WAYNE, N.J., November 30, 2009 – Otto Nemenz International, a world-renowned rental company based in Los Angeles, recently updated its extensive lens inventory to include new 18-85mm T2.0 Zoom Lenses from Fujinon, with additional lens purchases on the horizon. Otto Nemenz International is the first facility in North America to offer Fujinon PL lenses for rental. more

SEATAC, WA, November 30, 2009 – Premier systems integration firm Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS) announced today a new campaign to help train news professionals that are coping with the expanding adoption of the one-man band production workflow. Coinciding with the release of its “Creating Content: The One-Man Band� promotional poster, ABS has developed a curriculum to train broadcast news veterans and others to produce complete and compelling stories with little or no crew support. more

WOODBURY, New York, November 30, 2009 — Hitachi Kokusai Electric America, Ltd., a leading provider of affordable, high performance cameras, today announced that KVIE-DT, the PBS affiliate in Sacramento, CA, has equipped its main studio with three new Hitachi SK-HD1000 multi-standard, multi-format studio/field cameras. more

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Billerica, Massachusetts (November 17, 2009) Broadcast Pix™ today announced that Turner Studios, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. in Atlanta, Ga., is using the Broadcast Pix Slate™ 3000 integrated production system with Fluent™ workflow tools to produce an innovative “second screen� experience for sports fans. more

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, November 17, 2009 — Barix AG, a pioneer in IP-based audio, intercom, control, and monitoring, announces that the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) is using a Barix Audio over IP solution to monitor its highway traffic updates now being broadcast to interstate commuters around Iowa. more

CYPRESS, CA, November 16, 2009 – As part of a recent studio conversion to HD, the Cinema-Television Department at Los Angeles City College (LACC) in California installed a FOR-A HVS-1500HS digital video switcher with an HVS-16OUB 16-button control panel. more

SEATAC, WA, November 16, 2009 – Premier systems integration firm Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS) announced today that the Audio, Visual, Lighting Conference and Expo (AVL Expo) was a big success earlier this month, attracting more than 175 attendees. Produced in collaboration with Experience Church.tv®, the two-day event was held at Experience Church in Puyallup, Wash., and was designed specifically for the worship community. more

(Billerica, Massachusetts) November 10, 2009. Broadcast Pixâ„¢ announced today the Slate 5000 integrated production system is the cornerstone of a complete HD studio upgrade for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JOMC). One of two television studios in Carroll Hall, the JOMC facility on campus, the updated area is mainly used for Carolina Week, a live news show that is produced twice a week for students by students. more

CYPRESS, CA, November 9, 2009 – Since making its U.S. debut at the 2009 NAB Show in April, the FOR-A HVS-300HS HD/SD multi-format portable video switcher has been embraced by a variety of video professionals in North America. More than 400 units are now in use worldwide and unit sales continue with strong growth in the U.S. and Canada. more

WOODBURY, NEW YORK, November 09, 2009 – Hitachi Kokusai Electric America, Ltd., a leading provider of affordable, high performance cameras, today announced that Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, the official Canadian broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, will use 39 new Hitachi SK-HD1000 multi-standard, multiformat studio/field cameras for its coverage of the Games. more