NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 2009: The historic Henry Miller’s Theatre in the heart of Manhattan has been invented and reinvented, purposed and repurposed, respected and disrespected. Built in 1918 for the famous actor/producer, it spent the first half of its life hosting critically-acclaimed shows such as “Journey’s End,” “Our Town” and “Witness for the Prosecution.” As it closes in on its 100th birthday, a new lease on life promises to carry the Henry Miller’s Theatre past the tumult of recent decades – when it was a club, and an “adult” theater by another name – and back into the limelight of Broadway’s celebrated productions. Keeping the facade and significant structural artifacts, Bank of America raised and rebuilt the theater at the same site, now below their new 57-story headquarters. Along with an elegant and LEED-certified structure, the 1,055-seat theater received a more

C100 Used for Live News and Local Programming

MEMPHIS, TN – Solid State Logic has completed the installation of a new C100 HD-S Digital Broadcast Console for WHBQ-TV, a station owned and operated by Fox Broadcasting Company. The station began broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition in June of 2009 necessitating the move to an HD capable audio console. WHBQ broadcasts a total of 36½ hours of local news a week, with 7½ hours on weekdays, two hours on Saturdays and one hour on Sundays – more than any other television station in the State of Tennessee. The C100 HD-S, with its advanced feature set tailored for live broadcast operation, rock solid reliability and deft handling of network 5.1 surround, brings WHBQ-TV in line with the HD future. more

Extron Electronics is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the new DMP 64, a 6×4 audio matrix mixer featuring Extron ProDSPâ„¢, a powerful digital signal processing platform for audio signal routing and control. The DMP 64 features six mono mic/line inputs, each of which can be mixed into any or all four mono line outputs. ProDSP is loaded with powerful tools to control level, dynamics, filters, delay, ducking, loudness, and feedback suppression. The DMP 64 is ideal for presentation applications that require advanced line and microphone audio matrix mixing with DSP in a small form factor. more

Leading audio and video communications integrator AVI-SPL today announced the promotion of Dale Bottcher to vice president of strategic accounts. In this role, Bottcher will specialize in the technology and energy services vertical markets.

“I am so fortunate to work for a company that has a growing suite of solutions and services, unsurpassed capabilities and a global reach that is second to none,� said Bottcher. “I’m excited to work with the strategic accounts team, serving in a role where I can continue to sell those business differentiators. I will look to expand business within our existing accounts, and to grow the list of targeted technology and energy services opportunities. I look forward to working in tandem with the sales executives throughout our company to accomplish these goals.� more

(Billerica, Massachusetts) December 2, 2009. Broadcast Pix™ announced today the City of Boca Raton, Fla., is using a Broadcast Pix Slate™ 1000 integrated production system to produce coverage of city council meetings as well as events in the community. The system was integrated into the City Council Chamber in City Hall along with new cameras this summer, and has been used for live broadcasts on BocaTV, the city’s cable channel, since August. more

WAYNE, N.J., December 2, 2009 – Fujinon introduced the new 75-400mm T2.8-T3.9 PL mount zoom lens (model number HK5.3×75) at the International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition (Inter BEE 2009) in Chiba City, Japan on November 18. more

Complimentary Reseller Education and Networking Event Kicks Off Next Week in New York City

Philadelphia, PA — December 2, 2009 — Next week, Almo Professional A/V, a leading value-added distributor serving the needs of professional audiovisual integrators, dealers and consultants, will unveil a lineup of information-packed educational sessions focused on how to thrive in 2010 during the E4 AV Tour, its highly anticipated reseller training and networking event. Debuting on Dec. 8 in New York City, the full-day complimentary program allows partners to earn valuable InfoComm International CTS Renewal Units (RUs) while networking with the industry’s top manufacturers. The E4 AV event is open to Almo Professional A/V’s local area partners as well as virtually to all partners across the nation. more

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 2009: TransAudio Group, a U.S. distributor of high-end pro audio gear, is happy to introduce Lehmann Audio’s Black Cube Linear headphone amplifier to the U.S. market by adding it to its Las Vegas Pro Audio catalog of truly inspired products. Using only the finest components and an obsessively audiophile signal path, the Black Cube Linear is ideal for computer mixing, live monitoring, studio recording, or any professional application where truthful, fatigue-free output is paramount. Its circuitry and adjustable maximum output gain optimizes performance for any headphone impedance or sensitivity. more

MONTREAL and CHICAGO — Dec. 2, 2009 — HaiVision Network Video today announced that Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto is using the SHARE-HD network video recorder within the Sydney and Florence Cooper Family Education Centre as an educational tool for medical students and hospital staff. HaiVision’s SHARE-HD enables convenient capture, management, and playback of video from practice sessions, making it easy for supervisors to observe training remotely and later, to review and analyze recorded video with students. more

Six EV Sx600’s were recently installed at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio. Two clusters of three boxes, mounted from towers behind the press boxes, use EV SuperSAM brackets to grip the speakers. The question for Tony Klarmann, Senior AV Systems Project Engineer for Copp Systems of Dayton, Ohio, was what would attach the brackets to the towers. For an answer, he called Polar Focus, which provided a custom made mounting interface for attachment to the towers. Polar Focus designs and manufactures professionally engineered audio mounting and rigging hardware which provides traction where the audio rigging hardware meets the “how do we actually do that?� road. more