Live Event, July 15, in Berlin Was Part of VAIO 10th Birthday Celebration

SAN JOSE, CA, September 4, 2008—For the recent 10th birthday celebration of the Sony VAIO, held in Berlin, July 15, Club VAIO Europe selected Wowza Media Systems, an emerging leader in streaming media server software, and Rambla (www.rambla.be), a cutting-edge Belgian CDN, to provide the live Flash streaming netcast of the event. more

Reno, NV, September 4, 2008 – KRNV-TV News 4 will be giving viewers the best seat in the house as the 2008 Great Reno Balloon Race takes flight on September 5 through September 7. The station will broadcast the “Hare & Hound: Hunting Balloon-Style� event in HD using four of RF Central’s RFX-CMT-II camera-mounted transmitters and four of its RFX-RMR-II rack mount receivers as more than 100 vibrant hot air balloons take to the Nevada skies. Each set of four will be deployed along with KRNV-TV’s HD field cameras for wirelessly transmitting video and audio back to its central receive point, located at its satellite production van. more

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (September 4, 2008) – Vaddio, the leading manufacturer and OEM distributor of specialty PTZ cameras and high-end camera control systems used in the broadcasting, audio/visual and videoconferencing industries, appoints MTC Japan and EMS Africa as key distributors for Japan and South Africa respectively. more

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, SEPTEMBER 4, 2008 – Anton/Bauer (IBC Stand 9.C40b), a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of professional camera batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Accardi as President. Accardi is an industry veteran who brings to Anton/Bauer his years of extensive expertise in sales and marketing, ensuring the company will retain its leading position across the globe. more

PRG Las Vegas fires up DNC-related events with V-DOSC

DENVER, Colorado – September 2008 – The Las Vegas location of Production Resource Group (PRG) reports that it deployed full L-ACOUSTICS loudspeaker systems for two high-profile events staged in Denver during the recent Democratic National Convention. more

Radio’s largest full-service independent radio network continues long-standing relationship with Stantron

MAYVILLE, WISCONSIN – September 3, 2008 – Stantron®, a division of Mayville Products Corporation, announces the installation of its Stantron Pioneer Racks at Dial Global’s (DG) radio network facility in Valencia, California. Pioneer racks and accessories were sold through Stantron’s preferred distributor Pacific Radio, located in Burbank, CA. Dial Global specified Stanton’s Pioneer Rack and included Stantron’s rotating PowerOptions® vertical power strips, repositionable magnetic lighting products, and cost saving cooling features. more

Multi-building worship complex installs full range of Barix devices; reduces integration and ongoing operational costs, lowers energy consumption and delivers audio to K-12 students and church members

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, September 2, 2008 — Barix AG, a pioneer in IP-based audio, intercom, control, and monitoring, today announced that the Fountain of Life Center, a multi-building “Spiritual Oasis� spread over 106 acres in Florence, New Jersey, is using a suite of Barix products for a variety of control, automation, security, and audio transport applications. Barix products, selected for their cost-efficiency, programmable open software, and technical reliability, are now live in the campus’ Life Center, a sports, recreational and fitness center that opened this spring; Life Center Academy, a private, non-denominational K-12 school; WIFI-AM, a 500-watt Christian radio station; and the worship sanctuary, chapel and 2200-seat auditorium in the main Fountain of Life Center building. more

Visitors to Crossroads of the World, a two-story, 400,000 square-foot mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, eagerly await the spectacular once-an-hour dancing waters attraction in a Rockefeller Center-style plaza designed by Gary Goddard Entertainment (GGE) with engineering, AV and lighting support from Electrosonic Inc.

GGE, an innovator of themed attractions and destinations, turned to Electrosonic for audio and video equipment, moving lights and control systems for the fountain show at Crossroads of the World, a highly-immersive retail, dining and show experience. The mall is part of the ten million square-foot Grand Indonesia development which links Jakarta’s tallest premium-grade office tower, a 57-story residential tower and the iconic Hotel Indonesia-Kempinski. more

Camden, UK RTS intercom technology is playing an important role in the refurbished master control room (MCR) at MTV’s European headquarters in Camden, North London, which provides switching for three onsite studios and over 50 television channels across the UK, Ireland, and mainland Europe.
Based on a 112-port ADAM (Advanced Digital Audio Matrix) frame, with integral RVON RTS Voice Over Network) VoIP cards, the system is able to connect to desktop panels using Ethernet links, plus three Virtual Keypanels, around the MTV studios complex. more

The EKP 32 CLD, which RTS is introducing at the IBC 2008, is an expansion keypanel for the popular KP 32 CLD keypanel.
Straubing, Germany With the EKP 32 CLD expansion keypanel for the popular KP 32 CLD keypanel, RTS is fulfilling a wish often expressed by customers. Only two rack units in height, the compact expansion keypanel is equipped – like all models in the CLD family – with the Multidirectional Keys that ensure the highest possible degree of user convenience.
With the integration of the expansion keypanel, 32 additional keys become available – a considerable advantage, not just when working on complex productions. To make the use of the device as swift and intuitive as possible in day-to-day practice, all the active talk and listen destinations and functions are displayed in different colors on two 4.9″ color LCDs. Moreover, during productions involving a large number of talk and listen destinations, the various functions can also be sorted by color.
The EKP 32 CLD expansion keypanel is 8.3 centimeters deep and equipped with an integrated power supply.
For more information, visit the RTS Intercom website: www.rtsintercoms.com