WAYNE, NJ (April 19, 2010) – JVC Professional Products, a division of JVC U.S.A., announced today that Hearst Television, a station group based in New York City that reaches about 18 percent of U.S. television households through its 29 television stations, is standardizing on JVC GY-HM100 ProHD camcorders for its Next Generation Newsroom Project, a new initiative that expands local news coverage. more

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, April 12, 2010 — Barix AG, a pioneering IP-based audio, intercom, control, and monitoring, announces that NRC Broadcasting, a Colorado company dedicated to live and local radio, has deployed a Barix Audio over IP network to distribute programming to five FM booster stations and one AM facility. more

New Firmware and optional Reflector Service dramatically simplify setup of “STL over IP� applications for radio broadcasters

LAS VEGAS, April 12, 2010 — Barix AG, a pioneer in IP-based audio, intercom, control, and monitoring, is simplifying STL installations for its customers with a plug-and-play package that can have broadcasters on the air within a matter of minutes.

At the 2010 NAB Show, Barix introduces a new application package for its popular Exstreamer Audio over IP devices that both simplifies STL setup and includes the end points for its new revolutionary Reflector Service. The hosted application serves as an online “STL center� to configure and monitor the STL bridge while also providing a straightforward relay of the audio feed. more

New Systems in PR&E® VistaMax™ Lower the Cost of Studio and Automation System Integration

LAS VEGAS, April 11, 2010 (NAB Show, Booth N2502) — Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, introduces a range of PR&E® studio products that deliver low-cost, distributed audio options for radio broadcasters. The new offer represents growing diversity and innovation within the PR&E® VistaMax™ family of audio management systems. more

FORT LEE, N.J., April 12, 2010 – FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and video production industry, today announced ESPN has purchased five FRC-8000 HD/SD Frame Rate Converters for its new transmission facility at its headquarters in Bristol, Conn. An additional two FRC-8000 units will be going to the ESPN facility in Brazil next month. FOR-A will showcase the latest technology of the FRC-8000 at the 2010 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev., April 12-15 (Booth C5219). more

Fort Lee, N.J., April 12, 2010 – FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, will introduce the LTR-100HS Video Archive Recorder at the 2010 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev., April 12-15 (Booth C5219). The new recorder supports LTO-5 technology, the latest standard in long-term, high-capacity tape storage, to provide a simple and effective archive solution. more

WJCL and WTGS, which share studios and resources for local news, are using a Broadcast Pix Slate 5000 video production system to produce live local news in HD for the Savannah.

(Billerica, Massachusetts) April 12, 2010. Broadcast Pixâ„¢ today announced WJCL and WTGS are using a Slateâ„¢ 5000 video production system to produce live local news in HD for the Savannah, Ga., market (DMA #96). Last year, the stations were the first in the market to launch local news in HD.

WJCL, an ABC affiliate owned by New Vision Television, and WTGS, a FOX affiliate operated by New Vision through a local marketing agreement, share studios and resources for local news production. The facility produces four newscasts on weekdays. The stations simulcast a morning news show, WJCL broadcasts local news at 6 p.m. more

WAYNE, NJ (April 12, 2010) – JVC Professional Products, a division of JVC U.S.A., today announced that the Denver-based National Park Service Submerged Resources Center (SRC) is using the JVC GD-463D10U 46-inch 3D LCD HD monitor to bring underwater 3D footage to students across the country. The underwater footage is being produced through a partnership with the Advanced Imaging and Visualization Laboratory (AIVL) at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole, Mass. JVC will screen samples of the footage during the 2010 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev., April 12-15 (Booth C4314). more

Upgrades Planned for Stations in Eight Additional Markets in 2010

WAYNE, NJ (April 12, 2010) — JVC Professional Products, a division of JVC U.S.A., today announced that Nexstar Broadcasting Group will deploy JVC GY-HM790, GY-HM700 and GY-HM100 ProHD camcorders in at least eight stations in 2010 as part of its planned strategy to convert its local news operations to digital newsrooms. The new GY-HM790 was unveiled today at the 2010 NAB Show in Las Vegas (Booth C4314). more

Bergen, Norway, April 12, 2010 Vizrt Ltd. (Oslo Main List: VIZ)

Vizrt’s rendering and compositing system, Viz Engine, now offers even more flexibility by supporting the Apple ProRes codec. With the integration of ProRes support in the newest Matrox DSX SDK, Vizrt can now offer compatibility with Final Cut Pro, in addition to the variety of already supported SD and HD formats and codecs. Vizrt will be demonstrating this new functionality at NAB2010 in booth SL5408. more