice president - sales, effective immediately. In this position, Cusick, who comes to NuVision from Fujitsu where he served as director of sales, will be responsible for managing the company‘s dealer, distributor, and customer relationships. more

BOOTH ZO-21, HALL: ZABEEL

CABSAT 2008 DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

MARCH 4-6, 2008

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, MARCH 3, 2008–Spotlighting its signature products, Clear-Com®, a global leading provider of communications systems, will be exhibiting the Encore™ Party-line Communication System, the compact Eclipse Median Digital Matrix for mid-size to large applications, Eclipse Easi-PiCo Digital Matrix for smaller applications, and the flexible FreeSpeak®10 at this year‘s CABSAT, March 4-6. more

The 1T-SX-524 is a professional HDCP Compliant DVI routing switcher that can switch up to four inputs.

ERLANGER, KY, March 4, 2008– The TVOne-task 1T-SX-524 DVI Switcher is a compact, high performance product designed to meet the most demanding requirements for the switching of DVI signals with HDCP copy protection. The 1T-SX-524 has four inputs, and it can be controlled from the front panel input selection button or the included infrared remote control. The unit has a MSRP of $349. more

The technical ministry of Perimeter Church in Duluth, Georgia has bolstered its lighting inventory with the purchase of seven Clay Paky Alpha Spot 1200 HPEs from Bandit Lites. Perimeter Church has a large campus with seven auditoriums, including a main auditorium seating about 2,300 people. All of them feature fully-functioning audio, video and lighting systems.

“When we were asked to raise the bar on the sets we use on our main stage for the weekend services, we quickly realized that our existing lighting inventory was not up to the challenge of lighting the new sets to the quality level they deserved,” says engineering development manager Matthew Reeves. more