SAUGERTIES, N.Y., and LONDON — April 20, 2009 — Markertek, a leading broadcast and pro-audio supply house, today announced that it has acquired Composite Video Limited, located in London. The new operation will be known as Markertek UK and will be an e-commerce and catalogue supplier of professional broadcast equipment and accessories. more

New Line of Single-Screen SD and HD LCD Monitors Offers Quality and Convenience in Space- and Cost-Saving Design

HAYWARD, Calif. — April 20, 2009 — Wohler Technologies Inc. today announced the release of the RMT range of single-screen 15-inch, 17-inch, and 20-inch LCD monitors. The new RMT range builds on the success of Wohler’s RM range of multi-screen monitors, offering the same industry-leading performance and popular feature set, along with dual inputs, a waveform display, eight channels of audio bar graph metering, and built-in speakers. more

HDCC-200A Offers U.S. Broadcasters a Compact Single-Card Solution for Flexible Handling of Captioning Data

HAYWARD, Calif. — April 20, 2009 — Wohler Technologies Inc. is now shipping its innovative HDCC-200A HD/SD-SDI dual-channel closed-caption encoder/decoder bridge with support for both U.S. EIA-608/EIA-708 and OP47 protocols. Wohler’s HDCC-200A is a compact modular solution that simplifies closed-caption encoding of two independent SD and/or HD sources to bring greater convenience and flexibility to digital and multiformat broadcast and production workflows. more

AMP1-E16-3G and AMP1-16-3G Meet Demands of Complex Multichannel and Surround Applications in DTV Production and Transmission

HAYWARD, Calif. — April 20, 2009 — Wohler Technologies Inc. today announced the release of the AMP1-E16-3G and AMP1-16-3G 16-channel multirate audio monitors, the company’s first 1RU 16-channel 3Gbps audio/video monitors. The AMP1-E16-3G model serves as the company’s first 1RU audio monitor with Dolby® E and Dolby Digital capability. With a straightforward control interface and the same look and feel made popular by Wohler’s acclaimed AMP2-16-3G 16-channel audio monitor, these new monitoring systems offer ease of operation that simplifies the most complex multichannel and surround applications. more

New Milford, CT, April 23, 2009 – Magenta Research, a recognized leader in video, audio and control signal distribution and switching over structured cabling, has chosen Visitec Marketing Associates to serve as the company’s manufacturer’s representative in the Midwestern United States.

Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and with satellite offices in surrounding states, Visitec provides AV/IT dealers with localized training, support, education and system design integration for Magenta Research’s product line. more

CHATSWORTH, CA – The Gefen HDMI over RGB Extender allows high definition video and audio in the expanded HDMI v1.3 format to travel over legacy RGBHV cable. Effective at distances up to 330 feet (100m), the Gefen HDMI over RGB Extender allows displays and projectors to be placed in optimum locations while the A/V source is located in a secure, rack mounted enclosure. more

PETERSON AFB, COLORADO – APRIL 2009: The United States Air Force (USAF) Academy Band is comprised of eleven performing ensembles that maintain a rigorous touring schedule at their home base in Colorado, throughout the nation, and abroad in support of the Air Force’s recruitment, reputation, and morale. The 45-member Concert Band being the flagship ensemble of the unit makes regular appearances on small and large stages, in front of military and civilian audiences, and in live venues and television studios. As a formal recognition of the band’s decades of entertainment and education, it earned the coveted “Colonel George S. Howard Citation of Musical Excellence for Military Concert Bands” from the John Philip Sousa Foundation in January 2009. more

Novato, Ca. – April 2009 – Point Source Audio (PSA), a specialty manufacturer of ear worn microphones today officially introduced their Reversible Dual Earset Microphone accessory, a “one-size-fits-all� approach that provides unprecedented flexibility for users to wear their Point Source Audio ear worn microphones in four different configurations. more

OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT – APRIL 2009: The U.S. subsidiary of audio pioneer Sennheiser has named Total Video Products, Inc. its 2008 dealer of the year for exemplary sales, customer support and comprehension of Sennheiser’s installed sound business. The Sennheiser line of installed sound products, which includes digital conference systems, installed series microphones, and infrared systems, are key components of several high-profile, permanent facility installations. more

CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS – APRIL 2009: Eastern Illinois University recently completed construction of its greatly-expanded Doudna Fine Arts Center on its main Charleston, Illinois campus. Designed by renowned and refreshingly unconventional architect Antoine Predock, Doudna boasts four performance spaces, a lecture hall and a recording studio. Symetrix’ SymNet open-architecture digital signal processing resides at the heart of each room’s state-of-the-industry audio system and serves to tie all the rooms both to each other and to the building’s main concourse audio system. SymNet ARC interface panels make control of the immensely flexible system straightforward and intuitive. more