Las Vegas, NV, April 22, 2008 – RF Central, a leading digital microwave technology provider, presented the best of both worlds for transmission capabilities through the introduction of its RFX-ENG-II Dual Band package, which made its debut at NAB 2008. Presenting a state-of-the-art system capable of originating either 2 GHz or 7 GHz COFDM digital transmissions from one unit, the RFX-ENG-II is ideal for ENG news operations where broadcasters require use of both 2 GHz and 7 GHz bands. more

Las Vegas, NV, April 22, 2008 – Nucomm, Inc. unveiled its new 7 Series HD and HD ready product at NAB 2008. Nucomm’s entire ENG/OB product line is now capable of HD operation using built in encoding/decoding technology. Presenting today’s broadcast arena with the convenience of field upgradeability, all 7 Series products can be delivered with HD capability or delivered as SD and can be easily field upgraded to HD via a software key. Prior to this announcement Nucomm’s HD product line consisted of the CamPac 2 HD/SD wireless camera transmitter and Newscaster DR HD/SD diversity receiver that have been well received as the premier wireless camera system in the industry. The 7 Series displaces the SD product line as Nucomm’s standard product. more

With a wide selection of performance venues, theatres, and the historic Sydney Opera House vying for the public’s attention, the caliber of even the smaller theatres in Sydney, Australia tends to be exceptionally high. more

After 29 years in New York City, Scharff Weisberg is moving into a large, growth-friendly space in Secaucus, New Jersey. On Monday, April 28 the Lighting division will be located in Secaucus and the rest of the team, including audio, video and administration will follow in June. more

N. Hollywood, Calif., April 22, 2008 — StereoStone, Inc. (stereostone.com), a leader in American-made architectural outdoor weatherproof speakers, is proud to announce that its recently launched Fountain Speaker is now shipping. With a MSRP of $599.95, StereoStone’s Fountain Speaker is a high-performance 250 Watt audio system enclosed in a working water fountain. more

Kitchener, Ontario/April 22, 2008––A breakthrough in terms of audio performance and applications flexibility, the versatile OMNILINE micro-line array system is designed for installation in a wide variety of architectural environments. more

Barix devices receive and decode live, custom radio stations delivered over IP to retail store locations

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, April 22, 2008 – Barix AG, a pioneer in IP-based audio, intercom and monitoring, announces that The Splash of Yukon, Oklahoma, has standardized on Barix IP audio decoders to deliver its custom in-store audio programming to retailers, restaurants and other consumer-oriented businesses. The complete solution provides a live, point-to-multipoint radio broadcast service over reliable IP connections, minimizing implementation costs and system complexity for both service provider and end user. more

Italy, 21 April 2008 – Located at the NiÅŸantaÅŸi quarter of Istanbul, the new City’s NiÅŸantaÅŸi shopping mall is entirely in keeping with its surroundings, one of Istanbul’s most exclusive and expensive shopping districts.

With the mall designed to be the fashion centre of the capital, City’s Nişantaşi’s owner has installed 10 Lighthouse screens to show a range of suitably eye-catching promotional visuals. more

The Alios Iwaki Performing Arts Centre is a newly built multipurpose city hall in Iwaki, Japan. The word ALIOS stands for Art, Life, Information, Oasis and Sightseeing. The sound system that was installed in to this new build included 16 XTA DP448 audio management systems.

Situated 300km east of Tokyo, the city of Iwaki is in the southern part of the Hamadori coastal region of Fukushima, Tohoku. Iwaki is the industrial hub for the region, and is also very popular with tourists – around 7.6 million visit each year. more

Nu metal rap rockers Linkin Park unleashed their third studio album Minutes to Midnight in May 2007. It sold more than 600,000 copies in the first week and went straight to the top of
the Billboard 200 Charts. However, as their current world tour reminds us, Linkin Park are also a phenomenal live act — and has XTA very much at the heart of their sensational sound.

Linkin Park’s tour began back in January 2007 and is scheduled to run until January 2009. They headline Projekt Revolution at the UK’s Milton Keynes Bowl on 29 June 2008 and are expected to take in some of this summer’s key European festivals, before jetting off to Canada and the US. more